One might be wise to invest in the bumperstickers available at one of my
favorite organization's websites:

www.peds.org <http://www.peds.org>

http://www.peds.org/prog_pace.htm

"follow me to the next red light"

at least on surface streets and highways, passing is really pointless.
drivers just need to learn to relax. That being said, driving slow in the
left lane is more obstinate than useful.

I've forgotten whether it's Holland or Denmark that has actually banned
trucks from passing on limited access highways. They must stay in the right
lane regardless of speed. The studies have shown that the "shock wave" that
trucks cause by attempting to pass each other actually just slows everyone
down. Truck traffic now moves as fast, or faster than it did before the
regulation took effect. Speed is just testosterone converted to excess and
unnecessary air pollution.

On 9/22/05, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I think people exclude my vanagon most times from expressed road rage.
> People just seem to know that they are so slow, and the driver is not at
> fault. Just goes to show that there is still a sliver of sanity in these
> ticked off drivers.Perhaps seeing a fine vintage vehicle on the road right
> in front of them sort of brings these folks back to normal. Most folks
> wernt even born yet when the slow VW's were everywhere, so it must be
> genetic that folks know they are slow.I mean these things are so rare on
> the road,how else would anybody know they are slow?
>

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