THE BIG RACE: The Turtle & The Car

There are some days that I just wonder what people are thinking when they are behind the wheel of a car. I only say this because it is obvious some of those who are driving certainly do not have their mind on the task at hand. Today, I witnessed an example of this very thing.

My in-laws came to visit today (they live two hours away), and we went out to eat. A few details are fuzzy here, as we went to a buffet and I completely stuffed my face and spent the next couple of hours in total misery. The detail that I am fuzzy over is whether this happened on the way to the restaurant, or on the way home. Oh….since you asked, I will tell you what happened.

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The Really Big 4 Lane No-no

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I was out driving recently…yep, it happens.

As usual, all I have to do is wait, and the unexpected will happen. I was driving on a road with 2 lanes in each direction with a center turning lane. The 2 lanes I was in forked like a “Y,” and the top side of the “Y” had two lanes on each side as well, and just before the split, we actually had 4 lanes for a moment.

But wait…a mini-van in the far left lane realized that the right lane was the place he/she to be, as they really did want to turn right at the “Y.” But they were in the left lane….I said that already, right?

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