It doesn't matter what time of day I get on the freeway, there is always one stretch of the road where traffic is always backed up. For no apparent reason, certainly no reason that would make sense, traffic comes to a deadlock for about half a mile. There are a couple on-ramps but nothing that might even begin to explain why drivers find the need to bring life on the highway to a stop.
I can understand a motorist off to the side of the road, a tow truck driver doing his thing, an officer making a traffic stop, something in the roadway, a collision bringing traffic to a halt (and for those of you who are looky-lues, and you know who you are, you should be ashamed of yourselves). These at least are reasons for traffic to slow and even come to a complete stop, but when none of these reason are present, I have to ask myself "What moron is causing the back-up?"
Being dumb and driving a car don't mix. You can be dumb, everyone's entitled to a moment of dumbness periodically, some of us more than others, and you can drive, provided you meet whatever criteria your particular state requires to be a licensed driver, but you can't and should never do the two at the same time.
Drive smart. Drive safe.
The Traffic Guy
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Last minute mergers.
Some people make driving so terribly complicated and aggravating. The majority of roads are clearly marked, provide you with plenty of warning about upcoming changes in traffic and what lane you need to be in to accommodate those changes, and yet there are still drivers out there who wait to the last minutes to get into a turn only lane, forcing everyone in the lane already to either slow down or speed up so they can get their lazy, procrastinating selves where they need to be.
Is it too much to ask of a driver to know where they're going and what they need to do to get there? I don't think so.
And yet, it's this kind of driver who waits til the last minute to get into a turn lane, usually inconveniencing some other driver who thought his or her driving path out, and then gets mad at the driver who is forced to move but doesn't want to.
That over the shoulder glare out the window at the car and driver next to you because they didn't get out of your way when you finally decided it was time to get into the lane you needed to be in five minutes ago and that need is complicated because if you miss this opportunity you're going to miss the chance to make the turn you have known you were going to make since turning onto the street.
Back off, Last Minute Mergers! You make driving unpleasant and dangerous for the rest of us! You're the only one who knows where you're going. Don't punish the rest of us by expecting every other driver to get out of your way of your procrastination.
Drive smart. Drive safe.
The Traffic Guy
Is it too much to ask of a driver to know where they're going and what they need to do to get there? I don't think so.
And yet, it's this kind of driver who waits til the last minute to get into a turn lane, usually inconveniencing some other driver who thought his or her driving path out, and then gets mad at the driver who is forced to move but doesn't want to.
That over the shoulder glare out the window at the car and driver next to you because they didn't get out of your way when you finally decided it was time to get into the lane you needed to be in five minutes ago and that need is complicated because if you miss this opportunity you're going to miss the chance to make the turn you have known you were going to make since turning onto the street.
Back off, Last Minute Mergers! You make driving unpleasant and dangerous for the rest of us! You're the only one who knows where you're going. Don't punish the rest of us by expecting every other driver to get out of your way of your procrastination.
Drive smart. Drive safe.
The Traffic Guy
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