Road safety, etiquette and you.
Excuse me while I get out my soapbox. You may want a chair, this could take a while. I'm really cranky pants this morning :S
*ahem*
What on Earth was wrong with people today? Is it a full moon? Australia's embarrassing loss to England in the ashes? The stress of returning to work? Did someone single-handedly defecate in everyone's coffee this morning or was it a conspiracy of epic proportions just to infuriate today?
While I admit that I am a neurotic driver at the very best of times, today was just ridiculous. I loathe you all. I hope you're all happy with yourselves.
Just because the traffic's the best it's probably going to be this year, does not give you the right to run rampant on the road. As shocking as it may be, an 80 zone is still and 80 zone, a 60 zone is still a 60 zone and a 50 zone is still a 50 zone. No amount of angry faces, insulting gestures, hurled abuses and/or tailgating (my pet peeve to end all pet peeves) is going to make me go over.
Also, if you want to overtake me that's fine, just put your bloody blinker on at least! While I'm aware that the chances of you doing something stupid/reckless/illegal is quite high, I'm not a mind reader for crying out loud! A simple indication, that's all I need. It's hardly difficult.
To the lady who was so close to the back of my car that she almost caused an accident; you're an ignorant moron. You seemed rather surprised at the whole experience when you almost hit my car. Tell me, what else could've possibly happened as I had to slow down for another car when you kept insisting on being up my jacksie, twit?
For all the Top Gear host wannabes out there (truth be told, I love that show), public roads are not the place where you test how fast your car goes, or see how 'awesome' you can be. I love that you have a passion for something, it's great. Beautiful character building stuff. But for goodness sake, instead of driving around in traffic like the wanker you are, how 'bout you put the money down for one of those professional racing tracks with real racing cars where you can safely live out your fantasies of being the Goddamn Batman in his Goddamn Batmobile. This way, when you overestimate your driving abilities and inevitably crash your car, my day, along with the days of many a driver will not be ruined with your totalled car blocking up traffic and we can all drive with the happy thought that we may be a little bit safer on the road.
You are the problem and a plague. Your total disregard for everyone else on the road is disgusting and a worry. You may think that you're good enough to avoid an accident but who do you think you are to gamble with the lives of everyone else on the road? A kid might just run out on the road chasing a ball, or some brainless pedestrian who think they hold special god-like powers will just walk out without checking (another pet peeve and a fault of my own on many occasion as I too am an idiot :/ [Funny story, just yesterday this older lady boldly stepped out across the road mid traffic that was vaguely reminiscent of that scene in Mulan where the Granny walks out with the cricket... She probably had dementia or something to that effect, it's like she didn't even realise there were cars on the road. But her pedestrian powers brought the intersection to a stop until she finished crossing.]). Unless you're out in the middle of nowhere (and even then, who's to say that an animal won't bolt out) or on a professional driving track, you never 'speed alone'.
It was like every car this morning had a vendetta to irritate me to high heaven.
I am not a perfect driver, not at all. I've only just started on my full licence. I make mistakes and bad judgements with the lot of them, but I try my absolute best to be as safe as I can out on the roads. Realising what I do wrong and ensuring that I don't do them again. It's just this kind of behaviour on the road makes me incredibly frustrated. I didn't mean to fly off the handle, it's just coming back from three weeks off driving for ages everyday made me remember everything I dislike about driving and being on the road with other people.
But all was not doom and gloom. There was one car (just one) that also held it's ground keeping to the speed limit. Brothers in arms we were as we obeyed the 3/4 second rule through the thick and thin of traffic, never bowing down to popular demand. It was tear jerking really.
I also smiled as I saw a policeman pull up on his motorbike and set up camp to catch speeders in front of Anzac Bridge. Sure, some places are set up to build revenue with speeding fines blah blah debate, but with some many idiots around that place it's hopeful to think that some of them will be getting booked. I have zero sympathy.
It was also at this moment where Paul Verhoeven on Triple J Brekkie (and who I have a terrible nerd crush on. Don't tell anyone shhhh.) was announcing the weather and uttered something along the lines of "Colin Firth; dripping wet and stepping out of a lake, 23º." The reference made me a happy little Vegemite.
Apologies for the ventfulness of this morning. I promise to be happy cakes and unicorns in the future.
