I know I've been ranting about driving lately. Maybe I'm just driving during "early bird special time" when all the old people are out? Sigh.

So why is it so hard to merge into traffic? I mean, getting on the freeway seems to be a life challenge for some. They drive down the ramp and maybe hit 45 then slow to 20-25 mph and try to move into the slow lane. That's not merging. That's just f**king up traffic.

Today it wasn't a freeway merge that got me. (And no, I'm not referring back to "Sex on the Freeway" although that event does flash into my mind periodically) There was a person in front of me trying to make a simple right turn onto a four lane road. There was no light, which means there's no hope unless you take a little initiative. This person waited and waited and waited, letting massive gaps in the traffic go by.

So now you're saying, "Well gee Mark, you're probably an asshole on the road anyway. The traffic was probably too busy for any normal person to merge." Well you're wrong. How do I know? Two reasons. First of all, the guy behind me was honking. It wasn't just me. The second thing was that there were three people that made LEFT HAND TURNS onto the road I was on. If they can make a left hand turn and cross two lanes of traffic, a person making a right hand turn has plenty of room.

Anyone wanna guess what kind of car this merge-reluctant individual was driving? If you said Buick, give yourself a gold star.