You all know how I can get tweaked off the slightest driving infraction, sending me into a blind rage although I have mellowed out as of late.  I don’t claim to be a perfect driver but I do think I tend to follow proper driving habits, have a good knowledge of the rules of the road plus I am overflowing with plain common sense.  The latter part is where I think a lot of people behind the wheel fall short.  This subspecies is probably the same group of mouthbreathers who vote for American Idol contestants multiple times.

During rush hour, there is a small group of wankers who exacerbate traffic problems on the side streets.  I’m talking about the people who attempt to cross an intersection but block oncoming traffic once the light turns red for them.  Usually this problem is most prevalent for left-turners but it’s not the only scenario where this happens.  Cars that enter an intersection while still going straight after the light turns red should be dragged out of their car and beaten with a cricket paddle.  Even worse offenders are those who enter an intersection after their light turns red and are behind someone who is also blocking traffic.  Usually these Johnny Come Latelys wind up blocking both ways of traffic on the road perpendicular to them, ensuring a surround sound effect of wrath-induced horns honking at them.

This clueless act of driving incompetence can be narrowed to three behaviors.  Either you are Selfish and could care less about how you impact the flow of traffic.  Or you could be Clueless which can be attributed in inattentiveness or being distracted (such as talking on your phone).  There is a subset of these groups that, upon realizing how they are holding up traffic, is genuinely embarrassed and tries to wedge their way closer to the car in front of them to make room.  Even though this doesn’t help 95% of the time, at least they gave an effort to rectify their mistake.  

The last possibility is that you have a horrific lack of depth perception.  For this last one, I’m only giving senior citizens a pass.  Honking at them will only induce cardiac arrest and then you have a dead person holding up traffic, not to mention involuntary manslaughter on your conscience for at least a few minutes afterwards.