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Vatican’s Ten Commandments (for drivers)

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on June 20, 2007
in Driving, Miami, Rude Drivers, Traffic and Vatican
. 1 Comment

No Joke. I don’t think I could have concocted this story had I tried. I wish the Vatican had been a little more proactive, the “Ten Commandments of Living a Sustainable Life” would have worked just as well…

The Vatican’s Ten Commandments for drivers:

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 neighbor 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.

Apparently, this list hasn’t gotten around to everyone in Miami…

#1

Published
by
Gabriel Lopez-Bernal
on May 15, 2007
in Congestion, Miami, Road Rage and Rude Drivers
. 8 Comments
We’re Number 1! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, take a drive along the Palmetto, idle on the dolphin while people use exit lanes as strategic advancement lanes, or try to cross any intersection when your light turns green…
“Miami motorists said they saw other drivers slam on their brakes, run red lights and talk on cell phones, according to AutoVantage, a Connecticut-based automobile membership club offering travel services and roadside assistance.”

Let’s not forget: One finger salutes, driving on the shoulders in heavy traffic, illegal u-turns, cutting off, total disregard for traffic laws, pedestrians, traffic signals, or anything else which attempts to hamper “progress,” nanny-nanny Boo-Boo Faces, drag racing…am I missing anything?