Road Rage

[aephi alum]

What annoys me about other drivers? I've got a list.

- I'm driving above the speed limit (e.g. 65 in a 55) and somebody's up my tailpipe with their brights on. Double points if we're in the middle or right lane and they're clear to pass me on the left and they just ... don't. (Back in the day, I would brake-check them. Yeah, I'm a Masshole. These days, I just let my foot off the gas and wait until they realize there actually is a left lane and they are clear to pass.)
- People who don't slow down in school zones.
- People who get annoyed when I DO slow down in school zones. The limit where I live is 20 and they'll ticket you for going 21, and, moreover, I don't want to flatten someone's child. I keep it at 20 (which I'd do regardless) and let them punch it and they can get the speeding ticket.
- People who cut me off.
- People who punch it when I signal a lane change, so I can't actually change lanes. (I still signal my lane changes, but I'm usually halfway through the maneuver before I signal.)
- People on bicycles, who think road rules don't apply to them because they're on a bike. They'll go the wrong way down one-way streets, they don't stop at stop signs or red lights, they'll bike down the middle of the lane instead of keeping right. I've learned to look both ways at every intersection and at roundabouts. (I'm not kidding about the roundabouts.) I'm mindful of bikers, and I take care not to door them or anything, but you can't just drive however you like because you're not driving a motor vehicle.