Attention Dave "LLB" Head

the song is called "driven" by the band "Rush"

"Paul" > wrote in message
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> "Scott en Aztlán" > wrote in message
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> <snip>
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>> Enjoy, and I hope you learn something.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/3pfbo
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> Such light traffic..... If only to see such an open road around here....
>
>> P.S. The rest of you are welcome to ride along with us. See if you can
>> count the number of LLBs and other chuckleheads we pass as we drive.
>>
>
> Thanks for the ride. Two questions: 1) What highways were you on when
> you took this footage? and 2) What is the artist/title of the first song
> in the film (the one that went "Its my turn to drive...")?
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On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:00:53 GMT, Arif Khokar >
wrote:

>frank-in-toronto wrote:
>
>> and you were ducking into the right hand lane
>> too many times. creating all kinds of traffic
>> turbulence and risk.
>
>How is returning to the right lane creating "traffic turbulance and
>risk?"
<snip>
just my perspective, but a car in front of me changing lanes
all the time creates uncertainty in my mind. i don't know
that the driver is SUCH A PRO as we are assuming or is just a jerk
fooling around. to me that creates risk. i pass them quick and
leave them behind.
>Besides, by returning to the right lane, people were able to pass him on
>the left. Did you notice anyone in the video passing the driver on the
>right?
nope. passing on the right isn't the end of the world anyway. just
do it smoothly so the driver being passed knows you're there.
if it's illegal in the state/province, then you're stuck.
....thehick

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:00:53 GMT, Arif Khokar >
wrote:

>frank-in-toronto wrote:
>
>> and you were ducking into the right hand lane
>> too many times. creating all kinds of traffic
>> turbulence and risk.
>
>How is returning to the right lane creating "traffic turbulance and
>risk?"
<snip>
just my perspective, but a car in front of me changing lanes
all the time creates uncertainty in my mind. i don't know
that the driver is SUCH A PRO as we are assuming or is just a jerk
fooling around. to me that creates risk. i pass them quick and
leave them behind.
>Besides, by returning to the right lane, people were able to pass him on
>the left. Did you notice anyone in the video passing the driver on the
>right?
nope. passing on the right isn't the end of the world anyway. just
do it smoothly so the driver being passed knows you're there.
if it's illegal in the state/province, then you're stuck.
....thehick

frank-in-toronto wrote:

> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:00:53 GMT, Arif Khokar >
> wrote:

>>How is returning to the right lane creating "traffic turbulance and
>>risk?"

> just my perspective, but a car in front of me changing lanes
> all the time creates uncertainty in my mind.

Why? Usually, if a car is changing lanes, and is ahead of you, then
he's going faster than you and should be out of your visual range in the
next few minutes. If he's behind you, then you know he's going to pass
you on the left when he catches up to you.

> i don't know that the driver is SUCH A PRO

Keeping right except to pass doesn't require much skill.

> as we are assuming or is just a jerk fooling around.

I don't see anything wrong with the way he drove as shown in the video.

> to me that creates risk.

Could you elaborate?

> i pass them quick and leave them behind.

Which isn't a problem when everyone keeps right except to pass.

>>Besides, by returning to the right lane, people were able to pass him on
>>the left. Did you notice anyone in the video passing the driver on the
>>right?

> nope. passing on the right isn't the end of the world anyway.

No. Slower drivers shouldn't have to worry about drivers passing them
on both sides. It's easier to keep track of things when you limit
passing to left side only.

frank-in-toronto wrote:

> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 17:00:53 GMT, Arif Khokar >
> wrote:

>>How is returning to the right lane creating "traffic turbulance and
>>risk?"

> just my perspective, but a car in front of me changing lanes
> all the time creates uncertainty in my mind.

Why? Usually, if a car is changing lanes, and is ahead of you, then
he's going faster than you and should be out of your visual range in the
next few minutes. If he's behind you, then you know he's going to pass
you on the left when he catches up to you.

> i don't know that the driver is SUCH A PRO

Keeping right except to pass doesn't require much skill.

> as we are assuming or is just a jerk fooling around.

