One More Try

Around 5/25/2005 6:56 AM, hunterdog wrote:

> You are perfectly within your right to drive in the middle lane as long as
> you are doing the limit

In most states, this is incorrect.

> lots of people do as it

Doesn't make it right.


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On Sat, 14 May 2005 20:48:55 -0700, Nearly Normal Jimmy
> wrote:


>First, I am not a troll.

That is to be seen.

>my contention is that if i am in the left lane and faster traffic
>approaches, i am obliged to move right...no problem with that.

Wrong. You should not be in the left lane. The only thing you should
be doing in the left lane is passing, not being.

>however, when i said i was driving in the middle lane, at or above the
>speed limit and faster traffic approached, THEY are obliged to move
>left to pass. It's the "passing lane", right??

On a three lane highway, I don't believe anyone would have an issue.
Since some people do, as you say below, you are leaving out some
facts.

>that most freeway accidents occurr in the merging lane. If there are
>only two lanes I'll play by the rules and take my chances. However, if
>i have a middle lane, i'm taking it and i'm driving at least 60 in a 55
>and 70 in a 65.

See, the way you say it seems so fine. Yet people bother you. See
below again.

>I have been approached by various assholes while i'm in the center lane
>who flash lights and sound horn when there is a perfectly empty left
>lane. I think this is bull****.

What aren't you telling us? Could it be that you are doing 60 in a
55, but the "right lane" that has all the accidents is doing 65? 70?

If people have an entire lane to pass you, without any risk, and they
honk at you, something you are doing is ****ing them off and you know
it.

>i drive a GMC truck, weighs about 4,000 lbs. i'm feeling inclined to
>put on a bumper sticker that says something like " get a little closer
>ricer-boy, it's your plastic vs. my welded steel."

Hmm, GMC truck versus ricer. I'll take that bet.

>i'm all for giving you guys the left lane to do whatever you want, but
>i can't accept the "we want everything except the most dangerous part
>of the road, that's for you."

Nobody ever said that. What everybody says is, KRETP. If, in any
situation, in traffic, any place, you are passed on the right - you
are not KRETP and are by definition an idiot.