Driving horrors!
- By: Qwaider
- On:Tuesday, September 04, 2007 10:58:04 PM
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Ok, I'm no alien to driving in the Jordanian capital of Amman, but it appears that the conditions have deteriorated dramatically since the last time I was here
It appears that the number of cars have doubled. Now I'm not positive that they have, but I can see that there are more cars roaming the tight streets of Amman
With that, you can also notice that the deterioration of ethics and patience among drivers. People are eager to cut each other throat, they're looking forward to it! It just shines in their eyes. As they frown from one side to the other
The drivers even seized to be tolerant to the elderly or the ladies or new drivers.
I've also noticed an escalated number of cars with fender-benders or at least some dinged or scratched sides. Just about 1 in every two has at least some minor issue.
I don't know where this country is heading to. But if these issues are left unchecked they do spell out disaster. I might be pessimistic but I feel that group therapy at the national level is needed to be able to alter the layers of bad behavior, manners and poor responses to simple problems.
Some would argue that we're in need of more strict regulations, that might be necessary but the regulation is not the problem. There are many rules that are just impossible to implement or catch people doing them. They will not be able to deter people when the watchful eye of law enforcement is not there.
What we need is a moral system that works. For that to happen, we need to start with the next generation. The young audience and instill in them the morality and integrity needed to make them better and more tolerant citizen, and my help even reform the older generation.
I remember a few years back a campaign against speeding had the slogan "Don't speed father, we're waiting for you" still resonates these days as wives remind their husbands not to speed. I think we need things like that and have these perpetual campaigns continuously financed by the money collected from offending drivers. The more the number of tickets increases, the greater the efforts should become
It might be far fetched, but it's not impossible, and really much needed.
Memories....
well... allah ye7mi el kol
i noticed last year that everybody is driving like taxi drivers do...and if u donot show them that u "2ad 7alak", then u r chicken...
I bet any thing all the people who complain if they had the choice to cut people off, or run a red light or switch lanes suddenly they would.
I'm not complaining because I can't do all of these things. I have the ability and skill to do them all and cause a lot of damage. But, it's the lack of skills and morals that is concerning me here. People with mediocre driving skills attempting stunts that could really harm people.
I can remember blowing through a 4-way stop at a high rate of speed, screaming, "THERE'S A STOP SIGN!!", only to be looked at like I was nuts. I was politely informed it was a "suggestion", which is part of the problem - "suggestions" only apply to "others". Another memorable experience was driving head on into three lanes of oncoming traffic, again screaming while the driver thought I was nuts.
There are plenty more horror stories, but how many do you need to illustrate the non-existent policing of traffic laws coupled with "special persons" designation that "exempts" one from obeying them?
Drive like your grandmother's in the other car - ie., don't run it down, don't cut it off, don't flip it off.