Want to Go Fast? Keep To the Right

‘Gerard zee Hairdresser’ from Day 25 gave us advice I still use everyday, pertaining to freeway driving. As he powered us south on I-5 though the southern San Joaquim Valley near Bakersfield, I report on page 223 that he fancied himself as “zee fastest safe driver on zee road.”  He stayed close to 100 m.p.h., mostly by staying in the righthand lane. “People are so busy passing,” he told us. “They leave zee slow lane wide open. That is my secret. Stay to zee right. That way you stay invisible to zee CHIPs.” He added, “Never give zee CHIPs a reason to stop you. Drive an American car with nothing fancy. Keep your papers up to date. I love when some fellow rolls out ahead of me. I do not challenge, do not get mad.  But I laugh when he gets a ticket—not me.” For those of us who like to zip down the highway, that is a feat worth remembering—both then and now.