It took me a while to understand what was going on with the drivers in The South. In an earlier blog I mentioned that they all think they're NASCAR drivers. Well, I understand now why they drive like that and who teaches them to do it.
I took my stepson to take his drivers' test and suddenly it all became crystal clear.
At the time the state of Georgia did not require drivers take a certified driving course before they applied for their license. Uh... what was that? No Drivers’ Ed classes?? All you had to done was get a permit and drive with your parent for a year and you're good to go. Did anyone notice how poorly the PARENTS were driving?? I guess it's not a requirement for them to be driving well to qualify as a sort of instructor to their kids... and this whole incestuous system where generations of bad drivers are teaching new generations all their bad habits… it suddenly starts to makes sense why they are all making the same mistakes over and over.
Then there’s the ‘test.’ It’s a right of passage for all kids that age. However, the test itself is ludicrous when lookesd at as someone who has driven enough miles to have driven to the Moon and back a couple times and has taught otherrs to be professional drivers. There is a point to taking the 'driving test' and it's to see if you know what you're doing behind the wheel of a car.
The 'test track' is set up in a parking lot with a bunch of cones. I suppose they don't want to take the chance that one of their new drivers will run into someone while they're taking their test. Nerves alone causes a lot of them to fail – and since that’s about all that could cause them to fail they need to keep them confined.
There's nothing to test the skills of these kids. Nothing to determine whether or not they can handle a car in traffic or on the freeway (that's Interstate for all you Southerners). They have to drive between the cones (which most of them have trouble with) back up between the cones (which usually results in disaster) and do a couple turning maneuvers. Ta da!! You get your license. It's more difficult to feed a dollar bill into the changer on a vending machine and push the button.
Okay, now you have this kid who JUST got their new license taking this test monkeys were passing and their proud parents go out and get them a brand new Mustang. And not one with a small engine that just looks cool, no, they give them one of those that will destroy itself if it revs on the starting line for too long! It makes ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD to give a kid who has demonstrated he can figure out where the keys goes a car with 400 horses under the hood.
However, the funeral business is staying flush as a result.
I took my stepson to take his drivers' test and suddenly it all became crystal clear.
At the time the state of Georgia did not require drivers take a certified driving course before they applied for their license. Uh... what was that? No Drivers’ Ed classes?? All you had to done was get a permit and drive with your parent for a year and you're good to go. Did anyone notice how poorly the PARENTS were driving?? I guess it's not a requirement for them to be driving well to qualify as a sort of instructor to their kids... and this whole incestuous system where generations of bad drivers are teaching new generations all their bad habits… it suddenly starts to makes sense why they are all making the same mistakes over and over.
Then there’s the ‘test.’ It’s a right of passage for all kids that age. However, the test itself is ludicrous when lookesd at as someone who has driven enough miles to have driven to the Moon and back a couple times and has taught otherrs to be professional drivers. There is a point to taking the 'driving test' and it's to see if you know what you're doing behind the wheel of a car.
The 'test track' is set up in a parking lot with a bunch of cones. I suppose they don't want to take the chance that one of their new drivers will run into someone while they're taking their test. Nerves alone causes a lot of them to fail – and since that’s about all that could cause them to fail they need to keep them confined.
There's nothing to test the skills of these kids. Nothing to determine whether or not they can handle a car in traffic or on the freeway (that's Interstate for all you Southerners). They have to drive between the cones (which most of them have trouble with) back up between the cones (which usually results in disaster) and do a couple turning maneuvers. Ta da!! You get your license. It's more difficult to feed a dollar bill into the changer on a vending machine and push the button.
Okay, now you have this kid who JUST got their new license taking this test monkeys were passing and their proud parents go out and get them a brand new Mustang. And not one with a small engine that just looks cool, no, they give them one of those that will destroy itself if it revs on the starting line for too long! It makes ALL THE SENSE IN THE WORLD to give a kid who has demonstrated he can figure out where the keys goes a car with 400 horses under the hood.
However, the funeral business is staying flush as a result.
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