Bloody Drivers...

[Solly]

I'd rather seen one of those two injured and learn a lesson than injure some other innocent.

[Solly]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
It would be very antisocial and the person would have to be pretty deficient in character...sound like anyone we know?

How's the glass house, Aspergers?

[rev]

Ugh, I HATE people.

Do you realize how many of our (American) traffic problems could be solved or greatly lightened if people properly understood and abided by the two-lane system?

It goes like this: the left lane is for traffic that is moving faster than traffic in the right lane, REGARDLESS of the speed limit. If you are in the left lane, you should be actively passing the cars in the right lane -- not going the same speed or letting them pass you.

Seriously, MANY of our traffic problems would be solved because of this, particularly on the interstates and highways between cities. I see so many people driving the speed limit in the left lane with a dozen cars backed up behind them. Sure, those dozen cars may want to break the law and speed, but the self-righteous (or ignorant) few prevent that from happening and therefore build up more immediate traffic. Not to mention road-rage: tailgating may not be nice nor is it appropriate, but so much of it could be avoided by being curteous and DRIVING IN THE PROPER LANE.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Boddington's

How's the glass house, Aspergers?

I've heard that gag before, and the funny thing is, I don't even fit the symptoms of that disorder

[Solly]

Don't you....

1) impairment in social interaction and communication
2) repetitive or obsessive behaviors
3) preoccupation with particular subjects or interests
4) good (sometimes superior) grammar and vocabulary
5) normal cognitive development
6) normal or above average intelligence

1) tick
2) tick
3) tick
4) tick
5) tick
6) oh blast, sorry, I'm wrong.

[Provost Harrison]

Name how I fit 1,2 or 3. 4, 5 and 6 I can go with, but they tend to go with above average intelligence. Therefore my diagnosis, Dr Spink, is that I possess above average intelligence

[Asmodean]

LOL...I thought this thread was about drivers (the software) not drivers (the people behind wheels).

I waltzed happily in, ready to offer Stew some computing assistance.

But now that I'm here: I probably would have got on the bus too. Some people are just too stupid to save.

Asmodean

[Shi Huangdi]

Originally posted by rev
Ugh, I HATE people.

Do you realize how many of our (American) traffic problems could be solved or greatly lightened if people properly understood and abided by the two-lane system?

It goes like this: the left lane is for traffic that is moving faster than traffic in the right lane, REGARDLESS of the speed limit. If you are in the left lane, you should be actively passing the cars in the right lane -- not going the same speed or letting them pass you.

Seriously, MANY of our traffic problems would be solved because of this, particularly on the interstates and highways between cities. I see so many people driving the speed limit in the left lane with a dozen cars backed up behind them. Sure, those dozen cars may want to break the law and speed, but the self-righteous (or ignorant) few prevent that from happening and therefore build up more immediate traffic. Not to mention road-rage: tailgating may not be nice nor is it appropriate, but so much of it could be avoided by being curteous and DRIVING IN THE PROPER LANE.

You really shouldn't be driving long term in the left lane. That lane is the passing lane- use it to get past the slow person ahead of you, then move back into the right.

[Asmodean]

Which is nevertheless ompossible if some stupid ******* is driving too slow in the left lane.

Asmodean

[Solly]

Name how I fit 1,2 or 3.

Of course you are completely normal socially Rich...

[Sava]

you Brits don't know **** about driving anyways... driving on the left... PFFFFFT...

[Dom Pedro II]

Yup. Lots of bad drivers out there... but then sometimes it's just stupid mistakes by otherwise good drivers.


Anywhoo, with regards to it being illegal not to help... it varies somewhat. The Good Semaritan Laws have not gotten beyond the local leve... However, just as it is illegal to leave the scene of an accident as one of the "participants" I believe it is also illegal to leave the scene of an accident as an eyewitness... for insurance reasons. At least, I think that's the way it is in NJ...

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Boddington's


Of course you are completely normal socially Rich...

Well funny how everyone but you would testify to my social abilities, but few to yours

[Spiffor]

In France, "non assistance à personne en danger" (no help given to a jeopardized person) is a serious offense which can lead to jail in its worst manifestations. I.e, if you see somebody apparently dying, or if you're witnessing an attack, you're supposed to at least call the emergency services.

This charge is difficult to prove however, and only the best documented charges have serious consequences for the author.

[Soul Survivor]

"Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot"
"Anyone driving faster than you is a maniac"