Ice Cream Lane

I was in Boca last weekend, driving to my daughter’s house after having stopped at the store. The driver in the right lane decided she needed to change to my lane. No big deal, but what was a big deal was she seemed uncertain about her decision. She was driving slowly and getting slower all the time. Why was this a big deal to me, besides being a road hazard?!  I had no time for slow-moving vehicles! I had ice cream! Shouldn’t there be a fast lane for ice cream? Perhaps an ice cream flashing light that you put on the roof. There is a finite amount of time you have between store and home before ice cream reverts back to milk and sugar. You’ve got to go! Get out-of-the-way!!!

Since this woman seemed to be unsure of her next move and I had melting ice cream in a warm car, I changed lanes. Just as I was coming up on her right flank she began her drift in front of me again. I honked the horn. I didn’t lay on it. That would have been overkill, but I didn’t need to add crumpled left fender to melted ice cream. She swerved back to where she came from and then stopped!

Stopped! You can’t stop in the left lane, or even the right lane for that matter! Cars were coming up on her and I can assure you it was going to be an unpleasant surprise for them to realize she wasn’t moving!!! From my rearview mirror I could see everyone was now dodging right. Once they passed and all was clear, she made her right hand turn from the left lane! What?! You can’t do that! I don’t care how much you want to do that, you can’t! They don’t even do that in Ontario and believe me, I’m pretty sure there is some creative driving going on in Ontario.

There are rules people! Whether you got your license yesterday or 50 years ago, the rules are the same and they apply to everyone! Creativity and individualism in driving style is not encouraged! It’s not even accepted! If you are unsure of the rules, refresh your memory with the driver’s manual. You are not allowed to make up new rules. We have people for that. And when folks have ice cream, yield the right of way!!! I’d do the same for you.