Today’s topic of discussion is traffic. Why does it always seem that 90% of traffic slow problems are because of people who do not want to yield or play well with others. When driving North on Interstate 41 today I was posed with a situation where a two lane highway needed to merge down into one lane. As the lines of cars slowed and began to merge into a single lane there resided those cars that chose not to follow the norm and decide to put their own purpose ahead of everyone else’s. This occurred when cars began to speed down the lane that was closing and then at the final seconds attempt to merge into a lane of cars who had followed directions and merged already.
I bring this to your attention as no surprise it is “the few bad apples that ruin the bunch.” In regards to those people who attempt to squeeze every last second out of the road and endanger other in an attempt to get to their destination a few minutes earlier. Why is it that this situation cannot be resolved and continues to happen even after examination and understanding? Is it our primordial human nature to be highly competitive and fast moving creatures who value nothing but our own time.
This I believe is a rhetorical question for even if 99.99% of everyone obeyed the traffic laws and was courteous that .015% would always ruin it for the rest…
The Dude Abides.
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