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Thursday, February 23, 2006

I. Cannot. Read. Minds.

This is in reference to those idiotic drivers who think that the left-right indicator in their car is merely there for decorative purposes.

"Oooh, look what happens when I flick this stick. Those green arrows flicker on and off and there's this lovely tick-tock beat too. I wonder what it's for?"

Morons.

It's there for the reason that people cannot read minds. Psychics excluded.

How am I supposed to know whether you're going to make a right or left turn when you don't indicate? There I am at the junction, patiently waiting for you to go pass, when suddenly you turn into my road. Great. Thanks a lot. If you had indicated earlier that you were going to turn into my road, I could have gotten out of it much much earlier. Then again you probably think that the rest of the world should stop and give way to you.

Then there are those who slow down for no apparent reason in front of you. You're cursing and swearing at them for being inconsiderate and hogging the road, when suddenly they turn off left or right. And you end up cursing them even more. Indicate, assholes!

There are those who love their indicators so much that they forget to turn them off too. Do they really plan to turn left/right into every road that they pass? Does the sound of the tick-tock and the green lights flashing on and off put them in some hypnotic trance? Maybe they're hearing it say, 'leave me on, leave me on, leave me on, leave me on.'

Oh. There's also the I-can't-distingush-between-left-or-right drivers.

"What? So, when I flick it down, do I turn left or right? By the way, which is my left and which is my right?"

For those who don't know. Flick down, turn right. Flick up, turn left. This only works in countries where they drive on the left side of the road. Unless you drive an imported European car that insists on keeping its indicator stick on the left side of the steering wheel.

Maybe someone should invent a shock system into the steering wheel. One which sends a certain voltage of electricity (a big one, preferbly) into your body if you fail to use the indicator or use it correctly.

When you turn left or right without indicating, zap!
When you indicate left but turn right, zap!
When you indicate right but turn left, zap!
When you leave your indicator on without turning left or right for a period of time, zap!

If they can't learn how to use the indicator on their own, they can learn through torture.