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Sunday Driver

By

Michelle Weisblat-Dane

 January 22-28

Is it that drivers are becoming more inconsiderate or is it that people are just so preoccupied that they’re becoming rude? Lately I have noticed that people have forgotten how to use turn signals. It’s an easy thing to do; it’s just a flick of the wrist, up for right, down for left.

            If the driver in front of me had used his turn signal, I would have known to expect him to slow down. I would have slowed down knowing he was going to make a turn. Instead, he slams on his brakes and makes a turn. I slam on my brakes to keep from hitting him. Then there is the person that just changes lanes right in front of you without using his signals. Again, you are forced to slam on your brakes to keep from hitting him. It would have taken two seconds of forethought. If he had used his signals I would have been more than happy to have let him into my lane.

            Today a car tried to change lanes in front of a semi without signaling. The quick thinking semi driver signaled that he was moving over into our lane. We slowed down and let him in. Had he not signaled, we would have been toast. The semi just missed hitting the car that cut in front of it.  

            The rudeness does not end there. I was stopped at a light; the row of stopped traffic was so long that it crossed in front of another intersection. I did the polite thing and stopped to let the person turning left in front of me do so.  After letting him cross in front of me I went on, my light had already turned green. The truck driver behind me was cursing, and using obscene fingure gestures at me for making him wait an extra few seconds. All for my being courteous.

            Are people in so much of a hurry that they no longer understand the meaning of common courtesy? The dictionary defines it as a respectful or considerate act.