Dear River St. Drivers, (You in the silver SUV, the black sedan, and the forest green monster, Im talking specifically to you.) Look, I get that, when youre driving, there are a limited # of ways you can communicate with a random pedestrian. And there are times you really need to. Perhaps in warning that they are standing, staring at the sky in the middle of a crowded street. Perhaps to explain to them how you feel about their decision to dart in front of you wearing all black on a dark rainy night. These are valid, and perfectly legitimate times to use your horn, or to roll down your window and yell. HOWEVER, lets say, hypothetically, that you see a woman standing on the sidewalk. Just standing there. Probably looking at her phone, playing some form of time destroying game while she waits for her sons bus. She is alone, ignoring traffic, but also well clear of the roads edge, and therefore in no possible way is she going to cause an accident. WHY ARE YOU HONKING AT HER? Or yelling out the window, for that matter? (Although that particular habit tends to go away in the cold months.) Is there a murderer sneaking up behind her, to whom she is oblivious because of her engrossing phone game? Is her house on fire? Are there dinosaurs raging through downtown Haverhill, and youre trying to get her to run before they spread out and begin devouring the innocent sidewalk standers? No? No dinosaurs in downtown? THEN STOP HONKING AT ME! Honestly, I cannot fathom what youre trying to communicate, but I promise, all you are doing is startling me and subsequently pissing me off.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 15:21:15 +0000
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