On 2013-12-15, Harry K > wrote:
> On Saturday, December 14, 2013 7:24:28 AM UTC-8, Brent wrote:
>> On 2013-12-14, Harry K wrote:
>>
>> > On Friday, December 13, 2013 6:10:10 PM UTC-8, Brent wrote:
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>> >> Poor lazy driving begets more poor lazy driving until there is
> >> gridlock.
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>> > Clue Brent: In the areas I mentioned there is _already_ gridlock.
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>> Clue: Harry: I live in one of the biggest metro areas of the country
>> and I can keep right except to pass. Why can't you?
>
>> When I go through downtown chicago on I90/94 I am usually to the left
>> as I am coming out of or going into the reversibles, however I've done
>> so many times on the right oh and get this... there are ramps on the
>> LEFT AND RIGHT there. I did it just fine before half the ramps on the
>> left were removed too.
>
> I get it Brent. You think that in near gridlock traffic, EVERYBODY needs to crammed into the right lane leaving those lanes to the left under capacity. Real smart thinking there.

No, you avoid gridlock or at least delay its onset and shorten its
duration by not having a bunch of lazy asshats driving the same speed
side by side reducing throughput.