Interesting discussion... I have always treated any road with a speed limit of 80 or higher as a - if there is someone behind you and nobody in front of you and you are in the left lane....you are doing it wrong. Crowchild, Deerfoot, Stoney...you name it.
Going 10 over does not give you a right to the fast lane. Someone may want to go 20 over so if someone is behind you, move over. Roads such as Deerfoot seem to have 10-15 over as the norm and someone driving 10 over in the fast lane with a belief that they are going "fast" is really only making the problem worse.
I had to drive to Sage Hill from downtown on the weekend and spent the entire time on Crowchild in the left lane going 85. Classic scenario of 8 cars built up in the left lane because of 1 vehicle. You keep telling yourself the person will clue in and move over but that would be too easy. Moving over won't do anything as those cars are rightfully minding their own business and going 80-85... the only opportunity to break the cycle is for 1 lane to move at a different pace and that lane is the left lane.
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