Secrets of the City

They may be courteous, but they still suck. And in answer to your question, yesterday.

My girlfriend spends every second in her car ranting and cursing the other drivers, and she’s entirely justified in doing so, as they are all terrible. It’s also quite entertaining.

Twin Cities = WORST. DRIVERS. ANYWHERE.

I’d rather be stuck behind the Buick of an old lady in Alice, ND, than on any of the 94’s or crosstowns at any time.

That’s just BULLSH*T! #($*)%)&!!! GET OFF THE PHONE!!!

I also spend every second while in my car cursing and screaming at the top of my lungs at Minnesota drivers. The road rage within me runs deep.

What about when they signal? Turning the blinker on .3 seconds before swerving murderously into my lane, just inches from my bumper doesn’t put them into the “good driver” catagory.

I’d also like to slap the stupid out of every person who maintains the speed of the driver next to them, blocking all traffic behind them both (or all three if you’re on 94 east bound at 7:00 in the morning). You f’n jerks.

I can’t stress this enough: Get the hell outta the left lane if you’re going to do 50 MPH.

Get off my ass!!

Perhaps you can drive better with your cell phone shoved up your ass.

STOP! waiting until the very last minute, [read: on the shoulder now], before merging into traffic. You saw the lane was closing off. The merge sign was a mile back. God forbid you have to get behind those two cars you’re going to pass while almost running into that bridge.

Also, the definition for ‘maniac’ provides the following example: 3. A person who acts in a wildly irresponsible way: maniacs on the highway.

Yesterday. Some people just can’t understand the concept that you shouldn’t block an intersection, even if you have a green light.

I lived in two larger cities, Miami and Atlanta. You wanna see some drivers? — spend a little time there.

In comparison, Twin Cities drivers are pretty good. They seem more prone to tailgating here, though.

Psht. It’s just the coastal bias in the media trying to take away from the edge Food & Wine magazine gave us…

I’m going to slash someone’s tires smack dab in the middle of gridlock today just to throw them a loop…badass, man.

I thought this was hilarious. The timing was perfect… I just had a road rage episode. Well not me…but the person I inadvertantly cutoff. It was an honest mistake, but for whatever reason this person must have seen it as a personal attack. They sped up to get right along side me. I waved (to say sorry) and they gave me the finger and drove off…

I don’t drive, but my fiancee likes to complain about Minnesotan drivers interpreting someone’s turn signal to make a lane change as a sign that you need to go faster to close the gap. It must be true, because I see her do it, too. The merger wants time to be sure they are clear, which seems like an enternity for the mergee.

taylor touches upon one of my favorite subjective cliches. No matter where you are, the locals will say that their drivers are some of the worst in the world, and no matter where you’ve been, the girls back home are significantly different, for better or for worse.

Wasn’t there an incident on the Wakota bridge where some guy got out of his truck and pounded some guy behind him that was tailgating. And what about the lawyer that beat up some old lady along 35E in Eagan.

this morning on my bike I said “poopy-head” under my breath when a guy turned right into me. does that count?

I agree with the Rat, Atlanta and Miami are both terrible. The Twin Cities are definitely not the worst — even Duluth is worse.

In Omaha, where people don’t know how to drive, it is widely known the Council Bluffs drivers are even worse, and in New Orleans, where people are terrible drivers, they despise drivers from Mississippi, who are beyond terrible.

Minneapolis drivers are bad, especially as none of them know how to merge on a highway entry ramp, and too many of them talk on their cell phone while driving, but they are far from the worst I have seen.

It’s just the coastal bias in the media trying to take away from the edge Food & Wine magazine gave us…

Lol.

No, Minneapolis is the worst.

Once I started typing, I couldn’t stop.

Compared to drivers in Washington (Eastern, and Seattle area) and even Salt Lake City, Minneapolis wins.

I think it’s sad how worked up people get about other drivers. I commute every day and drive around the Cities a fair amount, and, like everyone, I see a bunch of stupid shit. The best response I can come up with? Sarcasm. “You’re great at this whole driving thing, you know that?” I ask the car a little too slow to leave the stop light.

If you’re going to spend any amount of time driving, you better learn you’re own ways of dealing, or die of a heart attack at 40. I just think how worked up everyone gets about OTHER DRIVERS AAAAGGGHHHHH is indicative of how alienating the modern driving situation is. Cars cut us off from everyone else and free us to think the worst about people we don’t know. Chill out!

