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Old 06-13-2012, 09:40 PM   #97 (permalink)
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Take a course, learn something.
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When people are forced to go around you they take their eyes off the road ahead and divert their attention to their mirrors looking for an opening to get around you, thus you are diverting others attention from the road ahead and that is why people who impede traffic are a hazard.
Again, take responsibility for your own vehicle. If other drivers want to take risks, they need to be responsible for the consequences.

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If you have seen any studies on traffic flow, it is people changing lanes that mess with the distance between cars because it forces a line of cars to the rear to apply their brakes. Your logic is only half there.
I have. If you would take a minute to actually practice what I advocate, it reduces the stop and go and promotes a more even speed. No need to switch lanes, they all average about the same.
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