Anonymous: That seems, well, backwards. At least to my American eyes. Which one is the passing lane?
Fin: The passing lane (I take it you mean the one coming in the opposite direction) is on the right.
Anonymous: Nopers - in the US on divided highways (we're more apt to call them either simply "highways", "parkways", "freeways" or "interstates") each side of the road is divided into a certain number of lanes, most of which have a designated purpose. Let's say a highway has three lanes going each direction, as in your photo; in that case, the right-most lane is the "slow" or "truck" lane, the central lane is a normal driving lane, and the right lane is the "passing" lane, for overtaking slower drivers - basically, you enter that lane, pass them, and then get back in in front of them.
Anonymous: whoops - I mean the left lane is the passing lane
Fin: yep - we have them. From the outside in, they are called:
- Hard Shoulder - Slow Lane - Middle Lane - Fast Lane
