So I drive a 6-speed manual BUT that has NOTHING to do with what really annoys me about traffic...so here goes...
5. That guy who sits on/up your ass...like that is gonna help anything? THERE ARE 30 CARS IN FRONT OF ME ALL SITTING AS WELL!! THE MORE YOU INCH CLOSER TO ME IS NOT GOING TO HELP! -.- and yet it happens...and if we are on a hill...I wanna roll back just to piss you off more!
4. The girl texting...OH. MY. GOD. nothing freaks me out more than when we are in the kind of traffic that speeds up to 40 then everyone slams on their brakes suddenly (I will explain this phenomenon later) AND there is that girl sitting in her car not paying attention. I am just WAITING for her to slam into somebody...if shes behind me all I do is sit in pure panic.
3. Rushers. The people who ram their foot into the ground when the traffic starts moving and they rush to close the gap AND then they SLAM on their brakes suddenly because they are now going too fast...um...do you have ANY clue as to how much gas you are wasting? And its always some tool in a Prius -.- the stupidest car on the road -.- well most DIRTY thats for sure...
2. The guys who move up one car at a time -.-...now this is connected to my number one issue but I think of it as kind of separate. This is mostly in that moving traffic, the one where people are going like 20 under still but moving steadily. I hate when I am driving on the highway and we are all going as fast as traffic will allow and then some tool RUSHES up behind you and weaves a bit to show his frustration...uh dude...do you not see the 5 cars in front of me who are all going the same speed and the guys on the side of us who are also stuck this speed...you cant put pressure on me and somehow get the guy at the front of the line to speed up...no matter how hard you try! SO his answer is to cut off the guy in the right lane then speed up and muscle his way between me and the car in front of me...THANKS -.- AND HEEE is what causes my number 1 issue...which I will post Monday!
First of all, I HATE YOU for driving a 6 sp manual (OK, It's not hate... it's severe jealousy. I MISS DRIVING STICK!!)
ReplyDeleteSecond, I hear ya... my solution for traffic stress was cruising about 2 car lengths behind the car in front of me. If someone hopped in that empty space, I simply backed off, and just kept cruising. I always gave myself enough time in the morning for traffic, and really had no reason to get angry. I knew there would be traffic. I knew there would be douchebags. I just did my best to stay relaxed, in 2nd gear, and cruise. I would wave at people, sing along, think about life.. ya know the usual.
I am eternally grateful for Utah, and it's basic lack of traffic. There are times when construction or an accident will back things up, but it never lasts for more than a couple miles and is EASY to get around.
I wish you the best in your trafficy adventures, and try not to hate the idiots too much- they just don't know any better, and will die younger than us from heart attacks and stress.
::High five:: I wanna drive for real again. I miss my stick.