multi use of extreme left lane in highways

Day before yesterday I read this story: meru cab mishap. There are many such incidences every now and then. Problems in such mishaps: Left most lane is used as:

1. high speed overtaking lane

People with recommended speed get irritated with slow moving right lane or people with higher speed than the recommended speed use the left most lane as over taking lane.

2. parking place

People just park their vehicle on their need basis. SOmetimes it is due to vehicle break as well. Most of the times these guys never put those red triangle with sufficient distance as warning. In the above article, it mentioned some warning, so it could be the case of 1 that is meru using left lane for speeding.

3. shortcut path

Yesterday I was trying to join a six lane (3+3 with divider) from 2 lane service road around 7PM. It was already dark and trying to see how is the left most lane (that is flow from back to which I am going to hit) that is my face is turned totally right and seeing the opportunity I made an entry into the left lane (in ramp up mode). Suddenly I was shocked to a see a back rickshaw with no light or with its usual low intensity head light. I had to make a stand still by giving way for it (to enter into the service lane). Probably he must have dropped somebody in the middle and decided to take this short cut (rather than going ahead and finding proper entry into service road). I have seen these things happening quite frequently. Sometimes pedestrials use left lane as walking path and it becomes very difficult to ramp up (to the traffic speed).


The above things are nothing new, but why can't we fix and be like those civilized countries. Attitude and discipline seems to be the manthra and not sure when we will get there!