Road rage is one of the few things I’m good at.

gerg, without a car, I’m still playa hatin’ on the spandex-clad weenies.

That said, I’m still very polite with people who are OBVIOUSLY obstructions on the trails, and mindlessly walk/blade/ride two abreast as if nobody could conceivably come from behind. It makes riding on the city paths a complete waste of time (and if you’re weenied up to ride around the lakes — WTF are you thinking?), and some stretches of the Greenway/SWLRT/Cedar Lake trail unpassable.

“The road rage within me runs deep.”

You sound like my Old Man. Everyone was a terrible driver but him.

I’ve been going out with Coutney five years as of tomorrow, and we have never had a fight. I attribute this to her road rage, as I think as long as she is yelling at other drivers, she isn’t yelling at me, so I try to encourage her road rage. It’s also very funny to me to hear her refer to a total stranger as a whore because they don’t know how to use a turn signal.

The only place I’ve personally driven where I figured I was with worse drivers than Minnesotans: Montréal.

I’ve spent two weeks driving in Bulgaria (where they have the same European driving rules, but none are followed); they were much more attentive (although much more aggressive) then Minnesotans. I felt like I understood what the other drivers were doing there while here it’s anybody’s guess what they’ll do next.

I can’t agree enough the people mentioning the morons that use the turn signal only while they are switching lanes and not before – and those who needlessly clog the flow of traffic because they want to cruise in the left lane. We need some motorist propaganda to get the idiots out there to understand how to drive a bit smarter. The idiotic anti-merging culture we have here is detestable. GAH. What a nasty thread.

It depends how you define “worst.” Are the drivers here bad? Yes. Agressive? Not compared to other cities.

I rarely hear honking here. When I return home to Chicago, I get to unleash my inner honker.

“no matter where you’ve been, the girls back home are significantly different, for better or for worse.”

“Women seem wicked, when you’re a stranger.” The Doors

“More than 2,000 adult drivers who regularly commute in 20 major metropolitan areas were asked to rate road rage and rude driving in telephone surveys between January and March.”

I seriously doubt that a true Minnesotan would admit to anything remotely negative about their clearly superior Scandinavian utopia.

I’m guessing a little Anger Management therapy would help most of you!
People tend to get upset in the car because they have control issues, they can’t control how badly the other people are driving and it makes them bonkers.

Just relax when you drive! Or take the bus like I do.

The only thing that seriously pisses me off is when COPS are chatting on their cell phones ignoring where they are going and then use their lights to make a dangerous maneuver so they can make a turn/exit/etc.

Not long ago a woman sat at a stop light as it turned green. After 15 seconds I did a “friendly,” pardon-me tap on my horn. At the next light she rolled down her window and said: “Patience is a virtue.” At the next light, I rolled down my window and said, “The race goes to the swift.” “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” and “The early bird gets the worm.”
We both laughed. Then I bludgeoned her with a truncheon.

You sound like my Old Man. Everyone was a terrible driver but him.

We are all monkies in one ton death machines! It’s not a good idea!

Actually, women seem wicked when you’re unwanted.

Universal truth: absolutely everyone thinks they are a good driver, and unfortunately almost none of them are actually correct.

I’d guess this survey doesn’t ask about assholes trying to run down people on bikes or foot, either.

PS- dear minnesnowtan drivers, if you’re turning onto a one-way road off a sidestreet with a stop sign, please, for the love of god, before you turn look back up the street in the direction cars won’t be coming from for pedestrians crossing the street! I’ve been hit twice and almost hit two more times this way on University Ave walking home from work. The best was the lady in the minivan who had the audacity to roll her window down after she hit me and say “don’t walk in front of cars!” before speeding off. Next time I’m seriously going to go postal and wail on someone’s car (if not their person), so be careful!

Gotta agree with t-may. There’s nothing more dangerous to pedestrians than the right turn. I’ve never actually been hit, but I’ve slapped many a hood.

“We are all monkies in one ton death machines! It’s not a good idea!”

I thank God I can work at home. Worry about my wife, though. She rides a bike, mostly on trails and sidestreets.

FYI Friday is Bike Safely to Work Day.

