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The main reason we hate stoplights is inherent in the name: We have to stop. Considering our first love is driving, stopping is directly in contrast to that. However, some stops can be especially painful, thanks to a variety of people on the road. Take at look at who exactly we're talking about with these 10 Drivers You Hate Pulling up to at a Traffic Light.
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The Person Who Has Clearly Been Drinking Too Much
At one point or another, you've probably noticed somebody on the road swerving in between lanes, randomly stomping on his or her brakes, and stopping eight feet past stop signs. Did you lie low and stay behind the person, or did you wait for a safe time and pass said drunky? If you did, have you ever hit a stoplight just to have that person pull up right next to you.
You nervously look out your window to see exactly what you expected: a dude with slobber stains on his shirt, beer cans in the front seat, and a box of three-meat pizza on his lap. Drunk people are unpredictable, dont have control of their cars, and make extremely stupid decisions. If the person doesn't try to put on his best Paul Walker face and race you, get the hell out of that person's way and turn onto a different street ASAP.
Road Rage
The Person Who Has Road Rage
Oh boy, here we go. Two miles back you made a maneuver that some would maybe call cutting somebody off and consider a little douchey. We'd probably rule on the side of being an efficient driver. Plus, they were probably going under the speed limit, anyway ... that is, until they speed up and make sure to get right next to you at the next stoplight. You start rolling up your windows and locking your doors the second you see that person's door start to crack. Hopefully, they don't bring any bats or guns that could cause damage to your car. Although, as this guy proved, screaming through a window could be pretty mentally frightening, as well.
The Guy Who Has a Passenger Who Wasn't There Five Seconds Ago ...
In the mind of the driver: "Wait, that chick wasn't there two seconds ago. In fact, it didn't even look like the driver was awake two seconds ago. Wait, what's she doing? Why is she wiping her mouth? Is that mouthwash? Oh ... aw, c'mon, man. No ... no, don't you ... quit it! Don't you look over here. Stop giving me that creepy ass smile!"
The Person Who Is Stuffing His or Her Face With Fast Food
Just when your stomach was starting to settle from the events mentioned in the previous slide, you come across this person. The one who's got a plate of food set up on his or her humongous gut, animal style In-N-Out burger in one hand, a melty candy bar in the cup holder, and a handful of cheese fries in the other hand. He's like the real life version of Dennis from Jurrasic Park, and he makes you want to jump out of your car and run 18 miles.
The Person Who Thinks He or She Is 100 Times Better Than You
It's the typical movie scene, and, sadly, it actually happens in real life. The dickhead with a Ferrari pullls up at the red, stares you down through his Louis shades until you look at him just to say, "hey, where'd you find that thing? A junkyard run by the guy in that Ernest Goes to Jail movie?" Then he looks at the hot chick next to him, slings his arm around her neck, and floors it. Congrats, dude, you just tried to stunt on a broke college kid who's paying for his education while creeping on a chick 1/3 your age. Have fun when she divorces you and takes your money ... and your 'Rari.
The Person on a Bicycle
Dude, you're not a friggin' car. Get out of the God damn road before we run you over ourselves.
The Person Who Tries To Race You
This is bound to happen to you, if you have a ride that even comes close to resembling a sports car. Even if you're just driving a V6 automatic Camaro, some dude in a souped-up Eclipse with neons is probably going to show up at some point or another and aggressively rev his engine at you. If you can, just avoid making eye contact. If you were sucked into the trap, floor it with him for five seconds, then let off before you get more than five over the speed limit. Too bad he didn't realize there was a cop sitting three cars behind him.
The Person Who Is Blasting Horrific Music
Do we want to listen to shitty techno and Taylor Swift collaboration? No. Do we want to listen to your homemade sappy burned CD from your boo? No. Do we want to listen to the struggle rapper CD you just purchased outside of a Chief Keef concert? No. *Rolls windows up.*
The Person Who Is Picking His or Her Nose
People really do think that cars make them invisible, don't they? Look, man (or woman), if you really need to go scrounging up your nostril, do everybody a favor and wait until you're on a stretch of road with nobody around or just wait until you get back to your house to do your business. Ain't nobody got time to see that.
The Person Who Is in the Middle of a Makeout Session
Unless you're a high school girl who's going to to take a photo on her iPhone, Instagram it, and send it all over school because Billy is making out with somebody other than his girlfriend, you're not going to be excited to see Slobberfest 2013 headlined by the Twisty Tongues in the car next to you.
