Optional, Like Power Windows.

Beyond the point of being tried, getting peeved, becoming angry & bitching is a land known as straight whining. Today I am whining. What about? Turn signals and the people who REFUSE to use them. What IS that shit anyway? I am so sick of having to slam on my brakes or swerve into other cars because some jerk-fuck had a sudden hankerin' for a particular lane. Cut the fucking crap already.

There seem to be a huge amount of people who don't know what a turn signal is or what it's for. For those that don't know what I'm talking about : In all of our cars (usually) to the left of our steering wheels is a little lever that make these little lights in the back of our cars flash, letting the drivers behind us know where we are planning to go! Simple, eh? Now, when you are going to make a turn... guess what? YOU USE IT! When you're going to switch into another lane... guess again? YOU USE IT! See how easy that is? What a novel idea to let the other people on the road know where you're about to steer your huge mechanical vehicle! Do some cars not come with turn signals? Are they optional? Does everyone down here in FL walk into the dealership, find the car they like/can afford and decide they're gonna take air conditioning instead of turn signals? "You know what, fuck alerting my fellow drivers, it's hotter than hell! *yuck yuck yuck*"

I'm having difficulties understanding how it escapes the minds of my fellow drivers that driving is a privilege & we're all pretty much putting our lives in the hands of our skills and the other drivers on the road. It's bad enough people do stupid shit behind the wheel (I won't get into the many things about taking driving responsibly that I could; driving drunk, etc.), but when you can't do something as simple as let me know in what direction you're about to throw yourself I fear for the future of the safety of the road.

Did you know that in FL it's not required for you to have a learner's permit for a year to practice driving with a licensed driver?? When I found out this particular fact, alot of things (on the road) started making sense. Is it no wonder my Northern road rage has increased significantly since entering this Southern prison, just part of being a whiney asshole.

*Special thanks to my S.O. who always tries to ease my rage with a joke about optional car accessories.