When I read this the first thing that popped into my head was the drivers who rush at high speed between red-lights, then wait. Just to rush to the next red light. While sain people drive the speed limit to the traffic light, reaching it just as the light changes to green. Never having to stop, reaching their destination at or before the person rushing. Donny Boy reminds me of these people, pointless rushing around doing zero or even negative forward progress.