Driving Compatibility

There are all types of drivers on the road.

• The safe driver: goes with the flow of traffic, fully stops at stop signs, doesn't tail gate, no tickets, no accidents, signals before lane changes and turns


• The aggressive driver: drives 5-10 miles above speed limit, sometimes tailgates slower drivers to get them to go faster, changes lanes to go around slower drivers, rolls through stop signs, perhaps a speeding ticket or two


• The crazy driver: flips people off, flashes brights, constantly speeding 10-20+ over, uses horn frequently, doesn't signal while zigzagging through slower traffic, runs red lights, doesn't even slow down for turns, weaves in and out of carpool lane regardless of dashes


• The overly cautious driver (paranoid): drives 5 under, signals 20 yards before making turn, does NOT go around slower traffic, afraid to make left turns onto large/busy streets, freaks out when they see a merge sign


• The idiotic driver: constantly cutting people off, drives next to cars on freeway (creating a wall so no one can pass), speeds up when they see you trying to merge, comes to complete stop before turning, uses wrong signal, doesn't signal or signals way too soon, or completely forgets to turn signal off, drives slowly in the fast lane and doesn't move over for faster traffic, etc.

Jared is a safe-borderline paranoid driver. I'm an aggressive-borderline crazy driver (minus the roadrage parts). Here's the thing my husband and I have learned. Driving compatibility is kind of important in a relationship. It's like the only time we fight.

Jared is driving

Jen: "Jared the speed limit is 65, you have to go at least 65."

Jared slows down 5 mph

Jen: "Please go at least 65!?!?"

Jared ignores Jen, Jen gets mad and tries to push his knee down on the gas pedal

Jared: "Stop telling me how to drive!"

Jen: "You always tell me how to drive!"

Jared: "No I don't!"

Jen is driving

Jared: "Jen you're going 85, you can't go over 80"

Jen slows down to 81, a few minutes pass

Jared: "You're going 90"

Jen: "I can go 90 cause that car is going 95, if there is a cop they'll get pulled over and not me."

Jared is driving

Jared needs to turn left out of a parking lot on state street (6 lanes)

Jen: "Go now!"

Jared doesn't go

Jen: "OK go after the white car"

Jared doesn't go

Jen: "Pull into the turn lane then get over when it's safe"

Jared: "I'm going to turn right and go around."

Jen: "No! That's so far out of the way."

Jared: "Do you want to drive!?"

Jen: "Yes, I do"

Jen is driving

Jared: "You're too close to the car in front of you, slow down."

Jen: "No, they're in the fast lane, they should pull over to the right lane or go faster, I'm teaching them the rules."

You get the picture?