Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 08:23:11 -0800 From: z <gzuckierNOgzSPAMnopsamejanews.com.invalid> Subject: Re: Reverse road rage saga
Here in New England, several of the oldest settler families have treaties with the Indian tribes which actually allow them to homestead and farm in the left lane. Seems that way, anyhow. In article <82knuo$s4q$1nopsam5.atl.mindspring.net>, "Jason" <drclaw09nopsamspring.com> wrote: > I'll second that, here in NM the left lane is the only lane > that slow > drivers drive in. I think that they feel if they are going 2 mph > over the > speed limit then they qualify to be in the left lane regardless if > whateveryone else is doing. > Jason > PS Great thread! > Lars <dnopsamt> wrote in message > news:baJ24.1782$I86.16032nopsam.rdc1.il.home.com... > > Oh...those slow drivers in the left lane... Bastards:) > > > > > > L > > Alan Houghton wrote in message > <384AF52B.DEC62934nopsamdnet.att.net>... > > >Another reason I love my 9-3 SE HOT.... I can get from around > 50 all the > > >way up to 100 faster than almost every car on the road. :> > > > > > >You are definitely right about people speeding up as you pass, > > >though.... Nothing I hate more - unless it's people who try > desperately > > >to drive in your blind spot!! or slow drivers in the left > lane...!!! > > > > > >yordisnopsamail.com wrote: > > >> > > >> After reading the post by Mason, I was compelled to write. I > live in > the > > >> Upstate of South Carolina and drive a slower, older, 900. I > have > noticed > > >> and have now begun to take notes on those that I pass due to > aprox. 3 > > >> out of five vehicles speeding up as I pass. This has happened > so often > > >> that I now take note of thier plate number prior to passing. > I'm not a > > >> rager just your average 44 year old guy with a high mileage > Saab that's > > >> somewhat slow. > > >> This has happened while passing little old ladies going 45, > that speed > > >> up to 65 the instant I start to pass. > > >> Pickup truck drivers and those driving somewhat newer cars > seem to be > > >> the worst. > > >> I even had one young girl with a child in the car speed, > match my > speed, > > >> look over at me and flip me a bird, all at 77 mph. With her I > fell back > > >> behind and followed, subsequently having an officer respond > to the > > >> location where she stopped and having her arrested for > reckless > > >> endangerment. I dropped the issue once she got the message > that she not > > >> only endangered herself but also her child and that her > actions > > >> constituted a violation of child protection law that could > have cost > her > > >> an invasion of privacy by the local child protective services. > > >> I can't figure out what is driving these people to act this > way. My car > > >> is not a hot rod, it has to work hard to go 70mph. > > >> The only thing I can figure is that I live in a backward ass > redneck > > >> southern hooterville where pople just don't understand that > the world > > >> goes faster than thier little life, or could it be that they > are > Baptist > > >> on a mission to slow down that demon satan in a SAAB. > > >> Comments encouraged as well as a solution to the problem. > > >> Solutions should stop short of rage as I won't do that. > > >> respectfully > > >> Yordis > > > > * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!
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