I’ve been biking unsafely to work all week, but Friday I’ll bike safe!

if I can get my tires patched by friday (I’ve been so lazy) I’ll bike safely to work. All four blocks of my commute. But I’ll wear a helmet so it will be “safe.”

I saw some fun road rage yesterday. Some poor kids car died for about five seconds as the light changed. The mullet in the van behind him got out screaming “what the fuck is your problem!”. Luckily the car started before the pummeling.

Bad driving, you even been to Vietnam? Or for that matter Paris? Faith-based driving. Totaled a car in Paris once. Good times.

Drove through Paris at rush hour. Happy to get the rental car to the place in one piece.

As someone who has driven extensively in almost all of the largest 25 or so metro areas in the US (for work), I can say that MN drivers are far from the worst. They’re not good, but they’re not anywhere near the worst. South Florida is The. Worst. Ever.

Everyone falls into one of three categories:

a) 95-year-old snowbird who can’t see over the steering wheel.
b) New immigrant from Third World country where driving “skills” and “etiquette” are nonexistent.
c) Hip-hop supermodel wannabe yakking on mobile phone while applying mascara.

Put them all on the 95 and it’s a bad, bad mix.

Re the right turn/pedestrian thing — I have found it effective, where possible, to kick the car’s side quarter panel or door. I can often put a really nice, deep dent in it, depending on the timing and what kind of shoes I’m wearing. Of course, the driver can’t do anything about it because hey, they almost hit me! I really nailed a black Lexus last summer — awesome. The guy got out of the car thinking he’d hit me and said, “Are you OK?” And I said, “Yes, but your car’s not.” And I kept walking.

Try this AYOR, of course.

See there’s two problems here in Minnesota:

#1: People don’t know how to drive. They drive reactively instead of proactively. Very dangerous stuff. I could go on for hours about all the stupid things that go on here. It’s way too easy to get a license and way too hard to have it taken away. I think we should all have to learn how to DRIVE instead of just passing a test that shows that we know how to operate a vehicle and know basic traffic rules.

#2: Relatively few people actually use their horn here, which means that crappy drivers live in this blissful world thinking they are the best drivers in the world because they follow the speed limit and nobody ever honks at them so hey they’re doing good!

There’s nothing wrong with getting angry on the road. Now, that doesn’t go as far to say as we should bludgeon people to death for cutting us off, but a little anger is healthy. People NEED to know when they’ve been stupid, it’s called negative feedback to correct bad habits.

Of course, some head-in-the-clouds person will disagree with me, but this is reality we’re working with.

i bike to work everyday and rarely get haggled, but yesterday, i was signaling to turn left (fully in the lane) and this guy pulls into the oncoming traffic lane to go around me, then slams on his brakes about 10 feet in front of me. we exchanged some unpleasentries, but atleast the people who saw it had something to talk about at the water cooler.

if i had mouthed off to someone in another city, they probably would’ve punched my two front teeth right out!

BTW – his liscense plate is PAC 708 – watch out bike commuters, he’s a poor unhappy man who uses his SUV like a weapon.

Also…. In sweden, if your car is a piece, it won’t pass inspections and you can’t drive.

I think this should be put in place here. WAY TOO MANY dangerous cars on the roads.

i don’t concede that there’s much of a problem. it’s just easy to get worked up about the total strangers behind the wheel of other cars, and americans do anything as long as it’s easy. anger is easy.

anyway, the minor problems that do exist are mostly a result of something like what Cary alluded to: most drivers drive very passively. the rest of the problem is that those who think they don’t drive passively, confuse aggressive driving with assertive driving. big difference.

there is also a big difference between driving passively and driving reactively. I would argue that drivers need to base their driving on reactive driving — reacting to the various variable thrown at them. Proactive driving can lead people not taking into account other drivers/people, and can lead to the “I’m a good driver, everyone else sucks” syndrome that tmay refers to.

Also, horns are for emergencies, nothing more.

Cary, I also want to point out that I’ve seen serveral of your posts finish with “people will disagree with me, but their head is in the clouds” or “they don’t know anything” (paraphrasing) sort of mantra . . . I wonder if this is really necessary?

When was the last time you cussed at a fellow Minnesotan driver?

You mean today? Um, about 45 minutes ago when a delivery van cut in front of me without using its turnsignal.

The main problem is that people don’t pay attention to driving.
They think it’s so easy that they can do 6 other things at the same time.

