Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Blinking red light or stop sign?


It seems like every day I have something to complain about on my commute, and today is going to be no different! Don't get me wrong though, there are perks to commuting! But my commute in to town was fine, weather was beautiful! No snow (which they called for). But on my way home, the weather was freezing and the wind must have been blowing 50 mph. Every red light was out! And to me it seems like when this happens, no one knows what to do. I know I don't. They say to treat the red light as a stop sign when it is not working, but most people don't do that. Luckly, I got home without witnessing any accidents.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

The weather outside is frightful...

Welcome December weather!
I think if I had to pick one thing that I do not like about driving in December is snow and ice. The cold weather I can deal with, but driving on a snow covered road scares me! Now that the weather is getting like that, my mom always tells me to have things in the car just incase something would happen. Here's an article on how to prepare your car for winter. Also, have a winter jacket in your car! Just a few tips for you!
Hope all is well with your winter commutes!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Whatever happened to the 2 second rule?


So driving into downtown today, there was no traffic, which was good! Cars were moving easily through the streets. I was driving the speed limit, of course, not thinking I was going too slow, until a car sped up and got really close to the back end of my car. Like I said before, no traffic, there was no one in the lane next to us. They could of easily just went around me and been on their way. But no, for about fifteen minutes they did this. I didn't do switch lanes, I kept going the same speed and finally they got a clue and pasted me. And while passing me they had the nerve to strare me down, give me a dirty look and speed up. Can someone please tell me why people do this, I would love to know!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Really People??

In this article from USA TODAY, 3.4 million people endure an "extreme commute" every day. This means they commute for 90 minutes or more to work. I see a big problem in that. If you remember reading my post Is Your Commute Killing You?, people would get a clue! I don't understand why they wouldn't try to find a place closer to where they worked? Common sense.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Commute Calculator

Ever wonder how much you are spending commuting?
I found this handy commute calculator. Check it out!