I'll add some more because this is a fun post and we're all such perfect drivers.
(This is really a simple exercise as all I have to do is close my eyes and imagine my upcoming commute!)
Okay- some other driving pet peeves:
What's with the optional turn signals nowadays? Did I miss some kind of vogue or new-age fashion type trend that dictates that you don't use your turn signal to indicate that you are turning??? I am not a tail-gater and increasingly find myself locking up my brakes for some moron clipping along at 40mph that decides they want to turn. Not a gradual, tap your brakes a few times to slow down, and then turn.
Oh no, no no...
There's a harsh brake immediately followed by a hard turn of the wheel. Oh and these "treats" are usually yacking obliviously on, you guessed it, their cell phones...
Val, a 20ga is being downright courteous. A sawed off 12 with some 00 buckshot should do the trick nicely.
My "favorite" driving peeve is the jamoke that you see everyday commuting to work (you know the ones, they have the nice luxury sportscars and sedans) that refuses to merge from a 3 lane rd into a two but instead races along the merging lane and shoulder and at the last moment cuts over.
It's happened to all of us at one time another driving in an unfamiliar area and a merge sign comes up quick but the same vehicles every day???
There's been days (especially coming off a bad day of work dealing with a whole other slew of morons) where I have said in my mind "Enough's enough already!" and have sped up in my own lane thus not allowing the car riding the merge lane and shoulder to cut me off and the looks of indignance that I have received are priceless. I like to smile back, sometimes wave or make that wonderful hand waving back and forth (na, na, na, na, na) gesture with the thumb touching the front of your nose.
Alright, perhaps not the most mature thing to do but...
I long ago pondered the introduction of an automobile targrting system that would allow drivers to shoot colored rubber darts (these would be some high-tech ply-rubber with some incredible magnets that the average joe slob would not be able to pull off on their own at home) at other drivers for driving infractions inflicted upon you while commuting. The colors would be indicative to the nature of the violation: Red-no turn signal, Blue-cutting me off, Green-weaving, etc. Once a month, the person has to go to a certified municipal center and have these darts removed with a de-magnetizer type of equipment while the number of darts and colors are tabulated. A predetermined number is allowed but a certain number or co,lor combination would result in a public dunking tank.
Serious offenders would have to have placcards (much like the driving schools employ) on the roofs of their vehicles announcing to other commuters and the world for a month period of time that they drive like an idiot.
I haven't really worked out as to whether I would employ a vehicke targeting system to shoot the darts ala James Bond style or just a roll down your window and manually shoot these from the driving position...Mmmm Decisions, Decisions
