Driving

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Do you love it or hate it? What kind of driver are you? Any tickets/arrests? Did you get your license right at 16? What car(s) do you drive?

I got my license at 16. Took driver ed in a 1990 Chevy Corsica, and then my dad bought me a 77 Monte Carlo. After that, had an 84 Monte, a 97 Monte & now I drive an 03 Hyundai Santa Fe.


I don't mind driving, but I'm not a fan of city driving, esp. if I don't know exactly where I'm going. There are also certain highways that I refuse to drive around here (the 198 & the 33.) I hate them. But the 90 is fine. My husband and I love road trips, it's not unusual for us to take a few trips a year to camp or visit friends 6 or 7 hours away. In 2000, we drove to the Grand Canyon & back - so cool to see the country.

I'm also a driving dork - I almost always obey traffic laws - if it says "no turn on red" then I don't. I don't run red lights, I actually stop at stop signs, I always use my turn signals, etc. I am a mini-speeder, I'm usually 5 over in the city & 10 over on highways. I do not drive if I've been drinking a lot (if I am driving, I cap it at 2 drinks.) I did drive drunk once, and thank God nothing bad happened. I was 19 & stupid. Never did it again, it was so scary.

I'm pretty laid back for the most part, I try not to rage, but it happens. My biggest peeve is people not doing the speed limit, esp. in the left/fast/passing lane - I will tailgait if they're not up to speed. On the other hand, if I'm speeding and some jerk's on my ass, I will slow down to exactly the limit. Just for spite. That will probably get me shot one of these days.

I got a speeding ticket about 12 years ago (doing 54mph in a 40 - I was late getting home.) but that's it. No arrests, no parking tickets. I've never been in a major accident, and the 2 fender benders I have been in were the other guy's fault.