Wacky things people do as they drive
I'm not just talking about people talking on cell phones as they drive. Or people driving with their pets on their laps, sometimes with paws on steering wheels. I don't even mean women putting on make-up, peering in the rear view when their attention should be on the road ahead of them.
Oh, no, that's peanuts compared to some of the wacky things I've seen people doing as they drive. And get this, as bad a rap as women drivers get, the craziest stunts I've witnessed have been pulled off by men.
Here's just a sampling of what I've seen.
A guy playing his trombone, with it sticking out of his open window, and both hands on the instrument. I'm guessing he was using his knees to drive. Now why on earth would he need to play as he drove? Was there no decent music on the radio?
Another time I saw a guy eating breakfast as he drove. No egg McMuffin, no donut, no granola bar, nope, he wanted a traditional bowl of cereal. That's right, a bowl of cereal. He had the bowl balanced between chest and steering wheel, spooning the cereal with his right hand, driving with his left. I guess I should be glad he had one hand on the steering wheel. Can you imagine the mess on his lap and in his car if he came to a sudden stop or had to turn abruptly? With as many food choices made for eating on the run, why did he go with cereal?
Just the other day, I saw a woman brushing her teeth, going at it like mad, frothing at the mouth. I pointed it out to hubby and asked, "Where will she spit?" He said, maybe she'd swallow it. Ewwwwwww, not to mention how unhealthy it is to swallow fluoride. All I kept thinking was, hasn't she heard of gum?
I must be conventional (or safety minded) but it would never occur to me to try anything even a fraction as crazy as any of the things I've seen others do while driving.
Oh, no, that's peanuts compared to some of the wacky things I've seen people doing as they drive. And get this, as bad a rap as women drivers get, the craziest stunts I've witnessed have been pulled off by men.
Here's just a sampling of what I've seen.
A guy playing his trombone, with it sticking out of his open window, and both hands on the instrument. I'm guessing he was using his knees to drive. Now why on earth would he need to play as he drove? Was there no decent music on the radio?
Another time I saw a guy eating breakfast as he drove. No egg McMuffin, no donut, no granola bar, nope, he wanted a traditional bowl of cereal. That's right, a bowl of cereal. He had the bowl balanced between chest and steering wheel, spooning the cereal with his right hand, driving with his left. I guess I should be glad he had one hand on the steering wheel. Can you imagine the mess on his lap and in his car if he came to a sudden stop or had to turn abruptly? With as many food choices made for eating on the run, why did he go with cereal?
Just the other day, I saw a woman brushing her teeth, going at it like mad, frothing at the mouth. I pointed it out to hubby and asked, "Where will she spit?" He said, maybe she'd swallow it. Ewwwwwww, not to mention how unhealthy it is to swallow fluoride. All I kept thinking was, hasn't she heard of gum?
I must be conventional (or safety minded) but it would never occur to me to try anything even a fraction as crazy as any of the things I've seen others do while driving.
posted by bemused at 3:06 PM
2 Comments:
A guy playing a trombone?!?!??!? That takes the cake!
Note to self: don't blog about Wink's new habit of sitting on my lap while I drive.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure I did a spit take when I saw him.
Wink on your lap is small potatoes in the wacky things drivers do category, lelo - and that's not a comment about Wink's size. ;-)
I saw a woman with her cat on her shoulder the other day. Actually, the cat was balancing on the woman's collarbone, more forward than upward. Can you imagine if she had to make a quick maneuver? Claws into the skin, hang on tight - yeowch!
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