Friday, May 15, 2009

Dying courtesy...

Lately, while driving I face this problem of fellow drivers being rude. This is what happens usually...
  1. There are speed traps on the highway to entrap speeders - the freeways can easily mark higher speeds, but no idea why there are marked at highway speeds.
  2. All highway & freeway interchanges in the metro are clover - this means the one leaving the freeway has to rely on the courtesy of the other driver who is joining that freeway & vice versa. This is plain frustrating when other drivers lack the courtesy despite you showing it.
  3. If you want to change lanes & turn your indicator on, you have to make sure there is no car behind you that other lane - or else, the one behind would love to ram you. As a policy, there is no room for those who indicate their lane changes. OTOH, you can change lane without indicating, and everyone gives you way while you are at it.
  4. If you are on foot, make sure you are clear of any vehicle even if you have the right of way - I mean even if you have the "walking man" - drivers do not stop for pedestrians.

From my observations, you will get better courtesy at a graveyard; and this city is supposedly known for its courtesy (in a nice way, I mean).