Classification essay 2

One thing I always try to remember when I get into my vehicle and buckle up is that I am not the only person going out today. I have to keep my guard up at all times and be aware of all the drivers who seem to have no clue that they are not alone on the road. If I happen upon an obnoxious driver who seems to be trying to push everyone else off the road, I try to steer clear of them. If I happen upon on a slow poke who is too busy looking out their driver’s side windows at the events going on outside, like the old woman I almost rear-ended yesterday, then I try to remember to keep my foot near the brake because more than likely they are going to be slamming their own brakes on in the near future so that they can look at an accident on the opposite side of the median. Finally, if I meet with one of the drivers who think they can drive with their knees while they are doing other things with their hands, my advice to myself is to keep a sharp eye on them until they pass, because sooner rather than later they are going to make a mistake. I try to keep these three classifications of horrible drivers in my mind at all times.
The first classification of terrible drivers is the obnoxious drivers. These are one of the worst types of drivers to encounter. A majority of these offenders are the Tailgaters. These are the people who like to drive so close to my rear bumper, that I can’t see their front bumper in my rearview. They seem to be in such a hurry that they weave too and fro behind me looking for their moment to pass, even though I am doing the posted speed limit. Another bad habit these drivers have is when they try to pass everyone who is in the left hand lane by speeding in the right hand lane and then trying to cut back into the left lane without their blinker causing drivers in the left hand lane to slam on their brakes so that they don’t hit the offender. This happens to me at least two times a day. Just yesterday while driving on Broadway, I had some smart ass kid think that he could pass me in the right hand lane and then try to cut me off before his lane ended. Too bad for him, it didn’t happen. I sped up so that he couldn’t get in my lane and he had to stop and wait for the traffic behind me before he got into the left lane. These people seem to think that they own the road and have every right to do as they please even if it goes against the law. Ironically these people are also the biggest majority of the middle finger throwers.

The next types of drivers are the Rubberneckers. These people are usually older in age and seem to be driving just below or right exactly at the speed limit. When these drivers encounter anything distracting, especially a car accident or someone stopped on the side of the road by a cop, they immediately slam on the breaks and crane their necks to see what happened. These people in my opinion are too nosey to be on the road. They tend to cause traffic backup, rear-end accidents, and general irritation among the drivers behind them. Just this week I had to slam my brakes on for an elderly lady who decided that the blasting they are doing on the side of Stillwater Ave. was more important than driving her car. She slowed down to about 10 miles per hour and I’m surprised that she didn’t get a kink in her neck from watching the opposite side of the road.

Finally, we come to the worst types of drivers out there. I have classified these drivers as “driving with their heads up their asses”. These are the folks who are always chatting on the phone and driving their vehicles with their knees. They never notice when the red light has turned green because they are too busy on the phone, doing their makeup in the rearview, or digging for a new CD to put in the stereo. I was behind one of these losers last week. The girl was sitting at a red light and when it turned green, she still sat there. She was too busy looking at her visor trying to find a CD to listen to. I honked my horn and was treated to a view of her middle finger as she finally got moving. These people also seem to think that it is perfectly alright to blast their music so loud that their vehicle windows almost shatter from the amount of bass coming through the speakers. Not only do they feel the need to blare their music, but they roll all of their windows down so that everyone within a mile can hear what they are listening to. Like the guy yesterday who wasn’t pulling over for the ambulance going by because he couldn’t hear the siren. These are the drivers that I give a wide berth to. They tend to weave when they drop the phone while driving and they also seem to be deaf from all the loud music pouring out of their windows.

There is so much to pay attention to now when I drive my car. Not only do I have to deal with all the construction going on, and watching out for people crossing the road, now there seems to be an outbreak of highly unqualified drivers out there. I try to avoid getting to near to the rear-end of another vehicle on the road for two reasons. There are the Rubberneckers to watch out for and I do not want to be labeled as a Tailgater. As for all those people out there who talk on their cell phones and blast their music while driving, well, I try to keep a sharp eye out for them. They don’t pay attention and I don’t want to be around when they mistake the gas for the break because they are so deep in conversation they forget they are driving. I’ll be leaving for school in a few minutes, and my stress level is rising. I hope I make it there in one piece.