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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. |
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Do Americans know what a PASSING LANE is?
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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!!! |
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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 |
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On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:14:47 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey,
the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****" wrote: |NO PLACE TO RIDE A BIKE!? PATHETIC, SHAMEFUL ANTI-DEMOCRATIC!!! That is the biggest factor that rots the city concept.....taking the commute/transit/bus is the best, but it doesn't go everywhere and all that. I drive a Yamaha Majesty when I scoot, but I don;t find it fun like the rice rocket burners, who are giving some of us a bad rep. Peddle/electrics are good way for very local commute, but not everyone lives in downtown New York or any congested city. Bob |
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On Apr 23, 1:59*am, Bob wrote:
On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:14:47 -0700 (PDT), "TibetanMonkey, the-Monkey-with-the-Bag-of-****" wrote: |NO PLACE TO RIDE A BIKE!? PATHETIC, SHAMEFUL ANTI-DEMOCRATIC!!! * * * * That is the biggest factor that rots the city concept......taking the commute/transit/bus is the best, but it doesn't go everywhere and all that. |
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Do Americans know what a PASSING LANE is?
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 |
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