It's true. I nickname the drivers I see regularly on my drive to my day job. Maybe it's because I leave so early in the morning and most of my commute is on a highway where there isn't the volume of traffic for most of the way to the freeway. I haven't nicknamed anyone on the freeway.
The first guy I call Cygnet. It's because his license plate starts with CGN. He actually works at Delta Air Lines, too. I've seen him in the parking ramp at work. I haven't seen him on the road much lately and I wonder if he's leaving earlier than usual because I have spotted him getting out of his car in the parking garage as I'm going up the ramp. Cygnet drives really, really slowly and he looks as if he's past retirement age.
Next up is Bumper Sticker Guy. You probably guessed that the rear of his car is covered in bumper stickers. Not only on the bumper, but across the trunk, too. BSG normally gets on the highway about the same time I reach his entrance. I'm not sure if BSG works at Delta or not because he's another slow driver. If he's a little ahead of me, I'm usually passing him.
There's Commander. License plate starts CDR. He drives slower as well, but not as slowly as Cygnet or BSG. Still, I usually end up having to pass him. It's not because I'm racing to work, either. I drive about 5 miles over the speed limit. These three men just drive really slowly.
Then there's the guy in the little blue car. I call him Andretti because he thinks he's a race car driver. The only time I see him is if we get stopped at the same light, because once we get going again, he's way, way in front of me before much time passes.
These are the four main nicknames I have, but there are a couple of other guys on the road that I'm starting to recognize and I'm sure I'll eventually nickname them, too.
