Driving habits have to change starting in late August if you want to get to work on time. If you normally take the back roads or the major arteries, you have to be prepared to drive 20 mph for stretches of the roads that are marked as school zones. While it's a pain if you're late, I'm glad to say a majority of Amarillo drivers come closer to meeting that 20 mph limit.
I ran into another driving change this morning. I had to drop off my daughtr April at Amarillo College and was in the righthand lane heading north. When the traffic signal turned red, April jumped out of the car to head to her math lab. But then I was stuck in the righthand lane while tens of cars ahead of me slowed to turn into the campus parking areas.
Glancing into my rear-view mirror, I saw the lefthand lane was clear for as far as the eye could see, so I swerved into the lane and it was clear sailing all the way downtown.
You live and you learn, but you have to re-learn it every fall semester.