The sign Suggestion To Other People can be seen everywhere in its abbreviated form. To some, that’s all it is, a suggestion. For me, it’s a STOP sign.

There are two STOP signs on my drive to work that are particularly notable in this double standard. I stop at them, others do not. I discovered this by working out the problem of some drivers tailgating me up to the first STOP sign. I couldn’t understand why they didn’t just use the left lane while I’m in the right lane.

My attempts at relaying this message to them by ESP never worked. One morning I decided that I would get in the left lane when someone was tailgating me up to the STOP sign. I’d let them go about their morning drive at their own (illegal) speed in the right lane and after they passed me, I’d return to the right lane and go about my morning drive at my own (legal) speed.

It wasn’t long before I had the chance to use my new plan. And it worked, but not in the manner I imagined. I moved over to the left lane and the other driver just kept going, through both STOP signs. I stopped; they didn’t even slow down.

Oh. STOP means stop for me, but it’s just a Suggestion To Other People.

Good to know.