Road Courtesy I: Giving Way
Some time ago, on television, I saw an advertisement about courteous driving on the roads. The ad was very nicely shot, and the good behaviours of the motorists looked too good to be true. I'm sure such gracious motorists do exist but only a minority.
A few days ago, when I was driving home, I saw the driver of a silver car in front of me signalling to indicate that he was going to filter right to the outer lane. As he was about halfway into the lane, a sports car literally "zoomed" right up to the car, trying to prevent the car from "entering his lane". Unfortunately for the sports car driver, the gap was too narrow for him to squeeze through, so he had no choice but to quickly step on his emergency brakes and follow obediently behind the car. But a while later, when he had a chance, the sports car overtook the silver car, and I guess he must be feeling very "shiok" then, having taken his "revenge". I've seen many such cases and I find them really amusing. However, I'm surprised that a little action, such as giving way to others, is so hard to achieve. What is wrong with these people?
Well, so much for courteous driving. There's still a very long way to achieve that!.