The Darwins just returned yesterday from a weekend trip. You guys, I used to think I was a fairly competent driver. Not all that much phases me, and audio books make the time flow easily for the kids. (I'm not so sanguine about overly-frequent bathroom stops, but this too shall pass.)
But I've discovered my driving Waterloo: a perfect storm situation consisting of a high-construction area, a semi in the right lane, and a concrete barrier that's right up on the white line of the left lane. I really don't like driving next to concrete barriers at the best of times (though Darwin points out that unlike a car, a concrete barrier isn't going to move at you). But at night, wedged next to a semi, at 60 MPH? My shoulders and knuckles still ache from being tensed.
Just pick a high aiming point to steer toward and ignore the barrier. Then you can speed up and get past the semi.
ReplyDeleteas a new driver, I'd try to get in these situations so I could become more ocnfortable in them.
Then try driving in Egypt, or Korea!
I felt the same way a few days ago, driving in a single lane split off from the rest of I-15. There was concrete on both sides.
ReplyDeleteThen try driving in Egypt, or Korea!
ReplyDeleteGee, I thought Italy was scary enough.
High sympathy!
ReplyDeleteI get bad in that situation, too.
I also have the "bonus" of driving my mom's mini-van, so when I pass the small-*bleep* idiots in big "trucks" they feel the need to drive like morons to get ahead of me...and slow down.
What little fingernails I had are gone.....
(BTW, my mom is curious if your going to email, re: animals?)
I've found that 90% of driving is 50% mental! :-) I don't much like the concrete barriers either.
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