Also, new layout. Having done anything to it yet. Probably won't ever :P
Back to work.
*ahem*
What on Earth was wrong with people today? Is it a full moon? Australia's embarrassing loss to England in the ashes? The stress of returning to work? Did someone single-handedly defecate in everyone's coffee this morning or was it a conspiracy of epic proportions just to infuriate today?
While I admit that I am a neurotic driver at the very best of times, today was just ridiculous. I loathe you all. I hope you're all happy with yourselves.
Just because the traffic's the best it's probably going to be this year, does not give you the right to run rampant on the road. As shocking as it may be, an 80 zone is still and 80 zone, a 60 zone is still a 60 zone and a 50 zone is still a 50 zone. No amount of angry faces, insulting gestures, hurled abuses and/or tailgating (my pet peeve to end all pet peeves) is going to make me go over.
Also, if you want to overtake me that's fine, just put your bloody blinker on at least! While I'm aware that the chances of you doing something stupid/reckless/illegal is quite high, I'm not a mind reader for crying out loud! A simple indication, that's all I need. It's hardly difficult.
To the lady who was so close to the back of my car that she almost caused an accident; you're an ignorant moron. You seemed rather surprised at the whole experience when you almost hit my car. Tell me, what else could've possibly happened as I had to slow down for another car when you kept insisting on being up my jacksie, twit?
For all the Top Gear host wannabes out there (truth be told, I love that show), public roads are not the place where you test how fast your car goes, or see how 'awesome' you can be. I love that you have a passion for something, it's great. Beautiful character building stuff. But for goodness sake, instead of driving around in traffic like the wanker you are, how 'bout you put the money down for one of those professional racing tracks with real racing cars where you can safely live out your fantasies of being the Goddamn Batman in his Goddamn Batmobile. This way, when you overestimate your driving abilities and inevitably crash your car, my day, along with the days of many a driver will not be ruined with your totalled car blocking up traffic and we can all drive with the happy thought that we may be a little bit safer on the road.
You are the problem and a plague. Your total disregard for everyone else on the road is disgusting and a worry. You may think that you're good enough to avoid an accident but who do you think you are to gamble with the lives of everyone else on the road? A kid might just run out on the road chasing a ball, or some brainless pedestrian who think they hold special god-like powers will just walk out without checking (another pet peeve and a fault of my own on many occasion as I too am an idiot :/ [Funny story, just yesterday this older lady boldly stepped out across the road mid traffic that was vaguely reminiscent of that scene in Mulan where the Granny walks out with the cricket... She probably had dementia or something to that effect, it's like she didn't even realise there were cars on the road. But her pedestrian powers brought the intersection to a stop until she finished crossing.]). Unless you're out in the middle of nowhere (and even then, who's to say that an animal won't bolt out) or on a professional driving track, you never 'speed alone'.
It was like every car this morning had a vendetta to irritate me to high heaven.
I am not a perfect driver, not at all. I've only just started on my full licence. I make mistakes and bad judgements with the lot of them, but I try my absolute best to be as safe as I can out on the roads. Realising what I do wrong and ensuring that I don't do them again. It's just this kind of behaviour on the road makes me incredibly frustrated. I didn't mean to fly off the handle, it's just coming back from three weeks off driving for ages everyday made me remember everything I dislike about driving and being on the road with other people.
But all was not doom and gloom. There was one car (just one) that also held it's ground keeping to the speed limit. Brothers in arms we were as we obeyed the 3/4 second rule through the thick and thin of traffic, never bowing down to popular demand. It was tear jerking really.
I also smiled as I saw a policeman pull up on his motorbike and set up camp to catch speeders in front of Anzac Bridge. Sure, some places are set up to build revenue with speeding fines blah blah debate, but with some many idiots around that place it's hopeful to think that some of them will be getting booked. I have zero sympathy.
It was also at this moment where Paul Verhoeven on Triple J Brekkie (and who I have a terrible nerd crush on. Don't tell anyone shhhh.) was announcing the weather and uttered something along the lines of "Colin Firth; dripping wet and stepping out of a lake, 23º." The reference made me a happy little Vegemite.
Apologies for the ventfulness of this morning. I promise to be happy cakes and unicorns in the future.
Also, new layout. Having done anything to it yet. Probably won't ever :P
Back to work.