Driving Pet Peeves
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I had a road rage experience once that was scary. I was on my way to work and behind a car of teens. It was obvious that they were not paying attention and I needed to get to work so I passed them. That got them mad and they raced to catch me and started doing things like getting close to my bumper and slamming on brakes as they got close, etc. They kept this up and followed me closely all the way to work. I was kind of nervous about what they would do when I got out of my car, but I pulled into the parking lot, acted really brave (wasn’t going to let them know they were rattling me) and walked quickly into the office. They just sped off. I can’t believe that people can get so bad on the road. Road rage is deadly. I have learned since that incident to be more cautiuos in passing someone…not to do it with an “attitude” which I didn’t mean to have but might have had that day.
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Ok, here goes. I have a couple:-)
First, I hate it when people are so rude, that they just shoot up their finger at you when you really didn’t do anything intentionally. We can all be better drivers, and I have had young kids give me the finger “just because.”
Another incident I have to share was when my daughter and I were driving on a highway, and a carload of teens cut us off, almost made us get into an accident, and then turned around and laughed. It really bothers me when kids (or anyone) looks at driving as a game.
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Okay, this one is for the ladies, sorry but I have yet to see a man doing this one. My biggest pet beeve is women who insist on putting their make-up on in the car while driving. How ridiculous is this. The mirrors all tilted in different directions certainly not being used for their intended purpose. Is this person actually paying attention to the road? I should say not! Rule of thumb: Keep your eyes on the road and hands on the steering wheel.
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My pet peeve is chronic wreckless driving practices: running red lights and stop signs; failure to yield; no signaling when changing lanes and turning; tail gaters; speeding; not using the brake. Paying attention to the rules of the road may save someone’s life – that someone may be you and a loved one.