{"id":174841308,"date":"2010-07-17T15:01:48","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T15:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=174841308"},"modified":"2010-07-17T15:01:48","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T15:01:48","slug":"the-creed-of-maryland-motorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=174841308","title":{"rendered":"The Creed of Maryland Motorists"},"content":{"rendered":"

from Stop the Maryland Unsafe Driver by Driver
\nWe 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\u2019re doing. We can also decide when we should not have to wear our seat belts.
\nWe believe that police seat belt and DUI checkpoints catch all the violators that cause accidents. They don\u2019t catch us so we must be doing something right.
\nWe believe only the other guy or gal is the unsafe driver. See how those others crazies drive!
\nEven as we roll through a stop sign or a red light we believe our behavior couldn\u2019t possibly be the proximate cause of a collision. It makes perfect sense to behave the way we do.
\nWe believe if our baby is in a proper safety seat that nothing bad can happen.
\nWe 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.
\nWe are not motivated to change our behavior when caught and issued a warning or citation.
\nWe believe that if the drivers of FOP, FP, FF, et al plates can get away with breaking the law we can too.
\nWe believe that if a police officer is speeding down the road without emergency lights we can follow the officer at the same high speed.
\nShaming does not change our poor driving behavior. You can\u2019t shame a Marylander.
\nReading news about the one or more Marylanders that are killed per day on our highways doesn\u2019t strengthen a resolve to change the way we drive. Nothing has happened to us yet.
\nIf we have ever had a close call on the road it has always been the other guy\u2019s fault.
\nWe believe that \u201cgetting there\u201d by any means possible is more important than driving safely.
\nWe 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\u2019t.
\nWe 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.
\nWe 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\u2019s.
\nWe believe bicycles should stop and get out of the way and if they don\u2019t we should scare the heebie jeebies out of the bicyclist.
\nWe believe motorcyclists can look after themselves. They should see me coming.
\nGetting there on time is not aggressive driving.
\nDriving white chatting on my phone is a necessity. No one is going to tell us we can\u2019t 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\u2019s the problem?
\n(Help us write the Creed of the Maryland Unsafe Driver. using either comments or Mingle give us your suggestions.)
\n\u00a92010 Stop the Maryland Unsafe Driver. All Rights Reserved.
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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\u2019re doing. We … <\/p>\n

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