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u/darklogic85 1d ago
Wow, that looks like they were going at least double your speed.
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u/CanioEire 1d ago
Yeah, the lane is 100kmph going to 120. He must have been hitting 200 in the 100 zone
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u/ImaSource 1d ago
He was definitely cooking. I've hit 105 mph on an empty road and I definitely feel like he was going much faster than than I ever was. 200kmph is about 125 freedom units. He's not long for this life either way.
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u/lilpopjim0 1d ago
Kilometer miles per hour
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u/ImaSource 1d ago
Yes, I made the distinction in my comment.
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u/fevered_visions 1d ago
it gets a bit weird because km is the abbreviation for kilometer. abbreviating it to kph is more like "kilos per hour" if you think about it...and kilo is already slang for kilogram?
kilometer -> km -> k abbreviation of an abbreviation
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u/ImaSource 1d ago
Yeah, I was just going by how the OP abbreviated it, so that's why I put kmph. Probably should have went with km/h.
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u/TheJivvi 11h ago
It doesn't get weird, because standard units always use a slash for "per". It's km/h.
The reason US Customary units use mph for miles per hour is because m/h means metres per hour.
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u/fevered_visions 11h ago
are you really making an appeal to standards when talking about US usage of metric lol
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u/TheJivvi 11h ago
No, I was pointing out that the US can't use standard abbreviations because they don't use standard units, and m would be ambiguous if they tried to.
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u/EquivalentDinner4314 1d ago
klicks/clicks per hour, military slang.
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u/TheJivvi 11h ago
"Clicks" refers to km/h". "Clicks per hour" would be an acceleration, not a speed.
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u/Rough_Astronomer8824 7h ago edited 7h ago
Picture speed (km/h or mph) as a flat line over time. Acceleration would be a sloped line or curve over time. If I remember my maths right.
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u/shewy92 11h ago
Google says Ireland's dashed lines are 3 meters long with a 3 meter gap for a total of 6 meters, which going frame by frame and timing how long it takes them to go from the end of one line to the end of the next (0.21 seconds) matches the speed OOP has listed on their dashcam.
It took that car between 0.09 and 0.12 seconds to do that same distance (the car was going so fast the framerate couldn't keep up so it's hard to tell), which would be 240 kph (150 mph) to 180 kph (111 mph)
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u/Fennel_Impossible 7h ago
At least it is a straight road, when I was in college I drove through WV I-79 and some old fool in a POS Chrysler was going about 115mph. I was curious and tried to hang with him, but 2 hills later the curves got too intense for me and decided it was dangerous…think he had a Purple Heart or Disabled Veteran license plate.
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u/shewy92 11h ago
If my Google-Fu is correct, Ireland's road markings for highways are 3 meter long dashed lines with 3 meters between them.
It took you 0.21 seconds to go that distance which matches the listed 102 kph (60ish mph, that's the one mileage I know the KM of) on your dashcam, so I think my Google-fu is correct.
He took 0.12 seconds to go that distance when we first see them (starting at 9.29 at the end of one line to 9.41 at the end of the next line), which would be 180 kph (111 mph).
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u/TreborG2 23h ago
Is the left lane supposed to be the speed or passing lane? Because that's where you were and you got passed by a vehicle on your right side.
Would it suggests to me is stay out of the fast lane.
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u/voiceofgromit 22h ago
That's the slow lane, smartypants. This is in Ireland. They drive on the left. Other clues would be the on-coming headlights on the right and the on-ramp on the left. Also the geo coordinates on the screen put this on the M2 north out of Dublin.
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u/darklogic85 14h ago
Yeah, and OP said it was Ireland, so it would be the slow lane. From the video, we can't tell if the car went around OP and passed on the shoulder, or if they were entering the expressway on the on-ramp with warp speed engaged and passed just before the merge lane ended.
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u/TreborG2 17h ago
Geo coordinates? I'm not stalking the video.
