Rachel needs to vent

[aurorawanderer]

WTF people?  Believe it or not, I AM paying attention to traffic, and the reason I am slowly coasting and not accelerating is because there is a RED LIGHT less than 100 ft from me with at least four cars already stopped at it.  And guess what?

"Say you’re cruising and up ahead you see a red light. Release the gas pedal and coast into the red. In a

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[amangiechsin]

Long time no talk Rachel. I don't know where you are these days, but from the look of the driving habits I'd guess you're near Chicago! I hate those drivers too...
Good luck!...

[avatar_squadron]

HOLY SHIT I GOT DRUNK AND HACKED YOUR ACCOUNT OR SOMETHING...

this is almost exactly what i scream about anytime i'm in commuter traffic >.<.
Hell... worse... i've had people try to laneshare me when i'm on my bike (they trying to ride side-by-side IN MY LANE) because of this.

Honestly what gets me is when Lindy-Leadfoot rockets out from behind me, passes, then hops back into my lane, mashes their brakes like it's the end of the world, and proceeds to take a normal intersection turn at 2 mph. FFS! If you're going to drive like a scared rabbit, you should at least be compitent at operating your vehicle. THat's what irritates (and scares) me most. These people drive WAY beyond where they are capable of handling their vehicles.

So i'm with you on this'n

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