re: Things you wish society would do

People don’t drive aggressive enough in traffic. Research has shown that people need to be less apprehensive and aggressively rude when driving.

Every moment that you aren’t moving after the light turns green is wasted time.

Don't let people in. If there’s traffic and they’re pulling out of a parking lot or side street then they need to wait. If there’s not enough open room for them to get in on their own then the street is already over crowded and letting them in only compounds the problem.

When you pull into a driveway or parking lot don’t think that just because your front tires have made it over the threshold that you can take it easy. So many people come to near complete stops once they’ve started pulling in. You’ve still got the other half of your car in the road. Hurry up and get your entire car out of traffic.

Don’t let people over in dense highway traffic. Everyone needs to stick to their lane and keep traffic moving as best it can. Letting people over requires you to waste space/momentum and they also aren’t going to be as efficient in their lane. Get over when space permits. Just like above, if there isn’t enough space for them to get over naturally then your lane is already too congested.

If someone needs to get over because they’re in the wrong lane (didn’t realize they were in a turn lane or didn’t realize they needed to turn at this light or whatever) … tough shite. They need to keep traffic flowing and keep following their current lane. They’ll have to wait until the next light, turn, or wherever. They fricked up and they’ll have to drive a little extra to get where they need to be, but they don’t get to impede the flow of traffic and force the rest of us to suffer for their mistake.

When it comes to merging onto the highway … Jesus Christ, the merge lane is for you to accelerate and match the speed of the highway! If someone has to slow down to keep from hitting you then you’ve fricked it up.

When it comes to merging because of an accident or whatever … use the entire available lane and zipper merge towards the end of the lane. But don’t wait so late that you have to slow down or someone else has to slow down more so that you can merge!

Do NOT slow down before you get completely in the exit lane. That’s what the extra lane is for, and don’t hit the brakes so much that you need to get on the accelerator again before you’ve gotten to the next road or traffic light.



I’m sure I could go on and on but these are my biggest aggravations during my daily commute.