SELFISH DRIVER!

August 7, 2007 Blog

SELFISH DRIVERS

We have all seen them and wondered how anyone can be so insensitive to others. It's "me, myself and I and nothing else matters."

Today, I was traveling on a major highway, Route 40, approaching a crossing with a green light. An SUV decided to turn right against the red signal, which is legal if no one is coming. I had to brake hard to avoid hitting him. I tapped the horn (is that some sort of road rage?) to let him know how close he had come to causing an accident.

Instead of apologizing or even ignoring my signal, he decided to show me who was boss by traveling at 40 mph for the next few miles. When he finally turned off, I noticed that he was puffing away on a cigar with two small children in the back seat.

I know what he was thinking: "Selfish driver!"