Drivers don’t anticipate their next move, and don’t judge traffic flow. I know this is a lot to expect from the majority of peope that can barely tie their shoes but nothing gives me a bigger rush when driving than the simultaneous lane change when you trade places with the car in the other lane with almost no room between cars. I believe that the people that can do this should get a big karmatic hug!

I’ve been referred to as a “proactive” driver numerous times. I also consider myself to be a pretty good driver. But the lady I almost hit in a parking lot at Davanni’s last Friday doesn’t think so. Hey, it was raining, she was wearing gray….

I’ve made it my personal mission to use my horn more. People here just don’t honk enough.

There’s a difference between bad/agressive drivers and bad/dumb drivers. I think the bigger problem here is dumb drivers.

The reason I end my posts like that is because a lot of people who post on here tend to be idealists, and when it comes to real-world problems like driving, graffiti, etc, there’s no room for idealism to solve a problem. In terms of driving, we’re not all going to be courteous on the roads at all times, and everyone’s not going to be a good driver. Therefore, saying that we should all make peace on the roads is just naive to the situation at hand.

Also, horns are NOT for emergencies only. In fact, the state driving manuals state that technically you should beep your horn in situations where you might merely need to signal your presence to other drivers that might not be able to see you.

I’m not going to apologize to anyone for using my horn to “cuss people out” in a sort of manner. People need to know when they have made mistakes on the road so they will take actions to not make those mistakes in the future. Beyond that, the horn is an excellent tool to signal your presence to others who may not be engaged with all of their senses at the time and help prevent accidents.

The fact is, a lot of people don’t know how to drive.

Proactive driving DOES take into account others, it’s anticipating the possible actions of other drivers before they perform those actions. It’s the ultimate form of safe driving, as you remove yourself from the problematic situation completely or mimimize a problem’s impact on yourself rather than having to react to others’ actions after the problem situation is already playing itself out.

“Reactions” are not bad in themselves, but by “reactive driving” I mean simply driving and reacting to things rather than keeping ahead of others. Talking on the cellphone puts every driver in reactive mode, they cannot possibly make conscious decisions to prevent accidents, but can only make reactions to events that are already happening.

Rather than the horn I’ve thought about getting one of these: http://www.roadrage.com/ , but I can’t trust my passengers to not get me pulled over with something like that in the car when passing cops.

ry4an… reminds me of these (pdf), which are an indispensable addition to your glove compartment: “please park better” cards

I think a core problem here is people just drive from point A to B and treat driving as something casual and routine.

When, in reality, every time you get behind the wheel you need to have your full attention on the road and treat every trip as an important one.

You’ve got 2500-4000 pounds of metal that you’re moving about…

My statement has been so totally validated in here. Everyone on MNSpeak thinks they’re a good driver!

okay, Cary, re horns, right — not just emergencies, but to prevent accidents/for safety . . . but not just to honk at people because you don’t like how they are driving.

Here’s the law, just for reference: when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, give audible warning with the horn, but shall not otherwise use the horn when upon a highway.

I just *LOVE* it when people in cars honk while passing me on my bike. Why yes, I do belong on the road and honking at me while you pass to prove some kind of a point (???) isn’t going to change that fact.

gerg, you might also like these cards. I like the parking cards you linked to–there’s not a lot of parking at the office park I work at (in the burbs). A lot of people haven’t caught onto the fact that they shouldn’t park over the lines or, when parallel parking, not to leave 4 feet of space between cars. Parking wouldn’t be such a crunch if people actually knew how to park.

I do use my horn, mostly when people try to lane change right into me (check your blind spot, people!), or if someone is asleep at the switch when the light turns green. I give them some time–I don’t start honking a millisecond after the light has changed.

oh, yeah, tmay, now that you mention it, that is another authorized use of a horn: when passing.

169.18: the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible warning.

boy, this is fun! I’m even annoying myself.

A firetruck just had to use its horn on Lyndale Ave to get someone to move over. As if the sirens weren’t enough.

I don’t feel satisfied with my work commute unless I get to honk at at least 1 person.

I think cars handle and drive too easily these days. It’s easy for people to become inattentive when they’re comfortable in thick, cushy seats listening to music on really good sound systems. Distractions like cell phones are not good either. Face it, we just have it too damn good.

