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9 Things That Will Trigger a South Florida Driver

Road Rage? Yes. Road Rules? Nah.

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Let me start off by saying, there is nothing like driving in South Florida, especially Miami. Miami drivers are crazy. Miami drivers are insane. Nobody on the road is your friend. Everyone is on a mission and nobody has time for you. Road Rage? That's a thing? Following the rules? That is not a thing. If you're local, these next nine points will trigger you.

1. Merging into traffic like you own the streets.

No buddy, just because you wave your hand out of the window and then hide your face as you try to merge onto US1 from CVS isn't going to slow my 45 mph vehicle down on time for your graceful entrance. Wait until we pass, thank you.

2. A blinker? What's that?

Blinker? Turn signal? Do cars even have those anymore?

3. If you do decide to use one...

SIKE! Just don't. If the driver you're trying to get ahead of spots even the smallest glimpse of indication that you want to skip, they will immediately speed up and leave you missing your exit.

4. Mission impossible: switching lanes.

South Florida drivers would rather hit you than ever let you switch lanes. I am convinced. It's a war zone on the streets.

5. Stops signs are only a recommendation.

What do they say about stop signs? 3 Mississippi's? Ha, not here.

6. Law enforcement has no rules.

Red means go. Green means stop. Sure, let's just switch lanes in the middle of an intersection. Solid line? Broken line? No parking zone? It's all the same thing! What are rules?!

7. Prepare to be sued if you don't move half a second after the light turns green.

It's like a competition. Can they honk at me before my reaction time kicks in? Please.

8. As latinos would say, South Florida drivers are "siempre inventando".

"Siempre inventado" translates to "always inventing" meaning, if you aren't going to make that left turn across US1 and into Dadeland Mall, then the car behind you will whip out from behind and take that light for you.

9. Only the strong survive.

It is full on chaos out there. Drivers coming at you from every direction. Some going slow in the fast lane, others going fast in the slow lanes. Drivers coming out of nowhere, honking at you for no reason, flicking you off because they got out of work 5 minutes after they wanted to. Everyone is out there for themselves.

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