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Article: The Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja column: Getting this month's cause out of the way.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- June 5, 2007
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Byline: Jim Mateja
Jun. 5--June has been designated Lane Courtesy Month by the National Motorists Association.
No, it doesn't mean this is the month the Cubs and Sox step aside so everyone else can pass them in the standings -- that's July.
Lane courtesy is a politically correct way of asking folks who put their cruise control on 55 m.p.h. and doze off for 30 miles -- or three states -- in the passing lane to move to the right and let the rest of the world pass.
"Better lane courtesy will improve traffic flow, prevent accidents and even save motorists money on gas," said Aaron Quinn, communications director for the association, which ...