>I know exactly what you're talking about. I also drive a stick shift. The guys who really crack me up are the ones who creep forward on the red light until they are blocking the pedestrian crossing and are nosing into the intersection. Then when the light actually changes, they sit there for a few of seconds while I drive off into the sunset.
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>The speed limit, in general, in Toronto, on most major streets is 60Km/h. So I try to do that. I get up to 60 quickly and then cruise at that speed. Others seem to want to drive 40 for the first half block and then slowly creep up to 80. They drive me nuts when I'm behind them. They're doing 40, so I pull out to pass, and they speed up to 80.

Because you have reminded them of their duty. If you didn't try to pass, they'd forget and stay on 40 :).