I have to write about this because it drives (no pun intended) me insane! Here are the top 3 reasons why I think people drive like morons in the state of Florida.

• Rain
• Lack of efficient roads
• Cell phone usage

I’ll start with the first thing, rain. The only thing I hate more than the heat in Florida in the damn rain! It seems to pour everyday for a few hours right before I need to go somewhere. To make matter worse, it seems as if everyone on the road feels their car tires are made of glass and they have to drive 20 mph less than the posted speed limit. Heaven forbid there an accident in the rain! That will result in everyone driving 20 mph under the speed limit and slow down another 40 mph to look at a car with a dented bumper. It makes my blood boil!

Moving on, lack of efficient roads also contributes to people driving like morons. For whatever reason, the city of Orlando has deemed it necessary to do construction on all major roads at the same time. Interstate 4 (I-4), Colonial Dr. (SR 50), and Semoran Blvd. (SR 436) all have some type of major construction that decreases the speed limit and narrows the roadways. This is reason number 2 people drive like morons.

Number 3, cell phones! This is probably everywhere, but seems to be worse by UCF and other school where students and other young people feel the need to send 1010258021385 text messages a day. You cannot send that many messages without taking time from your local commute. In the interest of contributing to the decay of modern society (and bothering other people because someone receives the stupid message they sent), they feel the need to text while they drive. Everyone knows millions of accidents per year are caused by people talking on their damn phones. Texting has made it even worse!

That’s it I’m done!