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I live by Chinook Centre and work by Deerfoot Mall, so I hit Glenmore and Deerfoot every day.


For me, the absolute worst is Deerfoot southbound around the Calf Robe Bridge.

The first problem is the lack of a merge lane from Peigan onto Deerfoot, which forces people in the right lane to slam on their brakes as people cut in, then people in the right lane cut over into the left lanes, which cause them to slow down too. Eventually, it cascades backwards to the point that the brake lights come on right around 17th. God forbid this causes an accident (which happens quite often) because things stop instead of just slowing.

Once you're past Peigan, you hit the bridge, which is icy half the year, and the sun is in your eyes during rush hour most nights too. Then, inexplicably, Deerfoot becomes a two-lane road at Glenmore, which just squeezes things even more.


Deerfoot northbound seems to be better designed and is usually only problematic if there's an accident (usually on the Calf Robe). The worst part is the area around 17th and Memorial by the Max Bell as you have people coming off of 17th trying to merge into Deerfoot at the same time and location as people trying to merge off of Deerfoot to go onto Memorial. I've seen many close calls here, but I usually just stay in the left lane, so I can avoid the crazy cross-overs.