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Old 03-02-18 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by nayr497
Coming up on four years commuting to my current office. My route is pretty much set at this point. I take the safest/lowest hassle route possible.

This morning I had a bitter mom speeding to drop her child at the head start academy. She was going WAY too fast on a double parked road and on my half of it. Sorry folks, just because your vehicle is too big, doesn't mean you get to encroach on my lane. I let her know I didn't appreciate it.

She didn't seem to like that very much. Jumped out of her car screaming at me. I told her to save her breath and think about the example she was setting for her child.

Aggressive motorists never cease to amaze me. Oh, riiiiiight. I should totally let you break the law and threaten my life, because you're in a rush. Gotcha ya.
This is a good example of a time when it makes sense to take the long cut. I would add a mile to my commute to avoid driving past a school or daycare. I would rather ride through the bar district at 2am than past a school at 8am.
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