This guy is similar to a variable speed drill. Push the button (gas pedal) harder, he goes faster. Let off a bit, he goes slower. Woo hoo!
Ever heard of cruise control?
Oh, sure, there's still quite a few cars on the road without cruise, I understand. And the driver's that vary in speeds of +/- 5 km/hour are no big deal. I'm not referring to them.
Who I am referring to is the driver that feels the need to drive for 20 minutes at 130, then back off to 110 for another 30 minutes, only to speed back up to 130 later! I've got my cruise set at 120, and I'm constantly having to play "leap frog" with these oblivious drivers.
The best part is when they give you that look as you pass them for the 5th time. You know they're thinking, "Hey, why do you keep passing me?" like they have no idea.
While on a two lane higway, big deal. I'll just keep on leapfrogging 'till we know each other's license plates by heart. But once that two lane highway narrows down to a single lane, that's when my stress levels start to peak.
Just the other night, I was coming up to where the highway narrowed down to a single lane. I was catching up on another driver, so I thought I'd speed up so I didn't have to wait behind him on the single lane section. Nope, not today! I sped up to 125, and he kept speeding up. OK, I thought, maybe I misjudged his speed. So I slowed back down to my 110 and ducked in behind him. Sure enough, no more than 2 miles down the road, I was riding his bumper going 100. What the...? So, I waited for a clearing, and passed him. Kindly and politely letting him know about my displeasure :). Well, he never passed me again, but he did ride my little red Grand Am butt all the way 'till I turned off 40 kms later. I won't ever figure those kinds of people out.
Hey, little black Chevy Cavalier man, if you ever read this, would you mind filling me in on your state of mind that night? Or maybe the draft you were drinking that night? Thanks.
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