If you drive a truck that requires a ladder to enter, do you really need to drive like a monster?
±õ²õ²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t the monster status already achieved by the vehicle itself?
Is it even remotely normal behaviour to tailgate someone on a stretch of single lane highway, where there have been multiple head-on collisions during wintry conditions?
Is there a correlation between frontal lobe development and truck height?
Should there be a test for said development before purchase?
These are the questions that plague me at 6 a.m. when I drive my tiny car to work amid a sea of giant trucks driven by people with a tiny amount of knowledge of road etiquette.
±õ³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s crazy out there and the craziest people are the ones who are driving the vehicles that could potentially cause the most harm to ´Ç³Ù³ó±ð°ù²õÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”t³ó²¹³Ù might be the only part that makes sense, come to think of it. And, no, I don't mean you with the big truck. I mean that other guy who's driving like a maniac. You know the one.
Anyway, given the high number of roll overs and crashes ·É±ðÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™v±ð been seen here as of late, in addition to the unfortunate behaviours witnessed during my commute, ±õÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™v±ð thought of some helpful tips that can get all of us safely to Christmas.
Note: These are not ICBC endorsed tips, though they should be.
3.) You may be able to drive 90 km/hr, but that »å´Ç±ð²õ²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t mean you should. As a matter of fact, road conditions should dictate your speed. If you, yourself, ³¦²¹²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t figure out what that means, simply take note of how much slower every other car on the road is going.
°Õ³ó±ð²âÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™r±ð not doing it just to peeve (not the first word that came to mind) you off, they are probably smarter than you.
2.) Serious anti-social tendencies must be difficult to deal with, but if ³Ù³ó±ð°ù±ðÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s ever a time ¾±³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s needed ¾±³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s when ²â´Ç³ÜÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™r±ð behind the wheel of a car.
Sure, ¾±³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s frustrating for some of you that ²â´Ç³ÜÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™l±ô arrive at a destination three minutes later than you would if other people ·É±ð°ù±ð²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t going the speed limit or »å¾±»å²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t have the audacity to turn left.
But speeding up toward ²õ´Ç³¾±ð´Ç²Ô±ðÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s bumper, revving the engine and fogging up your window with heavy breathing »å´Ç±ð²õ²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t smooth the flow of traffic.
So just »å´Ç²ÔÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™t do it. Think about all those self help books ²â´Ç³ÜÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™v±ð read. ³Û´Ç³ÜÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™r±ð good enough. Smart enough. People like you.
It isn't me, but someone.
1.) Be gentle, yet assertive. ±õ³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s what I tell my four-year-old every time he heads toward a four-legged creature and I think ¾±³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s sound advice for all people driving on four to six wheels. Simply, be gentle. ±õ³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s the time of year when the weather, the pressures that go along with the season and a myriad of other things can be overwhelming. Remember that, and have compassion for people who make mistakes. Road rage is totally at odds with the Christmas spirit, or ·É³ó²¹³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s left of it.
OK, ³Ù³ó²¹³ÙÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s it. Hope these tips get us safely through the holidays. ±õÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™l±ô have a summer tutorial in six months.