The other clearly agressive indicator is the sudden rev of the engine way beyond all needs. (well there goes 3 bucks... fool!) I was well on the side of the road yesterday (actually in a BL) and just past a freeway off ramp when this truck that was exiting (and had plenty of room thankyou) blasts by me like he owns the local gas station. Happens at least once a week. The real joke is when they do this on a level road and I keep up with them at the next couple of lights. I would love to be able to reach into their cab (seems like it is pickups that do this most often) and tap them on the shoulder... just to let them know I am right there with them.

The following has nothing to do with me riding on the road, but it just happens to be a interesting picture of driving human nature. Near my office is a small sandwich place where I often take lunch. It is on a corner that has been in perpetual construction... sometimes the road floods, often there is loose gravel and many many pot holes. Watching how the drivers take this corner, while at lunch, is very enlightening. Some simply negotiate it and drive cautiously by applying the right amount of power for the wet conditions and the loose pavement... their vehicles accelerate smoothly and evenly. Others seem to feel that the only solution is gross application of power, they stomp on it and their wheels spin and gravel is thrown about as the vehicle struggles to grasp the wet roadway and often fishtails a bit. Lots of noise, lots of exhaust and little progress.