Day two of driving 55

[sylvar]

That crazy driver behind me was really up my tailpipe this morning. I looked back in the rear-view mirror and she made a rude, condescending gesture with the back of her hand, fingers splayed out beneath and sweeping forward a few times, as if I were a cat who needed to be shooed out of her way. I made another gesture, then followed it up with a leftward jerk of my thumb to tell her to go ahead and pass me if she were in a hurry. But she stuck to my bumper like I had a trunk full of neodymium magnets, and as soon as I was boxed in by a passing semi, she sped up to intimidate me. Honestly, I was tempted to use my brakes to get her to back off me, but I realized that my car was much smaller than her school bus. Ahem. I'm glad I got her bus number before she turned onto I-4.

Seriously. I expect a certain amount of aggression from my fellow drivers, but I also expect people to refrain from aggressive, intimidating, and dangerous driving when their vehicle is full of children. And I believe that Hillsborough County Schools expects the same.

Photo: "School Bus Top" by Todd Klassy
 

Comments

[shlafe.livejournal.com]

I saw a "film" on CNN that some students in Atlanta did. They went the speed limit on the highway in all four lanes, and within five minutes, they had traffic backed up a few miles. It was actually really funny to watch, and they weren't doing anything illegal.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Oh, you mean this one?

[shlafe.livejournal.com]

Yup. That's the one. The clip on CNN was only the cars driving, not the commentary or beforehand stuff. Thanks for finding the whole thing.