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Gruenk
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Gruenk
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 Wed Aug 12, 2015 9:21 am |
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I visited relatives in Sweden a while ago, and two of them operate driving schools in Sweden. We talked a great deal about traffic safety, and one of the stark differences was the cultural attitude and laws about drunk driving. They just don't. And if they do, the penalties are extreme.
I'm not at all familiar with laws and attitudes in Norway, Finland, Denmark, etc., but I suspect similar cultural attitudes.
That'd be an interesting data point to add to that wiki page...
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Ski
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cousins from Norway say do not get behind the wheel of an automobile if you're tanked up.... major penalties for doing so.
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each."
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wolffie
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Mon Aug 31, 2015 9:56 am |
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Don't climb with people who drive slow in the center lane.
Some people have better things to do with their lives than walking the dog. Some don't.
Some people have better things to do with their lives than walking the dog. Some don't.
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touron
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This article claims that "The Conestoga wagon began the custom of "driving" on the right-hand side of the road." However, it seems possible that the custom extends back to ancient Roman times and their gallivanting around the countryside in their chariots.
 "Hey, stay on your own side of the road!"
 "Why? My taxes pay for both sides."
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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Randito
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 6:29 pm |
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There is archiealogical evidence that the romans drove on the left
| Quote: | | Archaeological evidence suggests it was common for the Romans to drive on the left side of the road. This was first discovered in 1998 where a Roman quarry in Swindon, England had grooves in the road going away from the quarry on the left side that were significantly deeper than those on the right, due to the added weight of the stone. It is not precisely known why they would have chosen this side, but it is probably similar to one of the main reasons this practice continued into the middle ages. |
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touron
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touron
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Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:39 pm |
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Interesting, RandyHiker. That makes me wonder if driving on the left spread from the Brits to the Romans. I wonder what side of the chariot the steering wheel was on? 
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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captain jack
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Washington State Patrol will start left lane camper emphasis patrols tomorrow 
Prius drivers beware 
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Schenk
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And don't be a jerk...if someone moves left to let another vehicle merge on to the freeway, let them back to the right...don't drive nose-to-nuts so they're stuck in the left lane.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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mike
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I don't drive in the right lane for several reasons:
-right lanes randomly exit without warning dumping you in sh##-holes like S Tacoma or Renton with no way to get back on.
-kamikaze mergers
-chuck holes and ruts deep enough to bottom out in.
I don't drive in the left lane either. Actually I prefer one lane roads out in the sticks
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Hulksmash
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I have the pleasure of regularly commuting at around mid night. Yea apparently there is no speed limit after midnight. 
It finally happened last night and i've been expecting. Bozo the lane changing speeding moron rolled up behind a MARKED state patrol car (that was already doing 10+over the speed limit) flashed his head lights several times to pass. When the state patrol officer did not mover over to the right for the speeder...the speeder decided to pass the MARKED state patrol car in the left shoulder. 
"Bears couldn't care less about us....we smell bad and don't taste too good. Bugs on the other hand see us as vending machines." - WetDog
Albuterol! it's the 11th essential
"Bears couldn't care less about us....we smell bad and don't taste too good. Bugs on the other hand see us as vending machines." - WetDog
Albuterol! it's the 11th essential
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meandering Wa
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I have to imagine there was a little nugget of happy inside to see one of these yahoos get it
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Backpacker Joe
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I was coming down the Mountain Loop one time. There was a car in front of me, and in front of him was a Rubicon Jeep Wrangler State patrol officer. We were doing the speed limit. The car in front of me exited and that left me behind the Stater. There was a Nissan Extera three cars back that really wanted to go faster. So, he decides to pass everyone, including Mr. Stater. He flys by the Stater at like 75! I just started laughing. The lights came on 10 seconds later. People, you MUST be aware of what's going on around you. LOL>
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
"If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen we must live through all time or die by suicide."
— Abraham Lincoln
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BlameTheDogz
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striving to stand like mountain yet flow like water, and make the dogs happy
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boot up
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| BlameTheDogz wrote: | | I once had a very unmarked policeman/car flash his lights as I was about to pass on the right, but before I fully committed. I politely waved, gave a sheepish grin, and fell back into line. |
What I find interesting, is he jumped on you trying to pass an illegal left lane lane hog, on the right, but he still did nothing about the car violating the keep right law.
Sounds typical, sigh....
I will believe the new crackdown, when it starts to actually happen. Otherwise I am guessing the cops will just use it to harass people with no one behind them but cruising along in the fast lane, after getting tired of zig zagging around slow traffic.
I have no problem with cars using the fast lane, if they stay aware of cars coming up behind and get out of the way.
I have had a cop come up on me extremely fast and flashed his lights as I cruised in the fast lane just slightly over the limit on a sparse traffic section of Oregon freeway. I was already getting out of the lane anyway, as I always do, and it took a few moments to figure out what I was doing to upset him. Ironically, earlier I had been stuck behind a bunch of fast lane hogs that wouldn't budge, going well below the speed limit with a herd of cars behind them. No cop in sight then, of course.
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I once had a very unmarked policeman/car flash his lights as I was about to pass on the right, but before I fully committed. I politely waved, gave a sheepish grin, and fell back into line.