inside lane
Outside
outside lane is the lane nearest edge of road inside line is lane closest to the middle of the road
Usually the size of a track is determined by the inside measurement, and the track becomes longer in the middle lane, and even longer yet in the outside lane. this is why you see them at most tracks qualify on the inside lane, its shorter.
In Australia, where there are two parallel lanes for vehicles traveling in the same direction, the right hand lane is referred to as the "outside lane" and the left hand lane, closest to the curb, is the "inside lane".
A staggered start.
A phrase that is open to interpretation. In traffic accident investigation the 'inside lane' is usually the lane closest to the center line or median. But in common usage one must be careful to determine what the person asking the question means.
the fast lane is the outside lane
The length of a 400-meter track is actually measured along a "measuring line" that is located in lane 1. The measuring line is exactly 400 meters. The actual location of the measuring is based upon whether there is a raised curb on the inside of track, or not. Go to NCAA.ORG for the specific measurement to the lane. It's approxiamtely 30 from the outside edge of the interior lane 1 line (which is 2-inches wide) for raised curbs, and approximately 20 cm from the outside edge of the interior lane 1 line for no curbs at all.
It would be the same because they line you up further ahead the more outside you get in the starting line to make up for the difference.
With only the information available, it would seem apparent that the car which was originally in the inside lane would be at fault. Vehicles already in a lane of travel have the right-of-way within that lane, and any traffic wishing to merge into that lane is required to yield to traffic already in that lane.
The inside lane is called lane one.
All tracks are not the same, but most have a 400 meter inside lane. Each successive lane is generally 7 meters longer. So lane 8 would be 7 X 7, or 49 meters longer, or 449 meters.