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

=> 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?

You furrina's are all alike. You assume that there's no rhyme
or reason to Boston driver's habits. Driving in the left hand
lane accomplishes a three fold purpose:

	1) A defensive position - you only have to worry about
	drivers on 3 sides: front, back and right. You can
	forget about the left side, and concentrate on your
	vulnerable points. (unless someone is passing you
	on the median strip, which is rather infrequent
	and considered slightly bad etiquette when the breakdown
	lane is open.)

	2) When making a lane change, you only need one directional
	that works: the right one. If that one's not working,
	you can just wave with your right hand while still keeping
	the left one free for the telephone. If you weren't in
	left lane, you might have to switch your phone hand to
	give somebody the finger when he honks at you for 
	cutting him off.

	3) Showtime! When exiting a 3 or 4 lane highway, it is
	most impressive to exit directly from the left hand
	lane without signaling. This gets you extra style
	points and impresses the girls with the big hair.
	Extra points if you advertise WAAF by way a bumper
	sticker that suuddenly appears two feet in front of
	the people whose lanes you cut to make the exit.

C'mon now. Please give the Boston drivers the benefit of the
doubt. They're much more devious than you give them credit
for :-)

- Bill Lambert