Here's A Thought....

[blas]

Why not be in the lane you NEED to be in when you need to be in it?

I don't get why people lane jump throughout their entire trip (save for when they are passing or if there is road construction or someone going really slow and blocking stuff up).

Yesterday I was in a multiple left turn lane, a van was in the lane next to me. We both turned left when we got the green arrow, and before I was entirely done turning and correcting, the asshole was already trying to get into my lane! You know what, you drooling moron, why weren't you in this lane to begin with?!

Oh, it's because people have to be first, or they can't be behind anyone, they think surely if they are the first in line or in the lane with the least amount of vehicles, they will get to go faster.

Well, wrong. We both turned at almost the same rate of speed, but the idiot tried to make a lane change before I was even done turning.

So then this idiot hops another lane into the furthest right one (6 lane highway, 3 on each side) and I figure ok, maybe idiot didn't know where they were going and wanted to turn right ahead.

No.

Idiot hops once more, back into the lane I am in a few vehicles behind me at this point (so much for being first, right?) and takes the same exit that I do, but then hops to the straight lane next to me. We go through the next set of lights, both going straight, and after a few blocks, idiot is behind me again.

Wouldn't it have just made more sense to be in the lane that you need to be in the entire time, if you can help it? That's what I always do. Unless I have to pass or go around something, I am always in the lane I need to be in. If it's a left lane and I'm not comfortable going that fast, I'll go in the right one until a bit before my exit, so I have enough time to get over.

Almost everyone I know pulls this crap, too. My boyfriend is AWFUL about it. But he's also one of those people obsessed with getting around everyone and being the first....we have missed many exits and had a few close calls because he isn't in the lane he needs to be in when he needs to be in.

So effing irritating.

[Pagan]

Why not be in the lane you NEED to be in when you need to be in it?

Because, my dear, that would be logical. And you know what happens to logic when most people get behind a steering wheel.

[XCashier]

Gads, I hate traffic leapfroggers. Wonder how much gas they waste and wear and tear on the car they create by speeding up and slowing down, and switching left, center, right, center, left, etc.

Worse is when you're supposed to follow someone to a destination, and they insist on playing traffic leapfrog on the way there. How the are you supposed to follow them if you can't even keep them in sight because they're hopping lane to lane like a flea?! And of course, they can't comprehend why you're so angry with them.

[malmalthekiller]

I hate those people, too.

The only time I do that is if I'm in the right lane, and the person in front of me is going UNDER the speed limit, and there is literally almost no one in the other lane. Otherwise, on a busy day when nearly no one is going faster than the right lane, I'll stick it out until my exit.

[AtDIelement]

Worse is when you're supposed to follow someone to a destination, and they insist on playing traffic leapfrog on the way there. How the are you supposed to follow them if you can't even keep them in sight because they're hopping lane to lane like a flea?! And of course, they can't comprehend why you're so angry with them.

My father is the worst at this.

I refuse to follow him anymore.

[Pagan]

Worse is when you're supposed to follow someone to a destination, and they insist on playing traffic leapfrog on the way there. How the are you supposed to follow them if you can't even keep them in sight because they're hopping lane to lane like a flea?! And of course, they can't comprehend why you're so angry with them.

I'm completely the opposite. I keep looking in the rearview to make sure they're still there and can see me. I'll even slow up if it looks like they've fallen behind a bit.

[tollbaby]

I completely agree, blas, and it drives my ex crazy when I complain about this LOL I'm always in the lane I'll eventually need to be in from the very beginning, or I get into it as soon as possible. Drives me nuts when, like this morning, someone cuts me off to then go PAST my lane, effectively cutting off two lanes of traffic to get to their exit.

I'm sorry, but if you know you're getting off, why are you in the passing lane until the last possible second?

[Jay 2K Winger]

Ugh, I see this all too often at the shopping center where the wholesale club is located.

The parkway that runs alongside the shopping center has this one traffic light with two left-turn lanes that lead into the center itself. Once the turn is complete, however, the left left-turn lane comes to a stop sign with another left turn. The right left-turn lane feeds into the traffic lane.

And ALL THE TIME, I see people who will pull into the left left-turn lane, then immediately try to get into the right left-turn lane once they make the turn. Irritates the hell out of me.

[blas]

Gaahh...another one did it to me today at the same intersection as my OP, by the tanning salon.

You want to be in this lane, be in it beforehand, you effing idiot. If you're going to try an immediate lane change mid turn, see if anyone is coming!

[Captain Trips]

I blame NASCAR. All these people want to be the winner of the race, nothing less will do - but they can only "practice" on the public roads. And if they get to the red light before you, they've WON!!!!

[blas]

Race to the red light is on my top 10 list of peeves.

It must be nice to be able to afford new tires and brakes every year.

I hate when someone tailgates me to an oncoming red light. Really? I mean really?

[XCashier]

I'm completely the opposite. I keep looking in the rearview to make sure they're still there and can see me. I'll even slow up if it looks like they've fallen behind a bit.

I do the same thing, too. Basic road courtesy, would do all of us a bit of good.