I know it's Thursday. Shut up.
Monday Madness
1. Describe what you believe is a "good" driver. Someone who is aware that there are drivers on the road, and not always determined to be in front of me or against my rear bumper.
2. Describe a "bad" driver (your opinion of course). Someone who tailgates me, or someone who passes me just so they can be in front -- not because they want to go faster. But I think the worst are the slow drivers who are in a hurry to pull out in front of me, but they want to go really slow. Where I live, that could mean following them for 15+ miles, as there are few passing opportunities. Then there are also those who slam on their brakes and turn. I guess they don't want anyone else to know their plans. Then there are those who either don't dim their lights, or they wait until you are thoroughly blind to dim them.
3. Which category do you fit in? Please back up your answer. Feel free to use examples! I think I am usually a good driver. I have a very good driving record -- no tickets, etc. But I do have my distracted moments. Last year I ran a red light in the middle of town. I was tired and distracted -- I had about 47 things on my mind, Brother Stevens was in the car talking to me, and I was on the cell phone with my mom. It was a very humbling experience that thankfully turned out to be accident and ticket-free, although I really ticked off another (thankfully attentive!) driver. I also got pulled over and given a warning ticket one time. I was going a little over the speed limit one night through my small town. No one else was on the road -- except a bored cop. It was another distracted moment when I was having an argument with my teenage daughter. Thankfully I can be sweet when I need to be, so I was able to weasel my way out of a ticket. I could tell he really wanted to, but I was just so darn nice, LOL.
Driving:
1. Rain or Snow? I don't like to drive in either, but I'd take rain.
2. Music from the radio or compact disc? The radio -- I don't like switching CD's.
3. Yellow light: "slow down" or "go faster" ? Go faster! FASTER!
4. Freeway or feeder road? It depends.
5. Road Rage: "what's that?" or "Heck yeah, and you better not get in my way!" I definitely know about road rage, but I usually only feel it if I'm in a big hurry, in a bad mood, or particularly inspired by a bad driver.
Posted by 2Flower at April 1, 2004 07:38 AM | TrackBack