1. Blinker Blindness: Your turn signals are not part of your
portable psychedelic lightshow. They are solely to be used when you intend to
make a turn or enter a road. So let other drivers know what you are going to do
next and use your blinker!
2.Lane Sharing: White dashed lines on the roadway indicate
the separation of lanes. It is hazardous to straddle lane lines for longer than
is necessary to change lanes.
3. Boxing Other Cars In: There is nothing worse than coming
out to your car to find it “boxed in” by other cars on the curb. If a curb
parking spot does not have a two foot margin on the front and rear, then you
shouldn’t park there. By inching up to the cars around you, you’re leaving them
with no room to get out. This is sure to infuriate other drivers.
4. Slow-poke Driving: Highways have a slow lane and a fast
lane. If you are a slow driver, then please stay in the right-most lane (which
is usually the slow lane). Do not drive in the fast/passing lane for any reason
other than to perform a pass.
5. Tailgating: Tailgating is one of the most annoying
driving habits. Don’t do it, ever. It frustrates other drivers and will not get
you to your destination any faster. Tailgating a car to try to force them to
move over can result in a road-rage incident or a crash. If you hit someone
from behind, it’s always your fault for following too closely.
6. Poor Stop Light Etiquette: This is the person who stops
about 3 feet past the white line at stop lights. Not only can you end up
blocking the intersection and get hit by cross-traffic, but you’re not allowing
any room for pedestrians to cross safely.
7. Being a Pace Car: This usually only occurs on rural
2-lane highways. If you are driving alongside another car at the same speed,
you are blocking all traffic from being able to pass.
8. Excessive Braking: Have you ever been in heavy traffic
when the car in front of you keeps slamming on his breaks to avoid hitting the
car in front of him? Or, when a car keeps tapping his breaks every minute for
no apparent reason? Not only is this annoying, but it’s confusing to drivers
around you. If you do this for an extended period of time, a “crying wolf”
syndrome could occur. Other drivers may not react to your brake lights until
it’s too late.
