[CJFusco]

Living in West Hartford over the last year or so, I have seen some of the most bizarre traffic behavior.

For those of you who aren't aware of West Hartford, or Farminton Valley in CT in general, let me explain: money and old people. There is a LOT of money, and a LOT of old people. Entitlement issues run rampant.

In any case, here is some of the most bizarre driving behavior I have witnessed:

In the middle of the day, old lady comes to a red light in the left turn lane. It is a busy intersection, with lots of cars sitting at the light. The lady sits at the red light for about 10 seconds, then out of nowhere decides to take a left turn while the light is still red.

Lady comes to a red light, stops for about 10 sec., looks over at the police cruiser sitting in the parking lot to the left. Rolls through the stop sign. Gets pulled over. As the light turns green and I drive by, I hear her yelling at the cop, "BUT NO-ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY!"

I was driving down route 44 near Bishop's Corner (locals will know what I mean), and there is construction up ahead with about 3 or 4 cops milling about. I am probably going maybe 35mph-ish, with no cars ahead or behind me. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a bald guy, on his cell phone, driving a Jag XJ6 pulls into my lane about 20 feet ahead of me. I have to brake hard, hard enough to squeal the rear tires. Jag guy, still on the phone, floors it, and gets up to what must be about 50mph APPROACHING the construction. The cops look furious. One cop STEPS IN FRONT OF THE JAG and starts screaming at the driver, with the driver visibly arguing back. As a I drive by, smiling, one of the other cops gives me a nod and a smile.