Re: Almost Reckless driving

[Dan Simoes <dans@ans.net>]

> However, two points really irked me:
> >- caught driving recklessly (weaving, passing on right)
> 
> Try _not_ passing on the right in a state like Michigan.

Happens here in NY too.  While I sit behind the moron and flash
him, other cars are weaving around me and passing on the right.
Of course, I'm the one who will then be pulled over for "agressive
driving" (yes, there is a van on the parkway looking for this
type of behavior)

  It would be useful
> if the cops ticketed people who were needlessly in the middle and left
> lanes.  Here, there's really no obeying "fast" or "slow" lanes, so passing
> on the right is an unfortunate necessity.

I actually pulled into the trooper barracks one day, fuming, 
and asked if there isn't a law that says traffic should keep
right.  Upon hearing yes, I calmly asked if they might consider
posting some signs, since it seems to be an unknown law...

> >- another driver is speeding in vehicle using special plates
> That would amount to me never loaning the car to anyone, which is
> unreasonable as well (not that we could ever really take your suggestion
> seriously, anyway).

No, it means you would loan the car with the proviso that this
person cannot speed, if he does not have the proper license.
That's a compromise I'd be willing to make.
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