Drivers in Jersey

These people must not go through a proper Driver's Ed course! I can't believe some of the things I have seen/had to avoid! I thought Seattle drivers were bad, and usually they did drive me nuts, but Jersey drives are on another level.

The posted speed limit sign seems to mean nothing over here. The main highway we use has three lanes. In the far left lane, I figured I could go 5-10 over, and be okay. Not true. The flow of traffic most times is about 15-20 over, and you'll still get the occasional jerk weaving through traffic. Then there's the middle lane. You would think you could sit in this lane, go the speed limit, and not have too many issues. Again, not true. For the most part, people are still doing about 10-15 over the limit, but then you hit the semi-trucks. All semis seem to use the middle lane, which is a little frustrating. Our highway is dotted with traffic lights, so this middle lane often slows down quite a bit with the semis constantly starting and stopping off the traffic lights. And finally you have the far right lane. As a rule, I usually try to avoid this lane, whichever coast I am driving on. In the right lane you find all sorts of drivers, from those swerving over because the two left lanes are too slow, to the oblivious driver who thinks the highway is their backroad, cruising at the high speeds of 30 mph. And then you add in the lane mergers every 100 feet, and this lane quickly turns deadly. Every merging lane has a yield sign for incoming traffic, which most people seem to turn a blind eye to. I have seen several cars almost taken out by someone just entering the highway without even checking for oncoming cars. The car on the highway swerves out of their lane, just missing the car in the middle lane. It's insane. And if you are trying to merge from these on ramps, your car better have enough horsepower to get up and go from a dead stop before the guy going 60 rear ends you. What an adventure!

People have asked how we are adjusting to New Jersey, and for the most part we are doing okay, but these drivers! And almost everyone I talk to over here and mention adjusting to the drivers is hard, they just say, "It will never get better. Drivers here are crazy!" And I couldn't agree more...

-Kevin