Go with the flow = wrong!

The advice "go with the flow" is wrong. The safest and most stress free
way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic. When a break
comes, THEN go at a speed so your distance remains constant from
traffic far ahead and behind you.

Around 1/27/2005 8:41 PM, wrote:

> The safest and most stress free
> way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
> other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic.

Where are you doing this waiting, I wonder?

> When a break
> comes, THEN go at a speed so your distance remains constant from
> traffic far ahead and behind you.

Hmm... Move at the same speed as traffic around you; in other words,
you're saying just go with the flow. Good idea.


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"Garth Almgren" > wrote in message
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> Around 1/27/2005 8:41 PM, wrote:
>
>> The safest and most stress free
>> way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
>> other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic.
>
> Where are you doing this waiting, I wonder?

Hopefully not stopped on the onramp.

How about OBEY THE LAW?

How about GROW A CLUE?

Around 1/27/2005 9:58 PM, Aunt Judy (Pride of Diarrhea)
<http://tinyurl.com/65nqz> wrote:

> How about OBEY THE LAW?

Like "KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS" or "SPEED LIMIT 25 MPH"? You don't seem
to mind breaking /those/ laws.


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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 wrote:

> The advice "go with the flow" is wrong. The safest and most stress free
> way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
> other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic. When a break
> comes, THEN go at a speed so your distance remains constant from traffic
> far ahead and behind you.

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> wrote in message
ups.com...
> The advice "go with the flow" is wrong. The safest and most stress
free
> way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
> other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic. When a break
> comes, THEN go at a speed so your distance remains constant from
> traffic far ahead and behind you.

How about "Keep Right Except To Pass?" Strangely enough, I have found
that doing this on some recent trips has actually made the ride go
smoother and with less stress....

Paul wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>
>>The advice "go with the flow" is wrong. The safest and most stress
>
> free
>
>>way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
>>other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic. When a break
>>comes, THEN go at a speed so your distance remains constant from
>>traffic far ahead and behind you.
>
>
> How about "Keep Right Except To Pass?" Strangely enough, I have found
> that doing this on some recent trips has actually made the ride go
> smoother and with less stress....
>
>
Yup, not even mentioning that by keeping right you stop being the "left
lane sucker" to the cops.
What stresses me out is:
1) Idiots who are going significantly slower than the "flow", in the
left lanes and WILL NOT yield to you no matter what - slow everyone down.
2) Idiots who want to merge doing 35-40 mph and wonder how comeone no
one is letting them on.
3) Idiots who cut in front of you and either don't speed up or even slow
down.

In article . com>,
says...
>
>
>The advice "go with the flow" is wrong. The safest and most stress free
>way to drive on congested interstates is to keep your distance from
>other vehicles by waiting for a break in the traffic. When a break
>comes, THEN go at a speed so your distance remains constant from
>traffic far ahead and behind you.

Unfortunately, that is also the best way to get caught doing something
wrong.
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Alex