Saturday, March 6, 2010

For all of you who couldn't afford to take driver's ed.

These are some things that the drivers around me have obviously never been taught.

1. Turn signals are warning devices for other drivers of what you ARE ABOUT TO DO. Not what you're already doing. Therefore, turning them on after you've already hit the brakes for your turn is useless, rude, dangerous, and stupid. So turn on your friggin' blinker BEFORE you start to do whatever it is your blinker is warning us of. Morons.

2. On-ramps are designed to give you the time and room to get up to the speed of the cars you're about to merge with, and to pick a safe spot to merge into them. That means that you should be actually LOOKING at the traffic on the highway for an empty spot LONG BEFORE YOU GET THERE. Waddling up the on-ramp at 30 miles per hour, redoing your eye makeup (yes, I've seen it), waiting until you get within thirty feet of a string of cars doing 75 before you look or accelerate, is useless, rude, dangerous, and stupid. So wake the hell up and LOOK, and look early for a spot to blend into, at THEIR SPEED. Idiots.

2. b. On-ramps are designed to give the guy behind you the time and room to get up to the speed of the cars he's about to merge with, and to pick a safe spot to merge into them, without being forced to wait for the last thirty feet of ramp to go from 30 to 75. Dragging your ass, making him and those behind him pile up behind you, so that all 5 of you reach the highway in a chunk together at 30 mph to merge with a string of cars doing 75 is useless, rude, dangerous, and stupid.  So speed the hell up and pick a spot early to smoothly blend in with the highway traffic, at their speed. Dumbasses.

2. c. On-ramps are designed to give the guy ahead of you the time and room to get up to the speed of the cars he's about to merge with, and to pick a safe spot to merge into them without being pushed into a bad spot in traffic from behind. His adjustments in speed while picking his spot could mean braking. Sitting on his ass without allowing some space for his potential braking (and your accelerating) is useless, rude, dangerous, and stupid.  So slow the hell down at first, let the guy ahead of you get some space, and pick a spot early to smoothly blend in with the highway traffic, at their speed. Retards. 

3. Do I really have to mention cell phones? Ok, texting has been found to slow reaction time more than alcohol or marijuana. U cn wait 2 fnd out wat ur bff's bf hd fr lnch. Pinheads.

4. If you or your car are unable to do the speed limit, stay the fuck home. You useless, rude, dangerous, and stupid dimwits.

5. Passing lanes are for exactly that: passing. Loafing along at 60 in the passing lane, especially when you're staying in formation with the guy on your right, while cars pile up behind you is useless, rude, dangerous, and stupid. Get moving or get out of the way. Dolts.

I may add to this later. Ninnies.