An Open Letter to Bad Drivers Everywhere...

Welcome back Sitsa's! I hope you enjoy my little rant! Have a great day! :)

Having driven many miles during all times of the day and in many different states, I have noticed that many drivers have forgotten some of the simple basics. I decided to take it upon myself to offer a refresher course. I can not tell you how many times I have noticed these notoriously bad drivers and they have managed to ruin a perfectly good day. Not to mention, the times I have been forced to miss a turn or been late for an appointment because there are drivers out there that think it is all about them. This letter is for you...

Dear Bad Drivers,

In hopes of making the road a better place for everyone, I decided to be the one to step up and inform you that it is NOT, in fact, all about you! Let's go over a few basic rules...

1. Yield signs - you know the ones that look like a red, upside-down triangle with the word "YIELD" on them. They can be found at all freeway entrance ramps and a few other intersections. YIELD is not some foreign word for - speed up and jump in front of oncoming traffic at any cost! YIELD signs are meant to inform you, ever so politely, that you have NOT got the right of way and that you MUST wait your turn and merge into traffic when it is safe. (Don't worry, I will explain MERGE in a minute.) Keep in mind that when you are entering a freeway/interstate/highway, the traffic is flowing at a high rate of speed and there may be a car trying to exit on the same ramp you are using for an entrance. Therefore, if you just mash the gas, throwing caution to the wind, and jump in front of said car, you cause that car to slam on the brakes to keep from hitting your dumba**! Then there is a whole new problem of the possibility of another car behind that one, not being able to stop and crashing. So before you venture back out into traffic so half-hazardly, make sure you pull out the dictionary, study the meaning of YEILD until you fully understand it's meaning!

2. MERGE SIGN - When you are driving along and you come up on a work zone, you will most likely see a "Lane Closed - Merge Left/Right". This is not a national symbol for "drive until you feel traffic cones hitting up under your car and then jump in front of the guy who has been sitting patiently in line for 15 minutes thanks to morons like yourself! And even if you choose to do this could you at least have the courtesy to offer a friendly wave of thanks?! When you see these signs you are supposed to begin to merge NOW! Not when you have no other choice! You are the reason the traffic is backing up so bad. If everyone would just follow the rules and merge on over when you see the sign, the traffic would flow much more smoothly! Again, IT IS NOT ALL ABOUT YOU!

3. Driving through neighborhoods - Alright, I thought common sense would come into play here, but apparently you have none! When you enter a neighborhood (you know, that place with little houses in it) there most likely will be children playing, pets running or people walking. SLOW THE HECK DOWN! How fast do you think you are going to get there if you run over some poor, innocent child who is just trying to catch their ball. If you are in that much of a darn hurry then you should have left home a lot earlier! The normal speed limit through a residential area (aka neighborhood) is 25 MPH. Not "however fast I feel like driving because I think the house won't still be there if I don't hurry!". Even if you hate pets, dogs and people, you have no right to endanger lives because you think you need to drive like you are in a race!

Last, but not least, DO NOT park in handicap spots if you are not, yourself, handicap or transporting a handicapped person. Just because you happen to have your handicapped mother's tag in your car, doesn't give you the right to take a spot from someone who really needs it! Walking will not hurt you, you lazy inconsiderate jerk! Even if you are in a hurry, it is wrong, don't do it!


I am stepping down off of my soap box now. Just had to vent!