history: I was stuck in traffic the other day.  This guy thought he was more important and flew past us in the emergency lane.
current: I'm not sure if you live in an area with much traffic, but here in Atlanta it's an every day thing.  I was just sitting on the interstate the other day due to a wreck in front of us and I'd been there already for around 30 minutes.
next: I take the bus so I don't have to deal with the traffic, but man that sounds like it would really stink