Spending more time driving, while giving me more time to listen to my favorites on the Kane Show (Hot 99.5) in the morning, has also given me more time to observe the driving habits of my fellow DC metro area-ers. One thing is for sure. We, as a people, are filled with rage. Take these examples:
Perfectly Acceptable Driving Manuever: Changing lanes in traffic to set up for you exit when you have enough room
Disproportionate Response: changing lanes to speed up, then slow down next to the driver who just changed in front of you solely so you can flick her off and honk your horn (arm waving optional)
Perfectly Acceptable "Driving" Manuever: crossing the crosswalk when you have the pedestrian sign (yes I know this isn't actually driving)
Disproportionate Response: making a left hand turn into the cross walk to block the sauntering pedestrians, then throwing your hands up in exasperation at how slow they are as you rant
Perfectly Acceptable Driving Manuever: driving the speed limit
Disproportionate Response: tailing the driver driving the speed limit, flashing your lights and honking your horn all while screaming at them to get their fat, hooptie civic driving a** out of the way
How do you disproportionately respond?
i'm totally fine with those who choose to drive the speed limit with two conditions:
ReplyDelete1) don't do it in the left lane when other people are trying to go faster
2) don't create a "rolling roadblock" with another car by doing so such that no other cars can get around you should they choose
if you are doing either, then i'm the car flashing my lights and screaming at you . . . but with a smile