Road rage

I cannot stand the way people drive around here. I always heard people say that Michigan drivers were bad, mostly for passing left turning vehicles on the right...which is a good point, but I can overlook that one small thing when I compare it to what goes on here.

Ok, so it's in the mountains, so there are hardly any actual straight roads. Which is a change for me, but *I* still manage to drive the speed limit, so why can't the people with NC plates do the same? You're always stuck behind some maroon going 30 in a 50 and it makes me want to scream.

And THEN. Every.single.time I am on the highway, people are braking all over the place. What the hell? Highways are set up for a minimum of braking, right? I can see if there's traffic, but it happens at all hours and at all levels of traffic. Some dude will be tooling along and come to a hill and think he's going way too fast down it (you know, like 70...which IS above the speed limit, but just relax on the old accelerator) so he BRAKES. Causing the line of cars behind him (because you're always stuck behind some slow ass while the insane truck drivers pass you) to also brake. ARRGGHHH!

Part of the problem is that this area is growing pretty rapidly. So the planners of these places keep approving more and more subdivisions, but I wonder if they are thinking "do you think those two back roads that get to that other road where there are 499 new houses will be enough for the increased volume??" Apparently not, because it is impossible to get back to my apartment from 4-6 pm, and there are only two options: the aforementioned two back roads, or the highway that is under construction which causes even more asshole driving.

I almost always call somebody a "dumbass" anytime I'm in the car. I try to say it under my breath but Seth is always back there saying "what did you say Mom? What did you SAY???" So I won't be too surprised if my kids start calling people dumbasses.