I gotta get these commuting peeves off my chest

[Zeriel]

@Absolute

Is waiting until the light turns green that stinkin’ onerous to you? Unless it’s a right-turn-only lane, they have just as much reason to be there as you.

Frankly, I will always take the lane with the shortest line I can find. It decreases the chances of being stuck behind one of the following:

1. A grandmother who plans to do ten below the limit.
2. A grandfather who plans to accelerate with all the urgency of a dead turtle.

Clearly, you’ve never encountered my fiance’s grandfather. He’s the 80-yr-old guy with the shit-eating grin doing 95mph in the right hand lane in a white ford station wagon.

[Siege]

I can top that. Back when I drove a Geo metro, I got honked at twice for not making a right turn on red when the person behind me thought I should. I was very familiar with that car’s (lack of) acceleration and new how big a gap I could fit into without slowing the person who was going to be behind me down. The gap the person behind me thought I should have taken wasn’t big enough either time. Needless to say, each time, I waited until the light was quite definitely green before making my turn. After the second time, I also gave up swearing at other drivers for Lent and intentionally provoking swearing.

CJ