Rules of the road simply do not apply to many, but not all, I must add.
There are many who are pleasant, polite and follow the rules. Then there are those with their own rule book. I have been watching and learning so I should be a good candidate, it is sad, but hey,
– Red robots are green.
– fourway stops don’t apply (only if you see oncoming traffic or a traffic officer).
– single lanes, it’s your choice to make them a double lane if you deem necessary.
– while creating a double lane, you can cut another driver off as you feel you have right of way. Confusion Junction is famous for this, turning towards the hospital direction.
– you can use the emergency demarcated lanes as a stop and go or even a parking area.
– with the current stop and go, you do not need to worry about the people patiently waiting in the queue, just bypass 70 other vehicles in the oncoming traffic lane and push yourself to the front.
– if you are not let in, force your way in until you are literally 10cm from the other car. That way they have no choice but to forcefully let you in.
– you can do U-turns wherever and whenever you want.
– you can drive on an incomplete roadway under construction, not open to drivers.
– you can block traffic coming out of Margate Pick n Pay parking lot, or anywhere else you deem fit, and best of all is you don’t even need to worry if they can’t see oncoming traffic.
– parking within reason to an intersection does not exist, just park in the driveway or on the kerb.
– you can double park / stop on the main road obstructing traffic, it’s all good.
– if you think people are not driving fast enough, you just tail gate them.
– with the queues we have, you can hold up the traffic (while it is flowing and people have been in the queue for half an hour) to pick up commuters.
– if someone hoots at you, oh boy, just lean out the window and tell them to ‘voetsek’.
Nope, after thinking about it, I think I will stick to my current profession.
M ERA
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