Road Rage

Slightly off topic relative to recent posts, but for some time car culture and the associated headaches have been of interest to me...which is why this link from Kos captured my attention right away. In summary, it's a commentary on incivility expressed on roadways; the writer takes aim at folks who "cut in line" at construction zones, lane narrowings, etc.--and city attempts at stopping this.

The comments aren't bad either--one linked to this Seattle Times story, complete with shorthand descriptions of certain tactics.

Closer to home, I've pretty much written off entire sections of Red Stick, and do my best to limit driving in areas where I do go. For such a minor league town, BR has always had major-league traffic headaches--and things have definitely gotten worse...not just because of increased population due to the storms, but you've got more cars, bigger cars, with more gadgets/distractions...it's almost like some folks can't be bothered with actually DRIVING.

And, of course, public transit is virtually non-existent...