They just usually pass on the shoulder then. :(
On 5/13/05, Ken Ketsdever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Ian has been with me when we've had this happen. If I am going to > follow the rules and good etiquette by damn everyone is going to do the same. > > I straddle the lanes about half way into the merging lane and half way into > the closing lane to keep people from passing me buy gutter fucking me in the > closing lane. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Skinner > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 1:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) > > +several orders of magnitude > > When this happens to me, I start trying to figure out some kind of traffic > control device that will rise up from the lane division line, closing these > people off from merging. How much of the lane is closed off would be > dependant on how fast or slow the overall traffic is going. The slower the > traffic, the more closed off. There are significant technical challenges to > over come, but I just think that would be thing ever to come along for > traffic. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > .....-----Original Message----- > .....From: Eric Carlisle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > .....Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 1:14 PM > .....To: CF-Community > .....Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) > ..... > .....This one really chaps me... > ..... > .....On a highway, there's a sign for an upcoming lane closure. People in > .....the "to be closed" lane don't merge into the open lanes. They wait > .....until they're 10 feet away from the lane closure and start signalling. > .....The last-minute merging, or course, leads to hella delays. > ..... > .....Trying to be a sport, I get in the open lane somewhat early. As I'm > .....putting ahead slowly (as traffic has allready been slowed), there are > .....still the jackasses that zoom by in the "to be closed" lane -- thinking > .....they're saving themselves time, when it's actually just wasting everyone > .....else's. I'm fuming in the car, saying "If that dude eventually signals > .....to get in my lane, I'm not gonna let him in". > ..... > .....But it's usually the car ahead of me that waves in 10 or so of these > .....asses, rewarding their obnoxious behavior. At this point, I'm about to > .....pop. > ..... > .....Eric > ..... > .....Duane Boudreau wrote: > ..... > .....>I'll add one or two of mine to the list. > .....> > .....>1. Assholes who think it is perfectly ok to flick their cigarette butts > .....out > .....>the window of their car door. You've got an ash tray in your car use it! > .....> > .....>2. Assholes who mistake the yield signs on on-ramps for speed up and cut > .....as > .....>many cars off as possible signs. > .....> > .....> > .....> > ..... > ..... > ..... > ..... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157609 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
