Driving to all of your jobsites can pile on the miles. But even worse than spending time on the road is when you do it surrounded by bad drivers. Here are my Top 3 types of bad drivers.
Whether theyâre texting, checking email or typing a novel to their friend, people who are on their phone must feel they are above the rest of us: âSo what if itâs against the law. My fast reflexes and skills are way more sophisticated than the average human. Of course I can text and drive.â
Youâll be able to spot these people when a light turns green, but there is no sign of them hitting the gas pedal anytime soon. Or, they slow down and speed up like their car is stuck in some crazy carousel. The more âskilledâ phone-aholics can be seen looking up and down, like they are forever nodding âyes.â
Even though youâve slowed down, flashed your lights, waved and maybe even honked your horn, they will not â for any reason â merge onto the highway. They seem content to white-knuckle the steering wheel until someone comes to a complete stop to let them in. Iâm more afraid of this type of driver than someone who is aggressive because you never know what a timid driver will do next.
Then, you have the person who waits until the very last minute to merge, even though they could have before, just to get a little further ahead. For these, show no mercy.
Itâs like as soon as they get in front of you, the realize theyâre speeding and should slow down â which means they are now going slower than you, the person they passed. These arenât the spiteful drivers who get around you just to box you in. Itâs as if they think they would go so much faster if only you werenât in front of them. And guess what: They were wrong. They are the type that will never be happy, and if you pass them, theyâll gain some speed courage and want to be in the front again. Just hope you arenât on a long drive when you encounter one of these.
So, before unleashing your road rage, think of that crazy texter or seemingly lost driver as your neighbor. Youâll think twice about shooting or shouting anything their way.