...But three lefts do!
And that is what I have been doing for the past month. I have moved down to Denver, and now have to deal with traffic for the first time in my life. I will admit that I am not the best driver, but it seems as though lately I have become worse. Maybe it's the new city and my disorientation on where to go, or maybe it's that I was living in Utah so long that I have mutated into a Utah driver (gasp!). Whatever the case, I scare myself (and probably several hundred others) when I navigate through all those cars on I-25 and 225, trying to stay in the correct lane so that I won't have to try and merge when I realized that I'm in the "exit only" lane. I hate merging - so I avoid it at all costs. I hate the interstate - so I'm trying to avoid that at all costs also. I try to take the back roads to the temple and church, but that is proving to be difficult since the roads are not grids like they are in Utah. What? There's a Galena Dr. right next to a Galena Ct. that merges into a Galena Ave.???? I once passed a Washington Dr. just to pass it again 2 stoplights later. Hmmmm......
So in conclusion, I am all for building more light rails and having more public transportation available for those who are driving challenged, like me. Not only is it cleaner for the environment, but it would probably cut down on the amount of heart attacks that come about from the stress I pose on people when I get behind the wheel.
5 comments:
Good point. Light rail causes less frustration with stupid drivers, I'd never thought of that before!
Not that you're a stupid driver. But I think all of us would feel safer if my sister was riding a light rail car to work, rather than trying to merge on the freeway.
I remember Denver's streets being crazy down where you are now. Maybe you should get a GPS? I think you can tell it to take only the backroads.
maybe it's mom syndrome, I feel like a horrible drive now that I am behind the wheel of a big boat!
I remember so many near-death experiences in the Taurus. Stupid turning radius was negative 4!!
It IS the mom's syndrome. Sad sad day. I'm going to make my husband drive everywhere.
LOL! I learned that U-turns can be especially helpful, as is leaving during non peak times. Granted, this does not really alleviate anything, but it makes me feel better when listening to music really loud.
(Wow, I just typed a lot of nothing. That's how it must feel to Denver drive...)
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