Teen Drivers

So, Minion 1 is knee deep in drivers training right now. In as little as 2 weeks, she'll be allowed to drive around a ton of metal on the road. You know, around PEOPLE. And, just to make it more interesting, she has to drag her father or I with her, so, SCORE for us.

I suppose if we're in the car with her, we're less likely to be mowed down on the sidewalk. Or the 2nd story of the house.

Last night on the way home from drivers ed, she started schooling me on different things to do and don't.

Like, you can't pass more than one car at a time. My answer? Well no shit, unless you're on a 3 lane highway, there's only 1 car you can pass!

Then, she pointed out that she meant I can't get into the passing lane with the intention of passing more than 1 car before getting back into the regular lane. This is what followed.

Me: What if there is a semi going like 40 mph, with a line of 12 cars behind it?

M1: You don't pass.

Me: So you sit your happy ass behind 13 slow ass vehicles, while there's a perfectly open lane right next to you?

M1: Yes. Always.

Me: So you just sit there. You go slow as fuck, just sitting there.

M1: Well, you can yell at them. Like, "Get the fuck out of my way, and speed the hell up!", but you sit there waiting while you do it.

Me: You have some serious road rage issues.

M1: I'm passive aggressive on the road. I'm perfectly happy sitting in traffic, as long as I can cuss out the idiots in front of me.

Me: Maybe don't tell your driving instructor about this.

On the plus side, I'll be home both days this week when her instructor picks her up for her drive. Is it wrong that I want to drive behind them video taping it? M3 said I should make sure I'm behind a brick wall, so I don't get hurt.

I decided if we line the brick wall with steel, I'd be even safer.