Alexandra Niblo

Classification Essay

10/6/2020

The Rager, the Sloth, and the Fast and Furious

Zoom goes the speed demon flying down the interstate passing every car imaginable, as

a person in their car yells, shaking their fist in the air at the slow person driving in the left lane.

These are the typical drivers that are seen on the roads all over America. Each type of driver is

unique in their own way and has different characteristics. The road rager, the left lane sloth, and

the fast and furious want-to-be are the three most common drivers that keep America's roads

filled.

The constant anger at other drivers is the staple characteristic for a road rage driver.

They typically get mad at drivers that are going the speed limit and not five over even though

the speed limit is the legal limit. If another driver changes into their lane, it is as if it is the end of

the world because they now do not have a clear open lane to drive in. Even if everything is

going according to plan on the road, the road rage driver still finds a reason to be mad, or

sometimes doesn’t even need a reason to be mad. One thing is for sure, the left lane sloth

makes the road rager have even more rage.

The left lane sloth is the one driver that no matter what kind of road they are on, will

always cruise in the left lane. While cruising in the left lane, they tend to hold up traffic by either

going the speed limit or going under the speed limit, which the left lane is known as the passing

lane, not the slow lane. For some reason they have an urge to be in the left lane when in

actuality, they should be in the right lane if they want to drive at a slower pace. In America, the

Honda CR-V is the stereotype car for the left lane sloth to drive and is dreaded by other drivers

when seen. It is seen as a sign that they will be a slow driver. Not only does the left lane sloth

make the road rager mad, but it frustrates the Fast and Furious want-to-be.

Swerving through all the traffic and passing every single car on the road is the Fast and

Furious want-to-be. The only way these fast drivers are going to stop is if they see red and blue

lights flashing behind them. Some drive fast for fun, but sometimes they floor it because they
have poor time management skills. They don’t leave on time for appointments or events which

can be a reason for them to speed so they have a chance to be on time to where they need to

be. Going twenty over the speed limit is a felony, but going nineteen isn’t. The Fast and Furious

want-to-be may not be smart enough to realize there is a speed limit for a reason, but they are

smart enough to try to avoid a felony. They either speed like there is no tomorrow, or they are

stratic about it in a way.

America has all kinds of crazy drivers, but the most common and stereotypical are the

road rager, the left lane sloth, and the Fast and Furious want-to-be. As each kind of driver has

their own characteristics, they are all connected. The left lane sloth makes the road rager mad

as the Fast and Furious want-to-be flies by both the rager and the sloth upsetting the rager and

scaring the sloth. All are crazy, but all are unique.

Classification Essay Peer Review Sheet

Name of Author: Alexandra Niblo Name of Editor:Jack Cronquist

1. Name two specific things that you liked about this essay.
 a.I liked the amount of descriptive writing that was involved in the essay

b.I also like the amount of detail that was involved in the essay

2. Does this essay have a thesis statement? If so, write the thesis here.

Yes, Each type of driver is unique in their own way and has different characteristics. The
road rager, the left lane sloth, and the fast and furious want to be are the three most common
drivers that keep America's roads filled.

3. Who is the audience of this paper?

drivers

4. What is the purpose of this essay?

To inform the audience of the different kinds of drivers

5. How many categories does the author use to divide the topic? What are those categories?

three:road rager, the left lane sloth, and the Fast and Furious

6. Are there categories that you can think of that the author has missed in his or her division of
the topic? Write them here.

I cannot think of any other categories, I think she covered the most common ones.

7. Are the categories well-organized? Is there a category that doesn't belong in this
classification?

Overall, The categories are well organized and well thought out. The only thing that I
would change is the specificity between the road rager and the fast and furious want to be, but
that is very minor.

8. Are there grammatical or mechanical errors? If so, please provide assistance on this sheet of
paper.

There are only a few grammatical errors, but nothing major.

9. Is there a logical conclusion to this essay?

Yes, she finishes her essay by restating her thesis as well as explains how all the
categories are connected in some way.

10. Other comments?

Overall, I thought that the structure of the essay was very good and thought out. There

wasn't too much excess information. The only thing there is to fix concerns grammatical errors

but they are not anything major. Lastly I think that she made her point vivid in each paragraph of

the essay and was able to successfully get her point across to the reader.