Assume left handed driving, right handed drivers please reverse the direction lol.

What i meant was that are you able to leave perfect spaces on the left and on the right? Or you tend to drift little more to one side e.g. 51/49 drift toward the left instead of 50/50 exactly?

I notice that experienced drivers drift to the side too. So i am curious and i have my theories for this:

  1. Drivers are more likely to drift just a bit toward their driver side. E.g. for left hander driving that means drifting toward the left. This is because the wing mirror is the closest to the driver, so it is easier for the eyes to follow and track.

  2. I've been to places where we have to share roads with bikes and motocycles. So a lane road is literally 2 lane: cars need to hug the left lane to create spaces on the right. So drivers from those countries are keen to drift to the left; even when they are on the highway without any motocycles.

  3. For left handed driving, you usually dont drift to to the right UNLESS you are on the phone or using the giant touchscreen while driving.

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[–] 8 points 20 hours ago (1 child)

This is going to be a tough question to answer for one simple reason: The worst drivers on the road are ALWAYS everyone else.

I suspect most everyone who thinks they can drive a perfect 50/50 is wrong. It's not like there's anyway to check this, it's just vibes. You do what feels right, and whatever you think is 50/50 is most likely not that exact.

I try to stay centered, but if I feel like there might be a possible obstacle coming from one side, I'll try to favor the other. Like in a construction zone, or if a lot of cars parked on the street where a kid might pop out from between them, or someone in a parked car may try opening their door.

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  • [–] 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

    It's not like there's anyway to check this, it's just vibes.

    I'd say the quality of your parking is a good test of your positional awareness in your vehicle. That is to say, if you can consistently pull forward into a parking spot straight and centered, then I think you have the skills you need to know whether you're centered in your lane at speed.

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