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Dear Texan Driver...

A love/hate letter to my driving experiences at the Lone Star State.

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Dear Texan Driver, I'm not racing you. I'm using cruise control and it's you who is changing speed like an idiot.

Dear Texan Driver, you struggle driving with rain, are you sure you want to risk driving on ice or snow?

Dear Texan Driver, red means stop and green means go. When you go on red and another Dear Texan Driver goes on green, bad things happen.

Dear Texan Driver, they are called blinkers, and they do more than just a funny noise when you activate them.

Dear Texan Driver, if there are several lanes going forward, don't block the only one that is forward-or-right-turn lane.

Dear Texan Driver, it's called acceleration ramp for a reason.

Dear Texan Driver, if driving was like football and parking between the lines was like kicking a field goal/extra point, your score would always be a multiple of 6.

Dear Texan Driver, it's nice leaving some space between the car in front of you and yourself, just not when y'all are stopped at a light and blocking lane changes.

Dear Texan Driver, the left lane is for passing, not for sightseeing.

Dear Texan Driver, as unnatural as it may seem in English, that big red sign with the "STOP" word means you have to stop.

Dear Texan Driver, thank you for teaching me the patience to wait 2-3 seconds before moving after the light turns green to avoid getting t-boned by you.

Dear Californian Driver, thank you for teaching me the length of a nanosecond after a light turns green.

Dear Californian Driver, one day you'll meet Dear Texan Driver.

Dear Texan Driver, one day you'll meet Dear Californian Driver.

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