Good drivers wanted!

You know what I hate? I hate when I pass people going 10 miles below the speed limit only to look over and see that they're totally unaware of my presence.

Are they unaware because they're so intent on the road in front of them, their children are screaming so loudly they're about to pull over or because their car is somehow on fire? No.

While all of those are acceptable reasons to not be noticed, usually they're on their cell phone, eating, looking for something in a bag on the seat next to them, trying to tune their radio or reading.

I have done all of the above, except reading, so I can't complain too much. My pet peeve isn't with the fact they do these things. It's with the fact they have no common sense when it comes to doing it.

If you can't feel things out with your hands with only occasional glances to help you out, then you shouldn't do it and if you can't be on the phone without slowing to a crawl then get off the phone or off the road. Those are your only options that will allow you to stay anwhere near my good graces.

Reading, however, isn't something that should be done on the road. Checking a map or directions? Sure, I can see that. Again, it should be done in quick bursts.

A person shouldn't wait until they get all the way into Tiffin and into downtown before checking to see what street they need to turn off on. Figure it out before you have to pay attention to those pesky street lights. If your memory is that bad, then maybe you should re-think the whole driving thing anyway.

Then there are the real Einsteins of the driving world. They somehow manage to put on makeup, write or even type while driving. I'm not sure how it's done. I'm guessing it's not often successful.

So if you're out on the road, keep your eyes where they need to be and only deal with distractions if they're absolutely necessary and if you aren't near anything or anyone that could cause an accident.

No sandwich, story or lipstick is worth your life and it certainly isn't worth mine.

~Chandra 

Comments

[Tommy]

I agree 100 percent-driving and cell phones should be against the law period and the lame text messengers are the ones that cause many deaths in our country. Food, drink, picking the Nose or butt should be avoided until the vehicle is at a 100 percent stop!

I believe the statistics are in the 60 to 70 percent range for the deification cause accidents and deaths!

Seat belts are a No brainier-wear them or pay very high "stupidity fine"! Seat belts save thousands of lives-one saved my life one Night when a drunk drag racer, ran a red light, then broad sided my little Toyota Tercel with his monstrous ford LTD boat and forced my wheel half way into my engine and the Tercel ended up in someone front yard. My car spun around many times so I have No doubt that I would have been tossed onto the road or worse without the seat belt. My life was saved that evening and that is a fact!

Use commoN seNse.

Tommy