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Article #231Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
From: DFToyama
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <366E063F.5F348E1F@mailexcite.com>, frenchy459@mailexcite.com says... > DFToyama wrote: > > > > I don't see such spare highway capacity here in the Bay Area. Are you > > > in the boonies somewhere? > > > -- > > > Rahul Dhesi <dhesi@spams.r.us.com> > > > > Whenever I drove 280 around the Cupertino area, the left lane was usually > > open, allowing me to pass the cars on the right lanes. I would usually > > do 80+ MPH, and I wasn't even among the fastest. And those in front of > > me would quickly move over for me. For someone like me who lives in > > Seattle, that was a very pleasanat surprise. > > I was in Canada recently. They still do that there. Not the greatest drivers in the > world but they do respect the left lane as the fast lane. Whoever is slower, moves > to the right. It's a beautiful thing. No flashing of the lights required. ;) > ---- > > Frenchy I saw that happening in the Toronto and Boston areas, too. There must be something wrong with Seattle. The way I interpret the "left lane for passing only" rule is that you may stay on the left lane as long as you are going faster than those on the right lanes and not holding up any car behind you. It sounds like a simple concept, but a the Seattleites just can't seem to understand it... -- Daigoro Toyama BMW CCA 1996 328is
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb1cb,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb1cb,public X-Google-Thread: 1038e3,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1038e3,public X-Google-Thread: 10e16d,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e16d,public X-Google-Thread: 10001a,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid10001a,public X-Google-Thread: f4d80,bc94924373ae896d X-Google-Attributes: gidf4d80,public X-Google-Thread: 1011e5,a813ba40692ae7c2 X-Google-Attributes: gid1011e5,public From: daihard@jps.net (DFToyama) Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right) Date: 1998/12/11 Message-ID: <MPG.10db00423ff41234989726@news.accessone.com> X-Deja-AN: 421259955 References: <slrn746nkh.e3.joel-garry@home.com> <722f7p$i7l$1@samba.rahul.net> <slrn74f7i8.e4.joel-garry@home.com> <3648F7CA.AB1624D1@prodigy.net> <slrn74i8mf.hq.joel-garry@home.com> <364A8513.965A126C@prodigy.net> <72ecb6$t9f$1@samba.rahul.net> <slrn74mu5k.e3.joel-garry@home.com> <72g2ab$abq$1@samba.rahul.net> <36673F0E.C0F21C32@hp.com> <7489k6$g92$1@samba.rahul.net> <366C8427.3520265C@hp.com> <74i41q$epp$1@samba.rahul.net> <366e4d69.44443309@news.powersurfr.com> <366DAF31.7103@xix.netcom.com> <74kde8$sjr$1@samba.rahul.net> <MPG.10d76124292eee58989725@news.accessone.com> <366E063F.5F348E1F@mailexcite.com> X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@remarQ.com X-Trace: 913399982 C4TGOY8WAF764C6CEC usenet80.supernews.com Organization: Posted via RemarQ, http://www.remarQ.com - Discussions start here! Newsgroups: dc.driving,rec.autos.driving,misc.legal,alt.law-enforcement,seattle.general,ca.driving