Under Construction

On the Road
September 25, 2009

This pasted weekend we travelled to visit the grandbabies and the parents. Of course it is virtually impossible to get from point A to point B without running into some type of construction. 'Tis the construction season. Anyone who has even driven in Ontario should know this! This means that traffic slows going through construction zones and fines are doubled when workers are present. It means there may be delays as well as uneven pavement, loose gravel, narrower lanes and bumps. So this begs the question "What are some drivers thinking when they go through construction zones?" During our road trip we went through several construction zones. Here are just a few highlights we witnessed in actual construction zones:

• speeding then suddenly jamming on the breaks
• following too closely then jamming on the breaks
• aggressive driving
  
• eating as in a hamburger
  
• talking on the cell phone (I thought that one was now illegal here.)
• reading a map and in one case reading a stack of papers occasionally glancing up at the road
• speeding up on the right then cramming in just before the lane closure started
• small kids jumping around in the back seat (definitely illegal)
  
• a dog sitting on the driver's lap
  

Mind you on our journey home we were driving in some rather heavy rain after dark yet drivers were still doing many of the above. Come on! What the heck are you thinking? None of the above are acceptable at any time. All are are dangerous, finable driving offenses that show a total disregard for the safety of other drivers. When you factor in the extra precautions needed going through a construction zone these are downright life threatening to anyone within range of that driver! Either get with the program and follow the rules for safe driving or get off the road.

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