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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[–] 1 point 12 hours ago

I was taught to look far, far ahead down my current lane and use that visual context to stay within my lane. I care a lot more about staying consistent within the lines than I do staying perfectly centered.

I'd rather see another driver consistently drive closer to one side or another and not be perfectly centered, than see them making lots of small adjustments to try to stay evenly placed between the lines.

That said, I do prefer even spacing on either side, and I find the side mirrors help me judge that pretty well as a supplement to keeping my eyes mostly up and forward

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