In a site entitled, “the270.com,” what could be more appropriate than a column on driving. I wondered today, while driving down I-71, what we think of our driving in the 270. Are we good drivers, so-so, medicore or just plain abysmal. I’ll throw that one out there and see what floats to the top.
Without tipping my hat too much, I’ll list my biggest driving pet peeves:
1 – Drivers with the attitude that they are the most important people on the road. I’m sure you have seen them. They realize, at the last possible moment and while in the left hand turn lane, that they need to be turning right. So at rush hour and with three lanes of jam packed cars to cut through, they try to work their way all they way over to the right turn lane. Sorry, it must be my fault that I actually knew where I was going yet happened to be between you and your need to change direction. All roads lead to Rome. Go to the next block and circle around.
2 – Drivers who turn into your lane, cause you to cut your speed by 90%, and then turn right, a block later. It’s a good thing, I don’t own a gun.
3 – Drivers who have been honked at so many times because of their lousy driving that they simply are deaf to your honks. What’s going through their minds – “Uhh, the problem’s not with me, it’s with you.”
4 – Drivers who want to race me. I’m not here to race you. I’m trying to get to where I’m going.
5 – Despite my disposition, I try not to be an impatient driver. I hate unjustifiably impatient drivers. People do make mistakes. If they mouth “sorry” then move on. I was once at the parking lot for Microcenter. A guy in a truck started to back up and didn’t see the lady in her car behind him. She laid on the horn. Ok, entirely justifiable. But then she sat there and continued to lay on the horn just to be a jerk. Lady, the guy made a mistake give him a break. Of course, to tweak her, he started to back up again while she was still there. She laid on the horn again. Make your point and move on. If you prolong your revenge, you will end up looking like the idiot.
6 – Drivers who flip others off. Have you ever seen someone else do this and realize how ridiculous they look? A lady did this to me once and she looked so ridiculous that I broke out laughing. I realized that I must look as ridiculous so I quit doing it.
7 – Drivers trying to turn on to the road that pull out well into the road. Gawd, that drives me nuts. I’ve got the right of way, but your front end is preventing me from getting by without changing lanes. Is it just a problem of depth perception. If I hit you, am I at fault?
8 – Drivers that merge into the highway at unreasonably slow and thus unsafe speeds. This happened to me just today. A lady merged into 71 from Hudson at a speed of 48 mph. You merge with traffic at the speed of traffic. No one goes 48 on 71. Merge at 65 mph.
We should have a self-policing driving citation system, sort of like ebay. If I like or don’t like your driving, I give you feedback with the press of a button in my car. Once you obtain so much negative feedback, you receive a ticket in the mail. Don’t like it? Then see dispute resolution.
Got a driving pet peeve? Add it here. Am I full of it? Let me know.
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