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   Message 160,367 of 162,178   
   Brent to Harry K   
   Re: Slower traffic: keep one lane left o   
   19 Dec 13 17:53:04   
   
   From: tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com   
      
   On 2013-12-19, Harry K  wrote:   
   > On Wednesday, December 18, 2013 6:20:20 PM UTC-8, Brent wrote:   
   >> On 2013-12-18, Alan Baker  wrote:   
   >> > On 2013-12-18 22:00:02 +0000, Brent said:   
   >>   
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   >> No I want to get where I am going safely and efficiently. People like   
   >>   
   >> that are incapable of learning a lesson and not worth my time to teach   
   >>   
   >> them one. I just go and they stop like they are supposed to. They   
   >>   
   >> know what they are supposed to do, they just won't do it if they don't   
   >>   
   >> have to. They want to push the work and delays on to others. All   
   >>   
   >> you are doing is breeding more of these lazy drivers by catering to   
   >>   
   >> them. You are building their sense of entitlement. You're   
   >>   
   >> enabling them. It just keeps getting worse.   
      
   > Don't you ever get tired of making ridiculous assumptions?   
      
   I didn't.  You could also learn to format your usenet posts properly so   
   I don't have to do it.   
      
   > You can avoid all the problems with your mythical 'ass hats' by just   
   > getting one lane over, keeping up with traffic and staying there   
   > until you are about ready to exit.   
      
   I'm not a selfish lazy driver like you. I actually practice proper lane   
   discipline.   
      
   > Causes no problems to you or anyone.   
      
   Bullshit. I have to deal with middle lane cruisers all the time. A   
   simple pass of someone in the right lane means I have to make two or   
   more lane changes left, then the same number back to the right.   
      
   >  Anyone wanting to pass will be one more lane (or more) over.   
      
   Those lanes are filled with other lazy drivers who don't like the   
   disruptions in the second lane from the right. The rightmost lane is   
   usually the clearest lane because lazy drivers don't drive there.   
   There's just the occasional slow driver who knows where he should be   
   and the merge impaired.   
      
   > If it is a two lane, keeping up with traffic solves the passing   
   > problem as no one could pass even if you weren't there.   
      
   They drive side by fucking side. I've been on the dan ryan at 2am and   
   there are just enough other drivers for one car per lane and they are   
   all side by side blocking anyone from passing.   
      
   > On freeways with 3 or more lanes there should be "through traffic   
   > use lane 2" signs posted.   
      
   HAHAHAhAHAHA. No. In Illinois the signs say "TRUCKS RIGHT 2 LANES" And   
   the truckers don't obey those.   
      
   > You complain about stupid mergers but refuse to do the logical thing   
   > to avoid them.   
      
   Because it compounds the problem. It makes matters worse. It's lazy   
   driving. Just because other drivers are lazy doesn't make more laziness   
   a solution.   
      
   >  In your universe lane one would be bumper to bumper   
   > and lanes to the left have sparse traffic with only ones passing   
   > being there.  Take a look next time you are out there and see how   
   > multiple lanes are traveling very near the same speed with only the   
   > far left one being noticeably faster.   
      
   In my universe, limited access highways look like they do in Germany.   
   Works quite well. Get on a plane, rent a car, and try it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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