Do Americans know what a PASSING LANE is?

On Apr 20, 2:24*am, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:51:48 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey,
the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****" declaimed
the following in alt.scooter:

A PASSING LANE IS...

__ A passing lane is the lane on a multi-lane highway or motorway
closest to the center of the road (the central reservation).

* * * * Which doesn't apply to many of the freeways in my area -- where that
lane is a diamond (car pool) lane.

Here (southeast Michigan), we don't have car pool lanes.

The passing lane is the one that you drive in when the folks in the
other
lanes don't know that the customary speed is 10 over the posted limit.

On Apr 20, 10:06*am, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Apr 20, 2:24*am, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:51:48 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey,
the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****" declaimed
the following in alt.scooter:

A PASSING LANE IS...

__ A passing lane is the lane on a multi-lane highway or motorway
closest to the center of the road (the central reservation).

* * * * Which doesn't apply to many of the freeways in my area -- where that
lane is a diamond (car pool) lane.

Here (southeast Michigan), we don't have car pool lanes.

The passing lane is the one that you drive in when the folks in the
other
lanes don't know that the customary speed is 10 over the posted limit.

I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM, where
the big fish rules.

Left wing libertarians would be fighting over space on the bike lanes.

On Apr 20, 4:40*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"
wrote:

I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM, where
the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just the
roads,
but every aspect of life. Become a big fish or be eaten.

On Apr 21, 1:01*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Apr 20, 4:40*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"

wrote:
I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM, where
the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just the
roads,
but every aspect of life. *Become a big fish or be eaten.

I don't fail to realize it, I just say that it is a contradiction with
democracy.

In democracy the little fish would be eating the big fish, or at least
keep them in a seaquarium with the killer whales.

On Apr 21, 1:33*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"
wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:01*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

On Apr 20, 4:40*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"

wrote:
I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM, where
the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just the
roads,
but every aspect of life. *Become a big fish or be eaten.

I don't fail to realize it, I just say that it is a contradiction with
democracy.

In democracy the little fish would be eating the big fish, or at least
keep them in a seaquarium with the killer whales.

America isn't a democracy; it is a republic. Perhaps you should learn
the distinction.

Oh, and you should also learn to distinguish between wishful thinking
and reality.

On Apr 22, 12:48*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:33*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"



wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:01*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

On Apr 20, 4:40*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"

wrote:
I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM, where
the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just the
roads,
but every aspect of life. *Become a big fish or be eaten.

I don't fail to realize it, I just say that it is a contradiction with
democracy.

In democracy the little fish would be eating the big fish, or at least
keep them in a seaquarium with the killer whales.

America isn't a democracy; it is a republic. *Perhaps you should learn
the distinction.

Oh, and you should also learn to distinguish between wishful thinking
and reality.

What do they mean then when they say they are "fighting for democracy"
in every war? How about our wish for democracy, say, in Iran?

See, they think they are fighting for democracy, but they may get a
democratic circus...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjzHGb638ow

NO PLACE TO RIDE A BIKE!? PATHETIC, SHAMEFUL ANTI-DEMOCRATIC!!!

On Apr 22, 12:48*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:33*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"



wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:01*pm, Cindy Hamilton
wrote:

On Apr 20, 4:40*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"

wrote:
I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM, where
the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just the
roads,
but every aspect of life. *Become a big fish or be eaten.

I don't fail to realize it, I just say that it is a contradiction with
democracy.

In democracy the little fish would be eating the big fish, or at least
keep them in a seaquarium with the killer whales.

America isn't a democracy; it is a republic. *Perhaps you should learn
the distinction.

Oh, and you should also learn to distinguish between wishful thinking
and reality.

FYI:

(I quote)

The term republic may have many different meanings. It normally means
a state with an elected or otherwise non-monarchical head of state,
such as the Islamic Republic of Iran or Republic of Korea. Sometimes
in the US it is used similar to liberal democracy. For example, "the
United States relies on representative democracy, but its system of
government is much more complex than that. It is not a simple
representative democracy, but a constitutional republic in which
majority rule is tempered."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy

I offer the following solution:

Right lane for use for slower two-wheeled vehicles (bicycles,
scooters) and alternative vehicles under 30mph. BICYCLE TAKES THE
LANE.

The problem now is not only the behemoths, but they pass on any lane
including the right. NO PHONE, of course.

This vehicle would be quite fun on city streets:

http://www.greencar.com/articles/bom...ic-vehicle.php

On Apr 23, 3:14 pm, "Auric Hellman" wrote:
While they are naturally excellent soldiers, Germans tend to be peaceful,
compassionate people. The lessons of blindly following orders has been
learned

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worl...02/German-troo...

German soldiers are wearing their hearts on their sleeves - in the form of a
badge that protests their country's involvement in the war in Afghanistan.

Some troops have taken to wearing the cloth accessory that states -
ironically - 'I fight for Merkel' in a bid to persuade the German Chancellor
Angela Merkel to explain exactly what they are fighting and dying for.

Four more troops were killed, and five badly injured, in Afghanistan last
week.

Seven soldiers have died there so far this month, bringing the total to 43
in all since they were first deployed eight years ago.

Unable to engage the Taliban directly on the ground, frustrated by their
government's inability to acknowledge they are even engaged in a war and
angered by the lack of popular support for their mission, the badges are a
low-key mutiny that has sent shock waves through the top brass of the
Bundeswehr.

--
Dr. Auric D. Hellman


They are said to be fighting for "democracy," though someone corrected
me the other day that America is NOT a democracy, so we are still
ruled by the law of the jungle...

Maybe they are fighting for GLOBALIZATION!

"WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE"

http://webspawner.com/users/donquijote

http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:48:04 -0700, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On Apr 21, 1:33Â*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"
wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:01Â*pm, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On Apr 20, 4:40Â*pm, "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****"

wrote:
I think our roads show the dangers of RIGHT WING LIBERTARIANISM,
where the big fish rules.

You fundamentally fail to realize that the big fish rules not just
the roads,
but every aspect of life. Â*Become a big fish or be eaten.

I don't fail to realize it, I just say that it is a contradiction with
democracy.

In democracy the little fish would be eating the big fish, or at least
keep them in a seaquarium with the killer whales.

America isn't a democracy; it is a republic. Perhaps you should learn
the distinction.

The US is a representative democracy, or at least it is supposed to be.


Oh, and you should also learn to distinguish between wishful thinking
and reality.


--
Rick