Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)

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From: Brandon Sommerville
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 00:00

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DPH wrote:

>That's basically the same scenario as above, which could result in a race with the guy,
>or some ticket for doing what looks like a race.  It's "safer" to stay in the left lane
>and make him pass me on the right - that way he has to hit the gas to do the "pass and
>move left without hitting anything" and in this situation _I_ control the car in the
>left lane that is getting passed on the right and so can thus be assured that it won't
>speed up to block the person pasing on the right.

I see where you're coming from, but it just feels fundamentally wrong
to me.  I wouldn't wait long enough for me to have to tailgate the
other car.  If chuckles beside me wants to cruise right behind me then
it just becomes a matter a little gas, hardly a big production.
-- 
Brandon

Caution: objects in the mirror may 
have flunked drivers education.

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From: grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon Sommerville)
Subject: Re: Arrest Slow Drivers (n left and fast drivers in right)
Date: 1998/11/02
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