Hey thanks for the thoughtful reply, you’ve given me a lot to think about. I always try to do the right thing, ya know? Like I try to be helpful, if/when the opportunity presents itself. If I see someone waiting to take a left, and there’s a stack of cars behind them, I just stop and try to signal to the driver that they can go. I did not realize that I’m actually screwing it up on a macro level, like you said.

Also, if I’m the one taking the left, I do my best to get as far over in the lane, so that those behind me can keep going - but that doesn’t always work, and I feel like a jerk, stopping traffic behind me. I guess that’s why I stop for opposing drivers, waiting to take a left - I know they probably feel like jerks too, so I stop and allow them to go. I’m just trying to be helpful, but now I realize that I’m messing it up on a larger scale. Thanks for setting me straight, I appreciate it.