Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Does Logic Even Exist Anymore?

So I'm driving to work today, and traffic is at a standstill many miles before the point where it usually comes to a standstill. My first reaction when I see traffic backed up at a place where it isn't normally backed up is to switch from a CD to the radio to hear the Traffax report. I know that wouldn't be everyone's reaction, but wouldn't you assume that at least a couple of other people would do that as well? My man John Wilsbach tells me that there is a disabled tractor trailer in the left lane near a exit such-and-such and traffic is backed up to around where I am. Of course, not having listened to John, everyone in the right lane merged into the left lane to get farther ahead. They do this every morning, which leads to my theory about why traffic is always backed up in the first place, but I'll rant about that later.

After 20 minutes of going 2 MPH, we finally get to the crest of a hill. At the crest of the next hill you can clearly see said disabled tractor trailer, as well as one of those big signs that they put out to give instructions. This sign has a simple instruction: ------> . Please keep in mind that I could CLEARLY see the tractor trailer and the sign in a mid-sized sedan without my glasses on. Apparently I have superhero-strength vision, because everyone else decided that it was a good idea to get in the left lane less than a quarter of a mile away from where a sign was telling them to get into the right lane. Then, of course, they got pissed when no one would let them back over.

I'm very bitchy on my ride to and from work. On the highway that I travel, you need to be in certain lanes to get to where you're going. Granted, some people do not know this and are in the wrong lane. Fine. But I find it hard to believe that 95% of people driving on the highway at 7:30 in the morning are people from out of the area who don't know where they are going. I will gladly let people in from the on-ramps, but don't think for a damn second that I will let you in the right lane in front of me when you were using either the shoulder or the left lane to get farther ahead. I went 2 miles an hour for 20 miles in the right lane, so you can too. You knew you needed to be in the right lane, so sucks to be you, doesn't it? You people are the reason traffic is backed up in the first place. If everyone would be in his or her correct lane, people would not have to stop to let you over; therefore, traffic would move. See how that works? Ultimately I blame PennDot though, because they are the reason for everything that is wrong in PA.

3 Comments:

Blogger Meadow said...

I so agree. That really chaps my hide, too. It does seem logical to me. Can't figure out why so many people find it so difficult to use a little sense.

7/27/2005 4:56 PM  
Blogger Jenny G said...

I don't see how people can survive being so oblivious. I'm surprised they haven't walked into a hole or something.

7/27/2005 9:43 PM  
Blogger Meadow said...

lol!

7/28/2005 11:14 AM  

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