Because they don't want you getting ahead of them. This is the me first,
screw you country any more. I heard that someone did some research which
showed that people pulling out of a parking space took more time to
leave when someone was waiting for it. Go figure.
Frank Elson wrote:
>
> Am I getting this correctly?
> Are you lot saying that if you indicate that you want to do something on
> the road, pull over, turn right or left, move into another lane, someone
> will stop you doing it?
> why?
>
> Best Cheers
>
> Frank
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Bieler <mrbieler@earthlink.net>
> To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: LRO: People's Republic....
>
> > Now that I am in Los Angeles, I have learned the most effective way to
> change
> > lanes is a "head fake". If you look in a direction, others will assume
> that is
> > where you are going and will speed up or slow down to prevent your lane
> change.
> > Instead, look longingly to one side twice to fool other drivers and
> quickly look
> > where you WANT to go and turn the wheel. I have also learned just to
> close my
> > eyes and go for it.
> >
> > But no matter where I go or what I see, I will always reflect back to the
> time I
> > saw a women in the #2 lane of the 805 Freeway in San Diego driving North
> just
> > past Mission Valley in a Brown 1978 Cutless Supreme driving at 65MPH
> riding on
> > the right front rotor. No tire. No wheel. Just the rotor. Sparks
> flying back
> > 25~30 feet. Not a cop in site. Light traffic. And she didn't look like
> she had
> > a care in the world. Just tooling along doing the speed limit. I think
> of that
> > and all the other idiotic things I see seem to pale just a little.
> >
> > I love California. It's like watching Cops 24 hours a day. Instant ego
> boost.
> > When even I feel low or blue or think I just colossally screwed up, I look
> around
> > me and I realize my life isn't nearly that f**ked after all. I just
> think, "Hey,
> > at least I'm not on Cops!"
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > Mark Pilkington wrote:
> >
> > > Do not get me started on the lack of use of the turn signal here in
> > > California. In England, we use turn signals on dark country single lane
> roads
> > > when you are the only car for miles. It is natural and instinctive and
> taught
> > > in the driving test, (which involves more than backing between two
> cones)
> > > NO-ONE uses them here. There was a news program on it and motorists
> were
> > > stopped and asked why they did not use them. The answer was that "if
> you use
> > > them, you are telling the other motorists what you are going to do, and
> so
> > > they can cut you off"!!!!!! If you do not use it and just barge out
> into the
> > > traffic, the theory is that everyone just gets out of the way. That
> however
> > > assumes that the people you are barging in front of have brains!!
> What I
> > > have learned to do, which is a necessary mix of both Britain and here
> and is
> > > needed for survival is indicate, and then barge out anyway.
> > > Does anyone want to hear my opinions about "Rolling roadblocks" as
> well!?
> > > Mark Pilkington
> > >
> > > "A. P. \"Sandy\" Grice" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus" <Alan_Richer@Lotus.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Don't blame US for California.....we're on the other end of the
> landmass
> > > > >for a very good reason!
> > > >
> > > > Just returned from the People's Republic of Kalifornia. Had to drive
> from
> > > > SFO to Modesto and back for a funeral. Apparently, the rental car was
> one
> > > > of only three or four vehicles in the entire state fitted with a bit
> of
> > > > optional equipment:
> > > >
> > > > a turn signal
> > > >
> > > > I immediately identified myself to all as an out-of-state driver by
> > > > actually *using* it...
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > *----jeep may be famous, LAND-ROVER is Legendary----*
> > > > | |
> > > > | A. P. ("Sandy") Grice |
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> > > > | 1633 Melrose Pkwy., Norfolk, VA 23508-1730 |
> > > > |(O)757-622-7054, (H)757-423-4898, FAX 757-622-7056 |
> > > > | www.roav.org |
> > > > | (original owner) (pre-production) |
> > > > *----1972 Series III------1996 Discovery SE-7(m)----*
> >
> >
-- Jim Hall 1966 88" Elephant Chaser http://www.users.qwest.net/~jimfoo "You know, I never really damaged my Rover 'till I started wheeling with Jim." Mitch Stockdale
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