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Re: Freeway Etiquette



In article <48flvn$om1@curly.cc.emory.edu>, lparker@curly.cc.emory.edu says...
>
>Lord Kittenslayer (nbassett@hmc.edu) wrote:
>: On Wed, 15 Nov 1995, Adam Szymczak wrote:
>
>: > My biggest beef: people who insist on driving in the middle lane around 
>: > the speed limit on 3 or more lane highways. I have one piece of advice: 
>: > MOVE OVER! I hate passing on the right, especially near onramps/offramps. 
>: > Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that passing on the right is 
>: > illegal in Germany and other European countries.
>
>So why don't you pass on the left if the other car is in the middle 
>lane?  After all, that's really what the left lane is for on a 3 or more 
>line highway.  Why would anybody pass on the right in this situation?

What you end up with very often, I remember it being especially bad in Florida from 
West Palm Beach to Ft. Lauderdale, is the center lane filled with those traveling 
within 5mph of speedlimit (higher or lower), the left lane with those traveling 
generally at 0 to 10 mph above the speed limit,
and the right lane with those traveling at -10mph upto the speed limit. Those of us 
trying to maintain a safe speed (usually 10  to 15 mph OVER the speed limit) must move 
through whatever openings we can find.

Craig



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