Dear Editor:
You know you’re a bad driver on Highway 6 if:
– the person you’re tailgating can’t see your headlights in their rearview mirror and they’re wondering how much money “you” make or how late “you” are that you need to be at your job that badly;
– the person you’re tailgating can’t see your headlights in their rear view mirror and they are wondering why you trust their driving skills more than their spouse does to put your life and property at risk if they have to make an emergency stop to avoid all sorts of driving hazards. It’s not the impact, it’s surviving the impact;
– the truck driver you’re tailgating can’t see you in their side mirror and doesn’t know what they’re going to find under the trailer after they’ve had to make an emergency stop or they merge into traffic and they feel a the impact you make after you’ve ran into the back of the trailer;
– the person behind you almost rear ends you because you didn’t turn on your lights and they can’t see your tail lights;
– the person you passed didn’t see your headlights and hopes you make it to your destination because you didn’t turn your lights on;
– the truck driver carrying a load of who-knows-what can’t merge into traffic because you don’t want them to slow “you” down;
– the bus driver transporting our children to and from school can’t merge into traffic because you hate having to stop when they let children on and off the bus;
– the person trying to turn onto Highway 6 from Sideroad 22 can’t get a break because you need to use the passing lane as your own personal highway. It’s called a passing lane, use it to pass only; and
– the person behind you has to constantly re-adjust their speed because you’re distracted by any number of things that could possibly wait until you reach your destination.
Come on people, don’t be a bad joke. Drive like you want to get to your destination as much as everyone else on the road does.
Heather Aitken,
Fergus