Kirby: When road age runs into road rage

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Robert Kirby Last week, my wife and I annoyed another motorist who attempted to merge into our lane on Bangerter Highway. When we didn’t get out of her way, the other driver announced her aggravation with a long horn blast.

It was Friday evening and we were traveling northbound in the outside lane at 9000 South. Hemmed in by traffic and unable to move over as a courtesy, my wife (Driver No. 1) kept going.

Since her merging lane was narrowing to the point of nonexistence, the woman (Driver No. Too Dumba--) was faced with but few options:

She could choose to run off the road onto the shoulder to her right (not a good one).

Lay on the horn believing…