Posted On: May 24, 2007, 3:55 pm CDT

Posted By: hate 2 see YOU drive

I also live in PA, and while I agree that cell phone users are distracted, the real danger comes from unpredictable, timid drivers, or people too stupid to have a drivers license.

A few simple common courtesies on the road could all but eliminate random accidents. If your car didn't have a mechanical failure then you didn't have an "accident", you were negligent, perhaps criminally.

1) Drive in the right lane, pass in the left, and NEVER, under any circumstance, pass on the right (for this to work, you left lane cruisers need to wake up and learn how to drive. The lanes have a purpose, and you don't get to just pick one at random!). When someone passes on the right, both the passer, and the person being passed should be ticketed.

2) Wait at the top of the entrance ramp, and accelerate into an opening. Stop rolling out to the end of the ramp and then trying to merge at 10 mph! (And for those of you IN traffic, stop trying to help people merge! You should not be slowing down or stopping on the highway)

3) Stop tailgating.

4) Stop driving off-road monstorsities on the highway and get a car that's fit for highway speeds. Your SUV is not a status symbol. It simply shows you were silly enough to pay $50k for a modified pickup truck!

5) Maintain your vehicle! 50% of the cars I see are running on badly worn tires, and a good number of the ones that aren't worn out are the cheapest garbage tires made.

Unfortunately, our state and local police are ONLY concerned about revenue generation. They write the easy speeding tickets, and ignore all of the real behavior that causes accidents.