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Re: Daily gripe: all the traffic is in the left lane

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From: John David Galt
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 00:00
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> If low speeds are safe, lower are safer. So spend $5m of taxes to build a
> lane mile of inherently high speed superhighway, and then underpost it.
> Then spend more to enforce the limit, create bizarre driving habits
> unrecognisable in other advanced motoring countries and conflicts between
> every driver.  All on empty roads!

You forgot:  Then post the new lane as a car pool lane, so no one can use it
when it IS needed!

This idiocy is typical of government socialized services.  Privatize the
highway system!

John David Galt
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From: John David Galt <jdg@but-i-dont-like-spam.boxmail.com>
Subject: Re: Daily gripe: all the traffic is in the left lane
Date: 1997/04/09
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