Dear Nicholasville Road Rush-Hour Drivers,

First off, I want to thank you for keeping me company most days. Sometimes I desert you and take another route... But the days I decide to join you, you welcome me right back. Thanks for making me feel at home.

I have a few beefs to pick with you though...

• If you must turn left across the 4 lanes of moving traffic, please do so at a light if possible. If not... alter your route so it's a right turn. This will help everyone.
• If the weather is worse than normal (ie. not sunny and warm), this is not an invitation to get CLOSER to my car when following me. It means back off.
• If you need to change lanes, please plan accordingly. This means, use your turn signal. It also means waiting until there is enough room for your car in the other lane. This FURTHER means, please don't wait until you are about to turn left onto New Circle to suddenly realize you want to go straight..... This is ridiculous. You know the lane ends ahead. Plan ahead. It will make traffic move faster and everyone happier with each other.
• Please understand that I can't go any faster than the car in front of me. He can't go faster than the car in front of him. We're trapped in an endless cycle of slow driving. Deal with it.
• If you're waiting at a left turn light to turn OFF of Nicholasville Road, please make it swift and painless. These lights are a hidden gem and take forever to come back. The people behind you appreciate your swift response to the light turning green.

If we can work on these issues, I think we will have a much happier state of existance and I would join you more frequently. Until then... I may just take another route...

Sincerely,

the red kia