[garden variety]

>LTD and Portland's TRI-MET persuaded Oregon's RINO legislature to pass a law requiring parallel traffic to yield to buses merging into traffic from stops, at great inconvenience to me and the other owners of the road.

You are right. But I would call it much more than an inconvenience. I have had dangerous near accidents with LTD buses when the driver tried to merge into my lane when I was driving parallel to the parked bus. I don't think the drivers even bother to check to see if the lane is occupied before they try to merge. That was before the new law went into effect. The bus drivers are much worse now. They don't understand the law. You had better hope you aren't next to one of them when they decide they want to merge. Where do they get these drivers, anyway?

[Clinging Bitterly]

I'll have to tell you some day about the courtesy and professionalism I witnessed from a particular LTD driver on one occasion where one tried to squeeze into the space occupied by my vehicle. The guy embarassed himself pretty good, said some pretty bad stuff. If the yeild sign isn't a safe distance in front of me when it starts blinking, I ain't yeilding. It's a promise I have made to myself and I intend to keep it.

Dave in Eugene

[Clinging Bitterly]

Horn broken - watch for finger.

Dave in Eugene