My commute was slightly longer today, the wipers make squeaky noises because I haven't used them in forever, and then I realize something... The traffic is literally the same as it was without rain. There aren't more cars in the freeway, there is plenty of spacing between cars, but I'm only going 40 mph on the freeway because everyone is going...40 mph on the freeway... There's no accident up ahead, because if there was an accident straight ahead, I'd know right away because my car would be on the "P" on the shifter and I'd take a long nap before the guy behind me honks...
I might also mention that this phenomenon also happens when it's just a light mist falling from the skies above. A LIGHT MIST... where windshield wipers are optional!
Now, this is how things work when it rains here in California. Let me break it down...
1) It all starts with the individual drivers freaking out because the news is reporting "Drizzle Watch 2009" on the KTLA Morning News or some bull shit morning news station that is just looking for something out of the ordinary to frighten people with. So they choose the "wet menace" aka RAIN...
2) Because of the media scares and the gullible public, when it rains, Southern Californians really feel the need to drive under 40 mph anywhere they go, no matter what and do EVERYTHING in SLOW MOTION... as if being slow = being extra cautious or something...
3) Then there are the more sensible people (because maybe they are from anywhere BUT Southern California...not saying that I am or anything) that think this is ridiculous, so they speed up a little bit, and weave a little bit, just to make an effort to get to where they are going faster, but then you have the stupid slow motion people changing lanes really SLOW, in front of the guy and then BAMM!
4) Freeway becomes a parking lot... Too bad you can't bust out a barbecue on your tailgate because it's FREAKING RAINING!
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