Okay people. Listen up.
To all you drivers out there who think your need to get somewhere fast is more important than my life, well I can't write the words I want to use to describe you in this paper. But I'm sure you can imagine they go something like this: "You beep, beep, selfish, piece of beep, beep. Beep you!"
My anger and frustration stems from driving on the icy roads when it's storming out and discovering everyone still wants to speed. And I don't mean just speed in regards to the weather conditions, but speed above the posted speed limit for optimal weather conditions.
Yes people. In case you happened to sleep through your driver's education classes, the speed limit is for nice, sunny dry conditions. Not wet, icy, snowy, reduced visibility conditions.
Grrrr!
You know, I'm in a hurry to get somewhere too - namely work - but I'd like to go on living another day, healthy and non-injured, thank-you very much. So when I slow down, this is not an invitation to pass me at insane speeds or to tail me in an attempt to make me go faster. It is an invitation to back the beep off!
Really people, if you pass me because I'm going, let's say 80 kilometres - which I feel is reasonable in crappy weather conditions - and you end up hitting the vehicle coming towards us in the other lane because you are too stupid to realize the visibility is not conducive for passing me, you're going to hurt me, you're going to hurt the other driver and that vehicle's occupants, and you're going to hurt yourself.
To me, people who act in this way are nothing but self-centered jerks who have no regard for other people's safety.
What if it was your daughter slowing down for the crappy conditions - like you taught her - and some inconsiderate weasel tried to pass her and ended up hurting or killing her? How would you feel then?
Well I'm someone's daughter, too, and I can sure tell you, my dad always taught me to slow down and he would not be a happy man to hear I was hurt or killed because some idiot couldn't arrive at a destination five minutes late.
And that's another thing, if you know the roads are going to be bad, either leave early or call ahead to where you need to be and let them know you'll be late. It's not that difficult people.
Oh and another thing. Passing me is not going to get you to your destination any quicker because, guess what, there's another vehicle in front of me driving slower too. So now you're just stuck behind him. And of course, once you come to a stop at the corner, I'll be right there behind you, so really, did you gain anything from passing me.
I didn't think so.
