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We don't want it. I'm not dirty. Please, don't put that dirty water on me. I know you are out here trying to make a dime, but that dirty water will not make me shine. Hurry up light Please change, before my driver act insane. He'll give you a dollar or maybe two. He doesn't care that the dirty water, will stick to me like glue. He's not thinking about me, he's focused on you. You're a person in need of care. I'm just the car that takes him everywhere. Submitted by Cookie Young (A U Drive Smart Fan). Share your driving story with us.
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I was curious about where my city ranked in a report depicting America’s safest drivers. My guess was 100, considering the number of vehicles on the streets of D.C. Boy was I wrong. D.C. ranked 198. Alexandria -193 and Baltimore -195 in the 200 city ranking for 2014. Wow! Those numbers give new meaning to being a safe city for driving. Fort Collins, CO. was ranked #1 - The city lease likely to experience a collision, Congrats!
Did you know that 70% of car crashes happen at speeds under 35 mph? Do you expect to have a crash every ten years? How does your city rank? Check out the Allstate Americas Best Drivers report, you could be surprised by the data shown from 2005-20014. Very seldom do I get to go to a salon
or even a spa. I travel so many miles, so very far. You wash me and even rotate me, every once and a while. Seldom am I released from under the weight of the full figured body that I tow. You dress me up with fancy rims, and fill me up when I get low. If I get flat, I’ll be replaced, so you can go. You recycle me when you don’t need me anymore Then I become everything from a jungle gym to a basement floor. by Cookie Young 20014 - Submit your poetic bits and driving stories to us at info@Sysmoe.com In the interest of safe driving, we asked our fans, friends and customers to share their driving stories with us and we share them with you from time to time. This story while amusing is definitely not what we consider safe driving or riding. You be the judge. Here’s Mary story:
I got a true story to tell you. After church one Sunday, I went on a CRUISE RIDE with my baby girl. It was a beautiful sunny warm day, why not take a ride with my daughter. We’re in her convertible red mustang riding down the road when she announces we'll meet up with the other cars. I didn't think too much about it because we were just going to be cruising. We arrived at the meeting place not too far from church and only two cars were there. We sit and wait. About ten minutes later I hear engines and cars start arriving one by one. Beautiful cars, in all colors, Challengers, Mustangs, a Cadillac (only one but it was fab), Chargers, a Honda, and BMW, just to name a few. Finally, it’s time to go and my sweet baby girl says, Mom take pictures and video with my cell while we’re on the CRUISE RIDE. I should have suspected something out of the ordinary, but I didn't. (Silly me) My baby girl put the top down, I get the cellphone, adjust my glasses and get ready to take pictures. Next, we line up, as I try to take a picture, my baby girl hit second gear so fast the cell flew out my hands and landed in the back seat. Yes, seriously the cell was trying to escape. My baby girl had the nerve to say "oh my.. . What the heck" (looking like I was incompetent of holding a cellphone and taking a picture). I get the cell and begin videotaping. What I should have done was got out when looking through the lens, I see a group of cruisers block the street and all the cars cruise through the stop sign. I am an up-to-date mom, I can hang or so I thought. I unbuckle my seat belt to take a few pictures of the cruisers and realize my lovely baby girl is in the middle of the cruise riders’ and everything was fine until they hit the highway, when they lost their minds! In the next three seconds, my baby girl turned into someone I didn't know. I turned around just in time to see all four lanes of traffic are the cruise riders. OK, we are cruising right? Wrong! We are going 80 miles an hour and the normal drivers were trying to get out of the way. Now, I am still videoing (I think or I was just frozen in place I don't know which). All I heard was muscle engines all around me. At one point that person who I thought was my baby girl hit triple digits. About twenty minutes later when the cruise riders stopped I notice we’re not at our destination. Oh,they had to stop to refuel. (Lead foot equals empty pockets). The girl that turned into someone else was starting to look like my daughter again....But we are not there yet and her pretty face soon turned into someone I didn't know again. When the cruise ended, everyone hugged, laughed and talked as if this was just a day at the park. Meanwhile, I’m shaking my head, smiling, trying to be the cool up-to-date Mom, but praying silently: Lord, I fussed when I had to carry shoes, bags and outfits for dance classes… Please God bring back the bags, outfits and shoes, now I know I am not the up-to-date mom. AND Baby girl the next time you offer me a special ride, please explain in my language what it really means. In my day, “cruising” was driving slow and letting people look at your car and you smile as you pass them. Cruising now is muscle cars driving like a bat out of hell. I'm still wondering why they call it CRUISE RIDE, felt more like Flying Ride to me! It's August! Take another road trip or plan one for Fall. Here's a resource to help you choose your destination. Safe Travels! :-)
Do you think all drivers aspire to be excellent drivers? I wish! I try. No I'm not a perfect driver. Yes I'm distracted sometimes, Yes I use profanity, Yes I need to do better. What about you? If you drive regularly you see drivers making unsafe maneuvers, not giving full attention and exhibiting other bad behaviors too often. Handling your car, being courteous and limiting distractions are all necessary for better driving habits on the road today. Better drivers, make safer journeys for everyone. Read more on how to be a better driver. Imagine driving when more people used them! Share the link with a new driver you know. Safe travels Thanks wikiHow What a good idea for a roadtrip! Pick a zip code, drive there and hang out. I got the idea from watching a news segment on the Fox Morning News Show last month. A news reporter visited a zip code in the viewing area and highlighted the interesting places and things to do there. I liked the idea because it could be a day trip and I'll schedule it around the rush hours, traveling after the morning rush and return home late evening. A short drive and fun activities - Yes!. The fact that I have a teenager in the house this summer and I haven't planned a vacation makes this idea a win - win! She loved the idea and chose three zip codes within a hours drive. We live five minutes away from one other state and the Nation’s Capital, so we are planning to spend a few days this summer in each locality.
Our first ziptrip is to 22314 in Virginia. The drive will be easy if we time it right. The route includes miles of waterfront that is quite scenic with the Washington monuments, air and water traffic all in view. Just 9 miles from home, within one zip code we found museums, parks, shops and multiple eateries to delight our culinary preferences. There's also an array of hotels nearby in case we choose to add another day to explore or we’re too exhausted to drive home. If you haven't planned a roadtrip this summer consider a ziptrip. The planning and preparation is easy and it's possible the experience will be one for your travel memoirs. :-) Drive safe.
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