Weekend Drivers, the Bane of My Existance
Today I had to do a fair bit of running around, getting groceries and that kind of thing. I have come to the conclusion that the people who live around here seem to switch their brains off on the weekends.
You get all kinds, from the people that drift from lane to lane without bothering to either look or signal, to people that drive everywhere at 40 kmh. The best though, is when you have a combination of slow people, people who think they are Mario Andretti in their 87 Honda Accords and people who think that the lines on the road are only suggestions as to where they should drive.
I don't profess to be a perfect driver, I have made mistakes in the past, and I will continue to make mistakes too. However, I have learned from them, and I don't drive around completely oblivious to everyone around me. People seem to think that just because their driving record is clean than they are great drivers. Problem is, they just haven't gotten caught yet. How many accidents have they caused because they have pulled out in front of someone, and then drove away without even noticing the chaos they have left behind them?
My personal favourite are the meanderers, you know the ones I mean, the people that suddenly decide they MUST turn right immediately, cut 3 people off as they go across 2 lanes of traffic, then make a right against a red into oncoming traffic. Don't these people even see how much danger they put themselves into? I'm sure that Rich has had more than a few calls to accidents like this.
My job involves a lot of driving around Toronto, and the more I see how people drive, the more I am afraid to back the car out of the driveway. It's not that people are stupid, or even careless, they are just off in their own little worlds, and they don't notice anything around them. Changing lanes in front of a transport truck that is going the speed limit when you are doing perhaps 80 on the 401 is not such a good idea, since the truck would need a lot more room to stop than a car. You could find yourself underneath the truck if you do that too often. All you need to do is look around you, and let other drivers know what your intentions are before you do it.
Oh yeah, and by the way, just because you turn your signal on doesn't mean you now have the right to cut people off. Sorry, had to get that out there.
Enough of this diatribe for now, I have more driving to do later today.
Wish me luck.
You get all kinds, from the people that drift from lane to lane without bothering to either look or signal, to people that drive everywhere at 40 kmh. The best though, is when you have a combination of slow people, people who think they are Mario Andretti in their 87 Honda Accords and people who think that the lines on the road are only suggestions as to where they should drive.
I don't profess to be a perfect driver, I have made mistakes in the past, and I will continue to make mistakes too. However, I have learned from them, and I don't drive around completely oblivious to everyone around me. People seem to think that just because their driving record is clean than they are great drivers. Problem is, they just haven't gotten caught yet. How many accidents have they caused because they have pulled out in front of someone, and then drove away without even noticing the chaos they have left behind them?
My personal favourite are the meanderers, you know the ones I mean, the people that suddenly decide they MUST turn right immediately, cut 3 people off as they go across 2 lanes of traffic, then make a right against a red into oncoming traffic. Don't these people even see how much danger they put themselves into? I'm sure that Rich has had more than a few calls to accidents like this.
My job involves a lot of driving around Toronto, and the more I see how people drive, the more I am afraid to back the car out of the driveway. It's not that people are stupid, or even careless, they are just off in their own little worlds, and they don't notice anything around them. Changing lanes in front of a transport truck that is going the speed limit when you are doing perhaps 80 on the 401 is not such a good idea, since the truck would need a lot more room to stop than a car. You could find yourself underneath the truck if you do that too often. All you need to do is look around you, and let other drivers know what your intentions are before you do it.
Oh yeah, and by the way, just because you turn your signal on doesn't mean you now have the right to cut people off. Sorry, had to get that out there.
Enough of this diatribe for now, I have more driving to do later today.
Wish me luck.
posted by John at 12:28 p.m.
5 Comments:
Not to be stereotypical, but my favorite are cab drivers. They think they can drive/park/exist anywhere, anytime, at any speed. And when their cab's are pulled off the road for being unsafe, who does the owner of Hamilton Cab blame? Ford. For making crappy cars.
IS this news? I know nothing about cars and I KNOW don't buy a ford. And even though I don't know how to maintain a car, I know to take it to people who do.
OOHH! Don't get me started on cabbies. Or teenage males but that's another rant!
Cabbies are pretty bad, but airport limos around Pearson are way, way worse cause they drive on the highway. Yikes.
Go read my VERY first post on my blog.......
Enough said, we're on the same page here..
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