Driving is a very personal thing. Your driving style says a lot about the
kind of person you are. Take for example the person who pulls up next to
you at a stop light when you can both clearly see that his lane is going to end
right after the intersection. He has no blinker on. That leaves him
with two choices. Either he is going to floor the gas and cut in front of
me in order to get into my lane in time, or he is going to go until his lane
comes to a close and start edging into my lane. I live in a city not
surrounded by much else so it is fair to assume that there is at least a 90%
chance that this person knew when they pulled up that their lane was going to
end and therefore planned to cut me off one way or another. The other 10%
are tourists and young drivers who don’t know the roads yet. As we sit at
the light and I look at this person, I begin to grow angry. They are
willing to risk an accident just to get one car length in front of me.
Will those three seconds they arrive at their destination before me really make
that much difference? As the hairs on my neck begin to stand up I feel
compelled to race ahead and force them to yield the right of way to me. As
the red light drones on, I back off my stance and decide people like this do not
learn lessons unless they do get in an accident. In the end, I am not
willing to place my car, my health or my life in danger just to spite
someone. But the thought did cross my mind. As I calm down I see
that there is a line of cars behind him prepared to force their way into my lane
right behind him. What is it about an automobile that makes people so
irrational? Then look at the people who run the red left turn
signals. After the signal turns red there is a 3 second delay before the
next light turns green. Many times my light turns green and the person is
JUST STARTING their left hand turn! Come on! You can’t even make an
argument that the light was yellow. So I have to sit there with a green
light and watch this manic drive in front of me. Some people see it
happening and start into the intersection anyway. I’m ticked but I’m not
ready to die to scare this guy. Something about the road brings out the
worst in some people. I’m no angel but I see no need to play with
fire. Car insurance is expensive enough.
kind of person you are. Take for example the person who pulls up next to
you at a stop light when you can both clearly see that his lane is going to end
right after the intersection. He has no blinker on. That leaves him
with two choices. Either he is going to floor the gas and cut in front of
me in order to get into my lane in time, or he is going to go until his lane
comes to a close and start edging into my lane. I live in a city not
surrounded by much else so it is fair to assume that there is at least a 90%
chance that this person knew when they pulled up that their lane was going to
end and therefore planned to cut me off one way or another. The other 10%
are tourists and young drivers who don’t know the roads yet. As we sit at
the light and I look at this person, I begin to grow angry. They are
willing to risk an accident just to get one car length in front of me.
Will those three seconds they arrive at their destination before me really make
that much difference? As the hairs on my neck begin to stand up I feel
compelled to race ahead and force them to yield the right of way to me. As
the red light drones on, I back off my stance and decide people like this do not
learn lessons unless they do get in an accident. In the end, I am not
willing to place my car, my health or my life in danger just to spite
someone. But the thought did cross my mind. As I calm down I see
that there is a line of cars behind him prepared to force their way into my lane
right behind him. What is it about an automobile that makes people so
irrational? Then look at the people who run the red left turn
signals. After the signal turns red there is a 3 second delay before the
next light turns green. Many times my light turns green and the person is
JUST STARTING their left hand turn! Come on! You can’t even make an
argument that the light was yellow. So I have to sit there with a green
light and watch this manic drive in front of me. Some people see it
happening and start into the intersection anyway. I’m ticked but I’m not
ready to die to scare this guy. Something about the road brings out the
worst in some people. I’m no angel but I see no need to play with
fire. Car insurance is expensive enough.
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