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Please teach your kids to drive....a little OT
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Posted by NC Wayne on March 31, 2005 at 19:59:44 from (64.12.117.7):
I know this is a little OT but from what I see out on the road for some reason people obviously aren't being taught how to drive anymore by these private driving schools. I don't know what they supposidly teach anymore but you can bet when mine gets old enough to get behind the wheel he's gonna get some real world knowledge so he doesn't get himself killed.......A few prime examples of the idiots I see.... I just got back yesterday evening from a trip down into SC, and I believe in the 400 miles I traveled this trip I saw more idiots than I've seen in a while. I drive a 26"long 32,000 lb truck and maybe that's the whole problem... the news has made people believe they (cars) always have the right of way over any kind of big truck and I'm always gonna be at fault in an accident. For that very reason I try my best to be one of the best and most courteous driver out there.....BUT... when your trying to merge onto the interstate right in the middle of a long downhill grade don't pace me to the end of the ramp instead of adjusting your speed to get in front of or behind me. If you expect me slam on my brakes, so you don't have to, and slow enough from 70 MPH for you to merge, think again....I would if I could but the laws of physics say it ain't gonna happen...One did this to me Tuesday and almost ran into two cars parked on the break down lane at the end of the ramp. If the idiot hadn't finally slammed on his brakes and got behind me he would have probably killed the people standing around the broken down car......Next, If we're traveling down the interstate at 60 MPH and you see traffic ahead and cars slowing down to stop, don't cut in front of me and hit your brakes. I had plenty of room to slow down without hitting anybody til one car cut in and made my 200 feet into 100, then another made it 75 feet and since my lane had three less cars than yours you decided to leave me with 50 feet. The first car didn't worry me much I allowed for that idiot, the the second made me hit the Jake, on high, you dang near made me hit the ditch to save your sorry a--..............Please guys, pass common sense driving knowledge along to your kids, your friends, in fact, pass it along anybody you think might need it. Big trucks do have big brakes but that doesn't mean anything. True there are bad truck drivers out there but as a whole we're the best, safest bunch on the road. Personally I'll be the first one to hold up traffic long enough for you to make a left across in front of me, so please don't just set there giving me a stupid look when I motion for you to go....and please return the favor sometime.....If your broke down I'll be glad to stop and help and even let you use my cell phone to call a ride if needed, In fact I did just that Tuesday night for a young college guy.....I don't mind helping anybody on the road, so please help me out by driving like you have some sense because I'd hate to know I killed somebody just because they didn't know how to drive......... I see this mess day in and day out, and ocassionally enough comes all at once that I can't bleed it all off, so Thanks for the chance to vent........Ya'll be carefull out there........
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