Professional Driver Whining #1

My roommate made a comment the other day that really caught me for some reason. She said that she never thought the driving in Los Angeles was really that bad until she had worked as a sedan driver for the company I now work for. After spending several hours a day on the roads, you really get a few glimpses into just what makes for a lousy driver.

1. I'd rather see someone applying make-up behind the wheel than be on the blasted cell phone.
2. A flashing turn signal should mean you intend to change lanes, not that you like flashing little lights in front of you.
3. A turn signal on the freeway should not cause your latest burst of macho to mean you must speed up since no-one should change into your lane in front of you.
4. When someone is pulling onto the on-ramp, they are responsible to get up to traffic speed, not traffic slow for them.
5. If your SUV is so big that you are afraid of driving it, DON'T!
6. The center lanes of the freeway are for the faster cars, it is not your job to slow them to 35 mph.
7. When turning, pull as far over to the side as you can so others may pass you while you wait for an opening in traffic.
8. Red lights ALWAYS mean stop, even if only for a moment.
9. Checking the map for directions should be done while pulled over to the side of the road, not in the middle of traffic.
10. If the car in front of you has zoned for a moment, toot your horn. Going into a coma and falling on it is overkill.
11. If you wish to get courtesy from others on the road, it is best to give it. Not everyone is a selfish pain in the butt like you are and after a while you will find it does pay off.
12. When you mess up on the road, don't look at the other as if they are an idiot for thinking you know what you are doing (or are they? Hmmmm).
    

Can you tell that it has been a fun day driving around town today.

The move is coming along well and may actually be finished by the end of the week. Just depends on how many trips from Mar Vista to Sherman Oaks I get to make in the next few days and the rental of a U-Haul. Hope springs eternal.