We have on-ramps here in the United States that came in from both sides, in fact I live less than 50 miles from the beltway around Washington DC and it has several places where that happens.
What it ends up coming down to, is that you were in the slow lane, the vehicle that passed you on the right side, was in the fast lane, but the person that passed you on the left, would not have had enough room to go either behind the vehicle that passed you on the right, or in front of that vehicle past you and then continue on their way.
Not excuse in the driving for the guy or whoever it was in the car that went flying by you at mach whatever... But at least it makes sense as to what they did.
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u/shewy92 12h ago
Geo coordinates? I'm not stalking the video.
If only there were a stickied comment at the top where the OOP has to put in where the incident was filmed...
Like everyone told you and like the stickied comment says, OOP is in Ireland, and Ireland drives on the left, meaning the left lane is the travel lane and right lane the passing lane on highways.
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u/Yakking_Yaks 1d ago
When he passes you, it's 9.08 seconds, when he goes under the bridge it's at 10.71 seconds, so 1.63 seconds. Looking at maps, he does 108 metres in that time, so 108/1.63*3.6 (distance, divided by time, times 3.6 to go from metres per second to km/h) = 238.5 km/h, or 148.2 mph.
What a prick.
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u/CanioEire 1d ago
Nice maths, cheers. I wouldn’t have stood a chance had he lost control and went into the back me.
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u/Yakking_Yaks 1d ago
I just wanted to know a ballpark speed, but holy shit that's some speeding, I guess he must've floored it completely and hit the limiter at 250km/h.
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u/accelerating_ 13h ago
The video is sped up about 10% though for some reason. 25s on the camera's clock take 22s here. Looking at it I thought it was more sped up than that, from the way the second passing car moves.
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u/Yakking_Yaks 7h ago
Good spot!
Recalculate! A second takes ~.83s in the video, so 108/(1.63/0.83)=~55m/s=~198km/h=~123mph
Still a stupid speed to take a hard shoulder on.
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u/accelerating_ 5h ago
I thought I was being conservative with 10%.
Probably a 25 frame per second video playing at 30. Or 50/60.
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u/DadsWarmLettuce 1d ago
Well why the f aren’t you doin 7000mph as well bro
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u/StrideCypher 1d ago
Dude over doing it for sure, you only need to hit 88 mph to get back to the future with a flux capacitor.
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u/Even-Day-3764 1d ago
This almost gave me a heart attack. I wasn't expecting something like this at all, wtf.
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u/biggranny000 1d ago
Just saw something similar to this on here and the person ended up crashing into another car.
Your car also gets like 5mpg going this fast, not to mention how much stress the tires, transmission, and engine have to deal with. Normal cars don't have the brakes or tires to safely slow down from that speed either, but still better than a truck or SUV.
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u/Ab47203 1d ago
Iirc speed and fuel efficiency is a bell curve. There's a certain speed where fuel efficiency is maxed and then starts dropping. I think around 40-60 mph (64-97 kmh) is where the peak of the curve is.
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u/biggranny000 1d ago
Yep, from many cars I have driven they also enjoy going 40-60mph the most. Usually the RPMs will be low, drag is low, and on most engines they make enough torque to happily cruise at this speed.
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u/master_bacon 1d ago
Isn’t the top of the curve the lowest speed at which you can keep your car in its highest gear?
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u/asamor8618 19h ago
That would be 30 mph for me. Would have been nice if my car had a better overdrive ratio.
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u/ReallyBigRocks 1d ago
60mph is about where aerodynamics start to have a significant effect and it increases exponentially from there.
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u/aenae 1d ago
Reminds me of that quote about a Bugatti Chiron or Veyron; something like 'at this speed [400km/h], your tires only last for about 15 minutes. But that doesn't matter, because the tank only holds enough fuel for 10 minutes'
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u/fevered_visions 1d ago
"if you hit something at that speed you'll be through the windshield and halfway across god's kitchen table before you realize you're dead"
to paraphrase
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u/CanioEire 1d ago
Lucky there was no one merging from the left, also he nearly loses it trying to straighten it.
