Sure I could talk about Jason Garrett remaining with the Cowboys, being by far the highest paid assisstant in the NFL, and how it must be nice to have as much money as Jerry Jones does.
But there's something far more pressing on my mind today: both written and unwritten traffic rules not being followed in San Antonio.
I'll grant you this problem is not limited to this city; however, it seems far more prevalent in this city than others I've lived in.
- Unwritten Traffic Law # 1: Follow the wedge/go/wedge/go process when faced with a lane closure/merging traffic situation.
- Regardless of how late you are or how important you think you are, you do not get to go past the people following the rule. If everyone followed this process, the delays at lane closures would be at minimum cut in half.
- Written/Unwritten Traffic Law #2: Obey Yield Signs/Don't be jerks to people who do obey yield signs.
- Yield signs do not mean kind of slow down but it's up to the other person to get in somehow. If you are being told to Yield, you must let the other person in, even if it means you have to stop. And yes, this includes turnarounds too. I can't tell you how many times I've been honked at for obeying this law.
- Written Traffic Law #3: Slower Traffic keep right.
- Seems simple enough, but too many people who are going slow insist on staying in the left hand lane. Please kindly move over if you see a string of 1,534 cars on your tail behind you.
- Written Traffic Law #4: 4-Way Stop means stop all 4-ways.
- Here's the process for a 4-way stop. You come to a complete stop. The person who has come to that complete stop first, goes. Tie goes to the person on the left. This is regardless of whether you are on the street that sees more traffic or not. You still have to stop. You can't kind of slow down, then speed past as the person who was supposed to go almost broadsides your car. Well, I guess evidenced by the experiences I've had, you can and do.
If these 4 laws were followed, driving around San Antonio would be a much less stressful experience. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to figure out how to get Jerry Jones's job.