Sunday Drivers!

You’ve probably heard that term “Sunday Driver” before, right? You know – the kinds of drivers who drive too slow, sometimes swerve accidentally and repeatedly, basically people who have no business being on the road … these are the people that used to only come out on Sundays, generally for church, groceries, and bingo. Well, I have news for ya – they’re taking over Saturday as well.

I generally don’t get road rage – when driving I’m usually a patient person. Yesterday, my patience was tested … on numerous occasions. First, as I’m driving down Mac Dade Boulevard, a lady passes the intersection, then decides she wants to make the turn anyway, of course all the while not even thinking to pay attention to oncoming traffic – and as luck would have it, oncoming traffic was me. I was able to apply the brakes with enough pressure as to swerve and miss this ignorant goofball, and the best part was that she continued to be oblivious to the whole situation. She should be thankful that I wasn’t one of Andy Reid’s sons.

Then, while in the parking lot of a shopping center, it seemed as if every driver decided that they HAD TO BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACES! I hate these people with a passion, and generally, I’ll try to find them in the stores after they park in order to give them a dirty look (hey, it makes me feel better, dammit!). Anyway, I know this may be a touchy subject, because some of you might actually be “back parkers.” Yes, I know that it does ultimately save YOU time when leaving a shopping center, you probably didn’t realize that this also wastes a tremendous amount of time for everybody else who is trying to park (and shop).

There were numerous other incidents with people in the left lane not putting on their turn signals, and me having to wait behind them because I didn’t realize they were going to turn … I even flicked one of the turn-signally-challenged drivers the bird (something I normally never do). If there was a way to either build roads exclusively for Sunday drivers (so they didn’t have to get in our way), or if we could just take their licenses away entirely, I’d be cool with that.