Wysteria Blend
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
The 80s Driver vs. Today's DriverTwo weekends ago the left-side mirror of the green car I usually take around (the "chug-a-chug" car as Willow calls it) was either accidentally bumped or was tampered with by someone who makes a living out of selling stolen car parts. Based on how it looks, it seems that it was accidentally bumped because it has scratches on it and is now reflecting the road rather than the car's rear. Also, I'm hoping that no one in their right mind would steal something so petty within the vicinity of Santuario de San Antonio.
So anyway, I've been driving without that left-side mirror and have been relying on the one that shows the entire back of the car. In a country like ours, where drivers (especially taxi drivers) are crazy enough to just pop in from out of nowhere, it's difficult to drive without that mirror. I felt glad though that the right-side is still ok since, as I mentioned, this is a country with crazy drivers who can overtake you from anywhere, and the right (also known as the blind spot) is just as good an overtaking spot for these crazy drivers.
According to Ate Pebs, the cars of the 80s didn't have the right-side mirror. They only had the left-side and inside-rear mirrors. It sounds like a difficult feat to drive without the right mirror, especially with our current traffic scheme of U-turning and trying to cut through the traffic to make the dreadful right turn. Then again traffic wasn't so bad before. No wonder the drivers of the 80s are more careful. Today's drivers are just plain reckless.
Current LSS: Through the Fire - MYMP
