[Superman]

The most undisciplined, unqualified, disruptive drivers in our Solar System are right here in America. Why? because this is the land of "me first." This is the nation that idolizes the guy who blasts past everyone else, ignores the rules, and crosses the finish line first. It's the get-what-you-can nation. As opposed to everywhere else, where driving is a privilege, drivers are qualified and there are rules which allow everyone to progress safely and efficiently.

Nobody finds American driving conventions more disappointing than I do. It's not just the passing lane squatters, though I hate them passionately. It's the folks who cut across the gore-points, pretend they don't know what lane to be in and then 'merge' in front of a half-mile of cars, etc. Guys speeding up and slowing down just to ensure nobody can merge into their lane. Sometimes I look out onto a stretch of multi-lane freeway and I see a solid line of cars, nose-to-tail in the passing lane, and in the merging lane there is one car every quarter-mile. Same with the lane next to the merging lane. At times, the passing lane is accommodating HALF the traffic volume.

It's a free-for-all......in a society that doesn't like rules but loves over-aggression. Also a reflection of our economic system. Do these things really make everyone better-off?