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if the editor was still writing the blog it would say. This is the second time these
fuckwitted so called drivers in Canberra have drove me to the point of madness. Here is a
typical pre twentyten day at the moment. Up early to drive over the other side of the city
literally. Heading toward the main junction to which links a cross town freeway, there
were roadwork signs on display.
Taking note and slowing down like a good little aware driver, the car in front of me
didn't take heed. Up around the bend I could see a long lineup of cars queuing to cross
the last set of traffic lights before the onramp. The car continued to speed until
appearing to just notice this, slamming on the brakes and veering to the left a little.
When I caught up behind in the queue I could see a long haired woman through her cars
mirror, just a few meters away from the car in front of her. She was on the mobile phone
with the mouth blabbing away. When the traffic freed up and started to move, she didn't
notice. A gap appeared so lengthy on the road that you could land a plane. A car beeped
behind me. I joined in. The finger went up and she sped off like a dragster.
When I finally caught up to the second round of waiting at the lights, she had changed
lanes. But in a twist of coincidence, stopped parallel. I looked over. The stare on her
could cut through railway track. 'Fuck you' she mouthed. Smiling I pointed at the gap
widening in front of her once more. Holding my nicotine stained right hand up to my
forehead I made an L and laughed.
I thought that was the bad point of the day on the road. But it got worse. On the way back
from the location I was at, a yellow small shitbox of a thing was hammering along toward a
round-about at full pace in front of me. On entering the round-about lanes we all had to
give way to traffic from the right.
When it was clear, the yellow car crawled through the intersection doing about 10kph. The
car behind tailgating me all the way through. Thinking he was going to speed up, he kept
the slow pace for the next few kays. Looking in my mirrors all I could see were the
vehicles piling up behind. He turned off to the left at the next lights. Brilliant.
Making excellent time, went up toward the 5 minute mark of green lights and non-stop
hustle. I crossed over to the interchange onto the main road, when suddenly the same
yellow car appeared in front of the pack. He was speeding toward a tunnel underpass. He
slowed right down. Making me drop from 5th to 2nd and apply my brakes.
Quick thinking and awesomely, I saw a gap in the next lane and steered toward it. Passing
the car on the inside lane, the driver looked like he was drunk, hands shaking around. Was
obviously listening to music, lip-syncing like Britney Spears. Beeping at him, he didn't
pay attention.
The drivers of Canberra really need a national educational summit conference debate
Coorabie enquiry to tell them how shit there are at driving on the roads. You can go out
an buy a V12 Mcclaren on your 'P's, and drive it, if you could afford it in the Australian
Capital Territory apparently ..
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