OBSERVED in the Flyover Zone...

A car pulled out in front of us last night, heading in the same direction we were going. The car continually weaved from side to side, often crossing over the center line on the two-lane highway, while the driver could be seen waving both of her hands all about, obviously talking very excitedly to her passenger, and seldom bothering to look forward. All oncoming traffic began pulling off onto the shoulder as a speeding Highway Patrol car approached with lights flashing and siren blaring, but the weaving driver in front of us didn't notice it until the last moments, finally pulling back across the center line and onto the shoulder. As soon as it was possible, we passed her, to avoid being forced into the accident she seemed inevitably heading for. As we passed her car, we could see that the driver was clearly not looking at the road ahead, and that she and her passenger were still engaged in their rapid-fire conversation -- in sign language.