Every morning on the way to work my mind wonders as I listen to some good music, what are some of these people thinking! As some of you may know we here in Florida, well in Miami we a traffic light at the entrance to I-95 to govern the amount of traffic that is able to join the I-95 crowd as we make our way to work in the morning! It also happens on the way home….but that is another blog….or maybe not.
So I see people at stop at the light of the ramp. They they stomp on the gas and race to be in front of another vehicle. If there is a truck you can bet that Richard Petty would not be able to beat them. They have to be in front of the truck. I mean no one wants to be behind a truck. If the car ahead of them is a pickup truck then they must be in front of that truck as well since no one wants to be behind a pickup truck. But wait if its a regular vehicle they must also drag race up the ramp to beat that vehicle as well!
Now you would think that after all of this they would be happy, they are in front and well you would expect them to move with the flow of traffic. Nope this would be too easy. They must now weave in and out of different lanes to get ahead. Then you wonder if the person has to be at a certain place at a certain time, you would think they would leave on time to get there. I mean I-95 is backed up everyday of the week except when the kids are out of school.
I see their faces and they look like they are headed to a dreaded place. They do not look happy at all. They look like they are in a different world. Now on the drive home on I-95 you see almost the same thing. This time the people racing up the ramps will meet some resistance! This time we now have determined drivers to get home! If they do not make home in time their house, condo, or apartment will leave them behind. Or a better idea is maybe they are rushing to some happy hour? That would make sense. So if you were to try to cut them you will be in for a fight! It’s not like the morning commute.
This has to be repeated 5 times a week in the mornings and afternoon. If you are in state where this is not happening, come move to Dade county, or Borward, or even Palm Beach….. you are missing great fun!!!
God Bless,
N4KMA