Arterial Motives

11.1.2kXI

Do ya think there's a finite amount of patience one can have for people not acknowledging that you've yielded for them in traffic?  I think I'm about there.

I don't mind letting someone merge, or out of a parking lot, alley, gas station or driveway.  I've been at the mercy of jerks not letting me merge or cross or whatever so many times, I think that my policy of letting everyone (except BMW or Audi drivers) do whatever they want, that it just might inspire someone to do the same.  It seems no, not so much.

So just this morning, in the same moment, I let two Priuses out of the same 7/11 parking lot.  The first Prius driver gave me a wave.  The second looked right at me and did not.  That's a push.  Then down the road, I let a lady finish her illegal left turn (across a double-yellow) in front of me.  She waved a thank you.  The jerk behind me honked.  At me.  She could see that I was letting the lady who, uh, was blocking us, finish her turn, but she honked.  That's minus two.

I'm driving again later.  I'll let ya know how it goes.

Tonight - The Armory Club
(by request) 


bye-ee!
whrr ... clik!