Other Drivers

I just noticed that many of the new cars come with turn signals as an option, and often people do not pay for this extra.  Perhaps drivers believe that it is no one else's business where they are going.  While I do not really care where you are going, I would like to know that you are turning and not just randomly slowing down to annoy me.  Just as handy would be the knowledge that you are turning so that I can pull out into traffic.   I have several other pet peeves about other drivers, involving the passing lane and the turning lane. 

Apparently the laws were changed while I was not looking, and the passing lane has been designated for those drivers who wish to be passed.  Driving below the speed limit in the passing lane causes me to dart back and forth between cars, something which I do not care to do.  But really people, if the speed limit is 60 miles per hour, please makes some attempt to drive near that speed, or if you must drive slowly do not do it in the passing lane.

The turning lane is that weird third or fifth lane in the center of the road separated by yellow lines.  I explain this because here where I live many drivers do not seem to know why it exists and how to use it.  Some people refuse to use it entirely, while others get halfway into it, unable to make a commitment to their turn.  Someone once told me that in their part of the country it is referred to as "the suicide lane", implying drivers use it to drive down the street and then smash headlong into each other.   That is certainly not the case here, where it should be referred to as "the what is that lane for" lane.

It does not surprise me that drivers get angry on the road.  If everyone would just follow the rules, realize that they are not the only drivers out there, use courtesy and common sense, a lot of road rage could be eliminated.