Driving to work today, I was cut off by some idiot driving a Ford Excursion. Now, before I go too far, many of you know that I have a Ford Bronco that I love, and am constantly repairing. However, I’m also a big believer in driving my little Civic or Focus 95% of the time because of their great gas mileage and lower emissions. The Bronco is for going camping, or the occasional trips to the lumber yard. (To be completely honest, it hasn’t left the side of my house since October, and I drove it for the first time again over the weekend.)

What really ticked me off about the idiot mentioned above is that while I was cruising down the road (admittedly speeding along at 80mph), this guy comes flying up from behind in the car pool lane, crosses the double-white line (illegal), cutting me off, then cuts off the guy he was passing in the car pool lane to get back in, crossing the double-white again.

All this, with only a total of two people in the Excursion, and Utah Wildlife plates.

So, this person is:

1. “Saving” the environment by carpooling - 2 people in an 9 person vehicle (the other passenger appeared to be 12)
2. “Protecting” wildlife by paying extra for the license plate

All while driving a vehicle that gets approximately 12 mpg (on a good day) at easily 90 mph, most likely lowering their mileage to somewhere around 8 mpg.

Bravo.