rangerfredbob
Veteran Member
Yeah, people are dumb lately, I've gotten cut off more in the last couple months than the last few years... If at all possible I leave reasonable following distance, but if there's no one behind me and I'm going 55-60mph and you pull out in front of me and I have to slow down to 40mph you are going to get honked at or tailgated (for a SHORT distance, I only have ~20 seconds of patience for that) or passed (not many passing zones on my commute). My blood is going to boil even more if you take the next turn in a mile and make me slow down AGAIN.
I followed someone the other morning going 45-48 in a 55 zone for 8 miles, when they were going 40 at the start of a 45 zone and hit their brakes I lost it... blared my horn and passed them in a merge zone... not my proudest moment, it did NOT help that it was monday morning, and I was so worked up when I passed I down shifted to 2nd gear and missed third on the up shift... I understand seeing in the dark is hard with cataracts (my mom has this problem, but she avoids driving at dark), but when you have 20 cars behind you and you are going 10 under, maybe pull over every now and then?
I followed someone the other morning going 45-48 in a 55 zone for 8 miles, when they were going 40 at the start of a 45 zone and hit their brakes I lost it... blared my horn and passed them in a merge zone... not my proudest moment, it did NOT help that it was monday morning, and I was so worked up when I passed I down shifted to 2nd gear and missed third on the up shift... I understand seeing in the dark is hard with cataracts (my mom has this problem, but she avoids driving at dark), but when you have 20 cars behind you and you are going 10 under, maybe pull over every now and then?
