Driving Pet Peeves of the Month

1) If you're going to change lanes in order to turn right, could you please do it within a reasonable amount of time? Just because you put on your right-turn signal to come into my lane it doesn't mean you can just go right in. These double lane-changing SOB's should be shot.

2) Are you turning left? Please have the courtesy to turn on your left signal before the cars behind you start to bunch up.

3) It's not a law but please, if you're a bit slow could you PLEASE move over to the right lane so people with reasonable driving skills could pass you? This especially applies on the highway. I wish they would have the American law of "drive on right, pass on left" here.

4) HOV lanes are for cars with 2 or 3 people who WANT TO DRIVE FASTER. They are not for cars with 2 or 3 people who WANT TO DRIVE SLOWER.

5) See those left-turn or right-turn only lanes? They don't mean you can drive through the intersection; they mean you have to turn, nimrod. This applies especially on the corner of No. 3 Road and Bridgeport Road where people don't really know anything.

6) The River Rock parking lot should save money and take away all their "Exit" and "Parking" and "One-Way" signs because nobody ever reads them anyways.

Richmond Drivers

Ever get into an accident at a Tim Horton's parking lot before? I guess I've joined an exclusive club.

Daily Driver Rant

Way to go, big idiot driving in the opposite direction on East 22nd who decided that he would turn left while I was perhaps only two car lengths away. I managed to break in time (and in fact probably ruined them a little bit). This was my closest to an accident in a long time. This was just stupid. If I wasn't in a bit of a rush to change and get to work I would have followed the guy and do something.

Weekly Driver Rants

I wonder if I can turn this page into strictly a "bad driver" page and have enough topics to write about. You know, I think ICBC should institute some sort of a system where every time you renew your license you have to take a SIMPLE driving test. At least 50% of those on the road really have not clue what they're doing. I'm not talking about the bad drivers. There are those that speed, or cut into lanes or are otherwise reckless. That's their choice. They developed their own bad habits.

I'm talking about the ones that somehow snuck their way to a pass on their driving test. They are the ones that think that going green means never using your signal light, or have no clue how to properly merge from an onramp onto a highway. They are the ones who think HOV means to drive as slowly as possible. What were they taught in driving school anyways?