Driving 101 - How not to be a douche on the road

I have to post this, because on a daily basis, nearly experience a wreck. Most would say it's probably because I am the one driving recklessly, but on the contrary, I know my "Right of Way"s and the rules of the road to help prevent accidents.

Some may be saying (for those who know) "Aren't you a racer? Racers are very reckless!"

Yes, I like to race. However, I almost never do it on public roads. I take my vehicle to the racing strip and race there. The very few times I do race on public roads, I race on uncrowded roads usually late, late at night.

And, just because I race does not mean that I am a bad driver. So let me put a few things here that hopefully you guys can follow so you won't look like a complete ass when on the road. And while you might survive the wreck, the person who hits you might not, so you may help prevent people from dieing because your dumbass fault. So let me establish two REALLY REALLY easy points to follow:

1) For the love of a holy entity! Never drive below the speed limit, and never slow down below the speed limit (unless you have to). More accidents are caused by people driving below the speed limit than above it.

2) Use the BLOODY blinker! You know, the turn signal? It SIGNALS people that you ARE ABOUT TO TURN. Which usually means either crossing traffic or slowing down (or both). Is it so hard to turn the signal on? I don't know about you, but every car that I HAVE been in, has the turn signal right next to the steering wheel! I can usually push the signal with my pinky finger it is so close.

So, those are two points you have to follow on the road that will make a huge difference! Am I being an ol' coot telling you to slow down? No. I prefer speeders over slow drivers. To be honest, I speed myself. Usually not much, but I do.

I'll probably do another Driving 101 later, but for now, I am hoping a couple of people will read this and suddenly have a revelation "Ooooooh!".