So this will be a road-trip special, encapsulating all of the idiocy on my recent trip to Elmsford, NY.
My trip started off with a briliant display in the form of an idiot who, rather than use the two open lanes in the 3-lane free way, rather went around me on the right using an exit ramp. This was in Ohio.
The trip was uneventful until I got to New Jersey, where promptly having to fight traffic on the I287 (part of it being washed out), a red (I think it was an Eclipse) flew past at about 100 mph+ (I was still getting use to the fact that no one in the NYC area seems to know what a "speed limit" is).
Next, finally in New York State, trying to get the interchange to I87, merging over right, the truck in behind in the on/off ramp decided to floor it and undertake me as I was between lanes. Naturally about 3 or 4 other cars followed him.
Then on the actual ramp, I got stuck behind a slow moving truck. Okay, except I almost get rear ended, said idiot then proceeds to remain an inch off my tail end before cutting someone off in the left lane.
Finally in Elmsford, I was coming up to an intersection to turn left. A dump truck was stuck making a left turn and was blocking opposing traffic (to the sounds of honking). As he finally clears the intersection, a car in the right hand lane (of two lanes) cuts me off, and nearly plows into oncoming traffic, which at this point in time was actually in the intersection.
The last true idiocy was in White Plains. I was in a right turn lane, pulling up to an intersection just as the lights turned red. Someone in a black sedan (300C, possibly) flies up in the left lane (straight only), and without stopping or signalling, cuts me off, runs the red light, and makes a right turn.
Otherwise, I honestly don't understand how NYC isn't just jammed up full of car crashes and flattened pedestrians.