I think I need to start a new blog called “On the way to work”. It seems that you can’t go a few miles to work without seeing some kind of craziness. Today I was at Netherland Inn Road and Industry Drive. I was behind some Grandpa doing about 20. Now, I have no problem with Grandpas…I have one….and anyway I was already late for work by nearly an hour, so, why worry?

This guy in a gold car jumped in between us. Never mind that he squeezed in where he did’t fit, or that he ran the stop sign. I was worried about Grandpa. If I’m the one behind him, he won’t be a road rage victim. This fellow seemed to be in a great big hurry, and indeed he tailgated and weaved from side to side.

By this time my writerly imagination had kicked into high gear. I carry a digital camera in the car, so I figured if anything happened I could take a photo or even a short video. I imagined a confrontation, and the crowd that would gather….

Fortunately Grandpa turned off before any harm was done. Mr. Gold Car continued on Netherland Inn Road, nearly touching the bumper of the next car in front of him. When we got to Stone Drive, I was eager to get beside him and have a look.

No road rage here; simply sheer ignorance. He looked quite relaxed. He
was happily driving along, smoking and singing, or something, to himself. And tailgating.

The state of Wisconsin has a good web page about tailgating here . Tailgating ~is~ aggressive driving, even if you aren't feeling particularly aggressive.

Take care, and be careful out there!