*i actually wrote this last week but due to internet difficulties, it sat in my drafts folder for a bit.
since being gainfully employed in dallas, i've been doing a lot of driving to and from work. with gas as expensive as it is, i don't do it every day; i make sure to take the train at least twice a week (but i'm about to up it to three times after last week's sudden jump in gas prices.) i spend at least an hour and forty five minutes on the road the days i do drive to work, and in doing so, i encounter a lot of bad/annoying/jerk drivers. now, i've always had some pet peeves about other drivers, like those that make their entire 184 mile trip only in the left lane and those that can't quite grasp the concept of a four way stop. but with all the quality time i've spent in my car these past few months, i've found something else that irritates me: people who don't use their turn signal when changing lanes. it never really bothered me before; this developed mostly due to the fact that most of my driving is done during high density traffic times. with less personal space, i find myself suddenly cut off without warning (i.e. turn signal) a lot more than i did on long stretches of highway, and it ticks me off. i want to tell them how ticked i am, but they're in their own car with their windows rolled up listening to some crappy music. so i took it upon myself to make a sign that i can use.
nothing spectacular, but it gets the point across. and in the event that the offender remains in front of my car, i've developed another sign that's legible in the rearview mirror. it'll be printed on the backside to conserve paper, of course.
that'll show them.
6 years ago