Our car has a four-speed transmission. I think that helps you keep your attention on the road, rather than just shoving it in Drive and drifting off the sleep.

I’m an asshole driver. I am not afraid to straight up admit it.

But the REASON I’m an asshole driver is BECAUSE Minnesotan’s driving habits FORCE me to be as a matter of survival. That, and I also admit to possessing a sadistic streak and having a pretty fast car. It’s a rotten combo.

1. I tailgate because it’s the best defensive manueveur against someone who insists on doing 50 in the fast lane. I ride their ass. I even flash my brights at at them. Minnesota seems to be overrun with drivers who zombify easily; maybe it’s the Fisher-Price Stop N’ Go Automatic Plastic Comfort Machines they drive, maybe it’s all the Seasonal Affective Disorder medications. I don’t know. I DO know that 90% of the time it works – people see my grill crawling up their ass, get the brights flashing in their mirror and hear a beep, they generally snap out of it and move over.

2. If someone tailgates ME (which is rare), again I drive defensively. I tap the brakes and make them almost hit me, and again, that usually does the trick and they back off. Dumb thing to do if you don’t have good control, but I’ve gotten really good at it. I enjoy watching how pissed they are when they zoom around me. Ha. You thought you were tailgating a passive little soccer mom from Eden Prarie, didn’t ya? If someone does this to ME, I have a lot of respect for them and will back off immediately. See how that works?

3. I honk a LOT. I LOVE to honk. Not polite little beeps, either; if you don’t kick it down and get through that intersection 0.002 seconds after that light turns green (especially if you’re in a fast car) OR you neglect to use your turn signal, you will be treated to a nice, long, loud, CONTINUOUS honk and probably the finger as I blow by you. I am APPALLED at how many people here have fast German cars that cost 30K+ and drive them like 90-year-olds drive Buicks. What a waste! Come on, people – driving is a competitive leisure sport. Have some fun!

4. Living in downtown St. Paul is especially fun for the road sadists because a lot of people drive around here LOST. That’s always a good idea. Why don’t people pull over, get out their map or get on the phone, find directions, THEN drive? There are SO many cars down here weaving, taking up two lanes, braking for no reason, signaling then not, accelerating awkwardly or erratically……dumb asses looking for signs to the Xcel Center, looking for parking, or just trying to find a way to 35E. I REALLY enjoy riding their asses, honking, flipping off and roaring around them. YAAAY! It’s hilarious, they get SO pissed because I just made them feel DUMB and SLOW. Which they are.

I consider it the European style of driving. It equals asshole driving to Minnesotans. But it sure wakes them up. I figure it’s my public duty to help all the rubes snap out of it and pay attention. So many things in our society distract people into a weird zombie like submission, if it takes a league of ASSHOLES to shake them awake then so be it. I will probably die one day or get my ass kicked, but oh well. At least I can say I was faster than you. And no, I’m not young. I’m in my 30’s. Scary, huh?

THE GAS IS ON THE RIGHT!

Speaking of being a pedestrian, I have to make an awful trek to the UPS facility in the northeast industrial area after work today because for some reason they always think it’s ok to deliver packages in the middle of the day while people are at work, and then reschedule for the next day after work. Can’t they just try after 5pm the first time and then if no one is home try to deliver it during the workday on the second try?

So frustrating, but I want my package NOW NOW NOW so I’m going to take the bus and then walk another mile to pick it up because there is such shitty service up that way.

But I think my point was that there are almost no sidewalks in the part of town and it makes me angry. Or something.

A couple weeks ago a guy driving an obscenely huge blue Hummer got pissed at me and followed me into a parking lot. Then when I got out of my car, he punched me in the head.

Apparently this guy drives downtown a lot. If you see him, give him the one-finger salute for me.

(FYI: My crime was apparently cutting him off. But the way I figure it, if you drive a Hummer, you have forfeited your human rights and I can do whatever I want to you.)

“Speaking of being a pedestrian, I have to make an awful trek to the UPS facility in the northeast industrial area after work today because for some reason they always think it’s ok to deliver packages in the middle of the day while people are at work, and then reschedule for the next day after work.”

At least they reschedule after 5PM for you. I’ve never had that happen–it’s always during the work day.

I had problems scheduling Qwest to install a phone line for the same reason. Which is why they didn’t get my business.

Back to traffic–having no sidewalks sucks.

yowza: you didn’t take down his plate and report him to the cops?

