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From: dan@aplvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: passing other cars
Message-ID: <213@aplvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 5-Aug-83 09:13:56 EDT
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Posted: Fri Aug  5 09:13:56 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 6-Aug-83 08:02:21 EDT
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Speaking of passing cars, it would be nice (sane) if the car
being passed slowed down to so that the passing car would get
by sooner.  So much for ideals.  In the real world, many
drivers who are being passed will actually speed up.  This
may be because they don't like being passed (its like losing 
a race), or they feel that the passing car was tailgating before 
passing and they want revenge.  In any case, I find such behavior
even more obnoxious than short-term tailgating (note: I'm against
tailgating, so don't misconstrue me).  However, sometimes just
before passing another car on a one-lane road, it is safe to
actually get close to the tail of the other car before pulling 
into the passing lane.  To then have some jerk accelerate on me
under such conditions is dangerous and irresponsible.