Yes, ambition was the motor that drove him in the wrong lane.

People want to drive in the fast lane and stay on the inside track.

Traffic rules state that vehicles have to drive in the right-most available lane.

Driving in the left lane is not a God-given right.

"I used to get angry at people driving slowly in the left lane," he said.

I drive fast (by American standards) in the middle lane.

But it tried to move ahead, and drove in the lane closest to the curb.

I drove in the left lane at 45 miles an hour.

And on some roads that would mean driving in the slow lane.

He was driving in the right lane and had been going the speed limit, or below.