Driving slow in the carpool lane is like ordering a side of fries and then not eating them ...
What a waste. If you are going to drive at the exact same speed as the cars in the other three lanes why not get on over and enjoy the slow going in the far right lane. There is no reason for you to plug up the carpool lane. You are benefiting nothing from going as slow as or, as is often the case, slightly slower than the cars in the other lanes. It is not a carefree scenic lane where you can drive slowly enough to allow you to get your kid cheerios from the diaper bag or talk about how your remember the day that cars were invented because you are actually that old.
The whole concept of the carpool lane is that it is a reward for sharing a ride. What is the reward? Fewer cars have access to the lane which makes it less congested which in turn allows the lane to move at a greater speed, that is until you run into Molly May in her sweet white minivan driving 10 miles an hour slower than the rest of traffic and you are stuck behind her for miles because of those blasted double white lines!
I propose that to solve the problem we add an additional lane on the far, far, far right of the freeway and call it the MMO lane. (Moms, Minivans, and Old-people Lane). It will be restricted to just those drivers. What a great time they will have cruising along, not a care in the world. Enjoying the journey like it should be enjoyed. Not in a rush, and way, way, way far away from my lane.
A side note. Does a hearse qualify to drive in the carpool lane?
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I'm sure you mean MMO and PWOP lane. People Who Obey the Speed-limit. Because Molly May does often drive 10 miles an hour slower than the rest of traffic, but that's because everyone else is driving 15 miles per hour over the limit.
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ReplyDeleteI can respect that, just as long as I am respecting it from the far left lane as I speed past you, who is way over in the right lane doing your own thang. (or thing if you're not in the mood for such thangs).
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