It often seems that the way a person drives is a reflection of their personality. I’ve seen this also on the tennis court. A calm person often drives calm, an angry person may have frequent road rage, while a person who is scattered or erratic may drive in the same way.
My friend Brian is like that, erratic. When he drives he frequently drives in stop and starts the way a person drives a manual car for the first time, or a bumper car.
His skills or lack thereof came to a head one night several years ago in Washington, DC. My friend was late to meet his wife, so he sped up to make up some time. What he didn’t know was that he was about to be faced with his a far worse driver, a new immigrant cabbie from Bangladesh on his first night on the job.
Brian made an illegal turn down a one-way street near his house, when out of nowhere the cabbie crashed into my friend’s car.
“What that hell were you thinking?” Brian screamed.
“I’m sorry, this is my first time driving here. Are you ok?” the driver asked concerned.
“I’m fine, I think, ” My friend replied holding his neck. “but my car could be better.
“Do you want me to drive you to the hospital?” asked the cabbie.
“You just drove into me, what do you think?” Brian replied in exasperation.
And with that the two cars and their respective drivers limped away, hopefully to never meet again.
Life Lesson 26: Be careful out there, and remember that haste makes waste, and never drive wasted. Finally, be aware that southern hospitality can sometimes lead to a sudden hospitalization.
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