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   T0m $herman to Jolly Roger   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   15 Mar 14 23:01:12   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad   
   From: twsherman@REMOVE_THISsouthslope.net   
      
   On 3/15/2014 10:50 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   > On 2014-03-16, T0m $herman  wrote:   
   >> On 3/15/2014 5:46 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >>> On 2014-03-15, T0m $herman  wrote:   
   >>>> On 3/12/2014 12:53 AM, Your Name wrote:   
   >>>>> I said "some places". There's also a variety of other reasons for   
   >>>>> perhaps not moving over to the "slower" lanes ... including all the   
   >>>>> impatient morons zooming up behind you, changing lanes and passing you   
   >>>>> on the "wrong side".   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Your paragraph makes no sense.  Staying in the right lane (left lane for   
   >>>> most of the Commonwealth and Japan) means the faster traffic will   
   >>>> naturally overtake on the correct side.  Works in Northern Europe, where   
   >>>> the police *will* ticket you for blocking the inside lane.   
   >>>   
   >>> That makes perfect sense for two-lane roads. Are all of the highways you   
   >>> drive two-lane roads? Around these parts, we can have many more than   
   >>> just two lanes. Or do you expect all drivers to remain in the right-most   
   >>> lane even when there are 3, 4, or 5 lanes available, just so that the   
   >>> Fast & Furious can have the road all to themselves?   
   >>>   
   >> Yes I do,   
   >   
   > Expecting all drivers other than yourself to remain in the right-most   
   > lane even when there are 3, 4, or 5 lanes available not only absurd, but   
   > it simply will not happen under normal driving conditions on most   
   > highways, unless the roadway is void of cars altogether, which is   
   > obviously not what we are talking about here.   
   >   
   >> and yes I did when I commuted regularly on 6 and 8-lane   
   >> controlled access roads.   
   >   
   > You did what?... Expected all other drivers not to occupy anything but   
   > the right-most lane? Did the other drivers live up to your silly   
   > expectation? Did you have all lanes except the right lane all to   
   > yourself?   
   >   
      
      
   No silly, not that.   
      
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