It happened again this morning - another driver completely baffled over an open lane.

Leaving for work I need to turn right on a T street, with me being on the vertical leg turning right onto the horizontal leg. The street I turn onto starts as two lanes, then goes to one, then gets marked off for a left straight through lane and two right turn only lanes, one of which is for turning onto the street I am on (the vertical leg). Right after my street the horizontal legl street reverts to two lanes again. So in theory if I want to make a right turn I can do so into the right lane without any traffic because through traffic is moving in the left lane and any right lane traffic is turning off before me. In theory. In actuality 99.99% of drivers in front of me sit and watch the cars drive by in the left lane and won't budge until the lane is clear. Then they will turn into the left lane or, even more irritating, turn into the right lane anyway. What is wrong with these people? The right lane is wide open and they could have used it at any time. In all of the years I lived here I've only seen maybe 3 or 4 other drivers turn onto the right lane with oncoming cars in the left. As for the others, I use to wait them out but I don't have the patience for that anymore. Now I give them two seconds and I'm on the horn.

Oh, and the driver in front of me this morning turned into the right lane after everybody passed by in the left. Why do they do that?

Much like the above scenario, at other intersections someone in front of me wants to turn right but then needs to make a left turn further up the street. Now what I do is wait for the right lane to clear, turn right, speed up and merger into the left lane, then move into the left turn lane. I have never seen anybody else do this. The standard operating procedure is to wait until both lanes are clear, then turn into the left lane, speed up, and move into the left turn lane. Is the extra step I do too much overload for other drivers?

Then there are the drivers who want to turn right, but are too far from the intersection to feel comfortable getting completely over into the developing right turn lane. No problem, they just move over half way. Way to go, Sparky, you've managed to block the right turn lane AND the through lane you are still half sitting in. Here's a suggestion - either move over completely to the right or stay in the through lane. Now is that so difficult to do?

This is a San Diego exclusive: Picture if you will a highway onramp that is long and downhill. Perfect for getting up to speed for merging onto the highway. Except in San Diego there is an unwritten rule that onramp speeds can not exceed 45 MPH. Now picture trying to merger onto the highway at 45.

Is drivers ed taught anymore? Never mind, I know the answer.