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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
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Posted: Fri Jun  8 09:03:20 1984
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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