Driving - Pet Peeves

From time to time, no that’s not correct, more like daily I witness driving courtesies or lack thereof that make me shake my head and laugh. Feel free to add to the list:

1. When you signal a lane change the driver behind and to the side quickly speeds up to prevent you from getting in front of them.

2. Those who position their vehicle so that they take up two parking places in a parking lot.

3. Drivers who do not cue up on the off ramp but travel down the through traffic lane to pass dozens of other cars just get to the front and save two or three minutes.

4. The slowest driver on the expressway being in the far left lane rather than the lane three to his or her right.

5. Drivers who at a stop light suddenly pull in front of a large truck or a vehicle towing a trailer expecting that the larger vehicle will stop as quickly as their smaller vehicle. Or the variation, cars who make a turn in front a large vehicle expecting that the larger vehicle will be able to slow with no problem.

6. Drivers who drive through an intersection when it turned red before they entered it.

7. Those who move into an intersection on a stale green only to find themselves blocking the drivers at the cross street when the light has gone red.

8. Impatient drivers who serve back and forth repeatedly in traffic for a mile or more, putting others and themselves at risk.

9. Those sitting at a stop sign or green light without moving because they are talking on their cell phone.

10. Drivers who pass a truck on a two lane interstate while going only a mile or two faster than the truck they are passing.

11. Two vehicles in two different lanes on a two lane interstate going the same speed for three or more miles and seemingly oblivious to the traffic that is building up behind them.

12. Drivers who slow to 45 mph or less on the interstate to get a good look at the guy on the side of the road changing a tire or the minor fender bender on the side of the road. While it is frustrating, it is also a hoot to see how a man changing a tire on the side of the road can create a five mile slowdown.