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Re: lack of courtesy Re: A Left Lane Laggard Wants to Know
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Subject: Re: lack of courtesy Re: A Left Lane Laggard Wants to Know
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From: nuke@netcom.com (Bill Newcomb)
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Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 04:02:18 GMT
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Newsgroups: ca.driving
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Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
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References: <3uphgj$3i_002@sc.intel.com> <3uqbn8$86g@murrow.corp.sgi.com> <timleeDC76nG.8Av@netcom.com>
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In article <timleeDC76nG.8Av@netcom.com>,
Timothy J. Lee <timlee@netcom.com> wrote:
>Yes, true. I often see drivers in a forced merge situation (on ramp
>or lane ends) trying to prevent someone else who is ahead of them from
>merging in.
Yeah, that's me. Generally it's because traffic is heavy, and I,
having seen the merge half a mile back, dutifully got in the
non-disappearing lane while the traffic would still permit it. Why
should I let someone who isn't paying attention in front of me?
ESPECIALLY when they've hurtled down the disappearing lane, often
passing me in the process. Who's being more of a jerk?
If traffic is light or the lanes, including the disappearing lane,
are all full and slow, I will let people in front of me. Ditto for
onramps. There's a difference, though, between being courteous and being
taken advantage of. I've got to get where I'm going, too...
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