Road Rage in Baghdad

Ok, here the roads are very small, just enough room for 2 HMMVS to pass each other. I just can’t stand it when I’m driving and a little friggin Datsun is taking up the whole road, while my tires are rubbing on the curb and he is 3 inches from hitting me. I really wish I had some future vehicle parts that would go out and key those darn jerks. Oh and the soldiers that drive by yelling to slow down as you are going 10mph in a 15mph and they are going by you at 30-40mph. They yell at you to slow down because you look to be going fast when it is there vehicle that is speeding down the road. I just want to jump out and choke them. The guys in the passenger seat don’t even notice that they are doing mach 10! Of course I can never be happy, they are either going too fast or too slow. I have wanted to choke myself several times as I followed a vehicle that stopped every time a vehicle passed them. If you can not drive, DON’T DO IT! Let someone else do it. This is not the place to learn to drive! Then my last rant is on the Kevlar Helmets. Ok you can drive any vehicle but a HMMV without Kevlar on. You can walk around anywhere without it on, but you have to wear it in a HMMV. Why, they say safety but if it was safety why is everyone not wearing Kevlar in all vehicles? What is a Kevlar going to do for you that it wouldn’t do for you in any vehicle? Just doesn’t make sense. Another example of bringing rules from Conus to here: On post in states you don’t wear Kevlar unless you go across the cattle-guard. That means your going into an aggressive area. Here we are across the cattle-guard all the time I guess, but so are all the other vehicles…. Oh well!!!!