Cars and their drivers

I've been thinking for sometime (dangerous, I know... sane people go into hiding when I think too hard!).

What is it that apparently changes people when they get into a car (or often worse still, behind a keyboard on a forum)?

Well, I think the answer is that it DOESN'T change people. What you get is someone who is isolated from their environment sufficiently for them to show what a d*ckhead they really are in real life.

It's a sad indightment of humanity that most (yes I said MOST) people are:

• Lacking the basic social skills at a heart-and-soul level.
  Yes they will "do the right thing" when they think someone will judge them and that judgement is likely to impact them, but most people in my experience are actually down at heart ignorant and selfish. Those who really think about and care about others enough to make this world a better place are, in my opinion and assessment, in the low 5%-10%
  
  
• Lacking intelligence
  Some people are good at their jobs, others are good at their hobbies, a small number are plain genius, but few people actually have sufficient overall intelligence to be allowed behind a car steering wheel.
  Why does driving a car require intelligence? Because driving is all about cause and effect, and few people have the foresight or understanding to fully appreciate the "effect" part of their actions.

There's nothing that you or I can do for these poor fools who have no idea that their desire to get to work 5 minutes earlier, or that business meeting or that phone call is actually completely irrelevant in the scheme of life They are deluded that they, and their needs, are in some way important - but the fact of life is that we're all pretty insignificant and disposable, and that NOTHING is worth putting your own safety or others safety at risk.

They don't realise that driving 2 meters off your rear bumper at 70 miles per hour is actually not achieving anything... in their own small world it is achieving some kind of satisfaction that they're "doing something", to get to where they want to be when in actual fact they're causing the whole process to get more difficult, because all you're then doing is taking great delight in holding them up :) Cause and effect - y'see?

The macho male or dimwitted female (yes, ok, stereotypes... but they DO exist) who doesn't even look in your direction before swinging into your lane in front of you has more problems than they care to admit - their tunnel vision is impeding their progress through life as it goes beyond driving, it shows a lack of attention to detail that will see them get to retirement age and wonder what happened... whereas you and I will have a life full of achievement and wonderment.

So when the guy behind you is tailgating, or the guy in front cuts you up, or you see some other idiot doing something equally foolish on the roads... pity them rather than getting angry. It's not their fault they are dimwitted and slow of thought, or lack enough heart to truly love or be loved... that's just the way they are, and perhaps an indightment on their parents and social circle.

So - drive with care and consideration and be a role model to these poor fools... who knows, your good actions might actually show them a new way of behaving. It's unlikely that they've got the mental capacity to grasp such concepts, but you never know - genetic wonders do happen!

Be kind to others. leave plenty of space in front of you (it'll help your passenger (if any) have a comfortable journey as well as relaxing you much more than you could think possible). Set the example and most of all...

Be careful out there, it's a jungle!

:)