"More often then not here in CT I see them pulled over at the side of the road 5 minutes later with a stern looking Trooper lookin to make his quota. I just toot my horn and laugh as I drive by them.
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Isn't that fun? It's always satisfying to see the buttheads pulled over. You can count on them having multiple tickets and very high insurance rates, too. It's sufficient payback for my momentary annoyance at their antics.
Sadly, I've also seen a couple of buttheads down the road in accidents with other vehicles. That bothers me a lot.
My dad taught me defensive driving when I was learning to drive. He's 82 now, still driving, although never on interstates any more...just into town and back these days. He never had a single accident in his driving life. Not one. I don't believe he ever had a ticket, either.
The most important thing he taught me was that I was the only one who could avoid accidents, and that I should never rely on other drivers to avoid them for me.
Driving always involved his complete attention and I learned that from him, too, along with how to back a trailer and shift a non-synchromesh truck transmission properly.
He drove every minute he was on the road. He scanned the road and his mirrors constantly. He told me that I always should know my escape route at all times, just in case something occurred.
He taught by example, and his lessons were very good ones. Now, I drive just like my dad always did. He was right. I've avoided dozens of serious accidents, had to use that escape route a few times, and have stayed safe.
My wife thinks I'm nuts, because I won't even carry on a conversation while I'm driving. She's learned to read a book while we travel.
And I still count only on myself to avoid accidents. So far, so good.