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Angry driver alert! A guy didn't like the way I drive today...and he let me know it.
In a portion of my commute home from work, where it goes to two lanes through 2 lights, a guy pulled up next to me at the light and yelled out his window "You drive too slow." To which I responded "I'm going the speed limit."
He then said "You drive like my grandma." To which I responded "Pull over, I want to talk to you."
He then said "I'm right next to you in my car, why do I have to pull over?" To which I responded "Pull over, I want to talk to you."
Guess who didn't pull over...fast car, in a hurry guy. This guy was, perhaps, my first anti-Prius moment today...maybe not...but probably because I was driving a Prius.
On a 45 mph road I was in the range of 48-40 mph and was not holding up traffic at all. My commute is 1 lane, 45 mph, for almost 5 miles and at no time was the car in front of me more than 200 feet ahead of me. Would have loved Mr. Speedy (who was behind a truck that was behind me) to have pulled over so I could have given him a "speed limit" lesson...can only hope we cross paths again. Why do people think that a long line of traffic means someone is driving too slowly...even if the guy was in front of my car he's not going to magically jump over the car I was following on a 1 lane road.
FYI - My commute home was at 5pm, heavier traffic than other times of the day, 82 degrees and everybody wants to get out in the sun.
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