Is it really that hard? (Part 2)
Overall, I have a pretty good commute. It's about 17 miles. With no traffic, it takes about 20 minutes, and with heavy traffic it takes maybe 35-45 minutes. Usually, it's about 30 minutes, which I don't consider to be that bad.
What is bad is the way people drive in this area, particularly with regard to merging. There are a number of places on my way home where I have to either merge or be merged into. They are, in order:
Here's what I don't understand: When the traffic is going 5 MPH and the lanes are both full and merging, why must certain assholes ride the bumper of the car in front of them so that the person trying to merge can't get in? Bad drivers are one thing, but this is just plain ol' assholery. Most of the time, the drivers will speed up to make sure they close the gap before the car next to the can merge. Is being one more car ahead in a 5 MPH line of traffic really going to make your life that much better? WTF? Have you ever seen a zipper? That's how it's supposed to work, dipshit. It's called efficiency. Let me demonstrate:
Do you see how each side takes turns and, as a result, everyone keeps moving at the same speed? This is really not a hard concept to understand.
I need a vacation.
Credit: Zipper image used under the GNU Free Documentation License and acquired from Wikimedia Commons.
What is bad is the way people drive in this area, particularly with regard to merging. There are a number of places on my way home where I have to either merge or be merged into. They are, in order:
- Getting on to US 101
- Getting on to Highway 87
- When Airport Pkwy merges on to Highway 87
- When the right land ends
- Getting on to Interstate 280
Here's what I don't understand: When the traffic is going 5 MPH and the lanes are both full and merging, why must certain assholes ride the bumper of the car in front of them so that the person trying to merge can't get in? Bad drivers are one thing, but this is just plain ol' assholery. Most of the time, the drivers will speed up to make sure they close the gap before the car next to the can merge. Is being one more car ahead in a 5 MPH line of traffic really going to make your life that much better? WTF? Have you ever seen a zipper? That's how it's supposed to work, dipshit. It's called efficiency. Let me demonstrate:
Do you see how each side takes turns and, as a result, everyone keeps moving at the same speed? This is really not a hard concept to understand.
I need a vacation.
Credit: Zipper image used under the GNU Free Documentation License and acquired from Wikimedia Commons.
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