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mac2766

(658 posts)
3. I used to be one of the crazies on the road...
Fri Apr 23, 2021, 08:53 AM
Apr 2021

Not to the extreme of the article posted here, but one of those who drove way too fast... in a big hurry.

It's been several years now since I decided to slow down. I now drive the speed limit in the slow lane. I see all of the crazies on the interstate. They're in such a hurry to get to where they're going. I get a kick out of seeing them speed toward a bottleneck only to be slowed to the point that I'm able to catch back up to them. The way that they drive is very dangerous. And for what? To save 30 seconds on their commute? I'd love to speak to them en-mass and ask if they would please just get out of bed 30 seconds earlier and drive considerately so as not to endanger the rest of the drivers on the interstate.

It's a shame that this happened. From what I see on the roads, it's amazing that it doesn't happen more often. Especially when the number of weapons available to Americans is taken into affect. The first response of many is to go red immediately in a stressful situation. When guns are added to that equation, the outcome can't (and won't) be good.

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