Choosing a traffic lane — Hawaii Permit Test

With two lanes in your direction and free-flowing traffic in an open area, use the right lane; use the left lane for passing or when vehicles are entering from the right.

A car sitting in the left lane blocks the drivers who need it to pass.

In open area when traffic is free-flowing, use the right lane; use the left lane for passing or when vehicles are entering from the right.

With two lanes in your direction, in heavy traffic use either lane but keep up with traffic, at a steady speed, and avoid continual lane changing (lane hopping).

A driver hopping from lane to lane in heavy traffic keeps cutting into gaps that others are about to use.

In heavy traffic or in congested areas use either lane but keep up with traffic.

With three or more lanes in your direction, choose the center lanes, which have fewer traffic conflicts, and leave the right and left lanes for vehicles entering and leaving.

In the outer lanes you keep meeting cars merging in from ramps and slowing to exit.

Choose the center lanes as there will be fewer traffic conflicts.

On a road with two lanes your way and light, free-flowing traffic, which lane should you use?

The right lane. A car sitting in the left lane blocks the drivers who need it to pass. State of Hawaii Driver’s Manual, p.65: “In open area when traffic is free-flowing, use the right lane; use the left lane for passing or when vehicles are entering from the right.”