I know there are bad drivers all over the country but it seems like they all drive around the DC area. Being off in the summertime I am able to run errands during the day when most people are at work. I have it figured out that between the hours of 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM the roads are the most clear. Today I was out running errands (Giant had low carb items on sale) and sure enough I get behind some asshole from Maryland (no offense to the Marylanders). For as long as I can remember, Virginians think Marylanders are the worst drivers and at the same time Marylanders think Virginians are the worst drivers. Both states have bad drivers, I know. But this guy (yes, a white guy, not all bad drivers are older asian woman) in front of me was the worst. He was sitting at the light in front of me reading the newspaper when the light turned green. I hesitated because I knew he'd notice the light change and get moving. I swear at least 30 seconds (which is a LONG time when you are sitting at a light) passed. He didn't move! I gave a light tap on the horn. He jumped, realized the light had changed, put his paper down, and got moving. I wasn't too pissed because at the next light I'd be turning left and I'd be home. So as we approach the next light I got into the turn lane and passed him in the traveling lane. As I drove by him he was shouting out his window at me. Hello?! I wasn't the one reading a newspaper at the light, asshole! I ignored him but as he drove on by I could see his hand out his window flipping me the bird. Man, I hate assholes like that. He was the one being a bad driver and he's flipping me off? What an asshole. I hope he got rear-ended at the next light he stopped at to read the paper.

And don't even get me started on people who talk on their cell phones while driving. I'll only say one thing: Phone to ear; foot off accelerator.