Saturday, April 5, 2008

I brake for what?

Nothing. Nothing gives me a bigger rash on the freeway than using your brakes. Normally a foot off the gas pedal is all you need. Just a little, not much. Keeping a safe distance. Yesterday while driving home from work over the Bay Bridge the car in front of me kept throwing on the brakes. When I see the brake lights I am now extra cautious as I think that brake lights mean a sudden and sharp slow down ahead, but when you do it every minute or so I'm suddenly not just singing along to the song but super focused on driving. Irritation followed by lane change, followed by speeding up to go around, followed by a harsh glare to the right as I pass. The guy was flossing with 2 hands. That's right. Flossing while driving on one serious bridge in heavy traffic.