Maybe its a symptom of growing up where I did, but I grew up driving the same roads that moonshiners did back during prohibition. Most of them - still were not paved. More than once did I "fail to yield" to a blue light back in the old days, and once even landed a pursuer in a cow field because he lost it in the middle of a Power S on dirt. I don't drive the speed limit - because if I did, I'd get run over. Yes, I go from lane to lane - because the other lane is clear for a space where the moron in front of me apparently wants to get run over! The whole stoplight thing - dude, its clear track in front of me - and if you go fast enough - you can make the next light before it swaps from yellow to red. I also have to note that they have the timing off - because if you did the speed limit you would get stuck at every light - I know because I tested it after my lady came up with the same "timed" argument and I had to show her that it did not work. As for Mr. Rainman/Snowman - yes some people can't drive in the stuff because they never have seen it before. For those of us in the south, driving in the rain is as natural as driving on a sunny day, and snow simply means that you slow down and use some common sense, but you can drive in it all day long (as long as it doesnt get so deep you start pushing it with the front bumper). 70 in the rain simply means you have to be aware of the hydroplaning possibilities - if it starts getting to had, ya slow down - if it affects visibility noticeably, ya slow down more.
If there is one flaw I have - that I willingly admit to at least (
) - its speed. Yes, I have my share of tickets and then some, but I am proud of myself - for the first time in the last 20+years - I have gone over a year without a speeding ticket so far. Now I have to make sure I never drive thru wherever Jimbuna works out of! LOL