Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Dulles Toll Road - Closed - WTF?

Sometime after 6:00 AM this morning, the Dulles Toll Road (DTR) was
closed due to an accident involving a flipped over vehicle. For those
of you unfamiliar with the DTR, it's similar to an urban interstate -
controlled access, 55 mph speed limit, pretty straight, pretty flat.
Four to six lanes in each direction.

How badly must you suck at driving to flip your car over in the middle
of the morning rush on the DTR? It took over an hour to clear and
reopen. Brilliant!! They should fine your ass for the lost tolls, the
fire and rescue response, and as a deterrent. The Europeans do it, and
they're significantly better drivers for it. Having an autobahn in the
US would be a perfect Darwinian exercise crossed with a demolition
derby straight out of Deathrace. Hate to say it, but we'd lose quite a
few piss poor drivers and be the better for it!

But more importantly, my fellow commuters who I see on the road at 5
or 6 or 7 in the morning, talking on the phone - who the f*#k are you
talking to that early? Seriously, if my phone rings at 5 and someone
hasn't either just died or is being rushed to the hospital, you better
prepare for the "what the F are you calling me this early for?"
response. Shut the hell up, hang up the m-fing phone and DRIVE!!
And that goes double for all the teenagers who apparently, according
to a recent study announced out here, text while driving because
driving is boring. WTF? It's apparently much less boring dealing with
Mommy and Daddy's insurance company after you cause a multi-car
accident - after all, crashes ARE the most exciting part of driving!
(/sarcasm).

To the entire generation of distracted, shittastic drivers - screw you
all, asshats.

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