I honestly don't see why anyone would care if people are cruising in the
shoulder...they are the ones risking the ticket...opening the shoulder in
high traffic reduces traffic by 40%....i saw it in the history channel on
the show "modern marvels"....the german highway patrol allows it on the
autoban.
On 9/28/05, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> > 1954 Metropolitan {My Hanger-Queen}
> >
> > None use oil between changes, go figure ;-)
> >
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