DEE-SELL-HER-HATE-STUPID

That's going to be my custom made license plate. 

I am a professional driver.  I ride a motorcycle.  I watch Nascar.  This makes me qualified to post on the subject of stupid ephen drivers. 

I don't suffer from Road Rage; however I sometimes suffer from Road Frustration.

I'm a very safe driver while at work.  I represent the company while driving and understand the importance of "big rigs" driving in a safe and courteous manner.

I'm an extremely safe motorcycle rider.  I use many of my "big rig" habits while on my bike.  I make eye contact with those around me, I watch the on ramps for cars entering the freeway, plus I only ride my bike for recreation, not for commute.

I have learned quite a bit from Nascar.  I watch the likes of  Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin race with the classiest of them all.  I've learned the art of gracefully wrecking friends and foes alike from Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch.  I use the term "bump draft the mother epher into the wall" and "you're not going to pass me on my right asshole"....but I consider myself a safe driver.

Here is my problem.  The Highway Patrol spends too much time making sure people have their seat belts on (if someone wants to be thrown from their vehicle, it's the Darwin system of elimination).  They pull people over for talking on their cell phones and write them a 20 dollar ticket.

In my humble opinion, this is what they should be focusing on. 

1.  Tail gating.  Everyone thinks that "speed" kills.  It does not...Tail gating kills.  If someone is driving 100 miles an hour and leave themselves room to react to changing conditions, they'd be fine.  If that same someone is driving 50 miles an hour while riding the 3 feet from the car in front of them, and the car in front of them drives over debris, that person doesn't have time to react.  Highway Patrol should be targeting and ticketing tail gaters. 

2.  Taking away someone's safety zone.  This happens to me at least once a day.  While driving my "big rig" and leaving plenty of space between me and the car in front of me (the tail gate issue), a car will cut in front of me and take away that safety zone.  Often cars will do that just before and exit and almost hit the front of my vehicle as they cut across 2 lanes of traffic to make the exit instead of waiting the 12 seconds  to stay in back of me and exit.

3.  Lane selection;  if you want to drive 3 or more miles per hour below the speed limit, stay in the right hand lane.....you should be targeted and ticketed.

4.  Although my number 4 is probably the least dangerous, it's the one that pisses me off the most.  Drivers have lost the art of decelleration.  Cars will be travelling 10 to 20 miles and hour faster then the car in front of them and instead of letting their foot off the gas to adjust their speed, they keep up the faster pace until they have to slam on their brakes to avoid ramming the slower car in front of them.....Putting on your brakes on the interstate is dangerous....and should be targeted and ticketed. 

Thanks to all those who read this for the "vent" and stay the eph out of my way...........