angerEver wondered what the difference is between a bad driver and a good one? The good driver has manners and uses them. I have decided that what makes a driver bad, is that they consider themselves first among many. It's a simple case of manners that's all. If you let others have more than they ask for, if you allow others to walk before you, if you show others the courtesy you would like from them, then all will be peace and calm upon the roads of the nation.
I watched today as a man in a van tried to bully his way into the traffic I was in. Instead of merging calmly and slowly, he had chosen to put his needs first and push his way into the traffic. The fellow in the car next to him probably didn't even notice (he was well ahead in the lane of traffic next to the van.) never-the-less, the van driver pushed his pathetic little engine harder and harder to force the issue.
He failed. He fell behind in the traffic and lost what would have been his place ahead of me (I simply ignored him and drove on) as he had lost speed and couldn't keep up.
I would have slowed and allowed him to enter ahead of me into the lane but I put the needs of the people around me ahead of his.
I think it's a pretty good rule for life in general: Be gracious in your attitude towards others. Be Kind and relax. Put the extra car length between you and the car ahead of you. It won't get you there any later and it will take a little tension out of your driving experience. Relax, drive like you enjoy the trip and life will be a lot easier.
