Unwritten Rules of Georgia Driving #1

Welcome to the School of Awkward Awareness and Prevention.  I'll be your professor.

The first step to avoiding an awkward situation is knowing where and when you're likely to encounter one.  According to the ASOA --Amy's Scale of Awkwardness (awaiting recognition from the scientific community)--car accidents and near misses are two of the worst circumstances you can find yourself in.  If you cause the accident, you have to deal with an onslaught of uncomfortable confrontations with the other driver, your passengers, police officers, insurance agents, etc.  It's bad.  With a near miss, you might encounter the other driver when stopped and be forced into the always nerve-wracking exchange of insults or death-stares.

When accidents aren't your fault, the awkwardness of the situation is more in your favor, but this is not guaranteed.  The other driver could be crazy and try to blame the accident on you.  Worse, they could be drunk, and then you have to battle your urge to punch them in the face.  Not fun. 

All in all, these are situations to avoid, if possible.  To help those who wish to challenge the death trap that is the Georgia highway system, I'll be occasionally posting the unwritten rules of Georgia driving.  Enjoy! 

#1  It is unnecessary to be in the lane closest to where you are turning.  If there are other cars coming, go ahead and cut them off.  What's important is that you get to where you need to go.

If for some strange reason you misplaced your balls and feel it's "dangerous" to cut people off, it's perfectly fine to stop exactly where you are and block traffic for as long as it takes to get into the other lane.  Don't bother putting on your turn signal.  It should be clear to everyone else why you stopped in the middle of the road.
More to come!

-Amy