Friday Rant Again
November 20th, 2009
This Friday Rant is so important that it needs to be readdressed as I was trying to get to work today and was late because some idiot was of course driving in the left lane doing 45 and the speed limit is 50. This is particularly bad because he/she was driving parallel to another vehicle doing 50 on the two-lane highway. So here we are again with the re-posted Friday Rant from two weeks ago.
Friday is such a great day of the week and I like to have a weekly decompression session. Friday Rant allows a cleansing, if you will, of negative energy before the weekend. This week the it is time to address people who cruise in the left lane on our highways and byways. I get a bit of the road rage, actually it can get pretty bad. The Tornado screams at cars when they use the horn, another pet peeve to be addressed in a future installment, because she is around me driving so much.
Let us make one thing clear; the left lane is the passing lane.
Everyday driving to work is a chore. I begin my work day at 3pm and am forced to endure the inevitable idiot, and yes I mean you if it applies, that finds the need to move to the left lane and do the speed limit. If you are this person please explain to me why you drive in the left lane.
First of all, yes I am a New Yorker. Second of all, yes I am admitting to driving above the speed limit. Finally, yes I probably should leave earlier for work. But, none of this really matters because the left lane of a two lane road is meant to be a passing lane. It is a simple concept – drive in the right lane and when you approach a vehicle opting to drive slower than you move to the left lane. Then return to the right lane to continue your trip.
So as I was saying going to work I will be driving along in the right lane and try to pass a car on the left, but get boxed in by someone doing the speed limit, or worse, less than the speed limit. To make matters even worse, when I flash the driver, which means move over, they just remain on course and even slow down. I, of course, proceed to go berserk spitting obscenities as if the other driver can hear me and pounding on my steering wheel. My heart can’t take it, I have high blood pressure.
Please stay to the right.
I am not asking for much, just drive your car. I have no problem if you want to drive the speed limit or even slower in the right lane. It is your prerogative to drive at a rate that you feel comfortable. But, once you move to the left you become am obstacle.
I feel my blood boiling as I type this, so for my health and well-being I am going to end this right now with a simple plea, Get out of my way!
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