The Un-Safe drivers...you know them when you see them...

LOL...we all know the sterotyping thing right?...sayings like "...don't judge the book by it's cover...", etc, etc...however...sometimes you need to toss all the good things your mom taught you while you were a little younge "sponge" out the proverbial window and call 'em how they really are!!!

So here is an example. During one of my morning commutes, while traveling in the car lane, I see behind me this fast approaching car in the truck lane of the Ambassador Bridge (heading towards the US side from Canada). I'm thinking "...yeah, guy is in a rush...but hey where is he going to go with that semi truck right up ahead of me?...", well, wouldn't you know it...the speeding driver (according to him) is absolutely entitled to literally drive up to the truck bumper and cut right into my lane...always a fun activity when the only other place you can go to is the oncoming truck traffic from the US.

Yeah...I slam on the brakes, honk a little, and move on.

The next day, as it happens, this very same driver is crossing the bridge toll booth on the US side (right past the US customs check) at the very same time I am. I ignore the bastard, no sense wasting my time. However...within about 5 minutes this shmuck literally cuts across...wait wait, you ready for it???...not 2, not 3, but 4 lanes of traffic to plow right in front of me as I attempt to merge off of I96 onto I94. HOLY SHIT!!! Yeah, I get a little more excited this time...you would too!

So I manage to swerve the car to the right, slam the brakes, luckily there is no one behind me. It is at this time that I'm thinking SAFETY!!!

What to do? Well, I snap a few pics of the idiot, the car, the driver (take a peek at that face...my God, this is embodiment of "only a mother would love that"...LOL).

...back to the story though...so nearly a month later I am now coming back home from work (US towards Canada) and crossing the Ambassador Bridge. As you know, at this point in time the bridge folks are once again patching up the holes...left and right the lanes are blocked off, traffic is shifting to the left, then to the right...now what do I see this time? Wow...yeah, you guessed it...the same bloody guy speeding up, and we're not talking just going a little faster, I'm mean "pedal to the metal" fast, while all along the traffic up ahead of me is dead still.

Indeed, the standard "a-hole" behaviour applies here, he cuts another driver off as he shifts between lanes, then actually pops in front of a truck in the right lane...now I'm thinking it's one thing to drive like a complete moron when you're somewhere on a road, but on the Bridge, with countless cars and literally nowhere to go???

Bottom line, this driver is a complete idiot, un-safe and I'm convinced one day nature will de-select him from the DNA pool...until then, all of you fellow drivers out there, keep your eyes open for this Black Lexus, license plate: BXWE 235.

So you really need to "get ahead"???

So here is the thing: I've been doing the cross-border work commute (from Windsor, ON, Canada to Detroit, MI, USA) for a little over 14 yrs now...some things though still make me shake my head, especially when we (the commuters) do it to ourselves!

In case you're wondering, this blog post has nothing to do with the standard border crossing "thing"...no, not at all. Rather I want to focus on how the people who all share the same goal: cross as quickly as possible, as seamlessly as possible and as un-eventfully as possible, rarely ever actually try to take a pro-active role in making this happen.

Take today as an example, and some of you may relate to this if you have ever witnessed this event (shame on those of you who are guilty of perpetuating this).

I have an Ambassador Bridge Toll pass, not just any pass mind you, the super "high-tech" RFID, "...ooooo...ahhhh..." you might say, and I concur, for the most part this beats having to roll down the window, swipe the toll card, or actually pay with cash or credit card. Now, this RFID sticker is attached to my windshield...by the time I pull up to the toll booth the reader picks this signal up, gates swing open..and wallah....I am off to my next stage of the marathon, climb the mighty bridge and flash a great smile for the home-country customs officer.

So usually this works great...until...like today, you are followed very closely by one of these types, described fairly as a "societal leach"...that's right, a pestilence, an individual very representative of a "low life user"...who sneaks up right behind you as you go past the RFID sensor, basically riding your bumper, all in hopes of sneaking past the tool booth for free...well, for them, because you and I, those of us who pay the toll just paid for their free ride.

You would think in 14 yrs of doing the cross-border commute I would have seen it all...indeed, and as luck would have it in this case, some of these things repeatedly, and this one in particular committed by the very same driver/person/sub-human creature...LOL!

Thus the blog, I've had it...enough...between the ones who insist on cutting into the NEXUS lane at the very front of the waiting line, all along as the pile of us "law abiding" citizens spend our time waiting in the queue, or the ones who will stop at nothing to get a free ride, I've decided to highlight their cause and suggest to everyone else that by all means, they would love for you to help them some more!!!

That's right, as I capture the photos of these individuals please take a look at them, I encourage you to spot them in the wild, and when you do by all means give them a great visual "sign of approval" if you will!

1. Jun-30, 2015, still on the US side of bridge approach as I'm crossing back to Canada, approx time of crime 7pm, a black BMW X3 SUV, licence plate BXAE 410, driven by a woman, races up to me as I cross the toll both and sneaks through basically barely missing my rear bumper by a proverbial "hair"...and here she is, in all her "glory"...sad...very sad...I feel sorry for the sad person that you surely are, as you must be missing a pile of the good stuff in your life to need to build your self-confidence up in such a way...