[Augustine23393]

I drove through Birmingham recently, on a Saturday afternoon, and I have to say I would not want to drive in that city on a regular basis. I can only wonder what it must be like during rush hour! Anyway, it seems like every area has its own driving shibboleths. In Columbia, South Carolina, it is the reckless way people turn corners. First of all, they don’t make a 90-degree turn, like you’re supposed to, it’s more like a 45-degree turn, what I have come to call ‘corner-clipping’. Secondly, people here simply do not watch what they are doing when they turn the corner — caution for pedestrians seems to be viewed as a quaint throwback to the days before advanced life support! I came ‘just that close’ to being hit when I was crossing the street a couple of years ago; the lady slowed down to say ‘sorry’, but ‘sorry’ would not have brought me back if she’d hit and killed me! People, when you’re driving, nothing is more important than safety. Nothing. Not that cell phone call, not getting where you’re going in a hurry, not soccer practice, nothing.

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Name : Augustine23393, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 39, City : Columbia, State : SC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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