America´s Donkey (Jackass) Club, By Roger Behra

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America´s Donkey (Jackass) Club

By

Roger Behra

There is a club operating in the American culture that keeps getting larger as the weeks roll along. Americans and foreign visitors who drive automobiles know very well about this special club and who the members are. All those who are not informed need to know that they have to be aware when they are driving to their destinations. The club is cause of great concern because many accidents are caused by it: Monster Pickups and their owner-drivers. What an offensive group and dangerous plague they are in the America culture! It is fair to say about 20% of monster drivers do not belong to the jackass club, and most of the 20% are lady drivers. The question is how do you know the good group from the jackass group?

All those who need to know, a jackass is not only a small animal resembling a horse. A jackass is also someone who is annoying or bad, and that is just what so many monster pickup truck drivers really are: ANNOYING. Sadly to say America´s highway culture is full of all kinds of monster pickups and especially throughout Southern California where automobile traffic is a daily nightmare. The small percentage (20%) of sensible and careful monster drivers is greatly appreciated.

The behavior of the jackass group of monster drivers can happen at any time during daylight or nighttime hours. They´ll tailgate you as you are following the speed limit and sound their horn. In the darkness they´ll tailgate, sound their horn, and turn on their bright light which makes it hard to drive safely. They´ll pass you on either side and then dart over quickly close in front of you which is very dangerous. They ignore posted speed limits as they speed way. Horrendous deadly accidents are common in Southern California. The jackass group practices the list of negatives: rudeness; defective thinking; make up your own rules of the road; impoliteness. They simply employ whatever behavior pleases them.

Why are monster pickups needed in the first place? They are expensive to buy. They are super gas guzzlers. They do not fit well in parking places and many other places. The negative really outweigh the positives.

The monsters of the roadway considerably lessen the safety and pleasure of commuting on a daily basis and especially during the hours of darkness. One has to be very alert when a monster pickup is driving near you, because anything dangerous can happen at a moment´s notice at anytime, especially during the hours of darkness. It is just one part of the cultural sickness that has permeated the American culture since the year 2000 on a daily basis.

R. B.
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