Every weekend I drive about 150 miles to and from San Diego to come visit family, friends, and girlfriend. On the road I've had some interesting experiences. I've seen two cars collide 5 feet away from me at high speeds. I've seen a Wendy's catch on fire and spew ash and embers over the highway. I've been stuck in traffic so bad, I had to drive backwards on the freeway and used an onramp as an offramp. So many things, I really don't think they happened anymore. Driving for me has turned into a surreal event. Being stuck in traffic seems to not bother me. Well it drtives me nuts, but I can get through it. It just.. happens and is over and done with. Its not anything I try to keep with me, it (like most things) I have no control over. The insanity creeps in.
Really, I'm not insane, I'm just abnormal. We should have tunnels under freeways for people driving between big cities can keep going at 65 mph or more. We need to make a license harder to get, so people can't make foolish mistakes for being inexperienced and unknown of traffic rules. There is a reason Germany has the autobahn, drivers know what the hell they're doing. I've seen too many people not paying attention to what they're doing when they drive. Its just ludicrous the amount of accidents that are caused by stupidity: Tailgating, not looking where you're going, paying too much attention to that phone call, that morning burger, that coffee, the person next to you, putting on makeup, reading the newspaper. If people could actually think about that for a second, they'd instantly see its a bad idea. People need to think when they drive.
This has turned into a ramble.
I can keep going.
I was riding my motorcycle, big mistake on today's roads, and I almost was killed. I was heading up to a stoplight, it was still green, then yellow. Then out of the corner of my eye someone decides they want to be in my lane. They do see me. But they need to be in my lane, and now. So.. they change lanes right in front of me. Okay, thats alright, lights still just turned yellow. Lets go on through. Oh wait, no, you're not just in my lane, you're stopping right in front of me. Okay, fine, what the hell. At that point, I slam on my brakes and screech to a halt. I really locked up my rear tire. If you ever take a motorcycle course, they tell you not to do that, it can get you killed. Somehow I held it together and upright, stopping 3 inches from the car in front of me. My heart is in throat. "Sorry!" he says. Sorry.. I wish I could just talk to him, tell that young man, YOU ALMOST KILLED SOMEONE TODAY, HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL? I doubt it'd get through.
More crazy adventures to follow.
End random rant, I'd edit it to make it coherent, but my mind thinks 10x faster than my motor and analytic skills. You get a stream burst of though, love it or leave it. Hint: Read through really quickly.
