Monday, July 17, 2006

When you are 16 years old you can apply for a learners permit. Granted you a pass a driving test (meaning you don't mow someone down, you use the dang blinker, and park halfway decent) you are now a lisenced driver. Yes, well, I'm pretty sure the majority of people in my area got theirs out of a cereal box or just bought it on the street. Aside from the fact that I've had narrow escapes with cabbies (how can you pass a test when you don't speak the language?) I only have to walk around the parking lot in my complex to see who really sucks at driving.

Example a) Holly crashes a-lot and her mini cooper with missing front driver fender flare, side scrapes and dents -who most recently pulled so far up (like you need to with that car) I heard the bottom scraping on the sidewalk before she slammed into the curb. I had to see what this one looked like.

Example b) Homey duct tape- whose entire passenger side is crushed over a good 10 inches and whose passenger windows consist of plastic and duct tape and one would think this car is not even legally suppossed to be on the road, but he has been driving it like this for at least 2 months now.

Example c) Takes their parking cues from Holly and pulls up on to the sidewalk as far as they can before hitting the curb (and you if you're not watching) at 20 mph OR they are crooked and in 2 spaces.

I won't even get started on the actual driving, but somewhere along the lines of getting your liscense at 16 and dying at 96, I would think maybe another road test might be in order. Just a thought. Also, if you can't see over the steering wheel, maybe taking the bus is a better option for you. Thanks!

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