Today started off as a somewhat normal, if chaotic day. My wife began her math class at the local tech college today, and had to rise early because of that. However, once I left the house and got on the road, I should have suspected things would change. There were more people on the road than there normally are when I drive to work, and of course, most of them were in a hurry and doing asinine things like tailgating and speeding.
The final straw, if you will, came when I pulled into the drive leading to the parking ramp at work. I had made it about three quarters of the way, a distance of over a quarter of a mile, when I was suddenly being tailgated. I had seen the car before: a bright yellow Audi TT. The driver backed off, but took the first entrance into the parking ramp, and I took the second. As I proceed through the ramp on my way to spiral upwards, who should appear suddenly in front of my, nearly cutting me off, but that same yellow Audi TT. And people wonder why there's road rage.
The fact of the matter is, if you have to speed, or otherwise drive like an asshole in order to make it to work on time, you should be leaving home earlier. I try to be a defensive driver, but unfortunately all this aggressive driving is a little contagious. I find myself driving a little too quickly at times, and often have to change lanes long before I would otherwise need to for fear of being cut off or not being able to change lanes when I'd like. Driving around Madison is not very pleasant. The only blessing is that I don't have to drive on the belt-line.
