I call it a traffic lane. I've never heard it called a car lane (Michigan). I also move to the left, hard up against the center line, if I'm at the front of a line of traffic stopping at a light and lots of cars turn right there. I've had 5 or more cars turn right past me before a car going straight comes up behind me. When the light turns green, I cut diagonally across the road to wind up in the right tire track.