Oops! Weird car habits
What you need to know:
- You buy a modern car that clearly shows you on the dashboard screen the area you are reversing into. However, you barely even notice the screen. You instead open the car door to estimate the distance, maybe even step out of the car to ‘assess’ or enlist the help of nearby watchmen and passers-by before hopping into the car and completing the manoeuvre. If this is you, please just break the dashboard screen and continue with your analogue ways.
- You get into your car looking like any other sane individual, even smiling, and then the minute your tyres hit the road you transform into a monster - like a Ugawood adaptation of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A good example being those who drive by overtaking- they overtake everything and everyone for no good reason at all, all the while looking furious and hooting like madmen. My friend, why are you so angry, is your own foolishness irritating you?
Some habits just mystify me. Riyalleh and truly. Don’t some people just make you stop, scratch your head and utter “Eh?!” Car owners, this one goes out to you today.
1. You tint your windows and then you keep them rolled down even in a rainstorm (complete with hailstones and flashes of lightning) because ‘I need to see the road.’ But who told you to have them tinted!!! And not just a simple tint but the kind that a career kidnapper would go for. If you’re not sure about your tint, perform this simple check: Offer your neighbour a lift and keep the windows closed. If she keeps tapping you nervously and asking “Bati Roy, you are taking us wheya?”, then you belong to this category of drivers.
2. You buy a modern car that clearly shows you on the dashboard screen the area you are reversing into. However, you barely even notice the screen. You instead open the car door to estimate the distance, maybe even step out of the car to ‘assess’ or enlist the help of nearby watchmen and passers-by before hopping into the car and completing the manoeuvre. If this is you, please just break the dashboard screen and continue with your analogue ways.
3. You get into your car looking like any other sane individual, even smiling, and then the minute your tyres hit the road you transform into a monster - like a Ugawood adaptation of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. A good example being those who drive by overtaking- they overtake everything and everyone for no good reason at all, all the while looking furious and hooting like madmen. My friend, why are you so angry, is your own foolishness irritating you?
4. Drivers who step on the accelerator the minute they approach a zebra crossing. I am not exaggerating- I have seen this happen quite a number of times. I am beginning to believe that paint used for the zebra crossings is laced with a potent, anger-inducing chemical that can only be detected by those in vehicles. Hmmm, perhaps gavumenti can send its team of scientists to investigate this?
Drive safely this week!
