It's not that difficult.
In fact, most of the rules are right there in the DMV handbook.
You know, the book that you're suppose to read and know before getting your license.
I'm talking about traffic and speed.
One of the biggest triggers, when it comes to road rage, is the flow.
Someone messing up the flow.
A self-appointed speed monitor who pulls into the No. 1 lane and becomes a pace car.
The monitor refuses to give way to other drivers and will not move into a slower lane when approached by a faster motorist.
This person is a catalyst for rage.
I was returning from Anaheim on Tuesday, with traffic moving fairly well.
There were the usual congestion points, like downtown, but all in all, it was a bearable commute.
Once traffic freed up and started to move, the monitors came out.
After witnessing more than two dozen close calls, obscene gestures and slingshot lane changes, I was glad to be back in Bakersfield.
But the home town is not immune to this disease.
Speed kills, but also ignites a rage greater than someone who won't make a right turn on red or doesn't realize that there are TWO left turn lanes and nearly drifts into you.
I'm not sure if it's ignorance or indignation that fuels the speed monitor, but it's a danger to everyone on the road.
Slow drivers in the fast lane (or insanity lane as I like to call it) forces the quicker current into the slow lanes, causing all kinds of potential problems.
I've heard the excuses:
"It's not your road, it's all of ours."
"If you don't like it go around."
"I'm driving the speed limit, you're breaking the law."
Say whatever you want, you are endangering the public.
Take it from a guy who drives in the lane next to the fast lane, and occasionally ventures into the No. 1 lane.
There will always be someone faster than you, no matter how fast you drive.
A simple lane change to allow the faster cars to move on, will not only create less frustration than being tailgated for several miles, but keep 'that' traffic where it belongs.
And don't try to enforce speeding laws yourself, unless you plan on making a citizen's arrest.
Road rage is a condition that we don't need to agitate any further, and it will never be cured.
Unfortunately, sooner or later, it usually ends in tragedy.
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I drive hwy 58 from S. Edison Rd. into town everyday and continually having to deal with drivers going the "wrong" speed in the "wrong" lane. It drives me crazy!! I am guilty of almost using the " Chrome Horn"( front bumper" on some of these people. I am fortunate enough to have a realatively small car with plenty of horsepower to dart around most of these "speed bumps"; Yes i break the posted speed limit, and usually am only keeping with the flow. The main cause of my blood boiling are the big rigs that seem to have to pass each other and hold everyone else up, but the biggest problem are those that don't position themselves to get to their offramps and make their move at the last possible second, I don't know how many people have missed their offramp because they decided to try to "force" themselves in front of me on the highway to make their exit. I DO NOT' deviate from my path for these people. You should not have to brake or reduce your speed for those that don't know how to properly position themselves well in advance of their exit. Sorry people, don't count on me to bail you out....your out of luck. If you don't like the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
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