Lane Selection

Many roads have two or more lanes in one direction. Choosing an appropriate lane, while driving on a multi lane road, is very crucial from the safety point of view. The section includes guidelines for lane selection, steps to be followed while changing the lane, and guidelines to be followed at slip lane.

Guidelines for Lane Selection

• Always keep your vehicle to the left.
• Position your vehicle to keep up with the traffic flow.
• On a multi-lane divided highway, it is important to keep the extreme right lane free for overtaking and emergency vehicles. You may occupy the extreme right lane only while overtaking another vehicle, but then you should return to the adjacent left lane safely. You must not continue to drive in the extreme right lane keeping your left lane free.
  
• Lane changing is important prior to a turning manoeuvre. For instance, while turning left, move your vehicle to the left and give left turning signal. On the other hand, while turning right, move to the right and give right turning signal.
• You should not change lane without having a suitable gap to merge. Otherwise, it may lead to conflicts and road blockage.
  
• You should not change lanes frequently.
• You should not change several lanes at a time.