Since I've moved to San Diego, I'm been met with nothing but extremely nice and polite courtesy from most of the people I've encountered, be it at the gym, at work, or even at the grocery store. Everyone around here just seems to genuinely care for each other, and take pride in living in a (relatively) safe, nice, and caring community.
Unless of course, you're on the road!
I'm fairly certain that California cars have some kind of Jekyll/Hyde gas coming out their vents (part of the smog check, maybe?) that turn California drivers into every character ever seen in the Fast and Furious movies. Spontaneous lane changes, no turn signals, consistent 20 mph OVER the speed limit (not necessarily complaining about that one) make me very leery to want to drive anywhere. And there's absolutely no regard for the other drivers on the road!
Take merging, for example. I personally make sure I let in one person in front of me, from the merging lane. Apparently, that is a completely foreign concept here! It's no wonder the freeways are backed-up all the time, with nobody letting anybody in until they're 6 inches from scraping the side wall!
Let me make a suggestion. In order to get one's California registration renewed this year, one must successfully allow a car to merge in front of them. Also, they must also demonstrate the actual use of a turn signal. And stay in one lane for more than 10 seconds. That shouldn't be too hard to do, right?
Right?
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Guys?
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