Crosswalk Etiquette
May 23rd 2007 20:22
I love being a kind motorist and stopping for people to cross the street, especially in a congested store parking lot or something similar. Most normal people will acknowledge the favor and do a little foot shuffle or a wave saying “Thank you for stopping.” That’s all I need. But if I stop for someone and they give an attitude like “Yeah, you better stop!” it makes me want to mash the gas! Or the classic “I’m gonna walk slower now and hold you up” bullshit.
Same goes for letting another driver merge into your lane. A little smile and a wave goes a long way. I don’t owe you a damn thing, so a little appreciation is great.
I could ramble on about this kind of stuff forever, and I’m even more animated in person. I should just start posting videos.
Maybe it’s just the area I live in. Does anyone else feel the same way I do?
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Comment by KylieW
Celebrity Obsession
I have the worst road rage (well not the worst. I'm not bad enough to get out of my car and physically attack another person) but I do scream and curse extremely loudly (usually accompanied by rude finger gestures)
But no matter what stupid thing a driver has done to make me feel the rage, a wave and a smile will calm me right down (just acknowledge that you were a dickhead and you're sorry.....and we're cool).
People who don't wave when I let them into my lane.......well they get yelled at. Tailgated even. And I'll definitely cut them off (okay that's an exaggeration.....I'm not really that bad........at least I don't think so).
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Comment by D. Armenta
The Florida Keys and Everglades
The Black Sheep Chronicles
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Debate Fan
I have seriously considered installing a cowcatcher on my front bumper.
As for the rude bastards that don't acknowledge road courtesy, I'm real good at maneuvering them into a box with another car, then being cheerfully oblivious when they try to get my attention.
I also love the women (and I hate to generalize here, but it's always the women who do this with me) who sail right past as though I were a doorman when I hold doors open for them. I usually say loudly, "OH, DON"T MENTION IT. MY PLEASURE."
-But then again I live within an hours' drive of one of the all-around rudest populaces in the world. This city has held the number one slot for worst drivers in America for several years now. Care to guess what city?
And what city do you live in (or near)?
Comment by Nathan Hennessy
The Loyal Customer
Same goes for courtesy. Each part of the country has a different take on courtesy and the normal "what you should do" in a public situation.
Comment by D. Armenta
The Florida Keys and Everglades
The Black Sheep Chronicles
What constitutes bad manners?
The male mystique
Debate Fan
Courtesy is unknown in Miami, which is an hour north of me. I've driven all over the U.S., Mexico, and parts of Asia and the Caribbean and I can safely say that, Yes--Miami, Florida has the absolute worst drivers in the U.S. , perhaps the world.