READERS REPORT (22)
10 road rules of a backseat driver
GERARD O'NEIL www.stuff.co.nz 11/12/2014
JEKYLL AND HYDE: Gerard says his wife thinks
she can create her own road rules from the passenger seat.
After years of acting as my wife’s personal
chauffeur, she finally passed her driving licence last week.
The question now is if I have the courage to
get in the car with her behind the wheel, as the moment my wife opens a car
door she transforms into a Jekyll and Hyde type character.
In her altered state as a passenger, she
believes she has the power write her own rules. Here are just a few:
1. It is possible to pass on double yellow
lines, as their only purpose is to make the road look more beautiful.
2. It is a sin to stay more than 30 seconds
behind a truck.
3. If you do not tailgate, someone will zip
into the gap in front of you.
4. The co-pilot controls windscreen wipers.
5. Air conditioning and demisters cause
allergies. If the windscreen needs to be demisted, wind down the windows. It
does not matter if it is -20C outside and raining.
6. If another road user irritates the
co-pilot, they have the right to reach over and toot the horn.
7. If an oncoming motorist delays dipping
their lights, instruct your driver to keep his on full beam to teach the other
driver a lesson.
8. Missing the turnoff is always the
driver's fault, even if the co-pilot has the map on her lap and is supposedly
navigating.
9. Providing you look innocent, you can go
the wrong way down a one-way street.
10. When you finally arrive at your
destination, have got out of the car and completed the transformation back into
a loving wife, you can ask your husband why he looks so stressed!
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12.
The driver always parks on the wrong space and should park 'Over There'.
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I
have to admit I actually laughed raucously when I read this, and i was by
myself! I'd love to have a drive with this lady. No, just kidding.
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6.
If another road user irritates the co-pilot, they have the right to reach
over and toot the horn
I so hate that one!! |
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11.
Regarding radio stations and aircon, -Drivers comfort is paramount!
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Absolutely.
If you are a passenger in the car I'm driving and you don't like the
temperature, the song that's playing or the volume you're welcome to get out
and catch a bus.
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After
your first trip together you should of told her to sort out her issues.
No way would that be happening in my car. If she has a problem with it, she can walk. |
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Backseat
driver is actually in the dictionary. It says, a person that gives unwanted
and unneeded advice to the driver of a car. How true that is.
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Hahahaha
oh my god, don't ever let her on the road again!!
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11.
Indicating is optional. In fact other road users should be able to work out
for themselves which way you intend to turn
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