Saturday, February 5, 2011

Drivers that Drive me Crazy

You're beginning to be a habit with me and I'm not too thrilled, shall I explain more?

The drivers in San Francisco are really getting to me. People come on, its kind of getting overboard in my case. Let me set the scene...I was driving home from a mall in San Francisco when a car stopped in the middle of the turning lane because they were waiting for a parking spot. Its definitely a pet peeve of mine when the light is green and I'm ready to go but there's an incident like that in front of me stopping me to go. Due to the traffic in the other northbound lane I was not able to pass this person. They finally gave up and drove on and I followed all the way through the green light, then we separated.

About five minutes later another driving incident happened to me and my precious car Jude. I was driving down a residential area when a car was doing the same exact thing as the car in the previous story. Except this car was waiting for another to move so it could take its spot. After waiting for the cars the one that was trying to take the other's spot gave up and drove away. As I began to drive away the other car that was leaving decided to cut me off. Luckily I slammed on my breaks. Luckily Jude didn't get hit. In this single lane I was almost hit on the right side, where my roommates were sitting. After getting scared I slammed on my horn.

Words could not explain how mad I was. I understand that when driving you have to be agressive and make quick decisions but sometimes thinking about the people who are also out on the road with you can help avoid an accident. I am by all means not saying I'm the best driver out there but I have tried my best to avoid illegal menuvers and have tried to be polite, expecially in San Francisco.

Lets make a deal, the next time we get into our cars pay attention to what you are doing specifically. Avoid getting honked at and flipped off. For one whole week lets see if we can all be responsible. Goodluck fellow drivers and I'll see you out on the streets
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