I think to be least “idiot” is to act according to your mood. If you’ve got to get there, then take the route to get there the fastest, even if you have to cut people. If you don’t care that day and the line where cars are waiting is not too long, then just wait with them. Finally, if you have to time to kill, then just wait in the line patiently, and let all those in rush to cut in.

I’ve pondered this thing day after day. For me, it occurs going north on I85 at the I985 split. For the most part, I feel like 99% of the folks in the right lane (the ending lane) know exactly what they are doing. Some poor sap in my lane (the one that does not have signs saying “Right lane ends …”) will ultimately slow down to let them over and ultimately slow everybody down behind him and ultimately cause the backup you describe. I drive a full size pickup so my presence on the road is well known. And I’ve done the ease over to the right lane thing to not let them pass as well but it does get old after a while. I’ve also tried to go with the flow of idiots (smart ones?) and stay in the right lane till the last minute knowing I can get over. But, then I feel like an a-hole because I just cut off a hundred people and I knew that the lane ends. The ending lane is not something that just creeps up on me everyday at 5:30. Anyway, I don’t know what to say about it really. I guess I’ll just keep on keepin on.