Date:         Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:24:26 -0400
Reply-To:     The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
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From:         The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: An Open Letter to all the DADs Out There NVC Friday Stuff
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> Thanks -- I'll confess to being completely baffled by the initial post.
> Like most drivers I would be delighted if everyone would get out of my
> way but I don't get upset when they don't.  Indeed, in my Vanagon I am
> often in the righthand lane at a stop because with its blinding
> acceleration I can just manage to out run a full dump truck and the
> righthand lane is where slower vehicles should generally be.


I have to admit that my reaction was exactly the same. The rule of the road
is generally "keep right except to pass."  Therefore, when I drive my
Vanagon I live in the right lane a whole lot more than when I drive my Mini
Cooper. (This includes stop lights, due to my Vanagon's leisurely rate of
acceleration.)  

My pet peeve is with those who do not exhibit the same courtesy, and drive
slowly in the left lane. This is inconsiderate, potentially dangerous, and
illegal in many states. It forces faster drivers to slow down abruptly
and/or pass on the right, and even slows down the entire traffic flow behind
them if there is a slow driver on the right as well. It seems that this
widespread lack of common courtesy is rather unique to the United States;
you rarely see slow drivers hogging the left lane in Europe and Canada. If
you did it on the Autobahn you'd be rear ended by a Porsche in no time.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  www.busdepot.com
  (215)  234-VWVW

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