Ten Commandments of Driving
The Vatican has just published it's list of 10 commandments for driving:
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
10. Feel responsible toward others
(http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/06/19/vatican-drivers.html)
Good point Jack. We've all been there or soon will be.
My understanding is that learning to drive in this country (for males anyway--they would never take driving lessons; it would rob them of testosterone) involves going out to the desert and racing around. When it comes time for them to get their license for city driving, there is an "oral" written test ("What does this sign mean?" "What does that sign mean?"). If they pass that, then they get a road test at 5:00 in the morning before there is traffic (because the examiners are afraid of getting into an accident). For more money, some Qataris can have their driver's license delivered to their home without the road test.
A proper system of learner permits and graduated licences would be all that it takes to bring road accidents and deaths down and road safety up. All the posters in the world placed at intersections isn't going to do the job.
I do like the RC perspective on applying faith values to driving. I wonder what Mohammed (PBUH) would say if he knew that someday there would be Landcruisers?
Landcruisers come with "Licence to Kill".
I had one comming at me like a missile at 100kmph at Civil Defence/Fire roundabout on 18th night 12.30 night. I had to stop in the middle of the roundabout to let it pass.
I guess you can make out the intelligence of the people who drive like that. Never seen this behaviour from sports car owners.