Be Skippy the Peanut Sauce - it is more than ok to skip an exit

Skip one, no problem.

Skip another one, no problem.

Skip a 3rd  one, you are now Skippy the champ.

Being Skippy the champ isn't all that bad.  It may even save your life.

We live in a hustle and bustle society, constantly rushing to get things done, items to check off our to-do list.   For driving, that could be a negative mindset if we gamble on safety by impatiently changing lanes to force turns or exits, especially on highways.

In driving, we need to form a habit of  "if we miss, that is ok. "     

Or better yet, "if we miss, that is admirable.'   or  "if we miss, we are the Champs"

Time loss or extra time spent is far worth it compared to risky Safety. Even an  apology of being late or missing an event entirely far beats risking Safety.

Have a peanut butter sandwich. Be Skippy.

R2D2 is expensive. Is that BB8 cheaper?- auto audio warning

 After all these years, auto audio warning technology is limited to no seat belt warning. It is time to expand into other critical areas.   

One critical area is to warn of in-coming traffic before opening the car door to exit. 

Another critical area is to warn to lock your car if  your car is stationary- to prevent burglar break in.  Most cars do auto lock only if car has moved certain distance.

Dear car manufacturers, please do work on these. Or you can build and give  us a r2d2  or bb8 instead.  Thank you.

“Oh Majectic sun ！ this is not that kryptonite moment!” - auto tint technology on windshield

 As auto car tint technology increased in variety - such as auto front mirror tint to reduce glare - one critical tint technology is missing.  

How many times during sun rise or sun set that the sun is shinning straight at us with glare so strong we cannot have road vision, causing a dangerous situation. 

Sure we could pull the front shield  down- doesnt always work to provide enough visibility- or find that sunglasses ( if one could find them when one needs them!?), but wont it be nice and correct to have auto tinting  on the driver windshield during those moments?

Dear car manufacturers, please be santa and not scrooge. Thank you.   

Rub rub “Magic Lamp, please give me lamp….” - bad light alert in driving

 In recent years, car sensor technology has increased in variety for safety.  

But somehow, one that is very critical is lacking.  An alert to tell us if the car has any malfunctioned lights - headlights, high beam, signal lights etc.  

Till the day we all become jedi and drive without lights, authorities should  get car manufacturers to work on this quickly. 

Bikes, Electric bikes, electric skates, skateboards…..are BB8, Chopper, and Porgs next??!

 In the last 20 years, emerged a phletora of new vehicles on the roads, with new lines drawn, forcing drivers to asjust their focus on these new emergents. 

This is a tough adjustment. 

But doable. 

What is not acceptable are their illegal behaviors and actions- driving against traffic,  crossing through redlights, cruss crossing  lanes at rapid speed without signalling etc etc.

The proper authorities should put a stop to all these by writing more violation tickets.  

May the force be reawakened in doing the right thing. 

The free Orchestra on the road

 Yes it is truly free. 

But dangerous. 

Every now and then, we get a vehicle who purposely plays extremely loud music, or one with sudden heavy  bass and vibration.  Or a motorcycle that revs up its very loud engine for pure thrills.  Or a sports car that revs up its engibe to show off. 

It is time proper authorities put a stop to all these  dangerous activities.  These not only startle the average driver, but more importantly, the elderly or drivers with sensitive hearings, causing then to lose focus driving  

May the Conductor finally  silent that gypsy  Orchestra. 

My car is no Pinnochio - Lights or Mirrors needed !

It is quite rare to encounter one, but sometimes it does happen.

A road with no traffic lights, cars all parked up to the tilt on the right (or blocked one way or the other) and the only way to gain visibility of traffic coming from the right is to poke our car slightly into the traffic to gain visibility.

This is dangerous not just because your car can be hit,  it may also surprise  the other driver into drastic action.  

Traffic lights should be installed on those lanes or public mirrors should be smartly placed for visibility.