Wake UP !!

Today’s blog is more for info and something to pass along to friends and relatives that may not really understand the dangers they pose of the roadways with their vehicles. OR,,, Sometimes it is good/fun just to rant about something.

Wake up ! It never ceases to amaze me ( sometimes that doesn’t take so much) how people driving a multiple thousand pound vehicle appear to be paying attention to everything and anything except,,, where they are aiming their missile! That’s right, this rant is for all of the folks out there that think their computers that keep the car engine running, will also with a bit of hocus pocus, will point and aim that dang thing. Here is a news flash. Your vehicle does not have a brain in reference to avoiding killing someone, even if it has the capacity to parallel park itself when you let go of the wheel and hit a magic button. You folks who are runners or cyclist know what I am ranting about. It never fails to be on the road and have an approaching vehicle that comes at you like it has a multi million dollar government tracking devise that the driver has set to a auto kill staging format for any and all pedestrians while on my way to work or for that matter their next Big Mac. It is somewhat a little relief when you see the drivers eyes widen about the width of the road when they notice you at the last moment and jerk the wheel violently so much so, that they clearly have attended the Richard Petty driving school. Otherwise they would have their vehicle sideways in a real Nascar fashion. At least we have to consider the premise that these folks are not intentionally attempting to kill us but just plain slackers when it comes to their driving skills.

While I am on my box about careless drivers, I am about fed up with folks to that seem to believe their tires can’t dare touch the yellow center lines of the road to allow a little sliver of space for us. Really? Lets see; no oncoming traffic, no vehicles parked in the roadway of the oncoming lanes, so what is the deal? I usually find this scenario with elderly folks. Yes I can say that because I am almost one myself. These drivers seem to think that the Po-Po is just around the corner and heaven forbid if he saw their tires touch that holy yellow line. They would surely be pulled over, cuffed and stuffed for one of Americas most heinous crimes, touching a yellow line with your tire while moving. How about this? Get the heck over before you kill someone! The lawman really will cut you some slack for avoiding the possibility of killing a pedestrian. But what if there is oncoming traffic? How about you slow down enough to wait until you can provide enough of a space for the pedestrian?

I realize that this crazy idea would cause you to loose a whopping 10 seconds but my experience is that most elderly are going no where and have all day to get there. ( See prior note about my age) For any of those that may be much younger, I leave you with this, I think you can spare 10 seconds a lot easier than 10 years in the slammer. Think about it.

 Lace em up and be careful out there. The crazies are always on the roadway and you are in the crosshair.