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Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause

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From: Dan Nagle
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 00:00
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Hello,

camaroz28@my-dejanews.com wrote:
> 
> Walt Horning wrote:
> 
<snip requoted material>
> >
> > Greatest country in the world is beaten once again by a bunch of
> > European drivers who stop road rage in their tracks, because road
> > discipline is the law and is strictly enforced.
> 
> And what country is that? Just kidding.
> I think the main problem is lack of driver education. It's pretty obvious that just
> because someone can parallel park doesn't mean they are good drivers. In my opinion
> the drivers test should include highway and interstate driving as well as city
> driving, but of course that would take too much time and cost too much.
> 

Case in point: Letter-to-the-Editor in today's Post says (in the
most Nebelesque manner possible): "If I'm traveling the speed limit,
anyone trying to pass me is a criminal, and I feel no reason
to be nice to them".  (The implied "safety and courtesy be dammed"
was clearly present.)

Bring on the "Keep Right Except to Pass" law ASAP!

<snip sig>

-- 

Cheers!
Dan Nagle		dnagle@erols.com
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