Intersections
This morning I suffered a barrage of mimed abuse after I got stuck part way out of an intersection (wanting to turn right). The chick in front waited so long to go that she ended up turning on the red light and I was stuck as traffic whizzed across me. Of course I was now blocking one lane and those not so happy campers would rather I drove into the oncoming traffic than hold them up for more than five minutes.
Did I do the right thing?
And roadrage really sucks!
posted by Charlii Fandango @ 10:13 am
4 Comments:
well the way i see it is... WHAT COULD YOU POSSIBLY HAVE DONE! If you can't go back and you can't go forward... YOUR FUCKED!
In conclusion, look at getting some rocket boosters to put under your car - helps you out of these sticky situations... and into stickier ones :)
'operor non penetro an bivium nisi is est solvo dimitto'
which loosely translates to:
‘to work not to put into or intersection if not this is to loosen to leave’
friggin online translators.
Anyway what it SHOULD translate to is ‘do not enter an intersection unless it is free to leave’ Strict adherence to this rule (in fact, law) will keep u in good stead, especially you will avoid becoming one of those people that get stuck in the middle of an intersection during peak hour cause they were going forward then the traffic stopped. Or turning left and getting stuck over the pedestrian crossing on north tce outside the uni. And of course, turning right. In peak hour traffic I especially advocate this rule as you may even be the first person in a line of people turning right, theoretically assured of being able to turn right after the lights change to red, only to find that people turning left or going straight on have suddenly congested the road so that you cannot turn right to leave the intersection. Thus the common practice of creeping forward to turn right is in fact erroneous. At the very least one should only do this when first in line AND the road they wish to turn into stands no chance of being suddenly congested to the point where the driver turning right is barred entry.
The above law/motto also holds for pedestrian crossings, don’t ever drive over them unless there is space on the other side.
So now you know how to avoid future instances of the embarrassing, and more then a little scary situation you found yourself in Chuck. And also you know that you were being abused because you were in contravention of the law and exhibiting bad driving practice. However I’d be willing to wager at least some of those hypocritical fucks have blocked at least a pedestrian crossing off at least once in their lives.
But enough of the future, let’s zip back to the question ‘what could I have done?’ Let’s say a momentary cerebral oedema causes me to loose concentration and I find myself in the same position you were in. I would have turned right on the tail of the bitch in front of me, acting almost as a trailer, thus resulting in a close escape. Alternatively, you could have ‘abandoned ship’ and gone straight on, the lights being red you would not have chopped anyone behind you off. But anyway its all a moot point and you’ll be sure to adhere to the motto ‘to work not to put into or intersection if not this is to loosen to leave’ in the future. :)
As for the bitch in front of you, let’s assume from your tale that she had ample opportunity to turn right but didn’t. Well there’s an old saying “Volvo drivers never have accidents, they merely cause them.” Its applicable here, in that the bitch did not contravene any laws per say, but was none the less a cause of your situation, Chuck, due to her failing to act like a ‘rational agent’, where we assume rational agents are beings which turn right when they have ample opportunity to do so. This is why I am very critical of those people that always seem to have people ‘crash into them’. Simply not being in the wrong does not imply being in the right.
Anyway at least in the end you were fortunate in that nobody careered into you during your morning adventure. Have a drink! Hmmm. Don’t mind if I do….SALOON! (Or, as the Romans probably didn’t say, IMBIBO!)
PS I also advocate rocket boosters. And armour. Man I just want the Tumbler from Batman Begins.
By the way Chuck, your little story about getting stuck in the intersection has been spread far and wide by all accounts :D There are many people now who can't turn right at an intersection without thinking of you and grinning. :) He he he he he he.
Well as the saying goes
The only thing worse then being talked about.....is two years in prison for buggery
Happy New Year!
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