On Mar 22, 10:00*am, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> On 03/22/2013 09:00 AM, gpsman wrote:
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> > On Mar 22, 8:37 am, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> >> On 03/22/2013 01:38 AM, gpsman wrote:
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> >>> On Mar 21, 10:30 pm, Nate Nagel > wrote:
> >>>> On 03/21/2013 09:47 PM, Evan Platt wrote:
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> >>>>> One of my jobs requires me to be EVOC certified every year, and they
> >>>>> always teach to drive in the middle lane. That way if you need to turn
> >>>>> in either direction, you're not all across the road.
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> >>>> That makes sense on a six or more lane surface street (where such
> >>>> exist,) but not on a multi-lane controlled access highway...
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> >>> Fascinating analysis.
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> >> Please explain how you're going to turn left on a controlled-access highway.
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> > The usual method; turning the "steering wheel" counter-clockwise.
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> and how are you going to get across the six foot deep grassy depression
> (alternately, Jersey barrier) and where are you going to go after that?

Around blockages/slower traffic, away from the slower and more chaotic
R-lane, etc.

In the case of some crashes, believe it or not, the fastest (and
sometimes only) route to the crash scene is via the opposite side of
the highway.

Surely you've seen images of accesses to both sides of divided limited
access highways posted "Emergency (or Official) Vehicles Only"...
no...?

> Really, I'm certain that everyone else reading this understood what the
> issues might be with "turning left on a multi-lane controlled-access
> highway" save for you.

You seem often certain of things for which you have no evidence, or
that everyone else is as stupid and/or ignorant and/or unimaginative
as yourself.
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- gpsman