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   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2014-03-16, T0m $herman  wrote:   
   > On 3/15/2014 10:56 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >> On 2014-03-16, T0m $herman  wrote:   
   >>> On 3/15/2014 5:31 PM, Jolly Roger wrote:   
   >>>> Another reason one might find themselves wanting to be in the   
   >>>> middle lane is when there are a lot of cars on an entrance ramp entering   
   >>>> the highway in the right lane.   
   >>>   
   >>> Why?  You have the right-of-way over the merging vehicles, and it is up   
   >>> to them to avoid you.   
   >>   
   >> Because often cars entering the road will slow you down, whether you   
   >> like it or not. Duh.   
   >>   
   >> I guess you'd prefer I bump into them with the front of my car instead,   
   >> or drive them off the road. After all, slow driving on a highway is   
   >> unsafe, so I'd be excused for driving in an unsafe manner to get back at   
   >> them, right?   
   >>   
   > If more collisions happened to bad actors, they would improve their   
   > behavior.   
      
   Well then by all means, you should go right ahead and wreck into them,   
   fool.   
      
   > People need to learn how to merge, or they should stay the   
   > hell off controlled access roads.   
      
   This is an imperfect world. Deal with it. And it's of course best to   
   deal with it without doing reckless things to make the roads even more   
   unsafe for everyone else.   
      
   > Why enable bad behavior?   
      
   You seem to be volunteering for the job of teaching them. Have fun with   
   that.   
      
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