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Driving Do’s & Don’ts

Do’s:

• Observe posted speed limits
• Look to see if someone is nearby before changing lanes
• Use your directionals. Always. No excuses
• Slow down as weather conditions demand
• Keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road
• Stay in the center of the lane
• Learn how to know where the edges of your car are.

Don’ts

• Distract other drivers
• Drive like you’re the only person entitled to get to work on time
• Make sudden turns when actually you could drive to the next road or exit and turn around
• Think that a pick up truck or some 4 wheel drive surburan assault vehicle has some magic power to keep you on the road in snow and ice. It doesn’t
• Make right on red by driving up to the corner on the shoulder of the road
• Think I’m interested in whatever music you’re playing so loud it makes my car seat vibrate

Twice now in two days I’ve been greeted, personally, by drivers in other cars.

The first time it was on a major 65 mph highway. Someone came slamming up behind me, passed me and then put on the brakes to put their car moving alongside mine. And gave me the OK hand gesture. Did he like my license plate or my Apple sticker? Who knows. All I knew was that I wondered if some lunatic driver was about to put a bullet into my car because I wasn’t going 90 miles an hour.

Today I was passed by someone at a gentler speed at the base of a hill not far from home. Again I realized that the car was going along side by side with mine rather than passing. And when I looked over I could see a silhouette of someone waving a cheery greeting.

Now I realize that both times apparently the other driver had good intentions. People, no offense but PLEASE DON’T! First off, you can rarely be seen inside the car. And second, I don’t LOOK inside cars. I don’t really care who’s driving as long as you stay in your lane. No offense, but if you see me out driving, enjoy a moment of “oh, I know her” and just let it go. You can tell me about it some other time. Thanks.