For those who are like me and get labeled the typical, "Masshole," driver: you know the ins and outs of driving frustrations. It comes with the nickname that you're prone to road-rage, road anxieties, and a lot of eye-rolling occurs towards other drivers. Everyone has their triggers: does your driving cause anyone annoyance?
1. People Who Stop at Green Lights
Green means go. Vert signifie aller. Medios verdes van. Am I making myself clear?
2. Traffic
I think this applies for everyone with and without road rage. I just especially have a trigger with it because I hate being late and I hate feeling trapped and traffic is so lovely at doing both.
3. People Who Drive Below the Speed Limit
It's a speed limit. Not a suggestion, and yes you can be ticketed for going TOO slow.
4. People Who Tail Gate
As hypocritical as it is: we will now drive slower. Actually, probably the speed limit or below it. Just to agitate you. Even though we would be furious if someone did this exact same thing to us.... but let's be real: I was probably going over the speed limit, so why are you tailgating me?
5. People Who Stop at Yellow Lights
Just please accept the challenge and go. You do not need to slam the brakes and risk the safety of the cars behind you and around you.
6. Being Told We Drive Like A-holes
We already know and we are proud!
7. Sitting Passenger to a Slow Driver
Most likely how they feel in my car, but at least I get places in a timely manner.
8. Priuses and Minivans
No offense, okay you'll probably take some offense, but a good 90% of people who drive these cars: drive awfully. Please stay in the right lane on the highway, stop braking so early for stop signs, and always remember your blinkers.
9. Getting Stuck behind School buses
Can kids seriously NOT walk 200 feet to their street or house? We must stop every quarter mile to drop off another one or three lazy children?
10. One Lane Roads You Can't Escape On
If you break down: I am stuck. If you drive slow: I am stuck behind you. I can not pass you, I can not make you go faster, I can not avoid the traffic situations. One way lanes are the absolute worst idea of transportation history.
No, not all drivers get mad or anxious or frustrated. Also, no, not all Massachusetts drivers are this way nor are all road-raged individuals from Massachusetts. It also comes in more forms than middle fingers, honking horns, and swearing bloody murder in the privacy of your own car. Which ever way you express it: just please drive safely.
