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Tony Wang  <tonyw44@prodigy.net.nospam> wrote:
>Rahul Dhesi wrote:

>>I'm waiting for the next vehicle to move over too. And he's waiting for
>>the next one. And the next, and the next, and so on, for the next 500
>>miles.

>>Did you want all the vehicles to move over all at once for this one
>>tailgater behind me?

>Why are you waiting for someone to move over?  

Read the first paragraph again.

Because there's someone in front of him moving slower than he'd like.
And there's someone in front of that guy doing the same. And so on 
down the road.

This isn't an uncommon situation. I've driven for stretches of 100+ 
miles where both lanes are jammed. It's nobody's fault; there simply
isn't enough room in the right lane to handle the existing traffic,
so it has to fill up the left lane too.

>Can you change lanes safely?

The question isn't "can he". It's "should he". And in crowded conditions,
the answer is "no". I'd like to go faster. He'd like to go faster. Nearly
everyone in the left lane would like to go faster.

Now, the tailgater might think that he's special, and that everyone 
should clear the lane for him. I don't think so. I'm waiting my turn, and 
so can he. This lane is moving at 70 today, and nothing he or I can do can
change that.

>If so, do so? If not, wait until you have an opportunity to do so and take
>it.

What's the point? The guy will gain one car length, and get stuck behind
the next guy. And then the next guy. And meanwhile, all the lane changes
he's forcing are creating hazards and slowing down the rest of the traffic.

>Are you truly that dense? I don't think so.

So can I assume you're one of those guys that comes up behind flashing 
their headlights, even though he can see it's heavily congested for 
miles down the road?

I ignore those guys, and just keep up with the traffic flow. And when 
they invariably try to pass on the right at the first hint of an 
opening ... well, I seem to have moved up a bit, and there's no room 
for him to cut left again. Fancy that.

Rudeness shouldn't be tolerated. If it pisses him off, what a tragedy. 
At least he won't be pissing off every other driver on the road now.
And I'll get a good chuckle. 

-- 
Greg Bernath        gbernath@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu