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    Alberta is one of the few places that explicitly allows passing on the right.

    TRAFFIC SAFETY ACT
    USE OF HIGHWAY AND RULES OF
    THE ROAD REGULATION:

    Overtaking and passing on the right
    22(1) A person driving a vehicle may drive the vehicle so as to
    overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle
    (a) when the vehicle being overtaken is making a left turn or
    the person driving the overtaken vehicle has signalled that
    person’s intention to make a left turn, or
    (b) in the case of a one-way highway, where the roadway
    (i) is of sufficient width for 2 or more lines of moving
    vehicles, and
    (ii) is free from obstructions.
    (2) Where a highway has 2 or more traffic lanes on the same side
    of the centre line for vehicles travelling in the same direction, a
    person driving a vehicle that is
    (a) overtaking another vehicle travelling in the same direction
    may pass on the right or left of the other vehicle if there is
    a traffic lane available for passing to the right or the left of
    the traffic lane being used by the vehicle being overtaken,
    or
    (b) being overtaken by another vehicle travelling in the same
    direction shall keep the vehicle being overtaken in the
    traffic lane in which that person is driving so as to allow
    the overtaking vehicle free passage in the traffic lane to
    the right or the left of the traffic lane in which the vehicle
    being overtaken is travelling.

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    I almost always find it more efficient to be in the far right lane on Macleod heading to downtown at 6 AM. Left lane is for speed limit nazi enforcers apparently.

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    The problem is that nobody wants to move over cause they have a hard time getting back in rush hour, so they get in as soon as they can and stay there. This is because either other drivers are being pricks and closes the gap on them or they just suck at changing lanes and get honked and fingered at because everyone is king of the road when in their vehicles. If the road is in the city, regardless of how many left turns it has or even if it's a highway, don't expect anyone to move over for you. Outside of the city is better...... for the most part.

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    Originally posted by Hallowed_point
    I almost always find it more efficient to be in the far right lane on Macleod heading to downtown at 6 AM. Left lane is for speed limit nazi enforcers apparently.
    Where on Macleod do you do this? Anywhere on Macleod or just the freeway standard portion way down south?

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