Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site pyuxa.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!pyuxww!pyuxa!wetcw From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Radar Detectors and Legality Message-ID: <791@pyuxa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Jun-84 09:03:20 EDT Article-I.D.: pyuxa.791 Posted: Fri Jun 8 09:03:20 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Jun-84 07:49:50 EDT References: <596@cca.UUCP>, <353@masscomp.UUCP>, <449@houxa.UUCP> Organization: Bell Communications Research, Piscataway N.J. Lines: 28 Wrong, RADAR breath. A flick of the lights or a left turn signal flashing does NOT mean move over. The universal meaning in the US is to: 1. Lower your High Beams (to oncoming traffic) 2. The cops are waiting for you around the next bend. 3. Just trying to read your license plate. The left turn signal bit is ludicrous. The universal meaning is "I am turning Left." To apply any other meaning is asking for trouble. As for driving in the left lane, we have been all through this before. But, in the interest of education, and stirring up more nonsense, here goes again. If I am moving at 75 in the left lane, passing a slower group of cars in the center lane, and I am a reasonable number of car lengths behind the car in front of me and you start flashing and drooling at the mouth to go faster, you can stuff it where the sun don't shine. I do not intend to stuff myself into a slower lane of traffic just to satisfy your ego. I will move over only when it is safe and there are no more cars to be passed. I leave now to await the flaming responses from certain sources who have the mistaken idea that they are the only ones on the road who count. T. C. Wheeler