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Article #201Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
From: The Traveler
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:00
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Nitin Kibe wrote: [snip] > No surprise: it's the usual collapse of lane discipline. Are they just barely figuring this out? How many times can the words "Slower traffic keep right" be seen on U.S. roads? Haven't you ever seen the motorist who is putting along in the left lane oblivious to their speed and the speed of the vehicles behind them? It's the total lack of proper training in how to drive a car, lack of vehicle code knowledge, and lack of driving discipline. Also, licenses are cheap here. Try going to Germany. A license to drive in Germany is rather expensive (the last time I heard), and the people that drive there are highly disciplined. That expensive license is damn precious to them, and they act accordingly. If you are coming up on someone on the Autobahn in the fast lane, chances are you will be seen way before you even get close, and person in front will move out of the way in ample time. Here on U.S. freeways, it is questionable whether you will be seen or not by the time you have closed the distance between yourself and the slower car. In short, a lot of the motorists on the road have no discipline, and it shows. -- syncing file systems... done Program terminated ok
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