Honking Good Time

A reliable source (read: I'm too lazy to check up on it) told me that Arizona has the worst drivers. Out of the top five worst cities for driving in the US, Phoenix, Tempe and Tucson all make the grade. So... it's hard to drive here. People pull out in front of you, cut you off, etc. The worst part is the honking. There are some cities that I've driven in where the lack of honking was a little extreme. I remember being in the boyfriend's town driving and another car cut me off. I had to do evasive action to, you know, not die. I went to honk when the boy quickly stopped me. It apparently would be like getting out my car and smacking the other driver across the face. Well. I resisted.

But this is ridiculous. The light changes, a horn honks immediately. Someone does a U-turn, a symphony of horns sounds. One time, I kid you not, I was waiting at a light and had been. The guy next to me honked. The light hadn't changed. I have no idea what he was honking about, but it wasn't accidental - he looked slightly pissed off.

Maybe the Midwestern drivers do have manners; but not Chicago. They're a whole other breed. :)