Traffic

Yesterday I went to my first NC State football game and it was exactly how I imagined but bigger. The tailgating reminded me being at a music festival but with less ganja smoke and the crowd, well let's just say it felt overwhelmingly homogeneous. Maybe it's because everyone wears red to support the Wolfpack or because of all the men, but for a crowd of that size the diversity was low. To be expected; NC State is a predominately math, science, and agriculture college and the games draw alumni and current students - cheers! let the bud light and miller light overflowth. I did enjoy my company for the game. I've been growing closer to my dear friend Martha and yesterday I got to meet her mom, her sister, and her best friend. Her best friend is a Traffic Engineer and a pleasure to be around. Maybe she could do something about all the imbeciles that take Harrison Avenue to 40E everyday between 5-6pm ?!?! Truly a pet peeve of mine is when drivers don't use the length of the access ramp. I'm not sure exactly but I think the access ramp from SAS campus' exit to 40 must be at least three football fields in length and everyday I get behind some dumbass that brakes after the first 20 yards. Usually by the time I get ahead and make my way to the end of the access lane and merge to my right and then look in my rear view mirror I will see yet another poorly trained driver making the same ace move and witness the traffic as it backs up and down Harrison. If a Traffic Engineer were to study this phenomena I'm sure they would agree that less than 30% of all drivers know how to use a damn access ramp.