Comments on: Question of the Week: Driving http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/ LitPark Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10219 SusanHenderson Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:33:53 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10219 So funny because I think what makes me a terrible driver is that I'm hyper aware of all the what-ifs. I'm foreseeing the driver in the next lane hitting a possible stone in the road and thus needing to swerve into my lane, and so I make room for that. I'm assuming the guy who crosses into the shoulder is drunk. And I imagine, if the guy tailgating me from behind happens to hit me, how much room do I need to keep from hitting the car full of kids that's in front of me, and so on. Pretty soon, the worst driver on the road is the one who's trying the hardest to be careful. Oh, and nice to have you here, Jaliya! So funny because I think what makes me a terrible driver is that I’m hyper aware of all the what-ifs. I’m foreseeing the driver in the next lane hitting a possible stone in the road and thus needing to swerve into my lane, and so I make room for that. I’m assuming the guy who crosses into the shoulder is drunk. And I imagine, if the guy tailgating me from behind happens to hit me, how much room do I need to keep from hitting the car full of kids that’s in front of me, and so on. Pretty soon, the worst driver on the road is the one who’s trying the hardest to be careful.

Oh, and nice to have you here, Jaliya!

]]> By: Jaliya http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10218 Jaliya Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:02:29 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10218 I'm an excellent driver; a lifetime of hyper-awareness and attention to what's around me have made my reflexes very quick...and I really enjoy driving. At one point in my life I wanted to be a pilot, like my older brother (he's a captain with a major airline). He complimented me from the passenger seat of my car one day as I wove along a narrow city street that was lined on both sides with parked cars. He flinched once or twice, thinking perhaps that I'd nick off a side mirror or two...at the end of this tricky route, he turned to me and said, "You drive really well..." He looked amazed. My husband, who's driven just about everything on wheels and has some racing experience, trusts me enough to fall asleep during longer drives. To be honest...part of my strategy is to assume that everyone else on the road is an idiot -- the one place in the world where I can be very judgmental and unforgiving is when I'm behind the wheel of a car. I have seen countless drivers yakking on cellphones, reading, applying makeup, screaming at their kids while craning their heads around to the backseat. I get furious that most other drivers seem to have no idea of what they're dealing with, and I think that licensing should be much more stringent than it is. For one thing...teenagers shouldn't be allowed to drive. Many of them tear around, ignoring everything from red lights to road lines. Don't get me started, either, on people who drink and drive... I’m an excellent driver; a lifetime of hyper-awareness and attention to what’s around me have made my reflexes very quick…and I really enjoy driving. At one point in my life I wanted to be a pilot, like my older brother (he’s a captain with a major airline). He complimented me from the passenger seat of my car one day as I wove along a narrow city street that was lined on both sides with parked cars. He flinched once or twice, thinking perhaps that I’d nick off a side mirror or two…at the end of this tricky route, he turned to me and said, “You drive really well…” He looked amazed. My husband, who’s driven just about everything on wheels and has some racing experience, trusts me enough to fall asleep during longer drives. To be honest…part of my strategy is to assume that everyone else on the road is an idiot — the one place in the world where I can be very judgmental and unforgiving is when I’m behind the wheel of a car. I have seen countless drivers yakking on cellphones, reading, applying makeup, screaming at their kids while craning their heads around to the backseat. I get furious that most other drivers seem to have no idea of what they’re dealing with, and I think that licensing should be much more stringent than it is. For one thing…teenagers shouldn’t be allowed to drive. Many of them tear around, ignoring everything from red lights to road lines. Don’t get me started, either, on people who drink and drive…

]]> By: RAC http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10217 RAC Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:59:16 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10217 Laura made me laugh out loud in the library. [Moving to a different floor.] Laura made me laugh out loud in the library. [Moving to a different floor.]

]]> By: RAC http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10216 RAC Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:57:46 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10216 Oh, crap. There goes my street cred. I don't do drugs... so sue me. However, my libertarian leanings prevent me from judging or criticizing or ostracizing anyone in my circle of friends who choose to inhale, blah blah blah. Oh, crap. There goes my street cred. I don’t do drugs… so sue me. However, my libertarian leanings prevent me from judging or criticizing or ostracizing anyone in my circle of friends who choose to inhale, blah blah blah.

]]> By: Kimberly http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10215 Kimberly Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:15:13 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10215 check the comments section of your blog... :-) check the comments section of your blog… :-)

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10214 SusanHenderson Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:36:52 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10214 I have a good friend who wanted to be a taxi driver in NYC but couldn't pass the drug test, so he went into teaching! I have a good friend who wanted to be a taxi driver in NYC but couldn’t pass the drug test, so he went into teaching!

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10213 SusanHenderson Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:35:41 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10213 I fixed that link. And here it is for easy access: http://macabreink.com/author-interviews/susan-henderson What was this - three years ago? I fixed that link. And here it is for easy access:

http://macabreink.com/author-interviews/susan-henderson

What was this – three years ago?

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10212 SusanHenderson Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:34:12 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10212 I don't tend to rate people as prominent or not-prominent. We each have taken a unique path through life, and that makes everyone's contributions to the conversation very interesting to me. You're adding just as much luster to this circle as the others! I don’t tend to rate people as prominent or not-prominent. We each have taken a unique path through life, and that makes everyone’s contributions to the conversation very interesting to me. You’re adding just as much luster to this circle as the others!

]]> By: Carolyn_Burns_Bass http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10211 Carolyn_Burns_Bass Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:41:28 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10211 I just had a brainburst... Please make your next film about women drivers and this personality thing. I bet Robin would have a really good story for that one, too. You could come out to LA and I'd let you drive my car out Sunset to the coast, then up PCH for lunch in Malibu. Tempted? I just had a brainburst… Please make your next film about women drivers and this personality thing. I bet Robin would have a really good story for that one, too. You could come out to LA and I’d let you drive my car out Sunset to the coast, then up PCH for lunch in Malibu. Tempted?

]]> By: cungena54 http://www.litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10210 cungena54 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:32:07 +0000 http://litpark.com/2008/02/11/question-of-the-week-driving/#comment-10210 How true Susan making friends /connecting through a site like this is great! As I once said I´m not a prominent person , but love reading and have been to readings from various authors.It seems however the English speaking authors are the friendliest and most obliging!! Must be the mentallity. I´m not familiar with most of your Litpark firends , so i feel quite privileged to be among such an illustrous circle , and maybe one day I may even write a story. I have enough to tell. How true Susan making friends /connecting through a site like this is great! As I once said I´m not a prominent person , but love reading and have been to readings from various authors.It seems however the English speaking authors are the friendliest and most obliging!! Must be the mentallity.
I´m not familiar with most of your Litpark firends , so i feel quite privileged to be among such an illustrous circle , and maybe one day I may even write a story. I have enough to tell.

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