Year: 2018
Hitting Your Brakes vs. Taking Your Foot Off the Accelerator
If you’re like me, you experience a painful amount of traffic on the roads on your daily commute. One of the most frustrating parts of the commute is the speed up, slow down, speed up, slow down. Brakes. Gas. Brakes. Gas. When someone ahead of you slams on their brakes, what happens? You slam on…
The Emergency Lane: Your Personal Lane?
Picture this: Bumper to bumper traffic. A sea of brake lights. Rush hour. We’re all in a shared traffic hell. And then you see a/n [INSERT EXPLETIVE OF YOUR CHOICE HERE] fly down the emergency lane because he just can’t be bothered with waiting like the rest of us. He’s decided to make the…
Texting While Driving: You Are an Idiot
Idiot. Jackass. Jerk. Moron. You pick. That’s you if you’re texting on, looking at or even holding your phone while driving. Straight up. We’re getting further away from the days when cell phones didn’t exist. And now we can’t put them down when we’re at a restaurant, in a movie theater or behind…
Saying Thank You – A Simple Wave?
Civility is dead. That’s no truer anywhere than on the roads. #canyousayroadrage How many times have you slowed down to let someone merge in (using their blinker*, of course)? I’ve certainly done it. (I also haven’t done it. #truth) It’s the polite and courteous thing to do. So how irritating is…
Signals: Use Them, I’m not a Mind Reader
Signal: anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.* As in, say, a blinker. This is a really big deal to me because, it would appear, blinkers have become optional. Are they actually optional? Depends on your state. Here’s the thing. I…
The Left Lane: Chances are, You Need to Get Out of It
Have you ever been driven (pun intended) to flash your brights at someone in front of you going too darn slow in the left lane? Ok, well, I only use it as a last resort, but…. The left lane is the passing lane. Meaning, in regular traffic circumstances, you go there to pass someone moving slower…