Drive time rant...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of driving into DC during the morning rush--something I seldom do. A few thoughts came to me.

1. Who is that person who apparently set their alarm and got up early just so they could go out and drive very slowly in the rush-hour traffic surge on the two-lane highway everyone else from my area has to use? If you're reading this, please note that they call it "rush hour" for a reason. You're supposed to rush like the rest of us and not putt along at 5-10 mph under the limit, holding everyone else back. I saw you up there ahead of me, just aimlessly cruising along with no one ahead of you for half a mile and 32,000 cars bottlenecked behind you. You're either a total moron or a sadist but in either event you should be restricted to riding the bus from now on.

2. When traffic is backed up waiting to get onto a ramp, and the line stretches back half a mile, I realize that there will occasionally be some arrogant jackass who thinks that he's too important to wait in line like the rest of us. Those people will bypass the line and drive up in the next lane until they get right to the exit and then cut in. My criticism isn't directed at them nearly as much as it is at the spineless milquetoast who just shrugs and lets them in! Hey Neville Chamberlain...grab a seat on the bus with the other idiot above!



3. Am I the only one who drives past the Mormon temple in Silver Spings and just starts thinking "we're off to see the wizard..." as soon as those garish golden spires come into view?



4. What's up with Maryland drivers and their apparent need to just drive along in the left lane of any multi-lane roadway that they're on? The left lane is a passing lane and while drivers from 49 other states seem to be aware of this, around here the left lanes are always obstructed by some fool coasting along at the same speed as the traffic in all the right lanes and 98% of the time that car will have Maryland tags and it's driver will also refuse to move right when you pull up behind them and flick your headlights.
Since there aren't enough buses in the world for all of you Maryland dipsticks, I'll explain it to you one more time. The LEFT lane is for PASSING and you're suppose to YEILD it to FASTER vehicles that are trying to pass YOU!
Another Maryland driver on the way out to mess up rush hour.