Attention all City-Drivers!



Yep, you....

This post goes out to all of the city-drivers out there that have completely forgotten (or possibly just disregarded) the normal-society-accepted-rules of polite driving.  I'm not sure when or how this happened, but given that I have a hard time believing anybody would be rude to another person on purpose and I want to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, I am going to assume city-drivers were never taught, simply forgot or are not even aware that they are and/or have become a city-driver.

Thus, I have listed a few of the normal-society-accepted-rules of polite driving below to save these poor individuals from their aggressive, bad-mannered or just plain rude way of driving. [Or, more likely, attempt to save the few polite drivers left their sanity from the city-drivers or becoming a city driver themselves!]

1. When another driver puts on their blinker to signal that they want to get over in your lane, do not speed up so they cannot get over.  Just simply let them in.   
2. When you are the driver that has just been "let in", wave to say thank you!
3. As other drivers are entering the highway, move over to the middle or left lane to let them in giving them time and space to accelerate to the appropriate speed.
4. If you are a slow driver (or at least driving slower than all of the other drivers around you), move over to the furthest right lane.
5. Along the same lines as #4, do not cut someone off and then drive 15 mph under the speed limit. 
6. In back-to-back traffic, if a driver is waiting to enter into your lane from an intersection and you are already moving at a snails-pace and/or are at a dead-stop, be polite and let them in.  [Driver that was just let in, refer back to Rule #2.]
7. When switching lanes always use your blinker.  It is not polite to weave in and out of traffic like a madman running from something.
8. Last, but not least, remember the golden rule your mom taught you - treat others like you would like to be treated....this goes for driving as well!

Happy, polite, safe driving to all!!