‘T’ is for traffic and also for Taxi. These insidious vehicles seem to be the cause of most of frustration that drivers experience, both in our cities and out on the open road.
However they are no longer my primary source of road rage.
Why? Because with a mini-bus taxi you know exactly what to expect. They stop without indication, change lanes without indication, they travel at high speed and the favourite past time of these cowboys of the highway, not stopping for anything, except passengers!
Currently its the drivers in expensive luxury German cars that have me inventing new expletives.
Can it be that indicators are optional extras on these vehicles? Or are they only operational once the drivers have turned? And if they are present, it seems that they only work for a nano-second. Are the owners trying to save on replacement light bulbs?
Why is that most drivers refuse to switch their headlights on as dusk approaches? With winter evenings getting darker earlier, it is sometimes impossible to make out the shapes in the darkness(because more often than not, the street lights are not working).I think that some drivers believe that if they keep their lights off, Eskom will not have to load shed…and that is just a load of shed. My driving instructor’s mantra was “Sun gone, lights on”. Now its “Don’t turn your lights on and hijackers won’t be able to spot you”.
But that is not all folks.
It seems that everyone is still flouting the law and talking on cell phones irrespective of what they are driving. I spotted a driver recently with a cigarette in one hand and talking on his phone with the other. And he was driving in rush hour traffic. Personally I don’t really care if he has an accident, but invariably some innocent party is killed, injured or maimed because of idiots like this.
And what about drivers who fully recline their seat and try to drive from the rear of the car? Usually accompanied by VERY loud distorted music. And don’t get me started on smokers who flick their cigarettes out of the window. Do they think that the ashtray is for small change or are they too lazy to actually change hands and put the cigarette into it? Perhaps the salesman forgot to mention the actual purpose of this accessory when he sold them the car.
But the pinnacle of road stupidity has to go to drivers who insist on hogging the centre lane. Unlike the “hooting and lights flicked in your rear view mirror” driver trying to pass you while you do the maximum speed in the fast lane, these drivers do not budge for ANYTHING. If and when they do move you can bet that it will be without indication and when you least expect it.
“R” is for road rage and for Relaxation.
I suggest that you practice the latter.
Why? Because, like paying your TV license, it’s the right thing to do.
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