What Community Do You Live In?

"Being a driver is a community." I drive to school and work just about every day, and when I am not going to those places; I find new places to drive to. I have had an opportunity to pay attention to the many drivers that are turning, flying passed me, getting passed by me, and stopping right in front of me. As I glance over to the vehicle passing me, I look into the eyes of a fellow friend. Not a friend that I hang out with or even know, but a friend that shares the same thought as me; I am sick of driving.
As I then come to passing a driver on the left, I, again, glance over to see the eyes of another driver who has again the same thought as me; He better hope that there isn't a cop over that hill. In this driving community, we all feel the stress of having to hurry to get to class on time, get to work on time, or to get home in time to watch American Idol. Yet, we all share the same fear of that police car waiting right around the corner, or waiting for you right over that little hill that you know you will speed up as you make your way to the top.
To the person on the side of the road with the passenger side door swung open, we all know what it feels like to have to use the bathroom, but we know that we won't make it to our destination in time. To the person who approaches the intersection and the light turns yellow just after you passed the point that you know you won't be able to stop in time, but you know your going through a red light; we know what that scared feeling is that that red light camera is going to take a beautiful picture of your frightened face. To the person who is driving slow, we all know what it is like to have those days when you just want to enjoy the scenery, but also how fun it is to annoy the person who has been tailgating you for the last two miles. To the person who left their brights on, we all know the feeling of, "Oops". And to the person who pulls into the gas station, we all know the feeling of, "There goes my college fund." or "There goes that cruise vacation." And finally to the person who left their lights on in the parking lot, we all know how embarrassing it is when your car won't start.
This community is about people going in the same direction at some point down the road and sharing the same feelings. Connecting to one another is what this community brings to the larger picture. We all avoid rush hour, or try to, but when we get caught up in rush hour we feel the same feeling as every one else; frustration. This community also shows how much we trust one another. When a car is coming in the opposite direction of you, you have to trust that car to stay in their side of the road. And the same goes for you, you are being trusted to stay in your lane while that car passes by.
I can relate to this community because I am ALWAYS on the road, or so it feels like. I go to Everett Community College and I work in Mount Vernon. I see every kind of driver anyone could imagine. The racers, the pacers, the slugs, the big, the small, the box, the long, the wide, the ignorant, the old, the young, yellow, brown, white, red, blue, black, silver. We all share the same ability; driving.