Memo to the guy in the gray Saab (at least I think it was) who blew by me in the wee hours this morning out on Providence Road in Edgmont.
I sure hope you were having some kind of emergency, since you found it necessary to pass me on a winding country road.
Otherwise I have no idea what would have caused you to drive the way you did.
Here’s a couple of tips:
That double-yellow line? That means you’re not supposed to pass.
And that marker you ignored at the intersection? The red one? It’s called a stop sign. You’re supposed to stop at them, not hit the gas and barrel right through.
Sure, it was early. But if someone had pulled out into that intersection from the crossing direction, you would have slammed right into them.
Maybe you thought I was driving too slow. I might have been. That’s because I recently was reminded of the speed limit on the road by Upper Providence police.
Did you know that the speed limit when you enter into Upper Providence is now 35 mph? I didn’t, despite the sign proclaiming exactly that.
Wouldn’t have made much difference. When I was stopped, I would have been over the old 45 mph limit as well.
So, yeah, I drive the speed limit on that road these days. For anyone else who drives that road early, the good officers of Upper Providence tend to hang out around St. Mary Magdalen School. Consider yourself warned.
Why don’t you try doing the same. Or at least obey the simplest rules like a double-yellow line and stop sign.
Before you kill somebody.
I sure hope you were having some kind of emergency, since you found it necessary to pass me on a winding country road.
Otherwise I have no idea what would have caused you to drive the way you did.
Here’s a couple of tips:
That double-yellow line? That means you’re not supposed to pass.
And that marker you ignored at the intersection? The red one? It’s called a stop sign. You’re supposed to stop at them, not hit the gas and barrel right through.
Sure, it was early. But if someone had pulled out into that intersection from the crossing direction, you would have slammed right into them.
Maybe you thought I was driving too slow. I might have been. That’s because I recently was reminded of the speed limit on the road by Upper Providence police.
Did you know that the speed limit when you enter into Upper Providence is now 35 mph? I didn’t, despite the sign proclaiming exactly that.
Wouldn’t have made much difference. When I was stopped, I would have been over the old 45 mph limit as well.
So, yeah, I drive the speed limit on that road these days. For anyone else who drives that road early, the good officers of Upper Providence tend to hang out around St. Mary Magdalen School. Consider yourself warned.
Why don’t you try doing the same. Or at least obey the simplest rules like a double-yellow line and stop sign.
Before you kill somebody.
Comments
I have to admit I was probably one of those people, hell-bent to get to work. But nothing like I saw this guy do today. I'm on the road a little earlier tan you, usually around 4:45. And yes, people used to pull over to let me go by. Not anymore. The speeding ticket cured me of that. Flash your lights at me some day if you see me!