OK I'm not sure how bad of drivers there are where you live, but honestly Cincinnati has the worst drivers I have ever seen, and I've been around a few places. Sorry if you are a native Cincinnatian and you take offense to this, but some of these folks need to be taken off the roads!
Here's a few of my pet peeves about Cincinnati Drivers:
Slow Racer in the Left Lane - This is the person that drives about 5-10mph under the speed limit, in the left lane. Oh the Racer part, that comes in when you move over to pass them they of course will speed up to keep you from going around them! I've found that the average increased speed that these tormentors will do is about 12mph over their original speed and then they will slow back down, but occasionally one of them will zoom up to about 20-25mph and then start changing lanes erratically (I have no idea what that is all about!).
The Totally Oblivious - This is the driver that has absolutely no idea that anyone else is out on the roads! They will slide from lane to lane, no turn signal, or usually hang just over the line between two lanes so you don't know if they are planning to change lanes or not. This is sometimes the cause of talking on the phone or texting while driving, but the scary thing is that most times they are just driving! Yikes!
The Deal Maker - This is the guy that thinks he is the ultimate "Mover and Shaker", his car is a rolling office! he is conducting important business deals or day trading on wall street, and can't afford the time to pull over to make these calls. I've even seen this guy with the phone in one hand, an pen in the other and his day-planner stretched out on the steering wheel!
The Texter - This is the guy or gal that has to stay connected at all costs! They will drive erratically speeding up and slowing down shifting from side to side, crossing lane lines, etc. They will sometimes sit through an entire cycle of a traffic light, with no clue it just happened. When honked at, so I don't miss another light, they of course will act as though they are totally innocent of any wrong doing throwing they're hands in the air forgetting that the phone is clearly in one of them! Definite cranial rectal insertion syndrome
Then my favorite of all:
Speed Racer - This is the guy or gal that is in a hurry, of course nobody else is. They will ride your bumper no matter how fast you are driving, or how many vehicles are in front of you. they will constantly change lanes speeding up to get on the bumper of every car that is in front of them, usually needing to slam on the brakes as soon as they change lanes because they didn't see the semi-truck in the next lane! They usually end up defeating their own purpose by getting themselves hopelessly trapped in the thickest part of the traffic, and yes that is sort of amusing!
Not sure if you have these same characters in your part of the world, but please chime in and let me know!
If you are from Cincinnati and either agree or disagree, please share your opinions too!
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6 comments:
Curiously, I find those same characteristics among cart-pushing shoppers at the grocery store.
Pablo - Too funny, but I do too. I always point them out to Lightnin and say that's the one!
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thunder I agree driving in cincy is a risk we take every day more so when it rains it seems like all the looney tones come out to play. take care Smoken
Smoken - People act like it has never rianed here before, and even worse if it snows!
I lived in Tampa, Florida for a short time, and the first thing I noticed about drivers there is how loose they are with the horn, especially at red lights. If you're first behind a red light, the SECOND it turns green you will be bombarded with honking, even if you're already moving! Heck, I think I could put the gas pedal all the way to the floor while the light was still red and I would get honked at in Tampa! It's almost like they want to make sure that you saw that the light turned green...
Jacki - Chicago is like that too!
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