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Article #205Re: Washington Post: Road Rage Cause
From: bryan
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1999 00:00
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DPH wrote: > > Patrick Lee wrote: > > > In article <36BC0FB8.CEA7FD23@hotmail.com>, The Traveler > > <asphaltribbon@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > >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. > > > > > >-- > > > > I was driving back to Miami from Key West last week and yet another > > annoying habit was noticed... It's a two lane road, no divider for most > > of the way, but with several passing zones, clearly marked "Slower Traffic > > Keep Right". So what happens? Well, that guy driving 50mph pulls over to > > the right, and then instantly feels the need to accelerate to 80+ for the > > duration of the passing zone, followed by, you guessed it, 50 mph. If > > you're going slow, and you bother pulling over for other people to pass, > > what drives people to speed up? > > Its the "I wanna be an asshole" factor at work. > > This sorta thing is why I buy cars with 190 HP engines (Mutsibishi Eclipse, > Jeep Cherokee) and 134 mph top speeds (Mitsubishi Eclipse). That sucker > woulda got passed, anyway. > > DPH Hehe...HAHAHA! How long do you think those little 4bangers can keep the speed at 134 mph? how fast do they accelerate after you get up to 80-90mph? It has no torque! hehehehehAHAHAHA 190hp...hahaha -bryan
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