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Since I went rock climbing all the time and
would go places that my convertible couldn't get to, the jeep would allow me to
get anywhere. Finally, from an engineering viewpoint, it met all of the state
of California's codes. Needless to say I bought the car. It was exciting
because now not only could I whiz by those small electric economy cars, now
I could drive over top of them too!
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Unfortunately, we live in a world where there are times where more than one
person has to agree on a project before it can begin. Take any organization
that is run by a board of directors, everyone or a majority has to agree. Now,
4 years into my marriage, at 49 years of age with 1 child who is 7 months old,
I just can't make decisions on my own anymore. It seems as though there's an
entire committee I have to go through just to go down the street and play pool.
However, my wife is supportive and helps me understand some of these new
decisions. For example, I no longer own a Jeep, instead, as my wife points out
I have something Better, an Xterra. It has 4-wheel drive and can go places
just like my jeep, plus we can put the baby in it. However, there are still
times I miss my jeep and I can't really drive it over those economy cars, in
fact, in the 4 years I've owned the Xterra I only had it in 4-wheel drive once,
for about 30 seconds, to go over a snow covered road bump. As for my
convertible, it's long gone too. Now I have a scooter. Once again, I am told
that it's like a convertible, so I should enjoy it. The wind can still blow
through what's left of my hair. I can drive it all around the beach if I want
plus it gets better gas mileage, so it's actually better then my convertible.
However, now those economy cars laugh at me.
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The scooter is actually highway rated, and I'm practicing driving around the
local roads until I can take a skills course. As I'm tooling around I think
in the back of my head of the rude bicyclists and rude motorcyclists and hope
and pray that I don't become like them. However, I have noticed that now car
drivers are rude. How are they rude? A motorcycle should be considered like
a car and motorists should allow them as much space as a car on the road for
safety. I've had people pass me and not even get all the way over on the other
side of the line! In a turn I've had cars whiz past me before I was even out
of the road. Needless to say, I'm a little nervous just starting out on the
bike but the motorists are making me even more nervous. I would feel safer in
my convertible but as I said, the scooter is better then the convertible.
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Whatever you ride, the bottom line is there are rules associated with your
vehicle. No matter what type of vehicle you have; a bike, a car, a motorcycle
or even if your vehicle is just your two feet, there are rules you have to
follow to be safe. Look both ways when you cross a street, don't run a red
light, drive close to the middle of the lane, etc. I may not agree with all of
the rules, but a committee of people got together and said by following these
rules they'll be less people getting hurt. I agree with that. I just hope that
people start following the rules of the road a bit better than they do.
Remember, it's not always someone else's fault. Sometimes, that someone else
is actually us! Beep beep!
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