Considering the Inconsiderate: Why isn’t there a Driver Etiquette class for the rude?!
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I often wonder, when driving around, what in the world is wrong with people. There are soooooo many inconsiderate drivers on the road that it boggles the mind.
1. Why do some people in the left lane pull way up, past the stopping point, at intersections; when I, an innocent driver, am trying to make a right on red? I have to keep ooching up and craning my neck to see around the offending vehicle. What’s up with that? Unless there are new driving laws that I am unaware of, there is no such thing as a “left on red,” so what on earth are these people doing? Can’t they see that I am trying to make a right? Are they going to pay for my chiropractic-neck-spasm-care? Are they going to get a clue?
2. Although I know that I have not washed my car in over a year (I know…I know…), it is not an invitation to hit my car with your car door/metal implement/farm equipment! Why don’t people open their doors w/ caution and pay attention to their surroundings? I am not even kidding you, TWICE I have been sitting IN MY CAR and people have parked next to me and SLAMMED their car door into my vehicle (enough to push my car up on its shocks). What gives??!! Did everyone just decide that its ok to run around and act like a total jerk and damage other people’s expensive property? And both of those times the offending drivers were all “what? is there a problem?” Arg! Don’t these people believe in car-karma? Someday, someone is going to hit THEIR car and I will be laughing down from my soap box. And not to speak out against my own sex, but these people are often times ladies with giant sunglasses in giant SUVs (probably sipping their starbucks, while petting their lap dog and texting, in between taking glances at their TV (which probably has The View on it)). Sheesh…
There are many more instances of car-rudeness (that are totally avoidable), but this is all I have the energy to divulge. Now don’t get me wrong, we can’t all be gracious and considerate drivers all the time, but we really ought to aim for that as much as possible. And no, I am no angel behind the wheel all the time, we all have our moments….like the time I was driving with my sister in a parking garage and this rude woman was making it impossible for me to get in the spot I wanted and I said “what a ho!” and she apparently read my lips and made an angry face. That wasn’t very kind of me, but the rest of the time I try very hard to be a safe and polite driver.
Until such a time as all drivers consider the people/cars around them, I will just have to continue to white-knuckle it and try to avoid people who try to crash into my car. Some amount of driving stress is healthy, right?
(ps The photo is not my car, I am too nervous to park a truck!)
One Response to “Considering the Inconsiderate: Why isn’t there a Driver Etiquette class for the rude?!”
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Megan Says:
September 15th, 2009 at 9:27 amYou tell ‘em sister! There was a guy that flipped me off after I sweetly used my blinker before merging over. I just waved and he flipped me off again. I guess he thought I was confused, as this went back and forth for a while. I definitely got some sick pleasure from pushing his buttons! *sigh* oh well…kill em with kindness.
