Bad Driver?, i don't think so. Options

[sadolakced acid]

right... my parents think i'm a bad driver. apparently i don't need to go 25 Mph immediatly, i should work up to that speed over a distance of several blocks.

apparently, i shouldn't change lanes more than once every half hour.

apparently, going 40 in a 25 mph windy road is a bad idea. (ok that one probably is, but they still complain when i go 27. )

and apparently, it's much better to drive your car like an old lady, getting in everyone's way, going 50 (speed limit) in the fast lane of a highway (not regular road, highway), when the regular speed people are driving in the turn lane is 65.

AHHH.

please note, that i took both the drivers test, and drivers ed. both the examiner and the drivers ed instructor said i was a good driver.


yes. i have decided never to drive my parents.

because apparently, if the brakelights of the car in front of you even blink, you need to slam the brakes.

and no matter what speed you're going you should be 4 (4! i was taught 3, and that 2 was the true safe distance) seconds away...


bother for that.

yes, even if i'm going 25, the car is 5 car lenghts in front of me, if thier brakelights light up, and i dont' break, my parents start yelling at me for being unsafe.


i respond by driving at the posted speed limit and the suggested speed limit on turns. and by slamming the brakes, very very abruptly, to get to that speed.

you have no idea how long it takes to go through a turn at 15 miles per hour...

ahhhhh

yea. that's my rant.

[jordanriane]

Why not just deal with it? Your parents are just looking out for their safety, as well as yours, when it comes to driving.

Honestly, it's not something to just take forgranted, because your life is on the line.

Let them do all the complaining they want; Sooner or later you'll be driving on your own, and well, if you do whatever you want, it's your life.