Drivers who nudge forward

You do it. You know you do. You’re that idiot at the stop sign who keeps nudging forward that extra inch time and time again as if it’s going to help you get somewhere. Please, stop. You’re just making the rest of us nervous because we don’t know if you’re stopping or starting and we can’t make our own driving judgments until you finally get around to doing whatever it is you’re going to do.

Talking drivers

I don’t mean people who are talking to one another in the same vehicle. That’s perfectly understandable. I’m talking about people who block up the road while talking to someone in the vehicle next to them or are talking to someone on the side of the road. Move it! I’ve got places to go, too.

Highway drivers who fly

You’ll get there, I promise. No need to drive twenty or more miles over the speed limit. It won’t help you get where you’re going any faster, I promise. For whatever few seconds or minutes speeding takes off your time, you’ll just lose that time when you get to town and hit the red lights. This is another one that’s dangerous.

Parking and leaving your door open in the space next to you while taking all day doing whatever it is you’re doing

Maybe you’re getting your kid out of the back seat. Maybe you’re taking out the groceries. Whatever. Don’t care. If you’re taking your sweet time about it, you’re ticking me off. I don’t expect you to break your neck hurrying for me, but I do expect a little common courtesy of you hustling it up a bit. And stopping to wave or to say you’re sorry is just another waste of my time. Again, move!

Drivers acting reckless in bad weather

I don’t care if you have the biggest, baddest four-wheel-drive truck or SUV around. It won’t matter when you hit that slick spot on the ice or on wet roads. You’re another driver who is not only acting like a fool, but you’re putting the rest of us in danger. Slow it down a bit. You’ll live longer. Heck, the rest of us will live longer, too.

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