I talked about how there is no left lane discipline in Calgary, and that many drivers seem to be oblivious to the rule: keep left, unless passing. Here’s an example of a guy who just doesn’t get it:?

Josh,? ?The left lane is not “the passing lane”, it is not “the fast lane”.The rule is: ?Slower Traffic Keep Right.? That means slower than the speed limit.If a vehicle is in the left lane and travelling at the speed limit he has every right to do so.? If you want to go faster then you can pass on the right, a?manoeuvre that takes little or no imagination.If tail-gating someone who is travelling at or exceeding the speed limit in the left lane is a?symptom of the problem, then the problem is that you have s$%t for brains.My custom is to travel at ten kmh over the speed limit (when safe) because if you exceed that you get a speeding ticket.? If I move into the right lane I have to come down to a speed that is below? the speed limit because that is the speed the vehicles in that lane are doing.S%$t-for-brains who charge me from behind and tailgate and try to intimidate me into moving over are offering me two choices:? 1.? drive excessively fast and risk getting a ticket.? 2.? move into the right lane and travel slower than the speed limit.Neither of these choices is acceptable to me so f%*k off.? ?Colin??I appreciate Colin’s passion for the issue, but I disagree with most of what he says. The right lane is not for traffic that travels slower than the speed limit. It’s for drivers going slower than the flow of traffic. The left lane is the passing lane. Talk to any driver who is passionate about driving and knows the international rules of the road, and you’ll soon find out: keep right, except to pass.??I found a good website that explains the issue and the benefits pretty clearly:??Slower Traffic Keep Right