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Re: lack of courtesy Re: A Left Lane Laggard Wants to Know



In article <nukeDC7CJu.6qH@netcom.com>, nuke@netcom.com says...
>
>>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.

Thereby making everyone merge twice... 

> 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?

The lane is there for merging, why don't you use it as intended?


>
>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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>nuke@netcom.com    robbed in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart"   --GIMCP

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