Bad drivers again
As you know, I abhor bad driving, and selfishness on the road even more so. I have two rants today:
1. Turning right on a red should be outlawed. It might have worked when most drivers respected the right of way of others, but now it is just plain dangerous. I can’t count the number of times cars have pulled out on me when I had the green, forcing me to brake. Can no one judge the speed and distance of an oncoming vehicle, or do people just not care? It seems a case of “I can’t be bothered to wait at this red, so I’m going to pull out and pretend I have the right of way. To hell with you if you have to take evasive measures to avoid hitting me.” And if I dare to honk or otherwise signal these rude individuals they seem to genuinely think that I am in the wrong. Just the other day I was on a 50mph stretch of road when a woman pulled out on a red when I was right on top of her. She even looked at my car before doing so. If I had not swerved into the left lane I would have smashed into the back of her. Good job no one was in that other lane! Sheesh.
2. Why do people speed around parking lots and then honk at me when I have the audacity to be reversing out of my space long before I saw them whip round the corner like an Indycar? I confess it is debatable who has the right of way, the reversee or the person driving along, but it is only common sense and defensive driving to know that someone reversing has very limited maneuverability and vision. Slow down people and realize that person reversing may not see you speeding along, particularly if edging out of a space between two enormous trucks.
