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Article #13057Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
From: Dan Nagle
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 00:00
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Hello, gmbeasley@mindspring.com wrote: > > Dan Nagle <dnagle@erols.com> wrote: > > >camaroz28@my-dejanews.com wrote: > >> Walt Horning wrote: > ><snip requoted material> > >> > > >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.) <snip requoted material> > > > >Bring on the "Keep Right Except to Pass" law ASAP! > > > ><snip sig> > > Only if you first remove all the left entry and exits!!! And somehow > mandate that people *will* let you move over to the left to pass or to > exit or to let someone else merge. The "Keep Right Except to Pass" laws in most states give a grace distance for left exits and entrances, and I've never seen nor heard of anyone getting a ticket for using a left exit or entrance. > > I feel no particular compunction about passing a left lane hog on the > right, although I am cautious when I do it. It may not be exactly the > best thing to do, but I fail to see why I should get all upset and try > to make someone move over so I can pass him on the left. Chill out. Ever notice how most rude folks think everyone else is rude? Coincidence? > > grandma Rosalie -- Cheers! Dan Nagle dnagle@erols.com
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