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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
Having lived in a few cities both in Canada and abroad I've found that the Calgary driving culture is aggressive and generally nerve-wracking.
People speed, tailgate, weave in and out of traffic, don't signal, don't make space and are generally 'on edge'. Which is funny because I've also found Calgarians to be really nice outside their cars. It may be a Dr.Jekyl/Mr.Hyde thing. Drivers in Calgary almost seem to be competitive on the roads. It's an odd dichotomy.
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This is sometimes an adapted behaviour. When I was in Calgary, I found that if I needed to lane changed and signaled, the car in the next lane would just punch the gas to box me in, because god forbid someone gets in front of them. I found the same thing with Vancouver drivers.
The GTA is a nightmare to drive in as well, but I do find that people are more accommodating to lane changing and merging at least.