Honestly it sounds like we’re describing the same driving style, and I’m just pointing out nuances to the specific wording of the law. And, ultimately, it boils down to, as you said, the driving habits (more than the actual laws) of the area you’re in. I do, in fact, live in the states, where those kinds of rules aren’t really enforced, and people weave through lanes more or less however they want. In that environment, minimizing your own lane changes is maximizing predictability.

For what it’s worth, I don’t ever foresee a time where I’ll be driving in any other countries, but in that event, yeah, I’ll have to adjust a bit, probably.

The most dangerous act while driving on a multi-lane highway is lane changes. When there are entrances/exits every mile or less, I’m not going to merge into the lane that merges with the on ramp, be in the way of people trying to get on, and merge back to the inside in, what, 4 seconds? If I followed that logic, I would be weaving between lanes. Similarly, if I’m in, say lane 3 and actively passing a column of cars, but someone faster is coming up behind - I’m going to merge when it’s -safe- to do so. Yes, I could technically squeeze in between two of the cars in the column I’m passing slightly slower than the guy behind me, but that’s just not safe. And, if there is a lane further inside, THEY should be merging to get around.

In almost every activity you’ll do, there are prescribed “right” ways to do things that usually work, but sometimes require a little bit of an exception. Smooth traffic flow and minimizing dangerous maneuvers is one of those times.

Mine is probably related to physical trauma. Well, not trauma, but more abnormalities. I have arteriovenous malformations in my brain, around my visual center, and very poor eyesight. The two likely combine in such a way that I don’t get/rely on visual information as much.

Conversely, I have very good audio processing. I love music, wordplay, anything with sounds and words.

The current prevailing theory is that we (4 here) actually do create the images much the same as you 1s, we’re just not consciously aware of it. Our brains are doing the same thing behind the scenes, and they just translate it differently. Some personal “evidence” of this that I have are that when I’m high, I have an easier time visualizing, and that I dream VERY vividly.

You know, I was tempted to note (US) after the lanes. I see now that people get angry if you don’t. The logic still applies though. The first lane is for entering/exiting. The middle are for cruising, driving a steady pace near the speed limit. The inside is for passing.

If there is an open lane to the inside, the person trying to pass someone already doing a reasonable pace should be the one making the change. If there’s not, then yeah, the slower vehicle needs to go ahead and move over.

Those people are wrong. On a 3+ lane highway, the right lane is for entering or exiting, the left lane is for passing, and the middle lane(s) is for cruising. Unless you’re like, only doing 55 or something, in which case just get off the interstate and take surface streets.