Bad driving knows no borders.
On Sunday, after witnessing a spectacular display of bad driving on Western Avenue, we came up with the idea of designing signs to hold up in your car to offending drivers. (Much to my surprise, Caterina recently has had the same idea.) At the very least, it certainly would send a clearer message to people than the usual array of gestures.
My ideas:
For indiscriminate lane-weavers:
YOUR LANE. MY LANE. LEARN THE DIFFERENCE.
For mindless yappers:
GET OFF THE ROAD OR GET OFF THE PHONE. PAY ATTENTION WHEN I TALK TO YOU!
For people driving as if they've had a few too many:
HIC!
For solo drivers of behemoth SUVs:
HOLD THAT BUS! I'M COMING ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
And finally, for general displays of insouciant disregard for other drivers, a stern rebuke:
NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.
I want an LED display sign that attaches to my roof. There could be a pre-programmed set of harassments. But the keyboard that comes with it would allow you to punch out a nice situation-specific howl.
BTW--Hi Anne!! I check in often from Laurie's site.
Posted by: eve on December 17, 2002 11:25 AMHi Eve! It's funny how we all have similar reactions to bad driving. We want to respond, but in a way that's not going to result in bodily harm...
Posted by: Anne on December 17, 2002 07:35 PMI love the "my lane. your lane." one.
On the Edens recently I saw a bobblehead that would moon the car behind them. (The head still bobbled, but his shorts came down when asked.) While it wouldn't necessarily get the message across to the offending driver, it would be a step in the right direction.
Posted by: brian on December 18, 2002 12:43 PM