Originally Posted by
corrado33
You and I have very similar riding styles, although I don't see the issue with saying "car lane." Yes, technically it's the "traffic lane," but I think of it like how the US is called America, when there are a ton of other countries that could fall under that name. Sometimes it's easier simply to refer to the thing by whatever/whoever uses it the most.
The reason I call it a "traffic lane" when I'm discussing bicycle position is that calling it a "car lane" tends to re-enforce the idea that bicycles don't belong there.