OK, here's my rant.

Long ago [and in this galaxy] when I got stuck behind a motorhome or another
vehicle that was going much slower than the general flow of traffic I swore
if I ever drive something significantly slower I'd pull over. Or if I were
behind, say a truck or something and I couldn't pass I'd drop back so that
others wouldn't have to do a two vehicle pass.

And mostly I've done it.

Now everyone pat me on the back and say "what a good boy you are!"

Mike in Marin

On 9/22/08 5:45 AM, "Joy Hecht" <hecht.joy@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
>
>>  Or, you come up behind a row of vehicles, stuck behind a slower truck or
>> car...chance after chance to pass is missed by the clueless car just behind
>> the slow vehicle and nobody in the line has the speed or the safe distance
>> to get round both the truck and the 'scaredy-cat' or the city fellow who
>> doesn't know it is OK to go around slower vehicles....
>
>
> On the other hand, Matilda and I have been "caught" behind a slow vehicle
> and have happily plodded along, since we couldn't go any faster than the one
> in front of us anyway.  If the folks behind me were annoyed at me for not
> passing - well, too bad!  I didn't want to pass and probably couldn't have.
>
>
> Driving yesterday on the TransCanada in central Newfoundland, I was going
> slowly up all the hills - no choice in the matter - and of course cars would
> pile up behind.  Except for the ones that passed in the oncoming lane when
> there was a double line indicating that it was not permitted.  So ineptness
> operates on all sides here.
>
>
>>
>>  In Baja, Mexico, it's the custom to indicate it's safe for passing by
>> putting on your left blinker when someone is behind you and is itching to
>> go
>> round.  When you can see ahead that it's clear, you flip on the blinker and
>> the fellow goes right round.
>
>
> Yes, but in Africa you put on your left blinker to tell them it's not safe
> to pass, and switch to your right blinker when it is safe.  So make sure you
> know what the practices are before you follow those signals!
>
>
>
>> If you are going to be turning left off a
>> highway, it's customary there (Baja) to pull across the line and turn from
>> the oncoming lane so that people headed in your direction don't have to
>> slow
>> up while you do your turn..
>
>
> So if there's oncoming traffic the folks behind think you are being rude if
> you slow down and wait before turning?   That practice doesn't seem too good
> to me.
>
>
>
> Joy