Oh the joys of driving
I never can rant enough about the lack of use of the turn signal. It could be my biggest pet peeve. One of these days, I will be in a horrible car accident because someone refused to use their turning indicator that results in my incineration by gigantic fireball. That or I'm going to get a brand new epxlorer out of the deal.Before I launch into my full tirade, I'm going to say that there is only one situation when I do not use my turn signal and that's when I'm out and about in the country alone cruising down a gravel road while hunting. But I digress....
This morning's incident made my jaw drop in utter disbelief. I was situated at a stoplight (yes, we have stoplights in my small town) with my turn signal indicating that I would turn left when the situation allowed me. There was a truck across the way obviously heading in the opposite direction as I was or facing south since I was facing north. I had been stopped there for a full five or six seconds which was more than enough time to gauge my wait before I could turn left because of traffic behind the truck.
That's when the moron in the truck put his turn signal on while I was watching. I saw his face. It wasn't a look of "Oh hey, I need to go this way," or "Oh yeah, I forgot I needed to turn." I'm positive that the idiot in question didn't change his mind in the middle of the route. He just ASSUMED that I would know he wanted to turn. It's not much effort. Have we gotten so lazy as a society we can't move our freaking hands to push a lever up or down? My goodness, I'm not a member of the Psychic Network. I have never claimed to be. I shouldn't have to guess whether or not a driver is going to turn. No one should. I guess my explorer has invisible paint on it, which makes other people unable to see it.
Yes, I see a horriffic fireball in my future.
posted by Rusty @ 6:32 AM
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