Tne Commandments for the road, from the Christian Road Safety Association (cited by Summon's Christian Miscellany: An Amusingly Informative Collection of Unexpected Facts, Curiosities, and Trivia, Doubleday 2005):
* Begin with a prayer * If you start late, arrive late. * Alcohol is for the radiator, not the operator. * If entry into the flow of traffic is facilitated by the courtesy of another driver, wave in appreciation. * If you have inadvertently endangered the safe passage of another vehicle, wave as an apology. * Make it easy for aggressive opportunity snatchers to get ahead of you -- far ahead. * Drive so that the sudden appearance of a police patrol car is a pleasant sight. * Give plenty of space to cars marked with dents. * Never accelerate, and decelerate if advisable, when another car wishes to enter your lane. * End every trip with a prayer of thanksgiving. This may not be enough to solve Goa's serious road woes (why can't we have more cops stationed on accident prone roads, instead of tagging along with politicians whom no one would even waste a bullet on?). But it's an interesting way of inculcating road-sense. And, I'm saying so because of the religious tag it comes with... -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Yahoomessenger: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 ---------------------------------------------------------- Photographs from Goa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/popular-views/ _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
