from Stop the Maryland Unsafe Driver by Driver
We believe we cannot possibly be hurt wearing our seat belts. I wear my seat belt so that removes all the risk. If we want to drive a little faster or run the occasional red light we will be OK! Besides We know what we’re doing. We can also decide when we should not have to wear our seat belts.
We believe that police seat belt and DUI checkpoints catch all the violators that cause accidents. They don’t catch us so we must be doing something right.
We believe only the other guy or gal is the unsafe driver. See how those others crazies drive!
Even as we roll through a stop sign or a red light we believe our behavior couldn’t possibly be the proximate cause of a collision. It makes perfect sense to behave the way we do.
We believe if our baby is in a proper safety seat that nothing bad can happen.
We believe that following too closely at high speed is an accepted behavior and not aggressive driving. Besides we are so good at it. Marylanders would take the gold medals if tailgating were an Olympic sport.
We are not motivated to change our behavior when caught and issued a warning or citation.
We believe that if the drivers of FOP, FP, FF, et al plates can get away with breaking the law we can too.
We believe that if a police officer is speeding down the road without emergency lights we can follow the officer at the same high speed.
Shaming does not change our poor driving behavior. You can’t shame a Marylander.
Reading news about the one or more Marylanders that are killed per day on our highways doesn’t strengthen a resolve to change the way we drive. Nothing has happened to us yet.
If we have ever had a close call on the road it has always been the other guy’s fault.
We believe that “getting there” by any means possible is more important than driving safely.
We believe it is not necessary to set an example for our children, our employees, or our organization because the police do all the enforcing we don’t.
We believe that poor driving behavior while displaying our organizational vanity plates does not reflect poorly on our organization. Driving how we want to drive is our business. Besides by displaying our affiliation we are less likely to get a ticket anyway.
We believe driving is a right that we will always have no matter how we drive. Driving is not a privilege to protect. Driving is my business and no one else’s.
We believe bicycles should stop and get out of the way and if they don’t we should scare the heebie jeebies out of the bicyclist.
We believe motorcyclists can look after themselves. They should see me coming.
Getting there on time is not aggressive driving.
Driving white chatting on my phone is a necessity. No one is going to tell us we can’t do it even with children in the car. We might also be smoking a cigarette in the other hand. Regardless, we can drive just fine. What’s the problem?
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