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Guilty here. At least occasionally.

I think in my instance it stems from traffic congestion more often than not. Sorry if I value my time, but I fail to see why I need to "dumb down" my lifestyle or driving for the convenience of people stupider or less competent at driving than myself. If traffic is flowing along reasonably, I'm fine. The instant it starts to "load up", I start seeing the dumbass moves - people waiting until the last second to slam on the brakes, lane changes for the sake of lane changes that accomplish nothing other than adding to confusion and potential accidents, etc.

I guess that's one reason I commute on a motorcycle - the peace of mind with not having to deal with traffic and slow down my life and waste my time (which I value) to accommodate the stupidity of ill-conceived roadways designed for the dumbest possible person out there and then populated with millions of them is quite liberating.

Damn near everything about driving around here irritates me. I hate it. Getting a motorcycle was one of the best calls I ever made - it's paid for itself 1000 times over in terms of frustration and delays avoided. However, I know I probably can't do this FOREVER (although I could certainly do it for the foreseeable future). At some point the traffic/congestion issue will drive me out of the city and it'll then be time to look at relocating to Hawaii or the central CA coast or somewhere like that. But until that day comes, I'll stay on two wheels for the majority of my commuting and keep Porsches around for occasional fun. . .
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