Sheffield_Tiger
Legendary Member
A short quiz for those who drive. It won't take long.
You are on a busy roundabout. In the middle lane exiting the roundabout in one direction there is a stationary car, effectively blocking one exit lane and one entry lane.
The car has its hazard lights on.
There is nobody in the car.
Do you:
1. Tentatively go forward, looking around in panic and have an anxiety attack, then escape that by darting off in a random direction with no warning.
2. Take note of the situation, indicate and move carefully into a lane offering an unobstructed route around the roundabout and proceed as normally, or, if coming around the roundabout, slow down and use mirrors and signals to carefully negotiate your manouvre around the obstacle
3. Drive up to a couple of inches to the stricken car and hold your horn down.
Evaluation of your answer below
If you answered:
1. Tentatively go forward, looking around in panic and have an anxiety attack
Bless. You're a new driver but don't feel bad. Soon you will learn to channel that anxiety into the much more useful emotion of blind anger which will help you handle this situation correctly.
2. Take note of the situation, indicate and move carefully into a lane offering an unobstructed route around the roundabout and proceed as normally, or, if coming around the roundabout, slow down and use mirrors and signals to carefully negotiate your manouvre around the obstacle
You lied and you are not a driver. You're probably a cyclist. Go away and pay your road tax you lycra lout. And have some driving lessons so you know the correct procedure in future.
3. Drive up to a couple of inches to the stricken car and hold your horn down.
Well done - you're obviously a seasoned motorist. You know that despite what may be in front of you, not to deviate from your original course. The sound of your horn is one of authority and superiority on the road and you asserted it well. Just don't forget not to lift your hand off the horn button. So long as the horn is sounding, the cosmic energies activated by the frequency of your horn will levitate the broken down vehicle out of everyone's path - just keep blasting and that obstacle will magically move. Full marks!
You are on a busy roundabout. In the middle lane exiting the roundabout in one direction there is a stationary car, effectively blocking one exit lane and one entry lane.
The car has its hazard lights on.
There is nobody in the car.
Do you:
1. Tentatively go forward, looking around in panic and have an anxiety attack, then escape that by darting off in a random direction with no warning.
2. Take note of the situation, indicate and move carefully into a lane offering an unobstructed route around the roundabout and proceed as normally, or, if coming around the roundabout, slow down and use mirrors and signals to carefully negotiate your manouvre around the obstacle
3. Drive up to a couple of inches to the stricken car and hold your horn down.
Evaluation of your answer below
If you answered:
1. Tentatively go forward, looking around in panic and have an anxiety attack
Bless. You're a new driver but don't feel bad. Soon you will learn to channel that anxiety into the much more useful emotion of blind anger which will help you handle this situation correctly.
2. Take note of the situation, indicate and move carefully into a lane offering an unobstructed route around the roundabout and proceed as normally, or, if coming around the roundabout, slow down and use mirrors and signals to carefully negotiate your manouvre around the obstacle
You lied and you are not a driver. You're probably a cyclist. Go away and pay your road tax you lycra lout. And have some driving lessons so you know the correct procedure in future.
3. Drive up to a couple of inches to the stricken car and hold your horn down.
Well done - you're obviously a seasoned motorist. You know that despite what may be in front of you, not to deviate from your original course. The sound of your horn is one of authority and superiority on the road and you asserted it well. Just don't forget not to lift your hand off the horn button. So long as the horn is sounding, the cosmic energies activated by the frequency of your horn will levitate the broken down vehicle out of everyone's path - just keep blasting and that obstacle will magically move. Full marks!
