Saturday, June 03, 2006

Be a considerate driver; give way

While driving this morning, I wanted to move from the middle to the right lane. I turned on my right hand signal. I looked at the rear view mirror to see the cars in the right lane.

Instead of slowing down for me to move to the right lane, I saw the first car actualy speed up. The driver just wanted to get in front. This happened with the second and the third cars.

All three drivers behaved in the same way.

We have to learn to be considerate, and to give way.
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2 comments:

inotstupid said...

I read many years ago that more than 1% of Americans were handicapped drivers. The main cause was due to highway accidents and not war casualty. This had led the Americans to come down hard on drunk driving and to campaign for more courteous driving behaviour.

It has worked.

Americans used to be worse drivers than Singaporeans. Nowadays, I find they are more patient. They let you change lane willingly, even the big trucks. If you make a mistake they don't "horn" you. After all, if there is a serious accident, both parties are likely to end up in hospital.

I agree with Mr Tan that Singaporean drivers should wake-up before more and more of us become handicapped drivers due to road accidents.

June 15, 2006 4:39 AM
Justin Lim said...

It takes 2 hands to clap...
Any accident could have been avoided if at least 1 party takes a step back...

In this case, Mr Tan signals his intention. However, this does not mean he has the right of way.

Slow down to give way to Mr Tan? If this is the case, then would Mr Tan be driving at a slower much speed that the vehicles on the right lane. As such, should Mr Tan remain on the lane he is in, instead of moving to the right lane.

June 18, 2006 1:32 AM

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