outside lane

Fast traffic strip

The outside lane is the lane of a road or track farthest from the center or inside edge.

In countries that drive on the right, it's typically the rightmost lane; in Britain, the leftmost.

On highways, the outside lane is often the slow lane, while on racetracks it means the longest path around a curve: She moved to the outside lane to pass.

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dual carriageway · speeding · mirrors · indicator · acceleration · carriageway · tailgating · cruising · slip road · traffic · merge · moving over · checking mirrors · blind spot · undertaking · roadhog · speed limit · speed demon

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Opposites
lane position on a road/motorway

outside laneinside lane

Track's innermost racing strip

slow lane · left lane · inside · exit lane · hard shoulder

racing track position

outside laneinside lane

Track's innermost racing strip

inside track · inner lane · pole position · inside line · rail

Family

outside, lane, side, outsider, outsiders, lanes, sided, sides, siding

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G