When Trevor was first learning to drive he did not like other vehicles anywhere nearby, especially ones coming from the opposite direction. I could understand this, the main road near our house is a two lane affair that hasn't changed much since this area was mostly cow farms (they've been replaced by subdivisions now).
His reaction to these cars and trucks was to yell, "Get off my road!". I would tell him to calm down, that the cars coming from the other direction were less likely to be a problem than the ones pulling out in front of him or the ones coming up too fast from behind. I would say that yelling at them doesn't help.
I was wrong.
I've tried it when someone rushes to pull out in front of me and then goes 20 mph under the speed limit or a car coming the other way decides to take their half of the road out of the middle. It doesn't make them drive any better but I feel better after telling those who think the road belongs to them that it really belongs to me!
Posted by marybeth at March 29, 2006 03:32 PM FamilyYep, that is exactly how I feel, as well.
Posted by Sioux at March 30, 2006 06:34 PM