There was a guy in front of me (I think he was old) while I was driving to work this morning. I found it odd how his brake lights never went off, even when accelerating from a stop light. At first I thought that his lights were on and they were really bright, but then I saw them flash off for a split second.
He was driving with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake.
Funny how after driving for 6 years now it is the first time I've ever seen it. Also, what a great way to ruin a Buick.
Friday, July 31, 2009
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
My Driving Escapades
Oh I love when people don't know the rules of the road. Like when there is a left turn lane and a big strip of striped yellow lines before it. Nobody dares cross the yellow lines; they instead slam on the brakes in front of you and then slowly get into the turn lane. Or when someone is stopped in the left turn lane waiting until traffic clears only to find that the light turns red. I don't know how many times I've seen that person just sit there in the middle of the road, or even try to back up! It's ridiculous.
Well today I had a fun run-in with the center turn lane. SOM Center is a 4 lane road with a center turn lane. To go to work in the morning I have to turn left out of my apartment complex and merge with traffic. The logical thing to do? Wait until there is no traffic from the left and minimal traffic to the right, turn into the center turn lane, then wait until you can merge over into the right lane. I just reached the center turn lane when I heard a *SCREEEEEECH* behind me. When I looked back there is this middle aged woman with the window down driving a 4-door car in the lane beside me, and it looked like she was yelling something. I chuckled to myself, waited for traffic to clear, then continued on my way to work.
The funny thing was, she didn't hit her horn or move into the right lane. If I had been doing what she thought I was doing (moving into her lane,) She would not have been able to prevent the accident by slamming on her brakes. Now I know my driving practices are not perfect, but I like to think I'm a better driver than those listed above.
Well today I had a fun run-in with the center turn lane. SOM Center is a 4 lane road with a center turn lane. To go to work in the morning I have to turn left out of my apartment complex and merge with traffic. The logical thing to do? Wait until there is no traffic from the left and minimal traffic to the right, turn into the center turn lane, then wait until you can merge over into the right lane. I just reached the center turn lane when I heard a *SCREEEEEECH* behind me. When I looked back there is this middle aged woman with the window down driving a 4-door car in the lane beside me, and it looked like she was yelling something. I chuckled to myself, waited for traffic to clear, then continued on my way to work.
The funny thing was, she didn't hit her horn or move into the right lane. If I had been doing what she thought I was doing (moving into her lane,) She would not have been able to prevent the accident by slamming on her brakes. Now I know my driving practices are not perfect, but I like to think I'm a better driver than those listed above.
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