American Road Rage
I love the States but I have a rant. Driving back from Walla Walla this last weekend proved what I’ve always felt. Americans can’t drive. In particular, they don’t look in their rear view mirror and they don’t pay attention to signs like “Keep right except for passing”. Here, people are perfectly happy to roll down a two lane road side by side at the same speed…blocking both lanes and everyone behind them. Flash your brights on them and it means nothing. Worse yet, THEY’RE the ones who are insulted. Are you kidding me? Try that in Germany and you’ll get run off the road or ticketed. And that’s how it should be. Here, people force you to pass on the left OR right which is unsafe and unpredictable. Typical US drivers will parade along down a 1 lane highway for miles until a second passing lane opens up. Inevitably, they will all then move over to the left. People like me then pass them all going down the right lane. Ridiculous. And, one thing you can be sure of…90% of minivan drivers do not use their rear view mirror. The only way they’ll know you’re behind them is if you honk. Just don’t expect a reaction. They’re perfectly happy going 40 in the left hand lane and nobody is going to tell them otherwise.
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