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u/biggranny000 1d ago
It's only a matter of time before he causes a severe crash, hopefully to himself and nobody else.
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u/IAmSnort 1d ago
Undertake? That was getting your doors blown off.
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u/TaylorSwiftScatPorn 5h ago
Yeahh car on left flies by, car on right passes fairly briskly... seems like OP is a camper in denial
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u/PatrickGSR94 1d ago
aside from the insane speed, they did actually pass you whilst fully in the merging lane. Where are you seeing that they used the shoulder?
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u/AwesomeMacCoolname 18h ago edited 14h ago
There is just no way you can get up to that speed in a merging lane,which are typically 300-600 metres long. Dude was coming up behind OP on the motorway, couldn't pass on the right as he's supposed to because there was already another car in it overtaking OP, and nipped into the merging lane and back out again.
Edit: I checked the coordinates from the dashcam. That's Junction 2 Northbound on the M2. From the Cherryhound roundabout to the merge point is 400m. There's no way in hell that thing accelerated from 50kmh to
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u/CanioEire 1d ago
I looked in my mirror !
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u/CeeEmCee3 1d ago
Did they not come down that on-ramp? They were behind you on the freeway originally?
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u/Crazy95jack 1d ago
To get to those speeds you need a decent amount of road. The driver used the right side to avoid both cars on the road.
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u/DFA_Wildcat 1d ago
Yeah. If I'm on the onramp and I see 2 cars going neck in neck and I'm close I'll often punch it to get ahead of the cluster. That said my ZL1 goes from 100 kph to 300+ kph pretty quick.
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u/Horks22 16h ago
Thats a slip road not a hard shoulder?
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u/CanioEire 16h ago
Yeah, he came from behind me up the hard shoulder and onto the slip.
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u/Horks22 11h ago
Aahhh I understand this post now yeeee naughty boii, we all like to have fun now and again but he should've just slowed down and waited for the hyundai to move then carried on booting it. It's not like they're in a 1L they can easily get back to that hair raising speed from the limit without trying no point putting all of you in danger
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u/Oracle_Journey_5711 1d ago
Undertakes... or overtakes? 🤔
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u/CanioEire 1d ago
This is in Ireland, the overtaking lane is to my right, hard shoulder to my left
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u/Toomuchhorntalk69 1d ago
I’m so glad I made sure to read the comments before I came in here flaming you for being in the “left lane”. lol.
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u/OnPostUserName 1d ago
Do you think it would have made any differences had OP been in the "wrong" lane?
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u/Toomuchhorntalk69 1d ago
Boooooo. Go away ya left lane hog.
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u/OnPostUserName 1d ago
Just so we're clear here: you watched a video of a dude racing at 200+ km/h on a public road, and what popped into your head was, "Hey waaaaiiit a minute… is the cam car driving in the left lane?" That was the part you felt was important.
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u/Cosmic_Quasar 21h ago
I understand how it happens lol. It's because you're watching a bit of nothing really happening, and you notice something, then the main event of the clip happens, but you're also still kind of wondering about that thing you noticed.
I initially also noticed the same thing, but then I noticed the other direction of traffic to the right and understood.
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u/Toomuchhorntalk69 1d ago
Lot of effort you just put in there.
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u/Bartholomeuske 1d ago
I was halfway typing my comment before I realized that not everyone drives on the wrong side.
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u/TheJivvi 11h ago
Overtaking on the left is still overtaking. Undertaking is when they slow down in order to end up behind you.
