On Feb 18, 2006, at 8:36 AM, Chris Mason wrote:
Edward,
I guess that it's "Nervana" for you while it's "Nirvana" for them.
I recall when I visited the US in 1972 that 55 was the absolute
upper speed
limit - maddening.
At one time in the UK, there was a two-part bumper sticker (or one
with
appropriate arrows) which indicated "overtaking" on the right side
of the
car and "undertaking" on the left. Of course, this only makes sense
because
I mentioned the sticker is used in the UK.
You can imagine how troublesome I found driving in your state with
overtaking on either side being legal.
There may be another of those UK/US terminology reverses here. In
the UK we
overtake in the "outside" lane and regard it as the safer of the
alternatives. Perhaps this is the "inside" lane in the US - because
it's
closer to the centre?
Or at least that's how it was when I lived in the UK. I'm now
living in
Belgium and here you can be pulled over by the police for NOT
exceeding the
speed limit. Once at 5 in the morning I was obeying the law all
alone on an
urban dual carriageway and some lights appeared behind. They
followed me
round a couple of bends and the van pulled up alongside when I parked
outside my house. "You're obstructing the garage." was the best
they could
come up with. It seems as if someone behaving unusually by actually
observing the speed limit, especially on a deserted street at
night, must
have some sort of criminal intent.
Incidentally, I once saw a cartoon of US police pulling over a car
because
it was going too slowly. This was some years ago and, at the time,
would
never have happened in the UK, hence the opportunity for humour.
Chris Mason
Chris,
I will never forget the Brits for introducing zagged marks (painted
zig zag marks) (No parking?????????) in the street.
I thought at first they were introduced to allow drunk drivers a
chance to pass the sobriety test.
Ed
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