Friday, May 27, 2005

Drive safe, but I have a question

Likely the last post before the three day weekend (but you never know). You'll be happy to know as you load the family into the car that Wisconsin ranked 8th among the 48 states and Washington DC in driver awareness of the rules of the road. (Hat tip: Lakeshore Laments) One stat should scare the heck out of you as you buckle up:
The GMAC Insurance National Driver's Test found that nearly 20 million Americans, or about 1 in 10 drivers, would fail a state driver's test if they had to take one today.
What I want to know is, if we're such smart drivers in Wisconsin, why do so many idiots drive slow in the left hand lane? And you can't blame Illinois for this. Illinois may have ranked 40th on the test but they're number one in passing me on the freeway.

So this Memorial Day weekend be proud of our veterans and thankful for what they did to preserve our freedom. Fly your American flag proudly. Drive safe.

And stay outta the left lane.