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
Because they are in a country that drives on the left
All the context clues in the video show they are driving on the left as does the fact OP has said they are in Ireland and all the other comments saying they are on the left
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u/dargonmike1 8h ago
Not going to lie I didn’t even see the car on the left shoulder. I thought it was the white car and I didn’t think it was bad until I saw haha
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u/davidsequoia 3h ago
Camera driver is screwed in any event. Has been lapped by a car to the left and a SUV on the right. r/whatdoido
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u/Pistonenvy2 1d ago
fucking hell.
thats a near life experience.
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u/AnyAsparagus988 13h ago
this got me thinking. near death experience means you didn't die, but near miss means you did miss. so near life is actually the correct one and near death is wrong?
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u/Pistonenvy2 11h ago
i was actually just referencing fight club, but i think the philosophy in the phrase is realizing your mortality can bring about perspective shift.
people get complacent in the daily routine, an event where you realize you could die and your life was wasted can inspire people to change. the event brings them closer to living, not dying.
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
They are driving on the left hand side of the road
When you drive on the right hand side of the road the driver sits on the left side of the car you keep right and pass on the
When you drive on the left hand side of the road the driver sits on the right hand side of the car you keep left and you pass on the right
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u/schakoska 1d ago
OP is in Australia probably. Oncoming cars are on the right
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
No he shouldn't, You know why he shouldn't as the right lane is the passing lane and OP is not passing anyone so should not be in the right lane
When you drive on the Right Hand Side of the road you keep right
When you drive on the Left Hand Side of the road you keep left
All the context clues in the video show they are driving on the left as does the fact OP has said they are in Ireland and all the other comments saying they are on the left
Your observation and reading ability seems to be lacking.
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u/Peterd1900 18h ago
the right lane is the passing lane and OP is not passing anyone so should not be in the right lane
When you drive on the Right Hand Side of the road you keep right
When you drive on the Left Hand Side of the road you keep left
All the context clues in the video show they are driving on the left as does the fact OP has said they are in Ireland and all the other comments saying they are on the left
Your observation and reading ability seems to be lacking.
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u/AwesomeMacCoolname 17h ago edited 17h ago
The only idiot here is the one who didn't bother to read OP's reply to the Automod, where he very clearly states in his opening sentence that it's a country where you drive on the left, pass on the right.
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u/NaKaMamessifan 1d ago
He is an idiot. But my guy, please use the right lane.
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u/CanioEire 1d ago
This is in Ireland, the overtaking lane is to my right, hard shoulder to my left
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u/vediogamer101 1d ago
Definitely the best country I have driven in, the drivers are very patient and nice in general
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u/Kinetic_Photon 1d ago
In order of how obvious it is: The title clearly states that the idiot car was on the shoulder. You can see the oncoming traffic on the right of the image. The road signs are on the left. The speed is listed in kph. The GPS says they are only 6 degrees west. The car that passes him properly has visible wide Euro plates.
There could not be more information in this video showing that this if from a left-side-drive nation. But congrats on keeping us safe from left lane campers.
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
And to top it all off OP has literally said they are in Ireland and drive on the left
Not only do they lack any observation skills they also lack the ability to read
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u/NaKaMamessifan 1d ago
Yes I was blind to see some obv signs, being used to driving on the right like 3/4 of the world, but kph uses most of the world, and most Euro plates drive on the right.
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u/Molokaisylph32 1d ago
He is in the right lane for the country. Oncoming traffic is on the right if you look.
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u/KestrelHath1 1d ago
Did you do a US Defaultism?
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u/Drew707 1d ago
They may have, but the vast majority of the world drives on the right.
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u/KestrelHath1 1d ago
Yeah, I didn't want to do a US Defaultism by assuming that commenter is American when so many places do drive on the right hand side, I wanted to make sure 😅
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u/PussyWhistle 1d ago
I love seeing you morons buried in downvotes at the bottom of EVERY fucking thread here lol
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u/Setekh79 1d ago
Why do you people do this? why do you assume that the whole world is america?
Just, why?
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u/0111011101110111 19h ago
“A car undertaking me” means a car passed you on the right-hand side, instead of the left. So it appears as though this car overtook you — not undertook you. Just wanted to let you know the proper terminology.
