Native drivers in Montgomery, Alabama are discourteous at best and downright dangerous at their worst.
As a whole they consistently fail to:
* stop at stop signs, preferring to roll through.
* yield right-of-way to on-coming traffic at intersections.
* signal their turns, preferring instead to slam on the brakes and turn with no warning. (Alabama Code Section 32-5A-133: http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/CodeOfAlabama/1975/32-5A-133. htm )
Signaling your intention to turn (that's the little stick that makes the arrows come on) is the law, Alabama drivers!
* follow posted speed limits (or at least not exceed them by 20+ mph on a regular basis, where is the enforcement?)
* treat a broken traffic signal light as a stop sign during power outages.
* (I could go on and on, these are the big ones that I see almost daily.)
Where is the enforcement of the law?
What is the MPD going to do about offenders?
Some law enforcement officers out there are the worst offenders.
When there is nearly no enforcement of the rules, whose fault is it that people assume they can break the laws? Who is at fault (let's say morally, if not legally) when someone loses a life because a driver exhibits illegal behaviors that are generally "allowed" or at least not enforced by the authorities in any sort of regular fashion. The offender likely will take the legal blame, who wants to stand up and accept the moral blame?
Alabama drivers: Driving is a communal activity. We all have to cooperate in order to all be safe. Take a second to be courteous, let someone in, use the turn signal, come to a complete stop (behind the white line or stop sign!) Slow down and realize you are piloting a potentially deadly weapon. This isn't NASCAR, they do that in a controlled environment with emergency crews on-site.
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