Be the Emily Post of the Highways [Pt.1]
The word of the day is etiquette. Most people have eschewed it in their day-to-day life, so why might we expect anything different on the roads? Well, the short answer is: We don’t. I, more or less, expect the worst from people on the road. If someone allows me to back out of a parking space I was 75% out of before they came blazing around the corner, I enter a near state of shock. If someone allows me to enter the road, say from a parking lot, when the main road is bumper-to-bumper; I have to pinch myself. If I allow someone to enter a bumper-to-bumper street, I never expect them to give a waving gesture that says: “thank you for letting me go ahead of you.” Nay, I expect nothing. Sadly, the roads have become what pedestrian traffic is in New York City, a free-for-all, a leviathan of chaos. With this in mind I present the following good advice from roadetiquette.com. The following is their list of the dos and don’ts of the road:
The Passing Lane is for Passing… The leftmost lane is NOT for camping out and cruising. Get out of it. And to those of you that get all the way over to the left lane the second you get on the highway, resist the urge.
Signal, Blink, Indicate, Hand Signals, Something… That’s why the auto manufacturer put the lever sticking out of your steering column. No, it’s not obvious when you’re going to change lanes, or make a turn. One minute you’re doing the speed limit, the next minute you’re hitting the brakes and we don’t see any dogs or cats in front of you. Turn signals - know ‘em, use ‘em, love ‘em.
Get Off the Cell Phone… You already suck at driving. Talking on the cell phone only makes it worse. Talking on the cell phone impairs your ability as much as having a few drinks. Believe it - the scientific studies have been done. Get a headset, and for Pete’s sake, don’t use your cell phone in your car as a way to cure your boredom; get some audio tapes instead and learn something for a change.
Look forward to tomorrow’s exciting conclusion in Pt.II.
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