BabyM
12-11-2006, 07:56 PM
Last Friday after making my way through a few industrial park roads I come to a stop, second in line at the intersection to the main road I take home (Miramar for those San Diego peeps out there)
Light turns green and I follow an FX35 left. There is plenty of time for me to choose a lane that he didn't and then get in front of him before the next light and be first in line.
Did I romp on the gas a tad? yes. Is my exhaust loud? hell yes. Did I attract attention from a shortpants studlet? apparently so....
I take off from the light as I usually do, which might seem a bit quick for some, and accelerate up through the gears enjoying the 1 mile or so stretch of open road before traffic comes to a dead stop where people are trying to get onto the freeway.
As I am doing this I catch a glimpse of a car behind me getting flogged into trying to get up to and then pass me...ok... As I settle in to cruise speed shortpants flies by in a brand spankin' new Accord. He looks over at me as I look over at him and in the brief moment our eyes met I could see a small bit of satisfaction on his face.
So yeah I got pwned by a new Accord being driven by someone who might or might not be old enough to have a Driver's License. :D
Unfortunately for him he has a bit to work on in the smoothness department. The poor Accord had some trouble with the minor curves of the roadway so he applied brakes liberally as he drifted out and then back into his lane ahead of me.
As he came up to the inevitable traffic jam he again had to slam on his brakes and again unfortunately for him he was not particularly smooth. By choosing the middle lane he doomed himself to suffering a smile and friendly wave from me as I drove by in the always faster-moving right hand lane.
The kid is pretty lucky he didn't own himself (or hit someone else) trying to outpace someone who wasn't 'racing'.
*sigh
Light turns green and I follow an FX35 left. There is plenty of time for me to choose a lane that he didn't and then get in front of him before the next light and be first in line.
Did I romp on the gas a tad? yes. Is my exhaust loud? hell yes. Did I attract attention from a shortpants studlet? apparently so....
I take off from the light as I usually do, which might seem a bit quick for some, and accelerate up through the gears enjoying the 1 mile or so stretch of open road before traffic comes to a dead stop where people are trying to get onto the freeway.
As I am doing this I catch a glimpse of a car behind me getting flogged into trying to get up to and then pass me...ok... As I settle in to cruise speed shortpants flies by in a brand spankin' new Accord. He looks over at me as I look over at him and in the brief moment our eyes met I could see a small bit of satisfaction on his face.
So yeah I got pwned by a new Accord being driven by someone who might or might not be old enough to have a Driver's License. :D
Unfortunately for him he has a bit to work on in the smoothness department. The poor Accord had some trouble with the minor curves of the roadway so he applied brakes liberally as he drifted out and then back into his lane ahead of me.
As he came up to the inevitable traffic jam he again had to slam on his brakes and again unfortunately for him he was not particularly smooth. By choosing the middle lane he doomed himself to suffering a smile and friendly wave from me as I drove by in the always faster-moving right hand lane.
The kid is pretty lucky he didn't own himself (or hit someone else) trying to outpace someone who wasn't 'racing'.
*sigh