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Re: Freeway Etiquette



lparker@curly.cc.emory.edu (Lloyd R. Parker) wrote:

>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?

Because the car in the left lane is going the same speed as the car in
the middle lane: slow.  In England, all lanes are passing lanes
meaning that if you're not passing, you must get over:  you get a
ticket for cruising in the center lane.



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