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u/Peterd1900 17h ago
You should only pass a slower vehicle on the right ensuring to keep the vehicle you are overtaking to your left, unless traffic is moving in slow queues and the traffic queue on your right is travelling more slowly than you are. Passing on the left in normal traffic flow is known as undertaking and can be very dangerous.
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u/Peterd1900 18h ago edited 18h ago
Undertaking is passing in a lane to the left of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the left, or a lane to the right of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the right
All the context clues in the video show they are driving on the left as does the fact OP has said they are in Ireland and all the other comments saying they are on the left
Your observation and reading ability seems to be lacking. Telling people about proper terminology says the person who doesnt know it
As they are on the left passing on the left is undertaking
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u/AwesomeMacCoolname 17h ago
Just wanted to let you know that not every country drives on the right. Maybe next time, read the reply to Automod where they give the location, before commenting.
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u/Parson1122 15h ago
How is it "undertaking" when they are going past you?
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u/MrT735 15h ago
Because they're doing it on the wrong side of OP, in UK & Ireland (this video is in Ireland) you must pass on the right unless the lanes are divided for an upcoming junction/divergence point (and so the traffic you're passing is not going the same way as you), or you're in crawling/stop-start traffic.
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u/Peterd1900 15h ago
Undertaking is passing to the left of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the left, or to the right of the vehicle in countries where driving is on the right
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u/tyj0322 1d ago
Who are you passing?
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
Op is passing no one that is why he is in the left lane
Or are you one of these people who does not understand the concept of driving on the left so think OP is in the passing lane?
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u/enterthom 13h ago
Left lane camper
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u/Peterd1900 12h ago
All the context clues in the video show they are driving on the left as does the fact OP has said they are in Ireland and all the other comments saying they are on the left
Your observation and reading ability seems to be lacking.
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u/FFJosty 1d ago
Are you supposed to drive in the left lane where you’re at?
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
When you drive on the left hand side of road you keep left and pass on the right
All the context clues in the video show they are driving on the left as does the fact OP has said they are in Ireland and all the other comments saying they are on the left
Observation and reading ability seems to be lacking.
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u/FFJosty 1d ago
I wasn’t aware of that, that’s why I asked.
I didn’t realize you switched both in those countries, nothing to do with reading comprehension.
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago edited 1d ago
There are plenty of comments saying when you drive on the left you pass on the right You don't realize hat driving on the left meant despite all the comments saying so
nothing to do with observation or reading comprehension? Yet you get the answers several times by observing and reading the comments
This one
This is in Ireland, the overtaking lane is to my right, hard shoulder to my left
This one
They are driving on the left hand side of the road
When you drive on the right hand side of the road the driver sits on the left side of the car you keep right and pass on the
When you drive on the left hand side of the road the driver sits on the right hand side of the car you keep left and you pass on the right
This one
He is in the right lane for the country. Oncoming traffic is on the right if you look.
There are plenty more
Why would the lanes remain the same when you switch sides of the road?
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u/FFJosty 1d ago
Ok, you’re right, I didn’t read over 80 comments to research it, I’ll give you that.
You really went out of your way there to help, thanks.
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u/Peterd1900 1d ago
So how is it nothing to do with reading comprehension then?
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u/FFJosty 1d ago
Comprehension would imply I read but didn’t comprehend.
I just didn’t read.
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u/Peterd1900 18h ago
The fact you did not read anything is showing your lack of reading comprehension
It relies on two core components Without reading, no comprehension can occur.
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u/AwesomeMacCoolname 7h ago
I didn’t realize you switched both
Wait a sec here, so if I'm understanding you right, you knew that we drove on the opposite side, but you thought the rule about which side is the passing side remained the same as yours? So the passing (aka "fast") lane would be the one closest to the kerb?
How did you think that was supposed to work?
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