The Other Lane Always Goes Faster

Jack and Anna leave their respective homes at 8 and have to drive over a bridge to get to the office where they both work. The traffic begins to back up long before they reach the bridge, but each of them handles the situation differently. Whereas Anna remains calm and stays in the right-hand lane, Jack, whose car is behind hers, soon switches over to the left-hand lane and overtakes her. Up ahead, his lane comes to a halt, and Jack is forced to sit there and watch as the cars in the right-hand lane now pass him. Then, taking advantage of a gap, he abruptly decides to rejoin the right-hand lane. A bad decision, as right then his new lane stops again. He waits a short time, frustrated and unable to do anything, until once more a gap opens up in the other lane. He makes use of it to change lanes again in an even riskier maneuver than last time. Now, he feels as if he is gaining ground, until the traffic grinds to a halt yet again. This pattern is repeated over and over. Anna, on the other hand, simply stays put in the right-hand lane. Despite all of his risky lane switches, Jack survives the perils of the road, and eventually gets to work, even arriving on time. He thinks his driving maneuvers have paid off, until he sees that Anna has already parked her car and is walking into the office building.