Road Rage
I have begun to experience my share of irritating and selfish road-hoggers.Example 1:
I was driving mom home the other day and i was following some lorry. The guy was driving like a cow! So bloody slow! At first i thought there was something in front like a huge container truck or something so i didn't bother much. It got to a stage where i was just watching the Lorry's ass all the time. Damn sian. Now since the right lane was obstructed (the proper lane for over-taking), i overtook via the left lane. Means change lane to left lane, accelerate, and then cut in front of the lorry. Now, when i changed to the left lane, i was behind a taxi and it was going quite fast so i accelerated. I tried to squeeze my way back into my original lane and guess what. The taxi on lane stopped to turn left. And the lorry driver decided, hey, i m a cow, i should move faster now.(rhyme scheme purely coincidental) so he accelerated. Now, i m halfway into the lane already. And then the lorry accelerated. I was caught in no man's land. Should i stop behind the cab, or try to squeeze my way. I finally decided to slam brakes. Was fuming mad. Of all the times for the lorry to accelerate, he had to do it when i was over-taking. Bloody selfish idiot. Was damn tempted to chase him, drive up next to him, wind down the window, show the finger and drive off but i couldn't. Too many cars.
Example 2: Was driving to Pasir Panjang to deliver some belongings and the main road outside the house has only 2 lanes and both are going in opposite directions. And there was this ROAD-Hogger. Means he/she drive so slowly...at a snail's pace, and hold up all the other cars behind. Since its only one-lane, there isn't really much chance to overtake. Was so slow. He was driving at 30!!! It even dipped to 20 when he/she felt like it. Arrgh. Despite repeated flashing of my headlights, he/she was still oblivious. Arrgh.
Example 3: Driving home from Pasir Panjang back to Hilltop. There was this lorry who suddenly swerve onto my lane. well, his front wheel and part of his front entered my lane. No signal, No warning nothing. I jamm brake. Then he happily swerve back onto his lane. Bloody drunk driver. If u drink, dun drive.
A lesson from the sage: I guess when people see the P-plate, they will want to ka-cheow a bit. P-plates means those drivers on probation. Once you pass ur driving test and get ur license, u r on 1 year probation so gota display the shiny triangular sign. After 1 year, u can take it off. So for now, i m still a new driver. Maybe thats why more experienced drivers try to bully u on the road. Well, i must say that the 'sage' himself has experienced MY share of pestering drivers, who purposely cut into ur lane without warning or horn at you unnecessary. In case u duno, the 'sage' is my dad and it is his car i m driving haha. When he drives, my P-plates are still there haha. Cannot take out. Got the sticker. Well, i was telling him about the selfish drivers on the road and he told me something that took me back a bit and got me thinking.
He said, when u see an L-plate on the road (means learner driver who prominently displays the plate that says NOOB on the front and back. I m kidding, they display a letter L), dun u want to overtake him and try and disturb him as well. And i was like, oh ya, i do that to lesser experienced drivers too haha!! The vicious cycle goes on haha!!
posted by Cave II @ 6:48 AM
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