Originally Posted by Helmet Head
No rule. But that's not DLP anyway.
DLP is moving out into the traffic lane when there is no faster same-direction traffic present, recognizing that reasonable people can disagree on how close approaching same-direction traffic has to be to be considered "present".
I think that people who disagree with POWERWEAVE don't consider pulling out in front of faster moving vehicles to be a reasonable proposition.
Plus no rule says so explicitly. However, that it's normal to operate in the main traffic lane when faster traffic is not "present" (subject to the above subjective definition) is implied by:
- The rule that says that all vehicles, including slow vehicles, should normally be driven in the traffic lanes (for visibility and predictability).
- Pulling out of the traffic lanes is an exception for drivers of slow vehicles, particular when safe and reasonable, to allow faster traffic to pass.
Except that bicycles often have their own designated lane, which your slow-moving vehicles analogy above conveniently ignores.
And those slow-moving vehicles
NEVER pull out in front of faster moving vehilces, before returning to their lane, which, again, your bicycle analogy ignores.