When I'm told to think of one thing that just drives me crazy, stupid drivers pop right into my mind. If they want to go under the speed limit, fine. That's their choice, but if you're seriously going 45 in a 60, you can not get mad at someone for passing you. So maybe 45 was a little exaggerated since I tend to drive a little on the fast side (shh don't tell my mom). But the speed limit is there for a reason and some people want to drive at least that fast.
Last week, I was driving on 694 at about 9:00pm and there wasn't very much traffic. I came up behind a lady who was going about 55mph so I got in the left lane to pass her. When I went by her car, I looked over and she gave me the scariest glare in the entire world. Once I had passed her, she sped up and passed me...THEN SLOWED DOWN AGAIN. I seriously wanted to scream at her! Who does that? Normal people pass other cars because they're going to slow, not just to make them angry...She was making me soooooo mad. By this point I was actually talking as if she could hear me, saying "get away from me! what the (fill in appropriate word here) are you doing?!" Maybe she was having a bad day and me passing her made her feel bad... who knows, but really lady, your temper issues are not my problem. Go at least the speed limit, or people WILL pass you! They'll probably still pass you if you're going the speed limit. GET OVER IT.
Another thing that bothers me about drivers is when they don't blinker to change lanes, especially on the freeway. This has happened in front of me so many times, usually when there's traffic so I have to slam on the breaks. They give no warning and usually don't move over slowly. They just swerve over into your lane. IT BOTHERS ME SO MUCH.
Yet another thing that annoys me is people that tailgate, especially when there's traffic and you can't do anything about it. It's like seriously if you want to get in an accident sure, stay there and when I have to break and you hit me, you can pay for my car. Whatever you want.
The last thing (even though there are plenty more I could write about) that bothers me is when people won't let you in when you have to move over. There's one spot, I think right where 35 connects with 394, where if you're coming from 35, immediately after the two freeways combine, you have to move left two lanes or you'll be forced to exit. I was driving this stretch one time and a guy who had already been on 394 was next to me and he would not let me in. I tried to slow down, but there were other cars behind him and when I sped up so did he, so I was forced to exit into this random sketchy neighborhood in the city. Seriously what did that guy gain by not letting me in? That bothers me so much! It's not like I waited until the last minute to move over. I tried at the first opportunity and didn't have much time before the exit. I seriously wanted to punch that guy in the head.
When reading this, keep in mind that I've had my licence for 2 months now. There must be a lot of stupid drivers out there if they can annoy me this much in 2 months. Granted, I don't have much patience and maybe a touch of road rage... but seriously, drivers of Minnesota: learn how to drive.
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