One of the most frustrating experiences for me when I am driving on a highway (loop, interstate, freeway, limited access highway, turnpike, etc.) is when I want to change lanes, and I slow down, or speed up and the vehicle around which I am trying to navigate, makes the same change.
This happened to me yesterday on my way home from work. When I looked at the vehicle, I saw that the driver was not even paying attention to me. I realized that she was doing, what we are often exhorted to do, and that is to drive with the traffic. When I slowed down, she slowed down. When I sped up, she sped up. She was oblivious to what I was trying to do. She was lost in her driving.
I finally made a drastic change in my speed so that she had to go past me, and just barely in time for me to make the lane change so I could exit the loop.
This was an "ah ha" moment for me.
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