I don't see anything wrong with the way he drove as shown in the video.

> to me that creates risk.

Could you elaborate?

> i pass them quick and leave them behind.

Which isn't a problem when everyone keeps right except to pass.

>>Besides, by returning to the right lane, people were able to pass him on
>>the left. Did you notice anyone in the video passing the driver on the
>>right?

> nope. passing on the right isn't the end of the world anyway.

No. Slower drivers shouldn't have to worry about drivers passing them
on both sides. It's easier to keep track of things when you limit
passing to left side only.

In article >, frank-in-toronto wrote:

> just my perspective, but a car in front of me changing lanes
> all the time creates uncertainty in my mind. i don't know
> that the driver is SUCH A PRO as we are assuming or is just a jerk
> fooling around. to me that creates risk. i pass them quick and
> leave them behind.

The problem with not changing lanes back to the rign is creates a great
deal of turbulence as traffic tries to go around the non-moving driver.

keep right except to pass insures that the person changing lanes to the
right is going faster than those they are moving in front of. Thusly, no
risk of collision and no turblence. Turblence is caused by the
willy-nilly any-speed in any lane and people who just plant themselves.

In article >, frank-in-toronto wrote:

> just my perspective, but a car in front of me changing lanes
> all the time creates uncertainty in my mind. i don't know
> that the driver is SUCH A PRO as we are assuming or is just a jerk
> fooling around. to me that creates risk. i pass them quick and
> leave them behind.

The problem with not changing lanes back to the rign is creates a great
deal of turbulence as traffic tries to go around the non-moving driver.

keep right except to pass insures that the person changing lanes to the
right is going faster than those they are moving in front of. Thusly, no
risk of collision and no turblence. Turblence is caused by the
willy-nilly any-speed in any lane and people who just plant themselves.

Well, its taking about a half minute to buffer each percentage point of the
file, according to Windows Media Player, so I won't be seeing it, I'm afraid.

Dave Head

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 20:37:34 -0800, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote:

>Dear Dave,
>
>In an earlier post, I opined that you needed a "ride-along" with a
>competent driver so you could see that it is possible to drive
>properly and still be free of ducklings. Since I probably won't ever
>get the chance to give you that ride-along for real, I'll offer you
>the next best thing: a *virtual* ride-along.
>
>As you watch the following video, you'll notice the following:
>
>* I always Keep Right Except To Pass
>* I never once have even a single duckling latch onto me
>* There are a hell of a lot of LLBs out there
>
>Enjoy, and I hope you learn something.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/3pfbo
>
>P.S. The rest of you are welcome to ride along with us. See if you can
>count the number of LLBs and other chuckleheads we pass as we drive.
>

Well, its taking about a half minute to buffer each percentage point of the
file, according to Windows Media Player, so I won't be seeing it, I'm afraid.

Dave Head

On Sat, 04 Dec 2004 20:37:34 -0800, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote:

>Dear Dave,
>
>In an earlier post, I opined that you needed a "ride-along" with a
>competent driver so you could see that it is possible to drive
>properly and still be free of ducklings. Since I probably won't ever
>get the chance to give you that ride-along for real, I'll offer you
>the next best thing: a *virtual* ride-along.
>
>As you watch the following video, you'll notice the following:
>
>* I always Keep Right Except To Pass
>* I never once have even a single duckling latch onto me
>* There are a hell of a lot of LLBs out there
>
>Enjoy, and I hope you learn something.
>
>http://tinyurl.com/3pfbo
>
>P.S. The rest of you are welcome to ride along with us. See if you can
>count the number of LLBs and other chuckleheads we pass as we drive.
>

On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 01:00:43 -0800, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote:

>On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 04:59:24 GMT, Arif Khokar >
>wrote:
>
>>How fast were you going in the first part,
>>because a lot of drivers were passing you.
>
>SL+7

Around here, you would be passing most everything. There's more cops here per
mile than there were on Ohio interestates during the 55 mph nonsense. Really.
Everybody knows it. They drive really slow. I'm the fast one at 7 over.
Every now and then there's someone faster - they're usually from out of state
and don't know any better.

Dave Head