In a message dated 7/12/99 8:43:04 PM EST, stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu writes:
>
> I think a major reason why you should pull over to the right whenever
> someone faster comes up behind you (no matter what your speed) is that you
> don't know all the facts of the situation. If you're doing 80 and someone
> comes up behind you doing 120, it could be some punk trying to show off, it
> could be someone trying to get an allergic family member to the emergency
> room before they swell up and die, or anything in between those extremes.
> Plus, moving over will help to promote proper traffic flow and prevent
> tempers from flaring. When someone faster comes up behind me I ALWAYS
> move over, even if it means I have to slow down to match the speed of the
> traffic in the right lane for a few moments. In fact, I LOVE it when
> someone faster goes by; they're the one that will get nailed by the police,
> and I can also move in behind them, match their pace, and go faster than I
> could alone (due to speeding ticket paranoia). There is no reason NOT to
> move over, and so very MANY to do so!
>
Well said Jon. Thats the way I feel, you never know who is behind you. I
found that out the hard way (racing a trooper). As long as you know what you
have, what does it matter, there are alot of assholes (and chevvies) in this
world.
Boog
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