Well this one's traffic related.
Checked thread to see if already mentioned...but couldn't find it in the postings.
Anyways, while on the way home today, which is rural-like so posted limit is at 80km/50mph, but most of us do 90 if you can see on ahead. The farmers pretty well do the posted 80km on the button. Part of their culture, I guess?
So, here I am doing the accepted local 90, and there's this impatient gal catches up to me, and who wants to play bumper tag with me...but there are no bumpers these days! She's so close I can see the colour of the lipstick she has on. Instead of passing me, as I know she's just dying to do, she waits until a small hill comes up, and we going into double solid lines, and now she wants to pass! On the start of the hill! It ain't a big hill, but you can't see if someone's coming from the other way, and it's only a two lane highway.
As she comes along side, I slam on the brakes, and it was a GD good move on my part, as over the hill comes the proverbial farmer 1/2 ton. She cranks right in front of me just in time to avoid the crash, and the oncoming guy's expression told it all. He was something scared. Both were within a second or two from death's door, and I probably would have been a residual part of the whole affair. And ya know, this is happening more and more on this road it seems.
I was gonna try to catch up to this "IDGASh#it" driver, but would have had to really floor in order to catch her. I WAS tempted, but reason took over. I just fumed, spit out teeth filings and went on my way.
This was not a pet peeve... this was a major one for me!
Q