Let me start out by saying that I am, by no means, a good driver. But at least I know how to drive. I know the difference between a stop sign and a stop light. I know that both of them mean "STOP." I know that you do not turn left when there is a car going straight right in front of you. There are just some things I know. And I may drive like a grandma and sometimes pull up on curbs, but at least I can move down the road without causing an accident.
But there are some people who just don't get it.
Like last month, for example. I was driving straight down the road, when someone decided to turn left in front of me! It was pretty icy out, and I had to swerve to the left a little bit to miss them, because I couldn't stop. And then then just looked straight ahead like nothing happened, and if anything did happen, it certainly wasn't their fault.
And then the other day, I was stopped at a red light, and all of a sudden, this guy stops next to me, sees that nothing is coming, and decides to go. Go?! It's RED! It isn't a stop sign, it's a red light! And last time I checked, red meant "Stop until it turns green!" But, no, not for this guy. Not for this other guy, either, a couple months ago, who just railed right past the red light without stopping at all.
One more thing that happened just recently happened in a parking lot, another thing that I hate. Anyway, I was driving straight into the parking lot at Wal Mart, and there's a stop sign for people coming out of the parking lot. I went to turn left into the parking lot, and there was a girl coming straight out of the parking lot. Thinking she would stop at her stop sign, I started to turn. But she didn't stop. So I hit my brakes, and thankfully no one was behind me. And then she pulls ahead, slows to nearly a stop next to me, and then glares at me, like I'm the stupid one!
Well, guess what, world?
I'm not!
I know how to drive down the road without pulling out in front of people. I know how to stop. I know when to turn and when not to. And I also don't honk at people randomly when they don't do anything wrong (which happens too often). But that's a whole different story...
