Ok see, Ive only been driving since 2009 but I must say, you would not know it if you have been inside of a car while I'm driving. I say this because I am so confident behind the wheel that it seems that I've been driving since I was 16.
I have not been driving since I was 16 I didn't need to. I grew up in a city where having a car is only a minor advantage, If not a disadvantage. It depends on who you talk to.
Anyway, where I'm from you can take the subway anywhere. And you didn't need the car. Yeah you wouldn't be able to get certain women and the late night creep would be a bit hard to do. But those are the only negativesI see about not having a car in New York.
When I came to Philadelphia and I saw the subway system and the way the buses worked, I knew I had to get a car. Philly only has two city trains. There are others but they are basically a lesser version of the Metro North. Not to say that the quality of those trains are unlike the ones in New York. I'm just saying that because it doesn't have to cover as much ground basically.
Driving in philly gives one a huge advantage. Philly is small enough that when you have a car you can go about anywhere and it would take no time. You don't have to waste time waiting for buses and waiting for trains that does not come as often as you would like. I swear waiting for septa is one of the worst part of public transportation. Don't get me wrong Google helps but still.
Also the rides on septa are so long and un necessary it makes no damn sense. The longest a ride I've been on a city bus was like an hour and a half to get from Northeast Philadelphia to Bucks County. as soon as I got to Bucks County I was like never again. Started learning how to drive again next day two weeks later I passed the road test.
fast forward right now I'm probably one of the best drivers ever lol. You think I'm playing but I'm dead serious. I've dodged just enough accidents and played with the car enough times to believe in myself like that. I'm no Fast n furious mother f***** but I do my thing.
I try to chill but I'm kinda eccentric, here are some of my driving practices.
1. Texting and driving, I know its bad and I don't do it, per se. At least, not while the car is actually moving. As texting and driving incidents go up and laws have been made preventing such incidents from happening, I took it upon myself to chill on that. Now, if there is is a red light or heavy traffic I'm more likely to be texting, flipping through songs, or doing some shit.
2. Road rage....ok lemme explain. I don't necessarily have over the road rage, I just get annoyed easily while behind the wheel. I can't stand the dumb s*** . people who are too slow. People who want to look into your car. People who doesn't understand that green means go. People with us we're in and out of traffic like dumb f**** . People who know that they got to a stop sign before you and want to play the waiting game like a mother f****** b****. People to to bust you turns out of nowhere. People who drive way too close to my car. People who stop n go like a schizophrenic a****** . people who bait fender benders. Etc etc etc. I could go on and on.
3. Speeding is all well and good but one has to know when to do it. You can speed on the local road but you're going to have to stop on a stop sign or when there is a car in front of you so why do it? You gotta know when to speed it safe and you waste a lot less gas (I think) lol.
I'm bored of writing about this so I am going to stop. Safe driving folks. Don't drink and drive. Don't text while the car is moving. And have some god damn sense.
