Tag: one way street

This week the strange thing we saw the most, believe it or not, was people driving straight at us on one way streets.

I know this leaves me thinking, how is that possible?  There are always signs telling you that a street is one way.  There are pavement markings to reinforce the idea.  You should always have a yellow line on your left and a white line on your right.  If this is not true, you are going the wrong way.  The biggest clue should be if you make a turn and there are cars driving straight towards you.

I can make excuses for these folks.  It might be that they were simply following directions from their magic phones that mislead them.  It could be that they were lost and confused, and not thinking clearly enough to recognize the signs.  It could be that they thought that one way meant any one way that they chose as opposed to that specific way designated by “the man.”

In any case, once headed the wrong way, it was not easy to right themselves, no pun intended.  They had to make a quick turn in each case onto a nearby street, in one case I’m pretty sure it was also a one way street the wrong way, but once they were committed to process, I guess they chose to see it through.  In another case, pedestrians in the crosswalk waved madly at them and got them to realize their error and turn onto another road.  It’s very hard to watch this happened, because there is no way to help them really.

If you find yourself in this position, you really want to find a way out as soon as possible.  Stop, turn around, turn onto a close street and get yourself pointed in the right direction.  We all make mistakes so stay safe, watch for signs, be aware of your surroundings, and use your pavement markings.  Good luck, friends!