In hindsight, I wish I had. But after he first started jawing at me, I just kind of rolled my eyes and started walking away. That’s when he came after me, and he actually hit me from behind. By that time, his license plate was out of my view. I could have taken my chances with the madman and gone back toward his truck to get his license plate number, but I decided it would be wiser to just go into my destination and leave it be.

I ride my bike and walk mostly and I swear at the people who are checked out on their stupid cell phones, not paying attention or sharing the road. I can’t wait until handheld cell phones are not legal while driving. I’m glad I can ride/walk defensively or else I’d be smashed to bits by now.

This topic brought the kooks out of the woodwork.

I’ve fallen asleep at stop signs waiting for somebody to GO when nobody can determine who got there first.

Bx — I’m having a tough time with your #1 and #2:

On one hand you expect people to get out of your way when you approach them from behind (which is totally legit, and definitely from the European school of driving — where slower traffic is always expected to yield and move right.)

On the other hand, if someone is driving faster than you and rides up on your ass, you’re going to tap your brakes and make them go around you.

So in other words, whatever speed you happen to be going in whatever lane you happen to be in is the right speed, and everyone else can just kiss your ass.

Indeed, you are an asshole. AND a bad driver. A behavioral scientist would surmise you’re probably compensating for other, um, frustrating shortcomings. But hey, your car sounds hot. Maybe post some pix?

I’ve fallen asleep at stop signs waiting for somebody to GO when nobody can determine who got there first.

I’ve taken to pointing and waving. If I get to the intersection at nearly the same time as someone else and it looks like there is going to be the stare down I immediately point to the driver and wave them through. It saves massive amounts of time and people are sheep so if you give them a direct order and make eye contact they can’t help but obey!

The problem with that is the person on the right has the right-of-way. I get pissed when someone with the right-of-way waves me through, because if some sort of accident were to happen, it would be my fault.

This technique is best saved for people that have some awareness of driving rules and hunny you live in a No Fault state. It’s never anyones fault! Maybe that’s why people drive so poorly!

“I’ve fallen asleep at stop signs waiting for somebody to GO when nobody can determine who got there first.”

Unlikely

Simpleton, “No Fault” doesn’t mean no one can be assigned blame. All it means is that your insurance company should cover your personal injury claim, no matter who is at fault.

Right on Elizabeth, if everyone followed that simple rule, there would be no issue at all . . .

try driving any distance on highway 65..slow and idiotic drivers, very few chances to pass..and they speed up to cause a head on collision when you do try to pass…painful, very painful…it’s the MN NICE version of passive-aggressive “YOU CAN’T PASS ME!” road rage

One thing would end most “road rage” incedents in this city. Stay in right-most lane until you need to pass someone. Then, merge over ONE lane to the left, Pass, and get back in the right lane. If after merging left ONE lane, you are still going faster than the people in that lane (who should only be there if they are also passing someone in the RIGHT lane) then merge over ONE MORE lane to the left. After passing, get back to the right as far as you can. Now, if there are multiple vehicles to pass in the right lane, stay in the left lane for a little while longer. However, if it’s taking you a long time to get past that next vehicle, and there is another vehicle politely waiting for you to move over, then move over, and pass later. If everyone did this, there would be no need for tailgaiting, no clumps o’ traffic because of 1 inconsiderate driver in the left lane going the same speed as those in the right lane. Just because you’re going 70 doesn’t mean you should stay in the left lane, either. Yes, you’re already speeding, and no one “should” be driving faster than that. However, some people choose to take that risk. What if someone’s trying to get their pregnant wife to the hospital, and Timmy decides the left lane’s the best lane for 62 MPH. Or there’s an ambulance a mile behind the person in the left lane and they have no clue because they’re too far ahead, but the ambulance can’t get through because of that 1 person… Bad news…

Anyway… Let’s make driving in our fine “Cities” a stress free activity. Just use common courtesy. Just like holding a door open for a stranger, let’s let the people move through. It’s simple.

Oh, and one other thing… If someone puts on their turn signal, back off a little bit and let them in. It won’t delay you more than 5 seconds in travel time, and it will help keep traffic moving. And to those of you who speed ahead just to cut in line before your exit, stop doing that as well. You’re not getting that far ahead and it’s just going to cause such pain for the rest of us.