Driving, a National Pastime

We should all try to be Nice Guys on the road. Wave someone through, let them go. Are we in that much of a hurry that three seconds will make a difference? I am a firm believer in letting people have the right of way and not tailgating. Tailgating! That has become such an epidemic I believe that someone put a sticker on my truck that says get closer. I can be driving at five miles over the limit and still some moron has to be right up my bumper, with their phone against their head. When I approach someone that has been waiting to enter traffic, and there are no cars close behind me, I will let them in. It just might stop a case of road rage. On the other hand, when we leave the street where we live, which empties onto a busy road, if you are not a little aggressive, you will sit there until all the traffic is gone. Not only is the line of traffic endless, but they are all tailgating so it is nothing but a solid line of steel across the street. Pay attention to what is going on. If there is a car trying to enter traffic in front of you, and there is a mile behind you, be a Nice Guy and let them go! It won’t slow you down and it might stop another case of road rage. Unless you want to be on the evening news.

And with regards to the news I do feel sorry for those in traffic for hours. I see those highways that have been turned into parking lots and I do not know how you do it. It would be hard to remain a Nice Guy in that situation. I have never commuted more that seven miles and that was too much. But if you have to, turn up the music, have a good breakfast and don’t look at the guy next to you. He might not be a Nice Guy.

Here in New England there is one other great action that can be taken by a Nice Guy. Clean the snow off of your roof. Have you ever been behind someone that has not when it has let go? Instant blindness. I believe that they might even be making it a law. There are so many things that we can do to improve our quality of driving. All we have to do is use our head. Before you cut off four lanes of traffic to get to a missed exit, just think that one of the people that you cut off could be texting, and do you want to miss up their important message? It must be very important or why would they be doing it while driving?

Okay, time for me to lighten up on the Angry but remember you can use the middle finger for changing the stations, too.