Born Again Driver
I must admit, I use to be one of ‘those’ drivers. I was very impatient with slower drivers and large vehicles. It became like a chess game for me, plotting my next move to get me ahead of the perceived roadblock to my progress. Then… we bought our RV over a year ago. Thirty-eight feet plus our Jeep Wrangler in tow. Suddenly, almost amazingly I am quite content to ride in the right lane at or slightly below the posted speed limit. ‘Look at all these crazy drivers out here’ I say to my copilots (wife and pups). ‘Wow! That one was close!’ I exclaim on a regular basis.
I discovered something again during our RV adventure… there are good people out here in the right lane. Slow lane? I think not – more like careful, experienced drivers that see the big picture of arriving safe in one piece (not to mention saving on fuel).
So I take ranks now with my brothers and sisters in the right lane. As the rest of the world speeds by – changing lanes rapidly, talking on their cell phone and yes TEXTING at 90 mph, I will be holding my own in the right lane, safe and steady. Strangely enough, I drive this way now even when I am not in RV. Seems like the good habit of courteous / safe driving has rubbed off on my ‘civilian’ habits as well…. who knew….
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