Who's turn is it?

So if on the Freeway a car wants to change lanes to the right but a car is in that lane but 15 meters aft. The driver in car #1 signals to change lanes to the right but is also waiting for the motorist behind him to pass. BUT The motorist who was going to pass sees the turn signal and he slows down to let the car in. Yet car #1 is still waiting for the car to pass and right now they are both traveling at a constant speed. After about 10 seconds of this nonesense drive #1 finaly speeds up and changes lanes in front of the car even though he wanted to let it pass him first and get behind it because initially car #2 was going faster to begin with.



The driver of car #1 was me. Doesn't it suck how poor communication is on the road? Istead of motorist talking on their cell phones. Why not talk on 2 way radios so everyone on the road can talk to each other?



Don't you think we got it all wrong in how best to utilize technology? Both car and electronic communications devices.Who's turn is it?
The driver in the trailing car should and must maintain a constant speed. His error in judgment was slowing down, ostensibly to be courteous, but instead created a traffic hazard. The other driver (you) in the left hand lane should not have to second guess what the other driver is going to do. To call it nonsense is being charitable.



That said, going faster than another driver on a multiple-lane road - and not changing lanes - does not constitute passing. The previous respondent is right about passing on the right, but that's not what you've described here. It's not passing unless you are already in the left hand lane, move over to the right and then go back over to the left lane. But even that is not illegal passing on the right when you're on a multiple-lane road.Who's turn is it?
If you are going to be upset by little things like that you better hand in your license. You want a babysitter.
Actually, what eventually occurred is correct within the law. You wanted to be nice and let them pass you, however driver #2 being observant, saw your turn signal and proceeded to slow down enough to let you into their lane safely.



In many states (I can't emphatically say all because I truly don't know that) it is illegal to pass on the right.
Good grief, most people would be grateful that driver #2 was polite and considerate enough to wait for you to make your move, not to mention safety conscious. If I were driver #2, I would have done the same thing because I'm not a mind reader, I can only predict your move by your indicators. Once you indicated your intention to change lanes, driver #2 rightly slowed a little and gave you room to make your lane change. Be grateful. It could have been some idiot who waited until you started to make your move and then crowded you or tail-ended you.