Inside, Outside, Near Lane, Far Lane, whatever...

[potioncat]

> Geoff:
> The offside - to my right.
> 
> I haven't said that the middle (of the entire road) isn't the middle.
> 
> I said that, within a context of driving with three lanes going in 
the 
> same direction, in UK English, the leftmost lane  is the inside lane, 
> the rightmost lane the outside lane and the lane is the middle 
is....  
>  ...the "middle lane".
>
Potioncat:
Oops. I changed terminology. I should have said inner. I'm starting to 
understand why I have such problems giving and understanding directions.

But, one more time, then I'm outta here.  So, as you drive along a 
multi-lane highway, your outside lane is next to oncoming traffic's 
outside lane?