People Can't Drive -- Especially Students
I live and work in a college town, which offers its share of benefits and hassles. One of the worst things about it is the rash of bad driving amongst the student population. I know we're not dealing with dumb kids -- the qualifications to get into Florida are pretty stiff. But there are some simple rules that students just refuse to follow, both as drivers and pedestrians.
- Just because there is a green light doesn't mean you HAVE to go. For instance, if you're at an intersection and you can't cross and CLEAR the intersection with your car because the lane already has a car there, DON'T pull into the intersection and stop. You're not supposed to block the intersection. Odds are pretty good that the light will change and suddenly, you are holding up two lanes of traffic, all because you are an idiot. You don't want to be labeled an idiot, do you?
- If you are in the left turn lane and the light turns from yellow to red, it doesn't matter how long you've had to wait. Don't go. Not only are you breaking the law by running a red light, you are impeding traffic and could cause an accident. Rules are there for a purpose.
- A four way stop is, quite possibly, the most difficult concept for dimwits to handle. So listen up. The first person at the four way stop is the first person to go. And then it goes in order. If two people arrive at the same time, the person on the left yields to the one on the right. I've seen people get so confused that they just sit in their car and wave scores of people through. I've got news for those people: you're all dumbasses. And if you don't believe me, here's the official rule to prove it.
- And I can't stress this one enough... the left lane is for passing on the highway. Not for crusing. Not for coasting. For passing. If someone comes up behind you when you're in the passing lane, you need to move the hell over to the right lane! It's very simple but so difficult for dimwits. I just don't understand it.
- Oh! And this one bugs me, too. And it falls under the "rules of the road" catagory. If you're walking or biking across the street and the cars facing you have a green light, don't walk! Too often I see students crossing the street on their bikes or rollerblades or on foot without even noticing (or caring) that they are holding up traffic! Those people should randomly get rolled up on the hood of a car. Not to kill them but just enough to scare them so maybe the rumor might circulate that there's a rogue element out there (like me) willing to hit pedestrians who are rude and stupid.


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