Drug Approvals and Deadly Delays‪.‬

Truth can be stranger than fiction, and bureaucracy can be stranger than metaphor. In 1984 a man named John Nestor became notorious in Washington, D.C., for his unusual driving habits on the Capitol Beltway. Nestor had the unique habit of getting into the leftmost lane with his cruise control set at 55 mph, the posted speed limit. He would drive at this speed regardless of what came up behind him. Cars would zoom up close to his rear bumper; drivers would flash their lights and blast their horns, some swerving around him on the right while giving him the finger--none of this fazed Nestor in the least. As he explained it, 55 mph was the law, and he had a right to drive in whichever lane he chose: "Why should I inconvenience myself for someone who wants to speed?" (1)