So I went to Centurion yesterday evening to meet a friend for a movie, and I have noticed that EVERY SINGLE FREAKING traffic light catches you on red, no matter how fast or slow you drive, or whether your turn or go straight. Is this a new diabolical plan to curb road rage or increase it? F*************************CK!
Catch a wake up guys – DON”T DO THAT.
Sunday, June 18, 2006
When the law is behind technology, and the idiots are in front
The other day, on my way to work, I was stuck behind a man who was driving like, well, a woman. I hesitate to say it – but in my experience, this is one generalisation that holds true. Most women drive like idiots because they are too cautious, drive too defensively, and therefore, cause the free flow of traffic to be interrupted. More on this later…
Anyway, the guy in front of me was driving at 90 in the fast lane, but there were trucks in the two slow lanes doing like 70 and 50 respectively, so there was nowhere else to go. To make matters worse, the guy had a free-flow exhaust, a retrofitted tail fin, the fattest takkies you have ever seen (possibly too fat for the turning circle on the car) and I could see a TV screen on his dashboard. Needless to say – he was watching something. But wait – that’s not all. He was also on his cell phone. WTF?
I heard on the radio last month that although mobile DVD players and TVs in cars are not illegal yet, (because there has never been a need for such a law…) they are looking at bringing in such a law. So this menace in front of me, causing a backlog of traffic back for two turn-offs, was in fact only committing one illegal act – one which carries only a R500 fine. And two crimes of stupidity. I think it may be time to pour more chlorine into the gene pool.
Too bad the cops we drove past were not interested in doing anything about it…
Anyway, the guy in front of me was driving at 90 in the fast lane, but there were trucks in the two slow lanes doing like 70 and 50 respectively, so there was nowhere else to go. To make matters worse, the guy had a free-flow exhaust, a retrofitted tail fin, the fattest takkies you have ever seen (possibly too fat for the turning circle on the car) and I could see a TV screen on his dashboard. Needless to say – he was watching something. But wait – that’s not all. He was also on his cell phone. WTF?
I heard on the radio last month that although mobile DVD players and TVs in cars are not illegal yet, (because there has never been a need for such a law…) they are looking at bringing in such a law. So this menace in front of me, causing a backlog of traffic back for two turn-offs, was in fact only committing one illegal act – one which carries only a R500 fine. And two crimes of stupidity. I think it may be time to pour more chlorine into the gene pool.
Too bad the cops we drove past were not interested in doing anything about it…
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