Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:27:09 -0700
Reply-To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Bumper Sticker
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Jeff, as a former denizen of SoCal, having lived near and driven on the
101, 5, and 405 in Los Angeles and San Diego, I know exactly what you're
talking about.
It's not uncommon for all lanes to be running at roughly the same speed,
or take turns being the faster ones. The #1 lane isn't usually any faster
than any other, and there is no rule of "Slower Traffic Stay to the
Right." The guys that think they can bully their way, one car at a time,
to a position a few hundred yards ahead of where they are are the real dicks.
Folk from more rustic regions who have not driven under such conditions
may think to apply their experience if they visit but they will quickly
find that their habits don't apply.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
Bend, OR
KG6RCR
On 9/20/2008 4:56 PM J Stewart wrote:
> I've seen a few responses on this, and if directed at me, read the original post again. I said I was on a 4 lane highway (2 lanes in each direction) in HEAVY traffic, not poking along in the left lane while traffic is whizzing by around me. The occasional jerk will flash his/her high beams, BUT THERE IS NO WHERE TO GO. If I move over, THERE IS ANOTHER CAR TWO CAR LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME AND AHEAD OF THAT ONE AND SO ON-IN FACT HUNDREDS OF CARS!!! These folks expect everyone to clear the way for them, as if they are an emergency vehicle. I guess if you've never commuted to work in an area like Washington D.C. you wouldn't understand, and I envy you, because I've done it for 30 years. Jeff
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> this is another topic but I don't agree with you. You go slower you move to
> the right and I don't care if you are at the speed limit. This is something
> which bugs me a lot when people will play speed police. It is the "law' and
> common sense and courtesy that "slower" traffic is on the right side. And
> yes, I grew up in Germany on Autobahns...
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> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 12:39 PM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:
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>>>> man I'd not run that sticker.
>>>> that says 'screw you, I don't care about you' ( or if they're bothered
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>>>> your behavior or speed - it's a pure 'screw you.' )
>>>> That could get you shot at in some places, or whatever.
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>> I don't think this attitude is any worse than the "get the hell outta my
>> way, I'm in a hurry" attitude, which is far more common (here in the
>> Washington DC area). I commute 120 miles a day round trip, a lot of it on 4
>> lane highway where the traffic is very heavy, even when it's moving close to
>> the speed limit. If I'm in the left lane, nearly every morning some a**hole
>> flashes his/her high beams for me to move over, never mind that 2 car
>> lengths ahead of me is another car (and don't tell me I'm tailgating, you
>> CANNOT leave the proper amount of room between cars in this area). So, if I
>> did move over, two seconds later this jerk is going to be behind another car
>> going the same speed. What do these people think, that they are Moses and
>> traffic should part for them to get through? Hell, we're ALL in a hurry.
>> Just an observation, but most of these folks seem to drive BMWs, Volvo's,
>> and now Priuses. Jeff
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