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In article <106129@bu.edu> heiser@acs.bu.edu (William Heiser) writes:

   In article <1993Jan4.162707.6097@osf.org> kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup) writes:
   >Don't do this. Speed alone doesn't warrant use of the left lane. It is for
   >*passing* only. Being "asleep at the wheel" (cruise control) makes it that
   >much worse. If I were a cop, I'd ticket people for travelling exclusively
   >in the passing lanes, regardless of speed.

   I would too!  However driving in Massachusetts for a number of years
   has thoroughly convinced me that most people don't know the purpose of
   the *passing lane*.  I know when I took driver ed (in New Hampshire),
   the use of Passing Lanes was emphasized.  Perhaps Massachusetts doesn't
   make such an emphasis?  Perhaps most drivers in Mass haven't taken
   driver ed?  Perhaps most drivers in Massachusets just coun't give
   a damn?

I started driving well before I came to this area.  I used to live in Gaithersburg, MD,
and at one point was working in Falls Church,VA. I've also been in traffic near San
Francisco and Chicago.  In all cases, the passing lanes were taken up by "regular"
drivers (i.e., not passing), because even using the passing lanes, there was insufficient
road bandwidth to handle the traffic.  My theory for the prevalent disregard for proper
passing lane use in MA is that all major traffic arteries have significantly greater
volume than their design supports.  The reason for the prevalent disregard for proper
passing lane use elsewhere in MA is simply bad habits.


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