Bad_Drivers

Dabolt 1 Nick Dabolt 1/30/2011 ENG 090 Mrs. Maguire Drivers on the Road Today Bad drivers drive me absolutely crazy. Not only is it annoying, but dangerous too. I would rather be at home all day than go out on the road to give myself a headache. When I came up to Raleigh for college after growing up in a country community it was a new world. People are crazy up here and mot just cannot drive in my opinion. It is almost like people do it on purpose, to be careless. I notice many kinds of different drivers on the road. These drivers I have classified into three different categories according to how they drive: Grandma Drivers, first timers and the reckless. The grandma driver, to me, is the worst out of the three. They don’t know speed limits or just decide to fifteen under what is posted. Sometimes I wonder if that is just an old person’s role while driving, to go as slow as possible in the fast lane on a major highway or any road at that. I think that it is very dangerous, and if they cannot follow the rules then they really do not deserve a license. Riding through Fuquay I always end up behind an old town car with a grandma in the driver’s seat. I have noticed that hardly any pay attention at stop lights; they will stop at red lights but when it turns green they will sit there. Not all old people are like this, but most are. I think all senior citizens should be tested once a year after seventy to see whether they can drive or not. Dabolt 2 My second kind of driver is a first timer. We all have been down that path of learning how to drive. Just some learn faster than others. I hate it when I get behind one, because they are anxious and scared that they do not drive right. Also, they will not take chances, such as right on reds or just pulling out into traffic. They do not understand that all cars are come with brakes and hopefully they will slow down enough. One of my pet peeves is the kids that just get their license and think they run the roads. Kids rolling around in school parking lots music as loud as it will go going down a highway practically flying. Those are the kids that will not see it past eighteen. Those are the drivers that I love to make mad just because the way they act. We all learn at different speeds so sooner or later they will not be scared anymore. Last will be the reckless drivers. I am guilty for this kind of driving, only so I can get down the road. Most of these drivers are pedal to the metal all the time. They are also guilty of weaving through cars, basically anything just to get ahead. These impatient people are the most dangerous drivers out there that will cause major wrecks. Road rage is a big deal and I can say I have done it, but people will cut you off and give you the middle finger. Driving down major highways you will see a lot. People do not respect anybody else and think everybody owes them a favor to get out of their way. What I have seen is going fast does not get you anywhere faster than other drivers. In conclusion, there are always going to be those bad drivers out on the road; the grandmas, the first timers and the reckless. Better testing, more courage and more enforcement would help our roads become safer for other drivers. I would like to see less of the dangerous and more enforcement by police. This is to keep the safe drivers unharmed.