Amen sister! So, when are you comin' to NJ? You've got that finger all primed and ready to go..

: - )

Boxxing road-assholes in -- life's sweet little pleasures.

you go girl!

Smirking...

I didn't think you had it in you.

Solidarity, Sister!!

Give 'em hell.

CLC

LOL, I love it!

WHOA. Note to self, "Do NOT, repeat do NOT, piss off the busymom."

Whew, I was one car behind her stalking you, glad I am safe.

You should have made it so she missed her ramp too and watch her stop in the middle of the interstate and turn around in front of that trooper taking speedometer pictures, lol.

(laughing too hard to write coherent sentence)

NICE!! You go girl, I'm proud of you!

Wow, and you were able to contain yourself until you got to a computer? You are a better woman than I am!

Lovin' you! I swear we were sepatated at birth. Before I finished reading, I was thinking, 'Go ahead and tailgate beeotch...I'll be going at a snail's pace. Please pass me before my middle sword comes up above the dashboard to salute your ass.' (Note-living in the big city, we learned at a young age not to flip off fellow roadsters as you might get shot!)

Flashing headlights are supposed to be the universal symbol for "Hey, buddy, there's a speed trap up ahead. Watch out."

When did it become "I own the damned road. Get out of my way!"?

And it really, really burns my ass when they do it and you couldn't get out of the way even if you felt like it (which now you really don't want to do).

Yeah, anyway, please don't get yourself shot.

Excellent rant! And I'm thinking nearly everyone can identify with that story. Maybe not the tattoos, but certainly the driving habits.

Yay! Well said. I can't stand tail-huggers. It bugs me and intimidates me - especially when I don't have much confidence driving at the moment. In fact that's why I have my 'New Driver' sign up just to warn other drivers that I may be a little slow, and cautious, and to please have a little patience. Some people though seem to have difficulty in remembering basic rules of the road though....Recently I got honked and glared at because I didn't turn a corner (in a residential area with lots of kids) at at least 50 mph which they obviously expected me to do!
GGGGGRRRRRRRR!

Haha..."love, kisses, and my middle finger." I don't know why I think that's so hilarious but it's cracking me up!

Haha..."love, kisses, and my middle finger." I don't know why I think that's so hilarious but it's cracking me up!

"Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance"

Busy Mom,
I feel your rant!
It is precisely at those times when I find it convenient to over clean my windshield with washer fluid. Try it next time! It's a low tech way to say "Piss on you!"

I love it! Although I have to admit that I also enjoy slowing down to drive those crazies into fits...

Please don't shoot me, but:

Nationally, the left lane is for passing only. If you're in the far left lane and there's someone trying to pass you, speeding or not, YOU can get a ticket.

If you're on a road trip on a two-laned highway and you feel like you're going faster than the others in the right, you cannot stay in the left lane. You should pass each car on the right and get back in the right lane until you need to pass again.

I only write this because I've gotten tickets in both situations and because, after being reemed by 20 guys in a caravan on a 9 hour road trip, I know what they mean.

Again, please don't shoot me. I lurve you!

BTW, what if she had a medical emergency? ; )

**runs to hide from rock throwers*

See below:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_lane

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passing_lane

You are so realated to my husband!

Ooh, I love it! We've all been there.

Don't you just want to sometimes stop the car in the middle of the interstate, get out and go WTF? Seriously.

Melanie, not sure you got the whole point of "5:30 TRAFFIC" at the beginning of the post, but that is a key part of it.

Are you supposed to stay right and allow others to pass under normal conditions? Sure.

Not sure where you live, but in most of the U.S. Traffic does tend to congest BOTH lanes during high traffic times, and that person in front of you has nowhere to go, whether you beep, your horn, flash your headlights or gesture wildly or not, there is really nowhere for that person to go. And believe it or not... they don't want to be there any more than you do.

In an emergency situation, most people use THE SHOULDER since that can not (legally) have traffic in it. Even most Emergency Vehicles will use this method. (Or if possible you get off the congested roadway for an alternate route.)

So, please, lets be real for a momment, shall we?

This is the best letter. You should put this on a billboard.

Same type this morning on my way downtown; I s'pose she thought that the speed limit was over 70....too bad, not in rush hour; only 60! and that was moving, I thought...bee-ya-(tch).

We may need to talk about this in 'group' *smile*.

Personally, I think you showed amazing restraint. It's that kind of situation that can cause even the kindest, most mild-mannered of us to go off the deep end. Just sayin...

Experiences like that make me wish for a fully loaded Knight Rider car. Maybe a little oil slick or a short range missile would have solved the problem....

You are my soul sister. Passive-aggressive drivers unite.

When I was in highschool a friend's dad had methods for getting rid of impatient drivers. My favorite was when he was at a stop light and didn't take off fast enough in the opinion of the driver behind him, who began honking his horn. My friend's dad put his car in park and got out of the car, walking to the window of the car behind him...putting on an act of fluster and worry.

He asked the driver, "Is something wrong?" The other driver looked embarrassed and said no. My friend's dad continued, "Oh good! I was so worried, I thought something was wrong with my car or perhaps you were ill and needed help." He then got back in his car and left.

His best advice was 'smile and wave - they hate that you don't seem to get it'.