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Originally Posted by Acey
BC law is applicable to any road with a limit higher than 80, inside or outside of city limits doesn't matter as far I know.
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Generally speaking, roads with a limit of 80+ are free of traffic lights, left turns, etc. so it could work within the city. In theory, of course.
Much of the NW section of Crowchild, for example. There's no need to be struggling in the left lane if you're turning left at Twelve Mile Coulee Road until at least after you've gone over Stoney.
Or Sarcee Trail up the hill from 16th Avenue to Bow Trail. Just because you need to eventually turn left at Bow Trail doesn't mean that putting along at 70 in the left lane the whole way up is efficient or safe.
That being said, it wouldn't do as much good in the city simply because of volume. But the awareness that would come from such a law could potentially be beneficial to changing the general mindset about lane usage. Personally, if I'm on a 2 or 3 lane road in the city and not passing or imminently turning left, I keep to the right. It is just more efficient for everyone. If I need to turn left at some lights up ahead, I'll get over a little bit before the intersection. Not 5 kilometres ahead of it.
That, of course, requires a little bit of judgement and foresight about your current and future place in traffic. For many people, driving is very individual and linear, whereas I view myself as being part of a larger system/community. It is hard to legislate a mindset.
