Today is silver car day. On the way to work this morning I had a silver maxima pass me, while I was going the 45mph limit, on a double yellow road. The driver also passed 3 other cars in front of me, but couldn't pass the 4th car because of oncoming traffic. The 3rd car had to brake to let the maxima in or else there would have been a collision with the oncoming traffic. Once the oncoming traffic was clear the silver maxima passed the 4th car. We all caught up with the silver maxima at the red light.
The silver jeep that was tailgating me, while I was doing 65 mph in a 55 zone, for some reason was on my bumper until we reached the toll booth for the thruway. Because I have a automated pass I did not have to wait in line and just drove through. I lost the silver jeep after the toll booth. Maybe that driver went east while I went west.
The silver Taurus that rode next to me on the expressway no matter what speed I was going, just kept riding next to me, not allowing traffic to pass. I was in the far right lane and the silver jeep was in the left passing lane. If I sped up the silver Taurus did too. If I slowed the silver Taurus did the same. Traffic built up behind us. I eventually got off at my exit at arrived at the store.
After parking and walking down the sidewalk I heard the siren of the local ambulance, saw the ambulance coming down Main Street, and saw the silver something ( not sure what type of car only that it was silver) pull out in front of the ambulance, which caused the ambulance driver to brake hard and blow the really loud horn. The silver car driver must have realized what happened because the driver stopped in the middle of the street and did not move. The ambulance had to go into the other lane of traffic to get around the silver car.
Maybe it's National Silver Car Stupid Driver Day.
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So it's not just Chicago that people do stuff like that?
Do they not teach anymore, in driver's ed, that the right lane is for the slower traffic? This constantly frustrates me.
I also love the people who are in such a hurry that they cut in front of you on a right-on-red-- and then slow to a crawl. Apparently the weren't in such a hurry. And yes, inevitably, the guy who performed some dangerous manuever, cutting and weaving in and out of traffic, you catch up with at the next light.
Whenever I have a day like you had, traffic-wise, I always comment "I must have missed the announcement that it was "Go Out and Drive Like an A**hole Day."
Luckily, my jeep is blue.
I admit sometimes I drive like an ass, but it's usually with good cause - like when some dipshit is doing 45mph in the fast lane and I've lost my patience.
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