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From: res@ihuxn.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: 55mph & common courtesy
Message-ID: <303@ihuxn.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 5-Aug-83 11:25:25 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihuxn.303
Posted: Fri Aug  5 11:25:25 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 6-Aug-83 18:02:00 EDT
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Organization: BTL Naperville, Il.
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Re the comments:

>   ... it IS unreasonable to pull right if the only place to pull
>   is the shoulder of the road.  It IS unreasonable to pull right if 
>   the traffic to the right of you is moving 10MPH below the speed 
>   limit.  It IS unreasonable to pull right if the right-hand lane is 
>   an exit-only lane and you don't want to exit.  It IS unreasonable to
>   pull right if the left-hand lane is an exit or turn lane and you 
>   want to make that exit or turn.
>   
>   Frankly, if I had to choose between the bozos who drive 45 in the 
>   left-hand lane of a 55MPH road, and the bozos who drive 75 on a road
>   where prevailing traffic is moving 65 (or the bozos who think you 
>   should pull over to the SHOULDER to let someone not in an emergency
>   situation go by), I'd reluctantly choose the former.  Neither of 
>   them is showing anything vaguely resembling courtesy, but the former
>   are less arrogant, and contribute less to unsafe conditions, than 
>   the latter.
>   
>   In short, you show a complete lack of courtesy to anyone else on the
>   road if you believe that people should always move aside for YOUR>
>   convenience despite the inconvenience to THEM.  And, as such, I 
>   don't see why someone who shows this lack of courtesy deserves the 
>   "courtesy" of having everyone pull aside for them.

Well said!!  I agree with you completely.  The unfortunate thing is
that the inconsiderate SOBs who tailgate, who cut in with inches of
clearance after passing, who use the shoulders to pass or think that
you should use the shoulder to get out of their way all seem to
survive for many years rather than laminating bridge abutments as they
really should!

					Rich Strebendt
					...!ihnp4!ihuxn!res