Automobile Drivers Past Present

Will someone, or can someone, tell me where all the fine, outstanding drivers of the past have disappeared to? You know, the ones who were courteous, kind, polite, watching the road and others, and … you get the idea. Where did they go? Were they, I hope figuratively, run over by today’s discourteously, obnoxious, and unkind drivers? Oh, the lament of one of those drivers of old, who must survive in today’s insane world!

When I was growing up, my parents were fine drivers: considerate toward other drivers, staying between the lines on the highway or interstate, driving at a safe pace, and, being very aware of their surroundings. Furthermore, my parents were: careful planners with regard to travel times, places to stop, and so forth; they had four kids, I was the oldest, to consider and remember as they drove from here to there. Today, my mother does not drive; however, if she did, I know that she too would have difficulty adjusting to the insane and, definitely dangerous, drivers of today. Zoom … Zoom … Zooming away. Does anyone remember how fast the Roadrunner was from the cartoons?

I truly, and thoroughly, do remember the Roadrunner and how fast he, the roadrunner was a he, wasn’t he, could run. I do not believe, with all my heart, and I hope to die-sorta way, that he, she, or it, the Roadrunner, would have a chance against today’s drivers. Wow and what the … [this is a polite rant; thus, all the same, I will not swear] are today’s drivers up to? To say they are speed-demons is to say too little; or, to say that they are inherently insane, is, again, saying too little. Who are these young drivers, and why do they put their brains to sleep when they get behind the wheel? Once more: were they brought up this way, is this a continuation or exaggeration of the self-belief that they are invulnerable to any and all danger of driving so fast?

Alas, I do not believe that there are any “of-course” answers to this dilemma. As I write this, I am reminded of the numerous drivers who raced at above-35-mph on a residential street, and of the ones that take up the whole middle of a driveway and demand, and expect, you, the other driver, get out of their way, or else!!!

I could go on and on and on and on; now, I am through, for the time being. I have said basically what I wanted to say, and there is always the next time. Maybe, just maybe, I have reached one of those very dangerous to humanity drivers, and that person will slow down. I wish; just like I wish we will all have a POTUS that is kind, considerate, knowledgeable, and truly a fine person for the country, maybe even the world. Yeah right?!? Enough.