Thats when the shoulder becomes the faster option and you sometimes see an extra lane created.
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
In times of high congestion, people often cut from the middle/slower moving lane into the fast lane when they see an opportunity. Because of the difference of speed, it's nearly impossible for them to match the speed of the fast lane right away, so they cause a slow down. This happens on Deerfoot all the time. It isn't rare or unique. In these scenarios the fast lane is almost always going 10-15% below the limit.
The driver was being completely logical and the perfect amount of cautious, obviously.
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