- Drive at least the speed limit.
- If there is no car in front of you within 100 ft, you are too slow.
- If you are the front car in a line of cars in a lane, you are too slow.
- If you are in the left lane, go faster than the cars in the right lane (unless you plan to turn left within a ¼ mile).
- Never run red lights or stop signs. You may get away with it, but if you don’t, punishment is swift and severe – and worse, you will “punish” others for your misdeed.
- The exit ramp and the center lane (of a 3 or 5 lane road) are for deceleration. Don’t decelerate until you are in these lanes.
- If you are in line at a traffic light, when the light turns green keep close to the car in front of you until you are well through the intersection.
- Use turn signals.
- Never turn right from the left lane, nor turn left from the right lane.
- Don't talk on the phone while driving. Doing so may cause you to spill your coffee or smudge your mascara.
What are your driving rules or pet peeves? Let me know and I'll add them on. We need more rules!
7 comments:
Here's one. If you are at an intersection and you have the right of way, GO. Please just GO.
Here's another: Nobody is impressed with your booming car stereo, nor your taste in music.
One more: When you've been warned for six miles that you need to merge, and you've blown past everyone who has already merged, don't expect anyone to feel sorry for you and let you in at the last second.
Another: If you're hauling crap in the back of a truck, for God's sake secure it.
Oh, that first one almost made it on my list of ten. Like the squirrel says, indecision can cause big problems.
There are a ton of rules pertinent to this rural setting that would not apply in a more urban environment, such as, if you're driving a tractor down a major highway, once you have 20 cars piled up behind you, pull off and let them by.
There is no need to stop in the middle of the road to say hey to your neighbor. You both have cell phones - pick up the damn thing and use it. Don't stop me from moving forward.
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