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2022-10-06T09:14:30.557Z


We live in an era where every scolding on the road could end up with a bumper on the head • So get a bunch of offers to get out of a two-way fight cheaply: Have you heard of the "Net-Flick" app?


Last week I saw a video on the news on TV where a driver gets out of his car and walks up to another driver, hits him and beats him vigorously.

It must be assumed that the origin of the conflict is not a financial conflict, a romantic conflict or an ideological conflict over the question of who is to blame for the war in Ukraine - but rather a driver's fight over a detour that did not go well for one of them, or a three-pointed finger that was waved through the window and caused someone to have a three-point concussion.

The above video quite shocked me and reminded me of other days, when it was acceptable to admonish another driver for not driving properly, without fear that these would be your last words. Where are the good days, when you would hear one driver ask another driver half-humoredly "Who gave you license?", or he would mark with his finger on the side of his head and in a circular motion the agreed upon sign that means "You are not normal!" and thus finishes taking out the nerves that resulted from the boss yelling at him in the office, but without involving fists and planks.

Following the change in the atmosphere and the increase in the level of winter on the roads, the first lady has been demanding for a long time from me to stop functioning on the roads as the Minister of Education on my own behalf and to stop my habit of admonishing other people for their driving.

Also because I myself am not that educated, and also because in response someone might murder me in a not really educational way.

In the past, when someone would rudely and dangerously cut me off, avoid using a signal or bypass the entire line to turn at a traffic light, I would go completely crazy and start signaling with the lights or making weird hand signs.

In severe cases, I could even swerve out of the way and chase after this annoying person just to reach him at the window and make him a "How come you're not ashamed to drive like that?" face.

- So what if in order to get him and give him my pedagogical lecture I myself would act like a reckless maniac.

But it happened when I was younger and I believed that we deserve to live in a perfect world where one driver respects another, and that basic rules of etiquette, culture and consideration for others should be observed.

The intention was of course good, but the thought that if I woke someone up it would help, and he would start behaving like a human just because I drew his attention to his bad driving style with hand movements, was completely stupid.

In any case, the level of violence then was different, and I had no fear that following an argument on the road someone would hit me with a jack.

What's more, I'm no longer old enough for street brawls, and if some 17-year-old brat just approaches me with a cigarette in his mouth and a bottle of beer in his hand, I'll probably die on the spot from fear combined with high blood pressure and excess cholesterol.

To allow drivers to continue to pour out what's on their mind, but to reduce the chance that it will change their travel destination to the limb injury department in Billinson, and since the pattern of road fights is quite regular, I suggest preparing small signs ahead of time that you can hold up in front of the wild driver next to you, without Need to open the window or get out of the vehicle, which should include texts like: "You drive on two tracks", "You drive in zigzags", "You drive like a Shamok", "Stop looking at your phone, so what if you received a WhatsApp message in the group 'Sukkot Be Shamok Family'" .

Such signs will better clarify your intention and save you from all kinds of movements and faces that may not be understood, although they will not necessarily reduce the desire of the other driver to come at you with an ax.

The fact that when we drive abroad we don't usually mess with other drivers - raises questions. Is it because they don't drive in a barbaric way there? It depends where. There are countries that are much worse than us, but we see you trying to explain to an Egyptian or Indian driver that he is an idiot in a way that would also be Understandable and also insulting enough for him.

If you want to launch a precise curse or a juicy hand gesture, you need to know the language and the customs of the place, and you don't want to travel in Italy or France, swear obnoxiously and sound like a new immigrant shouting in stuttered Hebrew "How do you drive, my lord, you stupid donkey".

We can try to enlist the technology to help us, although it won't seem convincing if in the middle of a heated argument with a driver you ask him to wait a second until you find a suitable curse in Google Translate.

Alternatively, you can ask Siri to curse it for you.

Since the phenomenon of violence on Israel's roads is well-known and recognized, and even if you choose to remain silent in the face of all kinds of barbaric behavior, you cannot tell which madman will decide that you have pissed him off and approach your car holding something that is not a traffic sign guide in his hand - there are already those who prepare an antidote to a hit and equip themselves with means of defense or attack Seemingly innocent, which they store in the car as if it were incense or peppermint candy.

The most effective means is a baseball bat, but since baseball is not really an accepted sport in Israel, it will be clear to everyone that the reason for its presence in your car is to keep the option of running the skull of another nervous driver.

It is true that you can try to explain to the policeman who will find her that you are simply going to play with friends in the Petach Tikva Yankees baseball team, but remember that you may fail at the stage where you are asked to explain the rules of the game, which no Israeli really understands.

The problem is that replacing the goddess with an accessory from a sport that is popular in Israel might be a bit problematic - it's hard to see how a Linui Ashram style hoop will help you in a fight.

Instead, you can go for the option of discouraging other drivers from wanting to get into a fight with you by decorating your car with stickers of the "Iron Man" triathlon, or alternatively of La Familia or Itamar Ben Gabir - which may certainly keep you away from potential brawlers.

If that doesn't sound convincing enough, you can place a large doll of a muscular man with a menacing appearance next to you in the car, which will make the other drivers think twice about signaling you to pull over.

With all due respect to the nerves we get on the road, the intensity of the reaction of most of us is also related to the partner on the other side of the conflict.

If you find out that the person who cut you off in the other car is a woman, you are likely to be more polite and gentle.

In front of a young man, be educational but careful, that he doesn't pounce on you with a selfie stick, and if it turns out that a scary man with a threatening face is sitting in a car behind you at 30 km/h, you'll be content with "What's the matter my brother?"

What a great car you have.

Have a good year."

Since many times at the first stage of the incident on the road we don't know exactly who we are dealing with, it may be time to harness technology to our advantage here as well and launch an application that based on the vehicle number will be able to immediately provide you with details about the driver - making it clear whether it is a woman with a Prada bag or In a man with five criminal cases, if the man you want to rebuke him now is a fresh music teacher or rather the Israeli taekwondo champion, so not only your car - your face will also need body work soon.

The application, which can be called "Instagram-Rive" or "Net-Flick", will rate the degree of risk involved in a confrontation with that driver and offer you a response accordingly, one that can range from "I wouldn't give you a Bimba license" to "Great, you have these here, Maybe one day we'll play baseball together."

yairn@israelhayom.co.il

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