Saturday, May 19, 2012
What constitutes Cutting
I have had
the experience of driving in my day to day life. I have noticed that many folks seem to have
no idea to stop before heading into
traffic. Yes, I know we all have a
tendency to do a rolling stop instead of actually stopping at an intersection,
well really a side street or parking lot.
The street
is not usually busy and it is understandable that it will most likely be clear
for you to pull out into the flow of traffic.
Thing is if there is someone coming it is a good idea to gage how fast
there are going in addition to how far off the car might be.
My rule of
thumb is, if I have to apply my brakes when you pulled out or changed
lanes. You just pulled out in front of
me similar to what inconsiderate jackass might do. I am not sure if the people that take this
type of action are oblivious to their gaff, are in such a hurry that they are
not paying attention or if they couldn’t care less about being courtesy while on
the roadways.
I myself
have realized, too late, that I changed lanes a bit too close for what may have
been prudent. One of the reasons I
detest rearview mirrors that invariably show object smaller than they actually
are. It can be quite frightening to have
a car pull in front of you with little space to spare. This is especially true when my travelling
speed is faster than the person who just cut me off.
What really
chaps my ass is when I want to get over, I am being courteous and using my turn
signal, and the other driver decides to speed up in an attempt to stop me from
changing lanes. I mean really. Is it really going to cost you anything to
let me in? Of course this can become an
issue if you are in shorty car versus an SUV or truck a/k/a mobile road
blocks. It is important for me to see
where I am going and to look down the street and judge the traffic ahead. This is a very important technique that I had
to learn the hard way after several collisions.
What do you
think? Share your thoughts and comments on
being cut off.
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