Xref: utzoo soc.singles:1212 alt.flame:897 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!ncsuvx!lll-winken!lll-lcc!pyramid!voder!mas1!mikes From: mikes@mas1.UUCP (Mike Shevell) Newsgroups: ca.general,soc.singles,alt.flame Subject: Re: CA law regarding left-lane driving Message-ID: <1000@mas1.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 87 17:22:33 GMT References: <8079@ism780c.UUCP> <2060023@hpccc.HP.COM> <797@rocky.STANFORD.EDU> <888@plx.UUCP> <2507@gryphon.CTS.COM> <1076@hp-sdd.HP.COM> Reply-To: mikes@mas1.UUCP (Mike Shevell) Distribution: na Organization: Measurex Automation Systems, Cupertino, CA Lines: 64 In article <1076@hp-sdd.HP.COM> andrea@hp-sdd.UUCP (Andrea K. Frankel) writes: >In article <2507@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes: >>Who gives a rats ass what you *think*. I did some research, as in call >>a couple of police stations, and call a few cop friends. >> >>to paraphrase: >> >> "You are supposed to get the FUCK out of the way of ANYBODY >> if you are in the #1 lane. Thats why its called the passing >> lane. Its not the 5 mph faster that the #2 lane, it's the >> PASSING LANE. If you are doing 70 in the #1 lane, and >> you obstruct somebody doing 75, you can be cited for >> obstructing traffic. It is not your place to judge >> somebody else, as to whether they are going too fast. >> You are supposed to get into the #1 lane to pass somebody >> then get out." >> >>Got it nitwit ? > >Stop, please, we don't need this kind of nastiness on the net! >No, I am not trying to play 'net police', I'm just gently asking >for a little more friendliness, tolerance, restraint, good manners, >humor, whatever. I really do think it's possible to get one's point >across without resorting to name-calling like this. If you really >can't avoid it (electronic version of Tourette's syndrome? ;@), please >have some consideration for the rest of us and use email to wage your >wars in private. That was simply lovely, Andrea, but the world can be a rough place you know. I found Mr. Sexton's response informative and amusing. The net is not for the timid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yes, this is filler