Use Your Turn Signals
People warned me that I should get rid of my California plates as soon as possible. They told me that Oregon drivers would cut me no slack, as they defended their territory from the hostile invasion of us ill-mannered southerners.
Well I admit my sample is pretty small, having just had my own car up here for a few days now, but I just don’t see it. My best guess is that those people that warned me were victims of their own habits, or maybe of just their expectations. In L.A. I regularly observed that I was a less aggressive driver than many of those around me. I drive fast, but I drive polite. I let people in, I don’t jump around lanes a whole lot, and I take my turns somewhat cautiously.
And that’s how everyone seems to drive up here.
So in Oregon, I’m a little more aggressive than average, thanks partially to not driving as aggressively as I do in L.A., and in L.A. I’m more laid back than average. It’s been a great object lesson in relativity. I asked God about it and he told me that driving in different cities is like a box of chocolates; no matter how sweet it is, you still have to watch out for the nuts.
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