[net.auto] This is a flame, Rob.

pauldan@hou2e.UUCP (P.SAUNDERS) (04/29/85)

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>I suppose most of the contributors to net.auto were driving long
>before the national speed limit came into effect.  Not me.  I have my
>various reasons for never driving over 60.  So if I stay in the
>fast lane driving, say, one mile over or under the speed limit,
>tough shit to the speeders.  _I'm_ not breaking the law.  If there
>are so many people set on speeding, they can change the laws, right?
>
>Self-righteous crap, you say?  Is your house burning down?  No?
>Then slow down.
>
>				Rob St. Amant
>
>ps.	"Get out of my way or we'll both die" (no smiley), eh?  I'm
>	surprised this one knows how to work the pedals on the floor. :-)
>
What a moron!  Why did you even bother to write this?  You must've known
that you would be flamed on pretty badly, or is that what you were trying
for??  Not only am I surprised that YOU know how to work the pedals on
the floor (if indeed you do), I'm surprised that your brain has enough
oomph to keep your autonomous functions going.  Did you ever consider
what a safety hazard you are creating by doing 55 in the left lane?
Granted, it's against the law to go faster, but PLEASE realize that you
do not exist in your own reality, but rather one shared by all of us.
The average speed on many roads (e.g. NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway)
is often AT LEAST 70 mph.  Like it or not, that's the way it is; you
can not change it, nor do you have ANY RIGHT AT ALL to attempt to change
it at the expense of my safety and yours.

"Self-righteous crap, you say?"  Well, true enough, although I would
prefer to word it a little differently.  Asshole.

Dan Masi

*The opinions expressed herein are my own*

wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler) (04/30/85)

Another Yuppie example.

smythe@charm.UUCP (Pete Smith) (05/01/85)

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I've been reading this discussion
for awhile now, and one point I don't
think has been mentioned is:  I keep
seeing these signs on the (left) side
of the road saying:
KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS.
Further, I believe driving manuals in
New York and New Jersey (and surely
others) state the same thing.  It 
seems to the that when you sit in the
left lane holding up traffic you are
not doing so legally.  Think about it.
Pete Smith

rrw@ccice2.UUCP (Rick Wessman) (05/06/85)

I would appreciate it greatly if you two would use the mail to
continue your conversation. If you like to insult each other, that's
fine, but I don't want to read it.

Also, your conversation is taking up a lot of space while
accomplishing nothing.

				Rick