January 10, 2019
The perception of one’s own ability to drive is totally in the eye of the beholder. We all think we are great drivers, and that the other guy is an idiot. Here are some examples:
Driver
My Perception
Anyone driving faster than me
A crazy, out of control maniac
Anyone driving slower than me
A wimp
Anyone other than me in the left hand lane
A jammer
Anyone in the right hand lane
A wimp
Anyone using their turn signal
Never seen anybody use one
Anyone texting while driving
A public menace
Me texting while driving
Multi-tasking
Anyone cutting me off
A candidate for death row
Me cutting someone off
A candidate for NASCAR
Anyone using GPS
Directionally-challenged
Me using GPS
A sensitive male willing to take directions from a female
Anyone driving an SUV
An ecologically-irresponsible, climate change denier
Me driving a high-powered sports car
Way cool!
Someone letting me merge into traffic
A wimp
Me letting someone merge into traffic
Citizen of the Year
Anyone pulled over for speeding
Someone who had it coming
Me pulled over fro speeding
An egregious travesty of justice
Anyone stopping at McDonald’s on the highway
Morbidly obese
Me stopping at McDonald’s
World traveler on the go
Anyone with a high license number
A loser
Anyone with a low license number
A preppie
Anyone pulling a trailer
A redneck
Me pulling a trailer
Jack Kerouac
Truck driver passing me on the highway
A jerk with radar
Me passing a truck driver on the highway
Getting back at the high school bully
The Spin Doctor 