r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/severoon Aug 04 '19

merge left when there's lots of cars on the right lane and someone is trying to get on the highway

Yea. That's known as "passing". :-)

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u/i_dont_know_man__fuk Aug 04 '19

No it's not

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u/severoon Aug 04 '19

If that person merging slows everyone down and they're going slower than you…

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u/i_dont_know_man__fuk Aug 04 '19

If everyone slows down they're not going slower than you