I have several axioms that my friends hear me repeat. They are strong feelings I have about behavior modifications for the general public that I believe would make the world a better place. Number one is “If everyone did their job like they are SUPPOSED to, everything would work just fine”. I could list 20 examples of shiftless workers I have personally observed, but I know you are smart enough to understand what I mean. Since I drive a lot, I also believe their should be mandatory road testing for a driver’s license every two or three years. A driver’s license should cost $150. And if you get caught driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you lose your license and your car. Pretty hard-core I know, but I know way too many people I would like to still have around that have been killed by such behavior, both of their own fault, and others. The driving habits I encounter daily are simply atrocious. Lane deviations, errant speed control, traffic light shenanigans, oh, I could go on and on. Driving is NOT a right, it is an earned and valuable privilege.
A couple of easy questions for the IQ test I began with. Do you know you can do a U Turn at a signalized intersection? That used to be a big no-no. Now from the left lane you can do a u turn at an intersection, and right-turn on red drivers must yield to that person doing the u-turn. BUT, you must not back up at all during that u turn, otherwise you are engaged in a moving violation. Pedestrians have the right of way nearly all the time, except where is no intersection or crosswalk or where the pedestrian does not have a green or “walk” signal and where vehicles have a green signal. Can you drive barefoot? Yes. Can you pass on the right of a non-paved right if the car in front is turning left? Yes. That’s a brand new law, by the way. How many pages are the WI “rules of the road”? 38! Which side is your gas cap on? Some surveys show only 50% of drivers know this…come on people! Can you inline skate on the road? Unbelievably, the answer is YES, subject to local ordinances of course. And here is my favorite:
“No person shall
throw any missile, circular or pamphlet at the occupants of any
vehicle or throw or place any missile, circular or pamphlet in or
on any vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is occupied.”
I think they mean “missive”, not “missile”.
For goodness sake, take the time to learn how to drive and be safe. And don’t believe everything you read.
I really have nothing about racers right now, some activity is happening for local guys going to the southern tracks, nothing specific.
18 weeks to our season starting!
