I'm thinking that this is evidence of the working observant's mind...Gas prices and road rage are totally linked. Ta da! LOL...
For the past couple of days on MSN [my personal newspaper], there have been several stories covering the country's most "angry driving" states. [Georgia ranks 12th, which I think is a lie! We should be higher up on the list than that!] On the other side, there have been tips on saving fuel and getting the most of your car's fuel economy. The number one way to save gas? "Change your driving habits. Accelerate and brake smoothly." So "they" say. But, as I drove to work this morning, I thought, in Atlanta, you can't "accelerate smoothly" because everyone around you accelerates like Speed Racer. To avoid the dreaded horn of five cars behind you and almost being run completely over by a Mach truck, you must stay with the flow of traffic. And, unfortunately, the flow of traffic is 50 mph on residential roads and 85 mph on the highway. Whoever made up that acceleration rule must not live in a large, bustling city.
So I'm thinking, $3.00+ gas is not helping people and their road rage. $3.00+ gas is making drivers more angry. [And you know what? That little devil that lives inside of me is laughing her head off because she believes that those SUV-toting, Bush-voting Republicans are getting what they deserve!!] People are mad as all hell because they just spent $50 pumping gas into their Ford Escape and now have to race to work because they had to wait behind two cars just to get to the pump with $2.92 gas, versus the station down the street and closer to the highway with $3.08 gas. Thus, road rage "rages" on. And it's hard to change driving habits when people are fighting over gas pumps and having to rush. And cities are getting bigger. More people are driving. Gas prices are rising. And it makes me want to stay home.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18682561/?GT1=9951
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Hi Jarmea! Welcome to blogging!
Great post - you'd think that when gas prices go up people would be more conservative with their fuel. But hell no that doesn't happen here! When I'm forced to take my engine over 3,000 rpms I can almost see the gas gauge drop - and I drive an Accord!
It must be those rich folks that don't mind getting 5 miles to the gallon that drive like a bat out of hell -- either that or they're too busy being late everywhere they don't have time to balance their checkbooks or notice the increasing balance on their credit cards.
Responsible gas users unite!
What it do Jarmea! I've defnitely been "driving with a purpose" since gas prices started creeping up past $3.00 a gallon around here. And yes, ATL drivers are insane, but that poll that came out was SO right about Miami. When I lived in Florida and visited Miami, I always feared for my life driving the way they do down there.
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