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Outside a built-up area, a car unnecessarily uses the left lane of a carriageway with two lanes in its direction. The right lane is clear and there is no overtaking or other circumstance warranting the left lane. Is it driving correctly?

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No, because the right-hand lane is free.

No. Article 31 requires normally using the rightmost lane; other lanes in the same direction may be used when traffic or road conditions warrant it, without obstructing following traffic. No such reason exists in the stated scenario. Travelling above 70 km/h does not itself authorise the left lane, and the urban rule of choosing the lane best suited to the destination does not apply.

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  • Yes, because it is travelling at more than 70 km/h.

  • No, because the right-hand lane is free.

  • Yes, because it can drive in whichever lane best suits its destination.

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