Obeying the Law on the Road By Brenda Williams At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

There is a Judas Priest song called “Breaking the Law” and I think about that song title often when I'm on the road. It simply never ceases to amaze me at how many bad drivers there are out there. From following someone else too closely to changing lanes or turning without using your turn signal, it seems like the possibilites for bad driving are endless! Depending on where in the country you live, the laws for the roadways may be different. For example, if you live in the Washington D.C. area, there are certain rules that drivers have to follow when getting on the highway and into the left lanes, which are designated for high occupancy vehicles (H.O.V. ) only. If you get caught driving in the HOV lane with no one else in your vehicle except for you, then you stand a good chance of getting pulled over by a police officer and cited for breaking the law.

Another rule that is pretty much standard everywhere within the United States relates to people, children and schoolbuses. Whenever you see a schoolbus put on what looks like hazard lights, you must slow down (leaving a safe distance between you and the school bus) and wait until the school bus turns its lights off and starts to drive again. Depending on the type of road you are on, all traffic may have to yield to the school bus. It is a serious infringement of the law to pass a stopped schoolbus. For those people who may be confused, many schoolbuses nowadays also have a “Stop” sign that extends out from the side of the bus indicating that vehicles need to stop. If you are caught passing a stopped schoolbus, you will get a signifcant chunk of points tacked onto your license which can lead to other problems. Additionally, the last thing you want to have happen is for you to pass a stopped schoolbus and then strike a child who is crossing the street.

There is a saying that says, “Better safe than sorry.” This couldn't be more true. Many drivers who occupy the roads today always seem like they are in a great rush to get somewhere. In the meantime, that somewhere simply translates to going home so that they can relax and unwind from a hectic day at the office! Now think about what would happen if in your rush to get home and “relax,” you struck a pedestrian who decided to cross the street while you decided to run a red light...Take your time and remind yourself why safe driving is important. There should be abslutely nothing more important than your safety and the safety of the other people around you.

When drivers break the rules while they are behind the wheel of their cars, they tend to make other safer drivers nervous because then the safer drivers look at the unsafe drivers as being somewhat unpredictable. In thinking this way, many motorists who would otherwise be deemed as “good drivers” will react poorly because they are trying to anticipate the unpredictable behavior of the other drivers.

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