I've traversed this great world of ours, and DC drivers have to be some of the worst drivers I've ever seen. Ever.

Earlier this week I borrowed a car from my friend Sam to run an errand for work. It was a short trip, about 1.5 miles round trip, but I had a huge package I had to send. On the way back from FedEx I came to a driveway and there were two cars lined up to exit into the street. So, being the courteous driver I am, I paused and let the first driver through. I used the customary "wave" to let them know that I wasn't just tricking them and planning on plowing them down as soon as they exit.

After going to the trouble of stopping to let her through the driver, on her cell phone, didn't even stop to wave at me. So desiring that validation of having done something good for my fellow man I waved the second car into the intersection. No waving! And this guy wasn't even on his cell phone!

Okay, so that doesn't prove how terrible DC's drivers are. Here's another piece of evidence: last night it was about 12:30AM and I was leaving work late. The metro shuts down at midnight here for some asinine reason, so I figured I would start walking and grab a cab. No big deal, right? I live about three miles from school, in Woodley Park, so it shouldn't be too hard. The streets were fairly empty, but every five minutes or so a cab would pass by and I would run to the curb to try and hail them down. After the first five or six cabs passed me by I did all but run into the street and lay in front of them. But still, no one stopped! So I walked down Massachusetts, past the National Cathedral, through a dense swamp of residential area and Dick Cheney's house, and onto Connecticut Ave. Did I mention it was snowing? And three blocks from my apartment, no fewer than two cabs pulled over to see if I wanted a ride.

Stay tuned for more evidence of how terrible DC drivers are.