Comments on: Grrrrrrrrrrrrr Traffic Woes http://www.connectsimply.com/blog/grrrrrrrrrrrrr-traffic-woes/ Creating Personal Touch in a High Tech World Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Heidi Caswell http://www.connectsimply.com/blog/grrrrrrrrrrrrr-traffic-woes/#comment-3080 Heidi Caswell Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:52:15 +0000 http://connectsimply.com/blog/grrrrrrrrrrrrr-traffic-woes/#comment-3080 If trucks had their own seperate line this accident would never have happened. Or at least semi hitting semi. Reading the paper for more details, an 18-wheeler came around the corner of the interstate and found traffic at a complete standstill. Braking but not enough time to stop. As to why the traffic was stopped, don't know. Semi hit the car of an elderly couple. Impact spun it around where it bounced off a couple other cars. Pinball on the interstate is not a pretty picture. What happened to keep enough distance between you and the next vehicle so you can stop? Great list of things not to do while driving. If trucks had their own seperate line this accident would never have happened. Or at least semi hitting semi. Reading the paper for more details, an 18-wheeler came around the corner of the interstate and found traffic at a complete standstill. Braking but not enough time to stop. As to why the traffic was stopped, don’t know. Semi hit the car of an elderly couple. Impact spun it around where it bounced off a couple other cars. Pinball on the interstate is not a pretty picture.

What happened to keep enough distance between you and the next vehicle so you can stop?

Great list of things not to do while driving.

]]> By: Dina http://www.connectsimply.com/blog/grrrrrrrrrrrrr-traffic-woes/#comment-3077 Dina Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:59:52 +0000 http://connectsimply.com/blog/grrrrrrrrrrrrr-traffic-woes/#comment-3077 Heidi, you're so nice. And I'm so mean. Lost life is a tragedy, no doubt. But every time I see a "crumpled car" on the highway as you so eloquently described it... I get angry. I get angry because someone is dead and PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. Why? Why can't they drive? Why don't more people engage in defensive driving courses? I get frusted sitting as the passenger in the car with my dear man, because as sweet as he is, he's a "late braker." I'm biting my tongue watching a row of tail-lights come on, one by one, and he's not slowing down. I'm hitting my imaginary brake with my right foot, I'm hating every minute of this torture. Should I say it? Does he see that everyone is stopping? Finally: HIT YOUR BRAKES. And sometimes I say it and he WAS about to brake, and I feel badly for not giving him the benefit of the doubt. But a couple of other times I think I may have done us some good with my warnings. The other thing is learning to "go with the flow of traffic." This goes along with the late braking thing and having to semi-slam them. If you weren't delayed in your reaction, I wouldn't be getting this mild case of whiplash as we narrowly miss being rear-ended. It's called proactive driving and it's the safer way to do it. Coast along, go with the flow, if someone's being reckless, make your choice: either get in the left, speed up and move away from them, or slow down, take your spot in the middle lane and let them go by. But don't change your mind; be bold in your driving decisions. The other things... idiots in the right lane who don't know how to gently speed up a bit when they see someone trying to get over and not miss their exit. People who occupy the left lane but don't pass. TRUCKS who ride your backside. Cell phone yappers. People who drive aggressively in the rain, sleet, snow, ice because they think they're big shots in their 4-wheel drive vehicles. Know your driving limitations. My "computer eyes" do not provide me with good night vision any longer. So I don't drive at night anymore, unless it's short trips to local, familiar places. If you're lost, slow down and let the speed demons go ahead of you. Memorize directions before you leave; read them over carefully and visualize them in your head. Don't drive sleepy, very hungry, when you're emotional, or DRUNK! Okay, I think I feel better now. I think trucks should have their own separate roads. I've gotten caught in one of those long lines of semis as you mentioned. It's terrifying. And stinky. Last time it happened I pulled over and went shopping. Thanks for listening! Whew, glad to get that off my chest. Heidi, you’re so nice. And I’m so mean. Lost life is a tragedy, no doubt. But every time I see a “crumpled car” on the highway as you so eloquently described it… I get angry. I get angry because someone is dead and PEOPLE DON’T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE.

Why? Why can’t they drive? Why don’t more people engage in defensive driving courses?

I get frusted sitting as the passenger in the car with my dear man, because as sweet as he is, he’s a “late braker.” I’m biting my tongue watching a row of tail-lights come on, one by one, and he’s not slowing down. I’m hitting my imaginary brake with my right foot, I’m hating every minute of this torture. Should I say it? Does he see that everyone is stopping? Finally:

HIT YOUR BRAKES.

And sometimes I say it and he WAS about to brake, and I feel badly for not giving him the benefit of the doubt. But a couple of other times I think I may have done us some good with my warnings.

The other thing is learning to “go with the flow of traffic.” This goes along with the late braking thing and having to semi-slam them. If you weren’t delayed in your reaction, I wouldn’t be getting this mild case of whiplash as we narrowly miss being rear-ended. It’s called proactive driving and it’s the safer way to do it. Coast along, go with the flow, if someone’s being reckless, make your choice: either get in the left, speed up and move away from them, or slow down, take your spot in the middle lane and let them go by. But don’t change your mind; be bold in your driving decisions.

The other things… idiots in the right lane who don’t know how to gently speed up a bit when they see someone trying to get over and not miss their exit. People who occupy the left lane but don’t pass. TRUCKS who ride your backside. Cell phone yappers. People who drive aggressively in the rain, sleet, snow, ice because they think they’re big shots in their 4-wheel drive vehicles.

Know your driving limitations. My “computer eyes” do not provide me with good night vision any longer. So I don’t drive at night anymore, unless it’s short trips to local, familiar places. If you’re lost, slow down and let the speed demons go ahead of you. Memorize directions before you leave; read them over carefully and visualize them in your head. Don’t drive sleepy, very hungry, when you’re emotional, or DRUNK!

Okay, I think I feel better now. I think trucks should have their own separate roads. I’ve gotten caught in one of those long lines of semis as you mentioned. It’s terrifying. And stinky. Last time it happened I pulled over and went shopping.

Thanks for listening! Whew, glad to get that off my chest.

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