The taxi driver, cruising next to me on the freeway, had an uncanny habit of matching every small variation in speed I made. Perhaps it was a mild effort to prevent me from changing lanes, though more likely it was just a general focus on maintaining their position relative to the car next to them, rather than where they are overall.
Often this attitude works in your favour; You need to keep up with the other cars, and make sure someone isn't wildly veering in the wrong direction. They might cause an accident for all of you.
There are some drawbacks, however. Your focus should be on *your* destination, and how you're going to get there. The car next to you probably doesn't have the same destination, or the same time frame. It stands to reason that you can't get to where you need to be by following everyone around you.
Perhaps, though, some of them *are* heading the same way. So why not ask for a lift? Or car pool? Who knows, that might even save time and energy for everyone.
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