Pope's 10 Commandments of the Road

Thou shalt not get frustrated in Los Angeles traffic and drive 50 mph up the right side of the freeway that is not a lane and then try to get back into the flow of traffic, lest the wrath of the gridlocked fall upon thee for contributing to the problem. (This may be forgiven if thine offramp is within view and thou shalt leave the freeway to the unfortunate.)

Thou shalt TURN OFF the Demon Cell Phone until thy keys have left the ignition. Especially when you have a carload of children.

Thou shalt not swing wide into the left lane then attempt to take a right hand turn straight across the diagonal without bothering to turn the steering wheel. If the wheels are likely to fall off if you turn the steering wheel too hard, get off the flippin’ road.

Thou shalt not rocket into the six feet of space between the front and back bumpers of thy neighbors. Thine SUV is not an accordion.

Thou shalt not drive through parking lots like speedways. The little white car you nearly plowed into did not see you because of the Expedition blocking the view. Thou shalt not glare as though it is the little white car’s fault, either.

Thou shalt have the forsight to check the hindsight mirrors.

Thee shalt not run crossarm at drawbridge or thee lest to wet pants.

Thou shalt keepeth thy car in the right lane; thou shalt driveth in the left lane only whilst passing a slower vehicle. Thine passing of the other car shalt be swift, and thou shalt returneth to the right lane as soon as the past vehicle is fully visible in thy mirror. In anticipation of a left turn, thou shalt driveth in the left lane only for a sufficient distance to enter thy designated left turning lane.

If thou art a road engineer, thou shalt not design freeway ramps on the inside.

If thou art in the slower vehicle; thou shall not speed up so thou doesnt get passed!!! especially when there are vehicles coming on the other side so the car must get over fast so thou should give way gracefully as well!!!

So let it be written, so let it be done. Selah.

Thou shall not gawk at accidents on the highway. If you are not going to help, do not slow the freeway down to inspect the damage, draw up and estimate of damage and discuss fault if you are not going to help those involved in said accident - as you are potentially creating another accident.

Thine shall have their hiney’s kick if you wait until a multitude of vehicular devices pass you on your right before you decide to leave the left lane. It is unholy to drive speed limit in the fast lane - lest there be state patrol

If thou cannot park thine car, thou shalt not drive thine car.

Thou shalt not tailgate or otherwise crowd - particularly into a merge, lest thou learneth thy first manner singular.

Repent ye road engineer, lest thou spendeth eternity in downtown Pittsburgh - along with M. C. Escher.

Thou shall not talketh on the phone whilst applying thy make-up and whilst driving thine children to school…

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors more expensive, more powerful car by driving your car like a manic to show its just as good.

Pardon; thou must have blinders on. Its thou that driveth like a maniac as thou thinks thou owns the road as thou has the pricier faster car.

Thou is the one passing other less fortunate souls driving the large SUV, the Ferrare, the Porsche, etc and then thou is the one that must try to talk thou’s self out of a ticket when or if thou is caught by the few souls actually writing tickets on the roads.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors more fuel efficient, more economical car by driving your car like a manic to show its just as good.

Yes, it is true. I was driving out to California from Texas and a State Trooper stopped my wife and I because I was driving on the left lane…I had never seen that sign and yes they did give me a ticket! not cool.

Thou shal NOT park in a handicap parking spot without a handicap sticker.

Amen to that one.

Ditto on the fire lanes and all other places that are not legal parking spaces!!!

  1. Thou shalt imparteth motion to the pedal of hydrocarbon combustion, when thine traffic signal turns green.

  2. When thou art making a left turn on a green ball signal, thou shalt pull into the intersection and not waiteth in the turn lane. Thou shalt clear the intersection at the first available opportunity.

  3. Honor the intersection and keep it open. Thou shalt not wait in traffic within said intersection.

  4. Thou shalt have a driver’s license and full liability insurance.

  5. Thou shalt learn the meaning of “Do Not Enter”, “No Left Turn”, “No Right Turn”, and “No U-Turn”.

  6. When thine car does not start, thou hast a problem. When thine car does not stop, lo, everyone else hast a problem.

I wholeheartedly agree to the posting. Do NOT put a “Save the Planet” sticker on your gas guzzling SUV! That’s as much of an oxymoron as “Military Intelligence”.