Well...this blog is a bit of an exercise. An experiment. What ever I post here will be what ever is on my mind or has happened/is happening to me. So if you choose to spend some time here, thanks! I figure I'd start with something that has been bothering me ever since I received my drivers license, utter disdain for the purpose of the left lane.

PARTY PEOPLE: THE LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING!

That's why it is called...wait for it..."the passing lane." You are supposed to be passing the traffic on your right. If you're not passing then you have get back in line. If there is someone behind you in the left lane that wants to move at a faster speed, you move right. I'm not joking this is one of the first things you learn in defensive driving, but for some reason its a glaring omission in driver's ed.

Don't try and police the road yourself and "hold your ground" by slowing down, brake checking or engine braking. You will only make a tense situation worse. This is why there are multiple lanes on roads, so traffic can keep moving. If you and another driver are in both lanes going the same speed, guess what? You've created a rolling road block. Here's an exercise if you're wanton to cruise in the passing lane below or at the speed limit, check your mirrors. Do you see a string of cars behind you? That's your cue to move over.

"But I'm going the speed limit!!"

Doesn't matter. Just move right and let the baby have its bottle. He or she will either; one, get into an accident (you don't want to get mixed up in one - even if you are not the cause); two, get a speeding ticket (just what the person deserves); or, three, get away with it (so what??). The idea here is to have traffic return to harmony.

Wakarimaska? Bien. Class dismissed. More tips tomorrow...or something completely different.