As I was driving back from Nelspruit yesterday (after we paid a visit to the new bambino) I had some time to think about today’s blog. Unfortunately I didn’t use the time wisely therefore I don’t really have a topic for today so I’m just writing what comes to mind (which could be dangerous off course).
I was in the privileged position yesterday to experience what it feels like to be the king of the road. I was able to see the petrified expressions on drivers faces, of small vehicles through their tinny rear-view mirrors while I was cruising with ouboet’s Cherokee yesterday on the N4 towards the capital.
I realised the difference between driving a BMW and a monster is the fact that if you drive up to a car with a BMW the driver in front of you will not give way purely because he/she just assumes that you are a “box” and that you must be taught a lesson because you can’t do anything to them even though your are flashing your headlights and occasionally hooting at them.
With a 3.7L Jeep the picture changes slightly, you drive up to an UNO who didn’t see you coming. You sit high enough to be able to see the person in the driver seat in front of you slowly wet their pants as he/she observes you for the first time (through their tinny little rear-view mirror) when your cruise control is set on 140km/h. In this case flashing headlights is unnecessary because purely the roar of a V6 reflecting on the rear window of a little hatchback is enough to force the dinky toy to divert to 9 o’clock.
In this case it doesn’t matter if you are a “box” or not, there might be a big chance you are a woman speaking on a cell phone who just fetched the kids from some private school and hasn’t got the hang of this big vehicle yet which in case you are going to come second if you resist opening up the fast lane.
So the moral of the story is even though you are using slightly more fuel to drive the bigger car, it’s worth every cent as you have a dedicated lane on the highway and you can drive over traffic circles if you really want or need to…..
I was in the privileged position yesterday to experience what it feels like to be the king of the road. I was able to see the petrified expressions on drivers faces, of small vehicles through their tinny rear-view mirrors while I was cruising with ouboet’s Cherokee yesterday on the N4 towards the capital.
I realised the difference between driving a BMW and a monster is the fact that if you drive up to a car with a BMW the driver in front of you will not give way purely because he/she just assumes that you are a “box” and that you must be taught a lesson because you can’t do anything to them even though your are flashing your headlights and occasionally hooting at them.
With a 3.7L Jeep the picture changes slightly, you drive up to an UNO who didn’t see you coming. You sit high enough to be able to see the person in the driver seat in front of you slowly wet their pants as he/she observes you for the first time (through their tinny little rear-view mirror) when your cruise control is set on 140km/h. In this case flashing headlights is unnecessary because purely the roar of a V6 reflecting on the rear window of a little hatchback is enough to force the dinky toy to divert to 9 o’clock.
In this case it doesn’t matter if you are a “box” or not, there might be a big chance you are a woman speaking on a cell phone who just fetched the kids from some private school and hasn’t got the hang of this big vehicle yet which in case you are going to come second if you resist opening up the fast lane.
So the moral of the story is even though you are using slightly more fuel to drive the bigger car, it’s worth every cent as you have a dedicated lane on the highway and you can drive over traffic circles if you really want or need to…..
3 comments:
Maybe that is why all the politicians need the 4x4s so that they can get to their meetings on time with all the traffic.
Driving 140km/h is so Gauteng. I was driving from Delareyville to the capital, obeying every roadside, and with that, my car did 19 km per liter. Try that for a change, its worth the money...
Well the last time I checked we were still living in Gauteng therefore driving 140km/h is still considered as a suitable speed for driving Miss Daisy, 19km/l is good but where is the fun in that . . . . I just hope you stayed out of the fast lane . .you might get hurt....
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