Path: utzoo!attcan!dptcdc!lethe!dave
From: dave@lethe.UUCP (Dave Brown)
Newsgroups: ont.general
Subject: Re: Highway Driving Rules
Message-ID: <2097@lethe.UUCP>
Date: 8 Apr 89 15:36:41 GMT
References: <8904061731.AA21685@ellesmere.csri.toronto.edu> <1342@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM>
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In article <1342@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM> brian@ncrcan.Toronto.NCR.COM (Brian Onn) writes:
>In article <8904061731.AA21685@ellesmere.csri.toronto.edu> malton@csri.toronto.edu (Andrew Malton) writes:
>>Are the `lane discipline' rules for driving on multi-lane highways
>>a matter of law in Ontario, or of recommended driving habits only? 

>>6) flash high-beams to communicate with other drivers (as in
>>   `You should move out of my way', or `I am going to pass you now' or
>Gawd... I *hate* drivers who do this.  Makes me feel like they think they
>own the road.  I *do not* think this is in the HTA.  I certainly hope not.

  Relax, it isn't. It's a european convention, much like the southwestern-
ontario trick of driving with parking lights on in reduced visibility.

>>   `You are welcome to move in ahead of me now');
>This is better.  And I often practice it.  Again, probably not law.

  You can also flip your lights on and off: it is just as noticable, but
less annoying.  Ie, it gets better results (:-))
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