"I have had it with driving! If it weren’t for exorbitant taxi fares, I would have chucked my car keys in the sea along time ago. Early last year, I was driving my car through an intersection on a busy residential road when I stopped at a traffic light. Just as the lights were about to go green, a midnight black sports car came zooming towards my car from behind and rammed into it. Thank goodness the driver recalled his training lessons at the last minute and managed to hit the brakes before he pushed my car in the path of oncoming traffic. When I recovered from the shock, I composed myself enough to walk out of the car without clinging onto it for support (as my legs were shaking). The police were close-by so they responded to my call quickly. However, the Arab driver who had hit me refused to step outside his car till the police came. He didn’t even check on me! The police were very concerned and polite. When the driver did come out of his car I was shocked (for the second time that night, I might add) to see that he was a teenager, no older than my son of 18!!! The officers made him apologize to me. I only heard a distant mumble of the word “sorry” but that’s all I was going to get out of him. It has been a year since but I can’t seem to get over this incident."

Kate R.

 

 

“Well, I feel sorry for N.A. Nothing of this sort has ever happened to me but when you think of it, it is rather sad that some of the youth in this city has lost its respect for elders. Thank God some youngsters still have some manners left. Only yesterday a young boy bumped into me and said ‘I am sorry sir’, these were his exact words! ”        A.K

 

“I would have slapped him… and probably ended up in jail! Seriously, kids today need to learn that you cannot play with cars. They are dangerous tools meant for grown ups who can handle responsibility…or at least spell it! I am a teacher and you won’t believe the audacity of the teenagers I have to deal with everyday in the ‘private’ school that I work for.” Nutty Professor

 

“I think the policemen did their part. The rest is up to the parents of that horrid young man. I hope they revoked his license for sometime.” Sunil K.P

 

“Parents should stick those ‘Am I driving responsibly?’ bumper stickers on their kid’s cars. They should mention their numbers too so that people report reckless driving instantly. My parents did that when we were living abroad. My brother hated it but I didn’t mind as I knew it was the right thing to do.” Kelly Graham