HAH! There's nothing that makes me madder than idiots who cruise in the
breakdown lane when the beltway traffic has come to a halt.
On 9/28/05, Peter Arnold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> From: "Gabriel S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Road manners (was: Auto tranny 240Ds are slow!)
> To: "Dave M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mercedes mailing list
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Said in part:
>
> 9. In instances where traffic slows to 10mph, all shoulders shall
> become lanes.
>
> _________________snip_______________________________________________
>
> Sounds like an idea from New York/New Jersey. If a 2-lane road has
> one lane blocked, it becomes a 1-lane road. How does feeding 3 or 4
> lanes into it speed things up? Is there some magic here?
>
> THE SHOULDERS ARE THE ONLY WAY THE EMERGANCY VEHICLES HAVE TO GET TO
> THE SCENE! Plug them up and you guarantee a bad situation will get
> worse in a hurry.
>
> Hope it's not me that needs the help.
>
> Than there is the issue of road rage; If I'm waiting patiently in line
> {be it grammar school lunch or a traffic jam.} What gives anyone the
> "right" to cut-in being rude to all who are doing the right thing?
>
> There are several State Troopers in this state {Connecticut} that will
> divert such cars to the side of the road, wait until the road hazard
> is clear and than go over and explain the laws to the folks that are
> in a bigger hurry than I am.
> I always give them a thumbs-up sign as I go past.
>
> Pardon the rant here. Stupid driving bothers me. Don't get me
> started on idiots that drive with 4-ways on in a situation they
> believe is dangerous.
>
> --
>
> Peter T. Arnold
> Windsor, Connecticut
> U.S.A.
>
> 1987 Mercedes 300SDL, 231 Kmi on Delvac1, changes when f-soot is 2%
>
> 1995 Ford F-250 W/PSD, 189 Kmi on Rotella @ 5 Kmi Changes
>
> 2002 PT Cruizer, 74 Kmi, Every 5 Kmi with what's on sale
>
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>
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>
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