Bad drivers need not apply
Having been in NE Pennsylvania since early August has led me to realize one thing: the colossal amount of bad drivers on the east coast. I'm not saying that Colorado is devoid of bad drivers but they're certainly a little more laid back. I'm quite certain my blood pressure has increased exponentially just from driving around here! And I have to say that most of them are from New York. (If you're from NY, I apologize now but your state needs to do some sort of road rage clinic.)
It's amazing, and a little entertaining, the amount of anger these people hold when driving. It amazes me they don't just implode...cars included. And there's also the "I'm going to act like a complete arse, pretend I don't know I'm doing it, and won't feel bad if your car crashes ala James Bond over a cliff because of it." I'd like to say I don't get irritated back when someone is riding my bumper so closely that I can see only part of their windshield, gives me the finger for driving the speed limit in the right lane (go figure), or does the mystery-braking-20-miles-under-the-speed-limit thing. I have become quite the pro at reading lips, or I should say "reading someone screaming obsenities at me from inside their BMW while their toddlers are in the backseat." Note: smiling and waving (or cupping your hand to your ear like you can't hear what they're saying) when someone does this to you is A)maybe not too smart as they could shoot you as it only increases their rage that you cut in front of them leaving Wal-mart and B)seriously hilarious for the above reason. Yes, its juvenile but so I am at times.
Also, when I'm driving 5 over on the highway and you come cruising up behind me in your super suave Mini Cooper, do not ride my bumper like you're drafting in Nascar. A slight tap on my brakes from me would descimate your car. When I let off the gas altogether to give you the idea that you should back off, don't put your brights on me. Putting the brights on a Jeep Grand Cherokee does nothing more than blind my rear tires.
Rage and stupidity aside, what is with the "precision driving" at high speeds? Everywhere. This is how people get killed dummy. Yes, I sound like a wet blanket. I might as well be saying "it's all fun and games 'til someone gets their eye poked out." The weaving through cars at high speeds only makes me back away from you. You can tell these morons drive like this all the time but also makes you wonder if they just finished robbing a bank 20 miles back. Before I sound like Little Miss Traffic-obeyer, I have pulled a couple moves on roads that could've left me hanging upside down from my seat on the side of the road. One in particular: I realized I had 2.5 seconds to merge 4 (very full) lanes of traffic to get to my exit. I swear it was straight out of a movie-I zipped within inches of all these cars and zoomed up my exit ramp. Very stupid and at the same time left me thinking I could be a James Bond stunt double.
Ease up on the caffeine east coasters.
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