Re: Last minute lane changers

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From: Rahul Dhesi
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 00:00

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In <35af97e9.296701542@news.v-wave.com> grimrod@mindless.moc (Brandon
Sommerville) writes:

>>You mean not changing lanes to please tailgaters?  You have to balance
>>the risk of repeated lane changing versus the risk of an angry tailgater
>>behind you AND the lower risk to others ahead of you who don't have to
>>deal with that tailgater.

>How much risk is there in lane changing?  You make it seem like it's a
>major event.

How much risk is there in 50 million drivers each changing lanes 500
times a day, each time with a tailgaiter behind them making them
nervous?

I don't know the exact numbers, but we are not taking about one isolated
safe lane change.
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From: c.c.eiftj@06.usenet.us.com (Rahul Dhesi)
Subject: Re: Last minute lane changers
Date: 1998/07/17
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