Open letter to CA drivers
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From: Jim Yanik on 12 Apr 2010 23:01 Steve Sobol <sjsobol(a)JustThe.net> wrote in news:MPG.262d6a09a234abb69898e2(a)news.justthe.net: > In article <95b5s59ll65hs5c5pq7r4njb3h31e1f3uc(a)4ax.com>, > scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com says... > >> >Your aversion to following The JLEDI Principle seems to be at odds > with >> >this statement. What's your reasoning behind it? >> >> "Just Let 'Em Do It" generally refers to allowing someone to do >> something they shouldn't ordinarily be doing. Yielding the passing >> lane to faster traffic does not fall into that category. > > > Ok, cool. > > JLEDI aka "enabling". (bad driving behavior) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com
From: Jim Yanik on 12 Apr 2010 23:04 Steve Sobol <sjsobol(a)JustThe.net> wrote in news:MPG.262d6abbf6dc2dd69898e3(a)news.justthe.net: > In article <6cb5s59mr4pgha3mfr8o0lhakl2eeppcsd(a)4ax.com>, > scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com says... > >> My SOP would prevent even this scenario. At t + 2 seconds after you >> activated your turn signal, you should *already* be into your target >> lane. Joe Dumbass behind you has no opportunity to change lanes, speed >> up, or block you. > > I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I think it is utterly, > completely wrong that I have to change lanes within a couple > microseconds of flipping on my turn signal. How much prior notice should > be required? A second or two is plenty. But doing what you're talking > about completely negates the value of signaling in the first place; I > might as well not signal at all. > > I understand that that's the way it's done in California, but I don't > have to like it. > I figure 2 blinks is enough notice I'm changing lanes. I've noticed many drivers tend to edge over or "lean" towards the lane they are going to change into,particularly if they are non-signalers. Spotting these types helps eliminate any surprises. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at localnet dot com
From: Steve Sobol on 12 Apr 2010 23:09 In article <s2k7s5hvhj5tt36gi4ke1qvvs5doje9nek(a)4ax.com>, scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com says... > Let me ask you a question: what BAD thing is going to happen if you > begin to move over, say, 1 second after you activate your turn signal > instead of 5 seconds? I want to understand why that extra 4 seconds is > so important to you. I didn't say 4-5; Brent did. I'd be okay with 1-2. > >I understand that that's the way it's done in California, but I don't > >have to like it. > > Please explain exactly WHY you don't like it. Aside from "that's how > I've always done it" or "that's how we did it in Ohio." Because it's totally pointless to signal when you're basically going to move over immediately anyhow. -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net
From: Steve Sobol on 12 Apr 2010 23:10 In article <tpk7s5tmak4ecr855tcpfnjtbgah1r1nji(a)4ax.com>, scottenaztlan(a)yahoo.com says... > > Last time on ca.driving, Steve Sobol <sjsobol(a)JustThe.net> said: > > >> > In the scenario we are discussing, there is a specific reason I'm > >> > slowing. > >> > >> And just what obstable is it that you are approaching? [NONE] > > > >Um, how about a vehicle in my lane, driving slower than I am? > > But that's not the scheario you blogged about: No, it isn't, I was referring to something I said upthread. > The brake-check is CLEARLY a punitive measure on your part. Yes, in the scenario I originally blogged about, it is very obviously a punitive measure. We weren't talking about the same scenario. -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net
From: Steve Sobol on 12 Apr 2010 23:11
In article <hq0ke3$c1n$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, tetraethylleadREMOVETHIS(a)yahoo.com says... > Has nothing to do with me. It's how people drive. One night I am minding > my own business cruising along in the right lane closing in on an AMG Why would you spend all that money on an AMG if you're not going to drive fast?! :) -- Steve Sobol, Victorville, California, USA sjsobol(a)JustThe.net |