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To: KLP who wrote (226910)	11/4/2007 3:21:52 PM
From: Condo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

We have the same thing here in Seattle and surrounding areas....People drive way too fast (i.e. 75+ in a 60mph) and follow only a car length or two behind the one in front of them, whip in and out of traffic on both sides like a dervish You'd feel right at home in the DC area, same car culture. Probably the impatient Type_A+Caffeine combo in both. In Seattle I catch myself grinning, thinking: "No ya don't, pal - I know that move". The CA pileup surprises me though. I always have to gear way down stylewise in the Bay area and in San Diego too.

To: KLP who wrote (226910)	11/4/2007 4:09:55 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Ultimately, their driving behavior results in slower traffic even if they don't cause an accident. I'm in the Seattle/Olympia area now and have learned some of the back roads. I've learned to avoid rush hour too. Even the pedestrians are rude here. The last time I was here I crossed an intersection on a green light and couldn't pull up far enough to get out of the pedestrian lane on the other side because the traffic ahead was so jammed. Some scroungy monkey crossed, banged on my fender and told me to "get out of the crossing, ahole." Believe me, I would have if I could have.