More On Left Lane Driving

In a previous posting, Jim Yanik .> had the
audacity to say:

:>>KRETP and STKR increases people's safety.
:>
:> In a perfect world... but not in reality. Not when you'd be one of
:> maybe 10% on the road actually doing it.
:
:Every little bit helps.Every one doing the wrong thing makes things worse.

It's like the prisoner's dilemma problem, where every individual
acting in their own (apparent) rational self interest actually
isn't in anyone's interest... with one exception: I don't see
any rational self interest whatsoever in blocking passing lanes.
Dave's excuses are feeble at best, and are precisely that:
excuses.

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada
refugee from the european union's evil bureaucracy

In a previous posting, Jim Yanik .> had the
audacity to say:

:>>KRETP and STKR increases people's safety.
:>
:> In a perfect world... but not in reality. Not when you'd be one of
:> maybe 10% on the road actually doing it.
:
:Every little bit helps.Every one doing the wrong thing makes things worse.

It's like the prisoner's dilemma problem, where every individual
acting in their own (apparent) rational self interest actually
isn't in anyone's interest... with one exception: I don't see
any rational self interest whatsoever in blocking passing lanes.
Dave's excuses are feeble at best, and are precisely that:
excuses.

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada
refugee from the european union's evil bureaucracy

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:32:35 GMT, Dave Head > wrote:

>>Um no. an _enabler_ is a person who stops/slows all the traffic behind
>>him by letting a shoulder passer or some other MFFY type in.
>
>An enabler is someone who allows a dangerous situation to exist when they could
>do something about it. That would be someone in the right lane, allowing some
>a-hole to pace him for mile after mile, or worse, allowing him to catch the
>next slower car ahead, predictably slowing down, and creating at least a 3-car
>clump.

No, an enabler does something to *encourage* a behaviour.
For example, a relative of an alcoholic who makes excuses for the
alcoholic is an enabler.
Simply driving while someone else does something isn't enabling.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:32:35 GMT, Dave Head > wrote:

>>Um no. an _enabler_ is a person who stops/slows all the traffic behind
>>him by letting a shoulder passer or some other MFFY type in.
>
>An enabler is someone who allows a dangerous situation to exist when they could
>do something about it. That would be someone in the right lane, allowing some
>a-hole to pace him for mile after mile, or worse, allowing him to catch the
>next slower car ahead, predictably slowing down, and creating at least a 3-car
>clump.

No, an enabler does something to *encourage* a behaviour.
For example, a relative of an alcoholic who makes excuses for the
alcoholic is an enabler.
Simply driving while someone else does something isn't enabling.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

In a previous posting, Big Bill > had the
audacity to say:

:No, an enabler does something to *encourage* a behaviour.
:For example, a relative of an alcoholic who makes excuses for the
:alcoholic is an enabler.
:Simply driving while someone else does something isn't enabling.

On the roadway thus, an enabler is one who faciltates the
actions of a MFFY-worshipping ashlock at the expense of others,
so as to show same bassackwards ill conceived notion of
"consideration".

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada
refugee from the european union's evil bureaucracy

In a previous posting, Big Bill > had the
audacity to say:

:No, an enabler does something to *encourage* a behaviour.
:For example, a relative of an alcoholic who makes excuses for the
:alcoholic is an enabler.
:Simply driving while someone else does something isn't enabling.

On the roadway thus, an enabler is one who faciltates the
actions of a MFFY-worshipping ashlock at the expense of others,
so as to show same bassackwards ill conceived notion of
"consideration".

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada
refugee from the european union's evil bureaucracy

In a previous posting, Scott en Aztlán
> had the audacity to say:

:Active enabling is the dumb**** who stops to let the driver cut in
:front of him from the shopping center driveway.

Hey, *I* do that!...

....but, to qualify, ONLY if traffic is STOPPED. It's akin to a
merge situation. We're not going anywhere anyway, so I'll
normally leave a space to let a car merge in. But only ONE CAR.
In these kinds of situations I never enable more than ONE
vehicle to pull in, and get very peeved if a second tries to
take advantage of my natural courtesy.

Obviously, if traffic is actually moving, I don't yield the
right of way where I'm not required or even expected to.

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada

In a previous posting, Scott en Aztlán
> had the audacity to say:

:Active enabling is the dumb**** who stops to let the driver cut in
:front of him from the shopping center driveway.

Hey, *I* do that!...

....but, to qualify, ONLY if traffic is STOPPED. It's akin to a
merge situation. We're not going anywhere anyway, so I'll
normally leave a space to let a car merge in. But only ONE CAR.
In these kinds of situations I never enable more than ONE
vehicle to pull in, and get very peeved if a second tries to
take advantage of my natural courtesy.

Obviously, if traffic is actually moving, I don't yield the
right of way where I'm not required or even expected to.

--
E.R. aka SJG aka Ricardo
present location: vancouver bc canada

Dave Head wrote:
>
> In a perfect world... but not in reality. Not when you'd be one of maybe 10%
> on the road actually doing it.

Not so. LLBs are a minority.
They do stand out because they cause
congestion in their wake.
Most drivers keep right except to pass.
Unfortunately, it only takes a few idiot
LLBs to screw up traffic on the interstate.

Dave Head wrote:
>
> In a perfect world... but not in reality. Not when you'd be one of maybe 10%
> on the road actually doing it.

Not so. LLBs are a minority.
They do stand out because they cause
congestion in their wake.
Most drivers keep right except to pass.
Unfortunately, it only takes a few idiot
LLBs to screw up traffic on the interstate.