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[quote=Anonymous]I don't do this.  If I'm in the left lane it's because I'm going faster than the right lane is going, and faster than the cars behind me in that lane.  If someone faster comes up behind me, I get over as soon as I can, then return to the left lane after the faster car passes.

BUT... on a road as high-volume as 66, with only two lanes, I don't think it makes sense to use the left lane only as a passing lane.  I feel like a "slower/local traffic to the right, faster/express traffic to the left" approach is more appropriate, otherwise the right lane would be too crowded for anyone to be able to merge in or out of it.  If I'm going many exits and not getting off soon, I will often use the left lane so that I'm not in the way of people getting on or off the road.  270 gets this concept right with their express and local lanes.

On 495 where it's 4 lanes, I see the left lane as a passing "fast" lane and the right lane as an on/off merge lane.  The two middle lanes are for through traffic, with the left middle lane being the faster lane.  seems to be the prevailing opinion.[/quote]

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