I spent the other week in San Francisco seeing friends. To be more flexible with my time there, I drove down from Seattle, which took about 12 hours. With that much time on the road, I was reminded of all the things drivers do that I hate.  While the full list could go on for pages, the top three have been distilled for your reading pleasure.  I’ll let my internal monologue do the talking.

#3: The Forgotten Turn Signal

Okay, you finished making your lane change, so please turn off your blinker.  No?  You’ve somehow forgotten about it?  Do you not notice that contant clicking noise or that blinking light in your dashboard?  With every flash of your turn signal, my faith in humanity goes down ever so slightly as we have become so inept that flashing lights and clicking noises are not enough to get our attention anymore.  *sigh*

#2 The Timid Merger

All the cars on the freeway are going 60 mph until you came along.  You had a chance to get up to speed on the onramp, but no. In your fear of all these fast-moving vehicles you actually hit the brakes instead of the gas pedal.  Now we’re going 40 mph.  Please, in the future, use that pedal on the right and actually get yourself up to the speed of traffic instead of creating traffic. *ugh*

#1 Left Lane Hog

Did you know that in practically every state, there are driving laws against blocking traffic in the left lane?  Do you see all these cars passing you on the right?  That means you’re doing something wrong.  So please move over to the right and let the faster cars pass you.  It helps everyone by smoothing out traffic, reducing accidents by having cars pass on your left instead of through your blind spot, and will just make me a whole lot happier.  *grr* Rant Complete!  If you take away anything from this post, besides my frustration with other drivers, please remember to move to the right and allow faster traffic to pass in the left lane. It’s the law and it will only help everyone get to where they’re going more quickly and safely.

Your Turn

What annoys you most on the road?  Or are you guilty of some of offenses?  Post a reply below!