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Originally Posted by Cowperson
If I'm in the left hand (fast) lane on Deerfoot doing 120 kmh I'm not moving out of the way of someone who thinks we should be doing 130kmh.
I figure if I'm doing 20 kmh over the speed limit already inside the city and they need to go faster, they can go around me.
My reaction is entirely different and deferential if I'm on a regular highway.
Cowperson
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Why is 20 km/hr over the limit acceptable, but 30 km/hr is not acceptable? Why not 10 or 40? The signs say to keep right unless passing.
When I bike to/from work and I'm in a bike lane, sometimes cars drive in them to avoid the lineups in the car lanes. I go to the front of these and refuse to go. The guy will honk and yell at me, but I tell him he's not allowed to be in the bike lane unless he is turning. Since he's not turning, he's not allowed to be there. More yelling will continue. I'll ask him why he doesn't just drive on the sidewalk since he doesn't feel like following the rules of the road. More yelling will ensue. I'll usually say I have nowhere to be for the next 15 hours, and can stay there all day if I need to. By this time more cars have followed this guy in the bike lane and now there are multiple cars honking and yelling. The car lane is now moving and if they had just stayed in their proper lane, they'd have been through the intersection. They say they'll drive over me, but I'm not too worried about it.