Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)

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From: Brandon Sommerville
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1998 00:00

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Rahul Dhesi wrote:

>In <35a5393c.279738047@news.v-wave.com> grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon
>Sommerville) writes:
>
>>>Did you want all the vehicles to move over all at once for this one
>>>tailgater behind me?
>
>>I probably would.
>
>An honest tailgater.

Not me.  I hate tailgaters and never tailgate.  In heavy traffic there
is invariably more space between me and the car in front of me than
between any other two vehicles that I can see.

>>If traffic is moving like that, then there is often nowhere to move
>>to.  But if you have more than 3 to 4 seconds in front of you, you
>>should vacate.
>
>3 or 4 seconds ahead of me has nothing to do with assumption that I
>can't go faster because there are vehicles ahead of me.  So what if they
>are 5 seconds ahead?  I still can't go faster for long -- if I do, that
>5 seconds will quickly reduce to 1 or 2.

If it is more than 3 or 4 seconds, chances are that the guys in front
of you are accelerating away.  Regardless, why is it such an issue to
yield the lane?
-- 
Brandon

"Spooooooooooonnnnn!"

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From: grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon Sommerville)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/07/10
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