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Daily gripe: Followed state trooper home

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From: Walt Horning
Date: Thu, 02 Jul 1998 00:00
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I and a pack of other drivers followed a state trooper home over about
a 15 mile distance on the interstate. It was quite revealing:

 - drivers in the right lane slowed to the speed limit (but you know
   the right lane is usually 5-10 over the limit in rush hour;
   hypocrites and "non-aggressive" slow-bees)

 - a pack of 10 or so cars stayed all about 1-2 car lengths apart the
   whole time (all of them were less than a safe-distance apart)

 - we drove continuously about 5-10 over the limit (the cop ticketed
   no one)

 - an extraordinary number of drivers remembered the
   "stay-to-the-right" rule (when they saw the trooper in their
   mirror)

 - as a result, the passing delta was far better than the usual

CONCLUSION:

Hypocrisy, stupid laws, stupid drivers, dumb commute.
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From: whorning@pipeline.com (Walt Horning)
Subject: Daily gripe: Followed state trooper home
Date: 1998/07/02
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