Which is the fast lane and which is the slow lane on the highway?
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On highways, when there are two lanes in the same direction, the left lane is the fast lane and the right lane is the slow lane; when there are three or more lanes in the same direction, the leftmost lane is the fast lane, the middle lane is the travel lane, and the rightmost lane is the slow lane. Additional information: 1. Highway: Highways are high-grade roads, abbreviated as expressways. According to the "Technical Standards for Highway Engineering" by China's Ministry of Transport, highways refer to "roads that can accommodate an average annual daily traffic volume of more than 25,000 passenger cars, are exclusively for high-speed divided-lane driving, and have fully controlled access." Although different countries have different names for highways, they all specifically refer to roads with more than four lanes, two-way separated traffic, fully controlled access, and all-grade interchanges. 2. Traffic restrictions, exclusive to motor vehicles: Highways prohibit pedestrians, non-motorized vehicles, tractors, electric vehicles, agricultural transport vehicles, wheeled special machinery, full-trailer tractors, and motor vehicles with a designed maximum speed of less than 70 km/h from entering, being exclusively for motor vehicles; China also stipulates that the design speed of highways is generally 120 km/h. 3. Controlled access, "closed" to non-access points: Non-motorized vehicles, pedestrians, and livestock are isolated from highways using barriers, high embankments, guardrails, and other measures to "close" the highway; for intersections where vehicles are not allowed to enter or exit, separated interchanges are set up for isolation; for intersections where vehicles are allowed to enter or exit, designated interchange ramps are used for connection. 4. Divided traffic, safe and high-speed: Highways adopt a dual-carriageway form, with a central median separating opposing traffic flows to prevent head-on collisions; for traffic in the same direction, lane markings are used throughout to divide lanes, reducing interference caused by overtaking and different speeds in the same direction, which is conducive to safe and high-speed driving.
