If my experiences over the last couple weeks area any indication, we are facing an epidemic.
First, I passed a guy changing his flat tire in the middle lane. The guy was completely oblivious to the havoc he was wreaking on the traffic pattern. A day or two later, I was in a traffic jam at rush hour. Lo and behold when I get to the constriction, there is a small fender bender in the middle lane. Both drivers were out of the car, on their cell phones and just hanging out. They were less than a block from a large parking lot. The final sign of the impending downfall of driving etiquette appeared to me a few days later. I was pulling off the highway and saw a police car with its lights on in the center lane of the exit ramp. When I approached, I saw the police officer clearly writing a citation - while blocking the center lane of an off ramp.
People, the middle lane is for driving. If you get a flat tire, pull over. If you get in a fender bender, pull over. If a police officer is pulling you over....do just that, pull over! If you are an officer, and you are writing someone a ticket in the center lane of the road, you should just go ahead and write yourself a ticket for idiocy.
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Good point, but that isn't close to being the worst thing I see commuting in DC every day. Most people are putting makeup on, talking on the phone, eating, yelling at their kids, shaving, tuning the radio, and text messaging...all at the same time...completely unaware of the minivan they are about to hit...
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