Another post from Auntie:
At this point, I should really start my own blog. I really don’t feel like I have enough time and soon, I’ll have less (editor’s note - my sister is going to be going to college in January!!!). Anyway, would you please post this as a follow up to the first one about driving tips? I even have a title:
A New Level Of Stupid
Some of you may have read my first guest post on the subject of driving. If you haven’t, please do so now. If you choose not to, that’s ok too. But please - please - at the very least, don’t drive like the people I saw today.
I stopped for a woman and three small children who were in a cross walk. Two cars on their side of the road sped past them. Those drivers’ views were obstructed by a parked car but generally, if an oncoming car is stopped in the middle of the road, it means something.
That’s not the worst of it. THREE cars that were BEHIND ME PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT! Do the capitals make you see the point? Thank God that woman was paying attention and the children were good listeners. I wailed on my horn the whole time to: 1) alert the pedestrians of the morons passing me and 2) let the morons know that I was not stopped in the middle of the road because I felt like it, but because there were people there!
My friend just witnessed a 66 year old woman being hit by a truck and then dragged about 20 feet by the idiot who didn’t even realize he’d hit her. She lived, but she is in tough shape. Please be very careful when crossing the road.
Geez! Is it really that important to get somewhere that you’d risk the lives of people! Well, of course, there is some risk in driving at all, but you know what I mean. Here on Cape Cod, especially in Falmouth, but, then, I would say that because I’m in Falmouth more, people almost religiously stop for pedestrians at crosswalks. They’ll stop if someone is standing on the sidewalk as thought the might cross. In high tourist season (think population goes from around 30,000 to about 100,000, a few turistas don’t get it, but most do. Hereabouts, people will stop so an oncoming car can make a left turn, or enter the road, if traffic is heavy. It is one of the coolest things about being here (well, it sure don’t rank up there with the climate or natural beauty).
The few nasty, agressive drivers here don’t ruin things.
Yes, people should not drive stupid but more importantly, YOU CHOSE A PROGRAM AND YOU’RE STARTING SCHOOL?!??! WHEN? WHERE? HOW? Please do tell all.