May 30, 2007
Driving Lesson
I was driving on a side street today. Did the traffic laws change while I was away in -- hmmm, they haven't really let me go anywhere since I got lost in Canada. So, that can't be the reason. But I always thought that if cars were parked on the side of the two lane blacktop upon which I was driving that I had to yield to on-coming traffic. I drew a diagram to illustrate the situation:
In the last decade or so, however, when I am the car in the lane in which no other vehicles are parked, the car, which I thought was supposed to yield the right-of-way to me, just swings way, way out onto my side of the roadway and tries to run me off the road. I drew a diagram to illustrate that situation:
I have concluded that it's me. I must have some kind of beacon that other drivers can pick up either on their GPS equipment or the receivers that have been implanted into their heads by the government. They hear, "Beep, beep, bee-eeep ... that's Bill. He's a pussy. He'll yield."
Can there be any other logical explanation?
Posted by Bill at May 30, 2007 09:26 PMpart of the problem is that you have a yaris. NOBODY has to yield to you ...
;-)
Posted by: tj at May 30, 2007 11:34 PMI have that problem too sometimes. I think it's called 'the first to crack'. We have 'priority to the right' which is very dangerous and there are two camps, those who take the priority and those who always give in;
Posted by: Anji at June 3, 2007 11:57 AMAwesome diagrams as usual. Love them. I must have a beacon too. But then, I'm the one who was in your driving class and learned the whole yield lesson with you. You and me. The only ones in the class or paying attention to the lesson that day, obviously.