I agree. It's like burning rubber in the GTO. I just can't help myself. Without even realizing it I find myself reaching to push that traction control button off.
Sigh...it's an addiction...
See, this is a rough one. Part of the appeal of me riding my bike to work is that traffic in this city is downright terrible. People routinely drive 5-10 mph under the speed limit pacing each other just about everywhere, bottlenecks where 1-3 people are literally holding up EVERYONE behind them with huge gaps in front of them on the highway or main (4-6 lane) roads are incredibly and frustratingly frequent.
If I'm driving my truck stuck behind one of these stupid douchebags, I'm simply too big to do anything about it. If I'm in the TA it's too pretty to risk dings or rock chips from tailgating. If I'm in the 10 all I need is about 4 feet of clearance and I zip right by them and continue on my merry way at an acceptable speed, rather than being forced to ride behind a bunch of dickbag soccer moms with CHILD ON BOARD and Jesus Fish stickers in Odyssey's going 10 under.
And don't even get me started on far left lane highway driving. This is the only city I've EVER been in where NOBODY understands go faster or get the fuck out of the way of someone behind you in the far left lane. Usually they just get indignant and drive slower. Once again, a simple twist of the throttle and I safely pass on the right in 2-3 seconds.
I'm not going to drive aggressively and push someone or tailgate. Not only is it ridiculously dangerous to all parties involved, but the people who drive here are quite likely to simply slam on the brakes in rage and hope you rear end them so they can use the insurance fraud for a new car. I would venture to suggest that it's far safer to be on two wheels here during the summer months.