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In article <PSHUANG.93Jan5193646@ninja.mit.edu>
pshuang@athena.mit.edu (Ping-Shun Huang) writes:

>Certainly, you're supposed to pass on the left. But, I submit that using
>it exclusively as a passing lane isn't much safer. Suppose speed limit
>is 45, and that's how fast traffic flow is on the right lane. About 10%
>of the drivers want to go 50-55mph. Isn't it safer for them to just stay
>in the left lane, rather than just use the left lane as a passing lane
>and therefore have to change lanes every thousand yards? Suppose the mix
>was 50-50 instead of 90-10?

This is one of my pet peeves. It's not directed at the author, or anyone
else unless they are guilty of this.

Look- you are in a 2000 lb DEATH MACHINE. It is not a living room sofa,
despite what the marketers try to tell you. This means you have to be AWARE
of what's going on around you. WAKE THE HELL UP AND DRIVE!!

If a driver is incapable of changing lanes "every thousand yards" (which
is a good portion of a mile), or even less, safely, then *I submit* that
driver needs to take the damn bus. The reason you have such tieups like
the Central Artery embarrassment is because of this passive, lemming
mentality, and driver incompetence.

	-Kenny

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