We are on vacation now. It’s wonderful. Right now I’m on the porch of a huge rental home in Duck, North Carolina.
On the way up here yesterday and today, I noticed that there are some pretty definite ways you can detect bad drivers on the Interstates before they have a chance to cause you harm. This is good PSA stuff. Pay attention.
Windows down – Anybody doing 80mph with windows down is going to be too distracted by the wind noise to be able to pay attention to what they should be doing.
Bumper stickers from political candidates who lost their election – If you see a “Gore/Lieberman” sticker, that guy is a sore loser, and he’s out to get what’s rightfully his. Unfortunately, he believes the left lane on the Interstate is what’s rightfully his. (No, my Ron Paul sticker doesn’t count. Because I said so, that’s why.)
Florida tags – Nobody from Florida is any good at driving.
U-Haul (or similar do-it-yourself) moving trucks/vans – They bought the zero deductible insurance, and they don’t really care what happens to you or your car.
Out-of-jurisdiction police car – These guys know that the blue lights in the dash will make you move over so they can fly past you. They also know that no cop is going to give another cop a ticket. So they go as fast as they want, do whatever they want, and hopefully don’t kill you in the process.
What else did I miss? How do you spot bad drivers on the Interstates, and how do you defend yourself from them?
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Cars with more than one dent, those that have taped-on plastic windows, or those with different color fenders fit this category. Those owners do not care enough to them fixed or do not care if they get more dents from hitting you. Also, be careful around cabs.
How about the guy who refuses to do more than 70 in the left lane forcing the entire line of traffic behind him to slow down and wait 10 minutes for him to crawl by that semi who is doing 68. Then, when you give him ample time to move over, and he still doesn’t get out of the left lane, somehow he finds the gas pedal and YOU’RE the bad guy when you decide to pass him on the right.
This one really only applies to driving through Alabama: special Auburn license plates.
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Curt, your comment was (is?) on Facebook. My posts here get imported as notes on Facebook. You should copy/paste it here…it was great reading!
What an ignorant oaf I am. That might be one sign that my internet activity has gone overboard. I can’t even remember where I posted which comment. I fear the omnipresent web powers of the mighty Ronzilla and feared I may have been barred from the frivolity of the moreron blog. I am breathing a deep sigh of relief.