>Huh,
>Everytime I have driven in rural New Zealand it has always seemed that the
>folks drive in the middle of the road.     Then they get surprised
>when there is
>actually someone coming the other way.   Well at least they do pass on the
>correct side.     I wish we had roads that quiet!
>
>Steve Cotsford
>Columbia SC

How long ago was that? Used imports from Japan mean our roads are no
longer empty, even at 3:00AM.

I did get stuck behind a moron farmer on the west coast on a lonely
road a few years ago when I was driving my 75 Bay. He sat smack in
the middle of the road at 50kmh, despite my sitting on his tail, 100W
QH high beams on and honking the airhorns. Eventually he pulled over
to the left and slowed, so I indicated and overtook... just as he
swerved to the right in his Holden pickup. He wanted to turn into a
driveway on the right. He bounced off and was annoyed because his
lights were broken. He had no idea I was there, and didn't bother to
look... I was uninsured but his insurance covered the shallow but
long  scrape down my van's side.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
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<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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