The rapid-fire lane changer guy

I was driving yesterday when I experienced something that I rarely see.  The guy that is seemingly addicted to lane changing.  You may have seen this guy a time or two, he’s the one who switches lanes like it’s his job.  He’s serious about it too, he won’t stop until he’s in the front of the pack.  Except, he’s not a good enough driver to GET to the front of the pack.

He’s an entertaining (yet utterly annoying) guy on the road, he’ll switch lanes on the highway 8 or 10 times in a mile stretch.  He SEEMS like he’s in a hurry, but really he’s just an idiot who refuses to follow someone; regardless of if that person is going a good speed.

What makes this guy blog-worthy is the way he drives in general.  He switches lanes, that’s a given based on the title of the post and the prior two paragraphs; but more annoying than that is his inability to relax a little.  He’s constantly tailgating, he switches lanes as soon as he thinks he MAY be able to pass you; then as soon as he realizes he can’t pass you, he hits his brakes and swerves back behind you.  This guy is the definition of a traffic FAIL.

The Last Minute Merger

We as a society have become so caught up in the now.  Everything's instant.  We're constantly on our cell phones texting, calling, checking email, reading news, checking weather, etc.  I get that, and as a technology consultant who's career revolves around collaboration and content management, I appreciate and embrace it.However, there comes a point where we need to slow down a little.  I get in this situation pretty much daily, but it got to the point today where it took a serious dose of self-calming to not initiate road rage.  Picture this:  You're in the lane you need to be in to enter the on-ramp for a highway, and dozens of other patient drivers are in front of or behind you.  Some self-righteous idiot talking on a cell phone with two kids, void of seatbelts speedily merges right in front of you and then slams on their brakes as to avoid a collision with the driver in front of them.  
Surely this person could've merged in somewhere along the line, and safely; but no, they're more important than you so they had to narrowly avoid an accident (and potentially cause one further back in line) to merge in at the very last second to get onto the highway.

Why is this acceptable behavior?  If this were a checkout line at the grocery store and this idiot jumped right in front of you just before your turn to check-out, he/she would be ridiculed and told to get to the back of the line. 

Next time you think this is going to happen, safely creep up a little closer to the person in front of you and force this idiot to rethink their driving habits.