I am beginning to come to the conclusion that maybe it's not my hormones that may be causing my maddening case of road rage.....nope maybe I am not to blame at all. I am thinking that, in fact, the ones to blame are the ones that simply........
CAN'T DRIVE.
PERIOD.
I thought that maybe today I could give some friendly advice, some that maybe, and I mean maybe, might help educate the driving incompetent....
The problem lies with......
WHERE THE HECK TO BEGIN!!!
I know that time is limited, and there would be absolutely NO WAY that we could address every issue, but I guess a good place to start would be utilizing the different components that all cars are equipped with. Believe it or not people, some of these particular items SERVE A PURPOSE!!!
Oh where, oh where to begin........
We can start with.....OH! I KNOW!!!....on your steering column...there's a lever.....depending on what kind of vehicle you drive - it maybe on the left or the right. It has a reason for being, it has a purpose in it's life....can anyone of you guess what it's called????
Anyone????
That's RIGHT boys and girls!!! it's called a blinker!!! A turn signal!!!
Do you know what it's for??? Here.....I'll help you out.....
When driving down the highway and the need to change lanes occurs, this little miracle of modern invention alerts us to the fact that you are performing that particular action. Then being the responsible drivers we are, can adjust our position. The second part of the highway use is rather important too......once finished positioning your vehicle int he appropriate lane, you must then.....
TURN THE DAMN THING OFF!!!!
I can't stress this little detail enough. It's bad enough when morons don't use that particular tool, but it's even worse when they leave it on and you are following behind, being next to, and just plain waiting for the dumb-ass to complete what we think is an intended action.....and THEY DON'T....
My biggest pet peeve in the world is following behind someone on a street or road and they are doing 20 - 25 MPH with their blinker on and they just keep driving.....and driving....and driving.....I'm waiting and waiting for them to turn....UGH!!!!
Another fabulous invention put on our wonderful vehicles is something we all use in our homes daily!! At least I hope when you get ready to leave for some where you do....it's shiny and shows reflections of things in them.....anyone???
Say it with me........ MIRRORS!!!
M-I-R-R-O-R-S
That's right people. These too, are in place for a particular purpose.....
Because most of us were not born with eyes in the backs of our heads, these little shiny tools make it possible for us to see things that are behind us, beside us, and various degrees of these positions....This is VERY important. It enables us to assess the situation around us before we make any sudden movements....example - changing lanes perhaps??? Because a lane you may want to use, maybe already occupied....it's a good idea to find out BEFORE trying to move there and being loudly reminded by the blowing of the occupier's horn!! The lanes were built for one automobile...not two. The sharing of lanes could result in screeching brakes, crushed metal, and vulgar obscenities being shared. No one wants that......I mean really......these tools don't cost extra, they come with the car.........
USE THEM!!!
My last tool instruction for the day.......
On every vehicle produced, there is another helpful tool. It usually sits right behind the steering wheel or off to the side. It is located near the gas gauge (I know you all know what the gas gauge is).....it has numbers on it that usually range in increments of 5 or 10 and has a little rod that moves sort of left to right......it's called.......
are you ready????
A SPEEDOMETER
This tool if used properly could reduce alot of road rage in my opinion. You see, it has been decided by various departments how fast one should travel in particular areas.....there are even SIGNS that tell you what speed you should be traveling at.....
THESE ARE NOT SUGGESTIONS PEOPLE!!!
If a sign says 60MPH...then do 60MPH...not 35, not 40.....if you can't drive it...STAY OFF THE ROAD or find one that fits your particular driving habits!!! If you feel the need to do 80MPH or 90MPH....go buy a damn race car and go to the track....I don't want to risk dying because you can't slow your ass down.....thanks, but no thanks......
I hope that this may help educate some people....I hope this sheds some light on why there are road ragers.......if we all work together, we can all be happy drivers =)........
Yeah, like that'll happen......
Aug 20, 2009
Let's have a talk......
Posted by Miss Priss at 12:52 PM
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