Every morning at around 7:30, I leave for school. Mornings for some can mean irritability and frustration, and they once did for me. I know longer feel this way due to my technique of "working" with other drivers on the road.
I must pass a total of 3 schools in order to get to my college. Sure sure sure, school zones get annoying but that is the least of my issues with them. While I am driving in the areas surrounding the school zones I must deal with the mothers in minivans, aka death on wheels. Nothing makes for a greater start to the day than getting tailgated by a mother in a minivan while taking her kids to these schools. It is a melee of mothers rushing to take there kids to the compounds and release them, only to have 7 hours with little to do in the meantime, yet they feel the need to tailgate me as if it is going to save them so much time.
Stop and think for a second. Tailgating someone on a one lane road, who is already going 5 mph over the speed limit. When was the last time this method truly got you to where you needed to go, in a much shorter amount of time? Never! I have found some methods of dealing with these mothers though, which not only prove to be entertaining to myself, but makes my arch nemesis only that much more angry.
First method is the my most common. This is the, "So your going to tailgate me? Thats fine, let me just go from 5 over, to 5 under." Not only does this get the minivan crusaders even more frustrated, it gives me the personal satisfaction of watching them cringe in my rearview mirror.
Another way I like to get even with the tailgating mamas is to let them pass me, then tailgate them for a few minutes. Unfortunately I do not seem to get the same reaction out of them always, but a minute or so of tailgating them can sometimes earn me a scream or middle finger.
The last method i do is the one that is bound to make the maniac mothers mad. This is one I typically reserve for the worst of the worst, but first a little preface. The schools are typically off of main streets, with a lot of houses nearby. There are many housing developments as well, which make for great fun when acting on this method. Ok, now back to the torture. When I see these mothers tailgating me, I will slow down to read the name of each street, as if I was lost. I will go from a smooth 35, to gentle 20 or so. Not only does this technique look like I am actually lost, it infuriates the hell out of them. To look back and see the middle finger brings ultimate satisfaction knowing that this mother, who was once tailgating me is now forced to slow down brings a smile to my face.
The drive to work or school does not always have to be a bad experience by any means. Play with the other drivers, develop some techniques of your own and start getting even. :tu
I must pass a total of 3 schools in order to get to my college. Sure sure sure, school zones get annoying but that is the least of my issues with them. While I am driving in the areas surrounding the school zones I must deal with the mothers in minivans, aka death on wheels. Nothing makes for a greater start to the day than getting tailgated by a mother in a minivan while taking her kids to these schools. It is a melee of mothers rushing to take there kids to the compounds and release them, only to have 7 hours with little to do in the meantime, yet they feel the need to tailgate me as if it is going to save them so much time.
Stop and think for a second. Tailgating someone on a one lane road, who is already going 5 mph over the speed limit. When was the last time this method truly got you to where you needed to go, in a much shorter amount of time? Never! I have found some methods of dealing with these mothers though, which not only prove to be entertaining to myself, but makes my arch nemesis only that much more angry.
First method is the my most common. This is the, "So your going to tailgate me? Thats fine, let me just go from 5 over, to 5 under." Not only does this get the minivan crusaders even more frustrated, it gives me the personal satisfaction of watching them cringe in my rearview mirror.
Another way I like to get even with the tailgating mamas is to let them pass me, then tailgate them for a few minutes. Unfortunately I do not seem to get the same reaction out of them always, but a minute or so of tailgating them can sometimes earn me a scream or middle finger.
The last method i do is the one that is bound to make the maniac mothers mad. This is one I typically reserve for the worst of the worst, but first a little preface. The schools are typically off of main streets, with a lot of houses nearby. There are many housing developments as well, which make for great fun when acting on this method. Ok, now back to the torture. When I see these mothers tailgating me, I will slow down to read the name of each street, as if I was lost. I will go from a smooth 35, to gentle 20 or so. Not only does this technique look like I am actually lost, it infuriates the hell out of them. To look back and see the middle finger brings ultimate satisfaction knowing that this mother, who was once tailgating me is now forced to slow down brings a smile to my face.
The drive to work or school does not always have to be a bad experience by any means. Play with the other drivers, develop some techniques of your own and start getting even. :tu