Hi. My name is Jennifer. And I have road rage.
But not the road rage that everyone else is experiencing. Mine is more simple. You see...I drive by the rules. Call me a goody two shoes, but I do. And NOTHING annoys me more than people who think they know how to drive better than everyone else and do whatever the hell they want on the road. Excuse me, who died and made you King of the Road? No one. So get in line asshole.
Apparently the state of Massachusetts like to put up signs that say "Right Lane is for Right Turn Only" for fun. Because no one pays attention to it. They even went out of their way to paint those big arrows going right, and the big huge word ONLY painted there too. But no, King of the Road doesn't need to follow that rule. So then while I'm driving along, planning on taking a right...he's there waiting at the light to go straight. And you are NOT supposed to be in this lane if you are going to go straight. Mother Fucker!! There goes my road rage acting up again. I wonder if they have a salve for that...
Anyway, I've come to the conclusion that once people get their license and then get away with a few infractions they just continue driving like a jackass. They speed, change lanes without signaling, cut you off, speed more, run red lights, drink and drive, drive and text...etc. What good is that? We have rules for a reason. To keep us all safe. Apparently a lot of folks out there don't care about safety. So hey, when I see a horrible accident on the road or on the news I KNOW that one of those folks thought they were the King of the Road and did something illegal. And someone usually ends up dying because of it.
You know, I keep a good distance between my car and the car in front of me. Just in case he slams on his breaks to let a deer cross the road, I won't slam into him since I'm a ways back. King of the Road sees the space and thinks "oh that's for me" and squeezes his ass in there (most likely without signaling). Hi. Let me explain something to you....that space is NOT for you.
I was behind a car that was going 23 miles per hour. My foot was off the gas pedal for most of that trip. I wanted to cry. How annoying. At least go the speed limit.
I could go on and on...but seriously, the next time you want to do something boneheadish on the road, just think about what an asshole everyone is going to think you are. And if you don't care about that, at least try to abide by the rules. They are there for a reason!! Believe it or not.
