🚀 go-pugleaf

Pete MacPherson wrote:

> O Gato Gordo wrote in message <3639a852.6249285@news.xara.com>...
> >On Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:07:32 -0800, "Pete MacPherson"
> ><macphersonp@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> Always leave a large gap between you and the car ahead.
> >
> >>In Europe, these rules are strictly enforced.  That's why they have such
> >>higher speed limits.
> >
> >No they aren't.  Where on Earth are you getting your information
> >from??
> >
>
> That's the other problem with Americans.  We expect that everything be
> enforced through the police department.  So much for personal discipline...
> you're never at fault if you don't get caught, right?  In Europe, the people
> themselves enforce the driving rules I mentioned because it makes overall
> sense.  When I drive on the Autobahn, I've never encounter someone who
> doesn't move right for me when I want to pass, regardless of whether or not
> there is a police car nearby.  It's just good habits, good manners, and good
> training.  That's why I can cruise at 110 MPH feeling as safe as 55 in
> America.  I know my rental car won't fall apart, and I don't have to be as
> defensive all the time.  Let me qualifiy this with "Autobahn" driving, not
> the traffic circle in Rome or Paris.
>
> Pete

Well, Pete, it's a law in Germany to clear the left lane if someone wants to
pass. That's how it eventually became good manners. You HAVE to do the same
thing in the States, because you're always gonna have morons argue that, if
they're driving the speed limit, they can be in any lane they damn well please.
In Germany it's also illegal to pass on the right.