| After driving Irish roads for three weeks, American roads seem ridiculously wide. Most of our two lane roads would be four lanes in Ireland. On top of that, we have shoulders. Does this make our roads safer? No!
It makes our roads BORING!”
And the drivers become L-A-Z-Y! No need to look over your shoulder, to come to a full stop, or to use a turning signal. It’ll all work out anyway! Our roads encourage people to find something else to do. Something to occupy their minds, theirs hands, and their mouths.  NO WONDER WE NEED SUCH WIDE ROADS!!
In Ireland, they
have two hands
on the wheel
and one foot
ready to hit the
brakes. There
is no talking on
cell phones.
No eating.
Even after
three weeks
and 3000 km
on the road
I only took
quick sips of
water if
someone
could hand
me an open
bottle while
on a relatively
straight and
wide stretch
of road.
BEWARE THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF MAKING THINGS FOOL PROOF AND PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM THEMSELVES (and each other)!
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