Creeps

There are some drivers' behaviors I find amusing. (There are many behaviors I find terrifying but we all know about those.) One I chuckle at is when people stopped at a red light just can't stand to be stopped. So they creep forward every few seconds. I guess they figure that if they're moving at the moment the light turns green they'll have overcome a little bit of inertia and will be way ahead of the pack. Or else they feel they're sharks and will die if they stop moving.

Occasionally while waiting at a red light that lasts too long even for a patient person I've seen cars inch their ways over the line we're supposed to stop at and get their cars completely into the intersection before the light turns green.

One creep will inspire others. When one person starts creeping at the red light, others, who don't want to be left behind when the light turns green, will start creeping along. It's entertaining to see three lanes of drivers getting antsy and trying to outcreep the others.

One creeping behavior I just can't figure out is when someone is not at the front of the line and has to keep inching forward even though there is a car in front of them. They're going to have to wait for the person ahead of them to get going anyway.

Then there's the tandem creeps. I've been several cars back in the line and before the light turns green there is a full car length of space in front of me that wasn't there when I stopped in line. Sometimes more. I feel pressured to fill the space when there's someone behind me. But I fight it.

I want to scream at these people and tell them that the life of their clutch goes down by one use each time they creep forward.

That's me channeling Jack.

That's what bothers me most about this.