Stupid drivers

Stupid people bother me, but stupid drivers are the worst kind of stupid people. I don't mean fast drivers, or even aggressive drivers, which are their own breed of animal I won't touch on today ; I mean stupid drivers. To me, there are two types of stupid drivers that bug me the worst.

The first is a group of people I will refer to as "weavers". These are the people you see darting back and forth between lanes, generally going 15 MPH faster than everyone else. They do this to get to wherever they are going faster than the rest of us, apparently driven by some concept that the highway is nothing more than a Mario kart track. The worst, and probably most ironic type of weaver is the traffic jam Weaver. These poor saps believe that I by switching lanes back and forth in congested traffic, they will actually work their way to the front of the line. Just this morning I witnessed one of these morons maneuver through traffic, endlessly swapping lanes, only to be slowly, steadily gained on, and then passed, by myself. I took the opportunity to smile and nod to him as I crept by, hindered by the same traffic he was, but consistently moving forward. The ultimately ironic part? About a quarter mile after I passed him, traffic opened up considerably and I was able to accelerate to a reasonable speed. He was still stuck.

But weavers are not the worst. I can't stand when people don't use turn signals. I ask you a simple question. When you are driving, are all of your fingers unremovable from the steering wheel? Do you find yourself unable to drum a rhythm to whatever song your listening to because your fingers are completely attached to the steering wheel the entire time the car is in gear? If yes, I sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding. If not, please be courteous enough to lift ONE finger off the wheel to flick your indicator stick on. It doesn't have to be a big one... a pinky will do. But it takes so little effort and time to turn this indicator on, I don't know why anyone would neglect to do so. I understand, sometimes a light is out and the light literally does not work. But to not even attempt to turn it on shows one of three things, none of which are good. The first is a reckless disregard for safety (bad... duh). The second is sheer ignorance and/or stupidity, neither of which are acceptable on the road. The final reason is the epitome of laziness. Being so lazy as to not raise a finger to hit a blinker... that's a sad sign for the world.

Anyway, if you belong to any of the above categories, please seriously consider looking deeply into your life and questioning some of your life choices. I will admit that there are exceptions to each of the described things, but not nearly to the extent I see them.

Happy driving!