Lady, Hit the Gas

Let me start this post by explaining that I'm by no means an aggressive driver. I used my horn today for maybe the third time in the ten years I've driven my car. I was somewhat surprised that it worked. If it hadn't worked, I might have had to give some old lady a gentle nudge or two.

I was the third car in line at a light and the woman directly in front of me failed to move when the light turned green. I waited, and came to realize that she didn't notice the space in front of her was clear. So, I tried to give her a little honk and failed because the airbag always seems to get in the way. Even though it took me another couple of seconds to locate the sweet spot, the woman never budged until she heard the horn. By the time she moved, the light was turning yellow.

Then, she seemed to have difficulty holding her lane and stopped in front of me at the next light. I was watching her this time. At first she was fidgeting with something in the car. By the time the light turned she was looking straight ahead, though. Again, the car in front of her pulled away and she sat still. Anticipating this, I gave her a little honk again and she decided to move. I was utterly astounded by this. I have no idea what could've possibly been wrong with this person.

I found myself following her onto the freeway. Not wanting to find out how badly she needed glasses, I decided to put some mileage between us and sped up to pass her. Believe it or not, I had to break 85 to get around her. She couldn't see a traffic light, but the old lady sure had a lead foot.

On the off chance that this woman reads my blog, I have a special message for her. Traffic lights do not beep to tell you when you should go. That noise is all the angry people waiting behind you because you can't see a green light.