This is a plea to some of my fellow motorists to follow the rules of the road – it’s not that difficult.
I drive a distance of 148km to and from work and I see many transgressions along the way.
Lockdown restrictions have eased which has allowed more freedom of movement, but it has brought out the worst in drivers.
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My pet peeve is the motorist driving without lights. As it turns dark, the natural inclination is to turn on your lights, not only for your safety but for that of your fellow motorists too.
But some insist on not doing so. Why? I am still trying to come up with a plausible answer.
One day last week, I happened to be driving on the N2 after 6pm. It was pitch dark, and ever the alert driver I looked in the distance to see what was ahead of me.
I saw a flash of white. I assumed it was a vehicle…or was it someone running across the road? I felt a bit apprehensive as I neared the spot.
If it was a vehicle, I would have seen the tail lights, but nothing.
To my annoyance, it was a vehicle without tail lights but it had headlights (thank goodness for small mercies).
So, this driver obviously assumed it was okay to not only endanger his own life but that of others too.
In another incident, as I neared the robots in Umtentweni, a bus was speeding behind me.
The robots turned orange, I slowed down to stop as a law-abiding motorist.
But not this bus driver. He assumed I would drive through, but for obvious reasons I didn’t.
To avoid hitting my vehicle, he had to swerve into the right turning lane. Luckily, there were no vehicles waiting to turn.
Also to those who drive ‘fancy, fast cars’ it is not okay to drive so close behind me that I can see you up close in my rear view mirror.
You are invading my personal space.
If it is a single lane road, I cannot let you pass because you are in a hurry or if your foot is stuck on the accelerator.
Keep to the speed limit, like everyone else, it is there for a reason.
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