Life in the Fast Lane, Sure to Make You Lose Your Mind

The commute of my Monday/Wednesday/Friday trips to class is often fraught with surprising peril. Apart from fellow passengers who behave stranger than I do (leading me to take new tactics to compensate) and smell of cheap cigarettes, lousy alcohol and overpriced cologne; there is an alarming amount of other drivers feeling the need to always gun their engines like they're playing a game of Grand Theft Auto V.

This past Monday saw a school bus that was in every it a rush as the  Linn Shuttle was.

Yes, it seems speeding is quite a common problem, to the point where regular drivers seem to be trying out for auditions of Furious 8. I am even delaying getting my license because of how aggressive people have been on the streets.

Despite prominent cases such as the death of actor Paul Walker, many drivers continue to regularly speed.

What might be even more disturbing is the lack of enforcement of traffic laws. It even got so bad that someone in Sweet Home managed to gun their engines and the police drove the other way instead of pursuing.

In the freeways of Linn County, every hour seems to be rush hour for trucks like this one.

Until there is a time when the drivers of this state will realize that their safety and that of others is more important than the fear of being late; I shall continue to be defensive on my regular use of mass transit. I'm Steven Pryor, and I will be Round Linn.