Sometimes (actually all the time) when I'm driving, my sole purpose is to pass whoever is in front of me.  I don't care if they're going 7 mph or 80.  I need to get past them.  This could be one of my major downfalls.  Actually, I think it is.  But I think there's a relatively valid reason for it:  I don't trust people.  I don't have faith in another person's ability to drive.  And this has been proven to me time and time again.  A person will suddenly put on their breaks as they're going 65 mph.  Why?  They're on their cell phone.  Or a person will have their turn signal on for about 40 miles.  Are they turning?  No.  Eventually?  No.  These people are bona fide idiots.  Or just unobservant.  Either way, they're not safe.  And when I'm driving behind a person on one of those 2-lane roads in a 45 mph zone, and the person keeps putting on their brakes because the car a half mile ahead of them puts on their breaks, I'll blow past that person because they're driving like an idiot.  I see this as getting myself out of danger.  I can't trust this idiot in front of me.  Hence, pass. 

But the weird thing is that I do the same thing when I snowboard.  And this is pretty dumb.  I'm not the best at traveling down a steep, snow-covered hill with a piece of fiberglass strapped to my feet.  But when I see someone in front of me, I'll speed up and pass them.  It's for the same reason:  I can't trust my well-being to the balance of the person in front of me.  I don't know if they might fall and take me out, so I'd rather not take the chance.  But the problem is that I tend to lose control when I reach a certain speed and whenever I get near another snowboarder or skier.  It's a mental thing.  So my objective ends up failing as I tumble painfully down the mountain. #travel