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To: DogByte6RER

In all the time I have been posting on FR, nothing ever provoked such a strong reaction as when I admitted that I don’t always move over for autobahn drivers.


314 posted on 05/15/2007 7:11:58 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: wideminded

If I am doing the speed limit (or better) on a one lane I see little reason to pull off the road to allow non-emergency traffic to pass;if I am in the left-most lane of a freeway,it is likely I have just passed a slow semi or am planning on one of those rare left-hand exits.Generally I drive in the middle lane .Still NOTHING annoys me while driving. like those supercharged egos with their leftist slogan flashing their headlights as though they are really important.AS a long time commuter and driver on winding rural roads and having once done road patrol,I realize the posted speed limits are basically worst condition maximums.Generally 5 to 10 mph over the posted speeds won’t get much attention;but when then posted limit is 65,average traffic is 75 and some idiot roars through at 90 ,often passing first on one side,then the other, I certainly hope he or she very soon is handed a speeding citation.No matter how high you set the limits,some will claim they can safely exceeed those limits.There limits to human reaction time in case of disabled vehicles,animals, and debris in the road.Every mph more speed reduces the available time to avoid a collision.


323 posted on 05/15/2007 7:32:10 PM PDT by hoosierham (Waddaya mean Freedom isn't free ?;will you take a creditcard?)
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