Driving

Hi All:

For the past couple of years I have noticed that more and more drivers are doing some pretty stupid moves on the road. Besides the point that some of these moves are illegal, the drivers seem to not care about their safety or anyone else's! Here are my top 10 stupid moves done by drivers. These are not in any particular order.

Stupid Move #1: A car passing you on the left or right side and then immediately pulls into your lane without signaling. The worst move is when they pass you, cut you off and then brake to avoid hitting the car in front of them. What was the point of passing you?

Stupid Move #2: You are traveling down a long hill on a highway and the driver in front of you decides to step on the brakes. What???? There was no one in front of them and I can only guess that doing the speed limit while going down hill was to fast for them. I can't figure out any other reason for them to brake while going down hill.

Stupid Move #3: Traffic is backed up for whatever reason, be it congestion or an accident etc.; there is always some idiot that has to drive on the shoulder to pass however many cars that they can.

Stupid Move #4: Women putting on makeup while driving. Why not put on your mascara, lipstick etc. before you leave your home.

Stupid Move #5: Text messaging while driving. WTH!!!! I can understand talking on a hands-free cell phone because your hands are on the wheel but in order to text you need at least one hand typing on the phone. This also includes talking on a non hands-free cell phone.

Stupid Move #6: Driving to slowly. I have no problem when people drive the posted speed limit, but when they drive 10 or 15 or even 20 mph slower then the speed limit that can be just as dangerous as speeding.

Stupid Move #7: Drivers reading newspapers or books while driving. Why is it so important to read while driving?

Stupid Move #8: A driver drops something on the floor and instead of leaving it there, they bend over to pick it up.

Stupid Move #9: Drivers who do not read the signs for EZ pass lanes prior to paying a toll. They get to the toll and realize that they are in the wrong toll lane, (due to the fact that they do not have EZ pass) and then they have to wait for a police officer because the gate won't raise up.

Stupid Move #10: No matter what the speed limit is, there are always people who pass you going at an incredible rate of speed that you seem to be standing still.

All of these are stupid moves, of which some are illegal, but these moves can and do cause accidents. It is obvious that there are a lot of drivers who either don't have or don't use any common sense while driving. Get with the program people and use common sense while driving.

I will be back on May 15th. Talk to you then.