Karma is real
Posted on July 25, 2006
Filed Under Asides, Rant, funny, funny ha ha, society, transport |
I ordered my new car today and it’s the Ford S-Max. I haven’t decided on a pet name yet. LOL, it’s a sporty people-carrier! Jokes are already circulating on the Internet about the stupidity of calling the car SMACKS (say SMAX out loud) when it’s target buyers are young families with kids.
Because mine is a bog standard engine plus four wheels car, it should be available by the end of next week. All I have to do is keep my current car out of harm’s way for 10 days. 10 days… I don’t know if it’s gonna happen.
Just today, I’ve been almost forced off the road twice today. One car didn’t stay in it’s lane when it was going around a roundabout. She thought it was much easier to keep a straight line and force me to jam on the brakes. The second time was at a junction. I was on the inside lane in a left turn only lane. The car on my outside right also wanted to turn left - so she did. I didn’t even get the 3-second warning*. Three times today, I’ve been stuck behind tractors and I really really struggled to keep my composure and not overtake them, thus reducing the risk of me crashing. Every traffic light turned red when I approached, increasing the risk of me getting rear-ended. My nerves are shot.
I must have been a very naughty bunny in a previous life. Karma is payback, big time.
Drivers in Ireland just do what they want. I don’t mean Irish drivers, I mean drivers in Ireland. Maybe there’s be something in the air. Maybe it’s because we don’t have a visible police presence on our roads. Or maybe it’s because we have 330,000 unlicenced drivers (in a total population of 4M) who are legally allowed to drive alone on our roads.
*3-second rule: They don’t obey the rules of the road and they never, ever use their signal indicators. Occasionally, the 3-second rule is deployed. It usually happens when the road is heavily congested and there is no room to change lanes. In this instance, the driver will indicate that he’s changing lane. And after 3 seconds, he does! Doesn’t matter if you’re physically in that space, you’d had fair warning, mate. So you either crash or you slow down to accomodate him.
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