I guess, in driving in California, north or south, I've compared the
behavior of drivers to what I've experienced in Texas and Oklahoma.
Generally, here, competitiveness seems to prevail, and any laws or rules
be hanged.  People think tailgating at high speed is just a reasonable
signal to the driver in front to get the .... out of the way of someone
who is in more of a hurry.  A lane change signal means, to the guy
behind, "I better jump over there before this guy does."  In California,
north or south, I've experienced people behaving rationally on the road,
which was novel to me.  That has been true in the Bay area and
Sacramento, as well as LA.  But, it might be a relative thing (relative
to my home states that is).  I'd say these folks would behave the same
whether I was in my camper, or in my Prius.

Dave Mc

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:30 PM , Melissa Mourkas wrote:

> I can't stand it, I have to weigh in...
> That polite behavior is in So Cal ONLY!  Not evident in Sacramento or
> the Bay Area.  So Cal, different deal, 3-second rule applies, you
> will be able to merge.  Don't try it in Sacto!  Your Vanagon chrome
> bumper will get wrinkly! (Vanagon content).
>
> Melissa Mourkas
> 84 Westy "Honey Bee"
> Sacramento,CA
>
> On Aug 26, 2009, at 4:59 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> When driving in Cal, I signal for a lane change, someone opens up for
>> me, and I slip in.  Darned near automatic!
>>
>> Karl