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●Etiquette on RoadStreet（第1页）

●EtiquetteonRoadStreet

Manyofushavegotusedtobeiingorappoi。Ioarriveatourdestinationontime，we’daggressivelypushthatredlight，speedarouraffidelbowourwayacrossthestreetandintoacrowdedelevator。Wewereanxious，aggravated，aedtotakeohandthoughwe’dmakethemeetingohatantmostistoarriveattheappoialive，dfullofcreativity。Butremember，thereyoupreventmaybeyourown!

■DistheStreet

Walkhtandpasso，apeopleshouldn’twalkmoretha。Peoplewalkiwoulddressdistheolddays，andwouldalsotalkdisdhingattentiontothemselves。Beingsideredasiioningnamesoffriendswasforbiddelemanalwayswalkedontheroadsideofthesiderotecttheladyorladiesfrompassingtraffic。Peoplewouldnevercallouttoafriehersideofthestreetandwouldnotlookortalkt。Uhemahestreetareprobablytherulemostighesedays。

Itisatraditionwithlonghistorythatthemanshouldkeeptotheoutsideofthepavemelemanshouldalsomovebehindhisaintainhisoutsidepositionlegethedireoftheirwalk，whilethewomanautomaticallymovesthtorleftiohisgeofposition。Whenonemanandtalkiwalkbetweentheladiesbutuestotaketheoutsideposition。Whileonewomanandtwomenwalkihemiddleposition。

Watchyourstepandwaityourturnwhenyalo。Waittillyourturhesidewalkandgoacrosstheiion。Inadditiontobeingdangerous，youblht-of-wayofdriverswhowaurnswhenyouwaiti。Ifadriverseesapedestria，heshemuststopandallowthepedestriantocrossbylaw。Thedriverwillbesubjeovingviolationifheshedoesnotstop，everianwaiveshimherthrough。Thelightsmightbefiguredtoalloedestrianstowalkatthesametimeonmanyhigh-trafficstreets，separatefromthevehicles。Bepatientandwaitfhtforpedestrianstocrossthestreet。

&hesidealkingdowoohespadallowotherstopass。Ifywithothers，someofthegroupmayowalkbehindothersioallowotherpedestrianstopassiion。

■Drivie

Everydriverisprettymuteedtopossessabasiderstandingofwhat’srequiredwhendriving。Drivinglessonsbasisurethateverydrivershouldknohattolookfor，andhavekherulesthatewithavehitheroad。

Butnowadaysitseemsthatlessandlesspeopleknoedtodowheherulesthathaveeestothenature，thereisawholediffereinvolvesahighlypsychologidsocialaspectthatdeterminesfarmorethanlegiveitcreditfor。Thesearerulesofroadetiquetteaasmuore，infact—astheydoforthehardlawsthemselvesfthatyoudrivesafely。

&hingaboutmaintaifistoknowwhatthesystemiimes，thiakenframostpeopleareexpeow。Ohingsisthepassinglaneonhighways。Normally，therearetwolanesonahighway，andowhiletheotherismeantf。Determihismeansfi，andi。Nobodylikessomeoneassio，butalsopotentiallydangerous。

Howtousesignalsisaantpartofroadetiquette。Thisihemostbasiclevel，makinggooduseofthoseleversthatstithenlaearby。Iteananythingfromusingindidsignals，blinking，or—iuations—honkiterule:don’tdothis）。uniishieverobviouswheoes，sodoherstokime。Acarelessmahyoureasilyturlemergingoftraffitoacrushedrearbumper，ifnotworse。

Noonelikesaloudmouth。Thisisespeciallytrueofaloudmouthwhomakesithisherbusihreatenotherpeople’slivesbyusingaewhiledriving。Yousimplyshreatestrespectforyourselfandotherpeoplebystigtotheroadinsteadofyourversation。Nomatterhowmuaythinkotherwise，eswouldoccupyalargeamountofyourattentionanddemandmuyourse，youhingfattentioisnotoalsolessobnoxioustolookattonotuseaewhiledriving。

Youalotbysimplyshowibyusingonsense。However，youmayobeoffeodouhings。Maybeyouareoafiguredoutyetthosethingsthataretakenfraedoutofyou。Agsprovidebhtdrivingskillsadriviy。

&eraswithotherpeople，weareusedtofollowiainbehavioralnorms。Butwheheroad，allthatseemstogooutthewindeisfarmoreonlydiscussedthesedaysthandriviitisourmannerswhiledrivingthataremostimportant。

Hereareafewguideliweshoulddoandhowweshouldactwhiledrivingontheroad:

■Dos

&ime。You’llbemorestressedoutandfarmorelikelytoignoreproperdriveretiquettewhichcouldeseriousproblemsifyou’rerushedandragtogettoanappoi。

◇Slowdown。Ifyoudrivetoofast，youwillmisssomesignnalandendupinahisisnotonlyamatteraboutetiquettebutalsoamatteraboutlife。

&peoplepullinfrontofyou。Itwillnotdelayyourjourneyifyouletowetintothelimayreducethepossibilitiesforat。

◇Giveadvaice。Besuretoturnimeifytoturn，notjustasyouareabouttomaketheturhevehidyoureactappropriately。

&buses。Theyareonsdyouwillovertakethematop，whi’ttakemuchtimeoffyourute，butakeabigdifferehoseublisport。

◇Dimyhts。Wheninguponanothercar，keepinmindthatyhtsdtheotherdrive，whetherreflehisrearviewmirrdiretotheoningcar。

&oonesidewhenemergencyvehiethrough。Itmightbetemptingraceahead，especiallywhenyourturnoffisingup，butdettoremiheyareinahurryandpullover。

■Don’ts

&peopletoguesswhatyou’rethinking。It’simportanttoalwaysletthemknowwithsignalswhatyouareabouttodo。Itmaysifyouexpeeoofyourwaybecauseyou’reinahurry。

◇Makephonecallwhiledriving。Studieshaveshownthatyou’trefleimblywhenhaviiononthephwithonlyonehauntilyoupulloveroriinaheadlessphoem。

◇Tailgate。Remembertomovealittlebadkeepanappropriatedistahereisnothingmoreannoyingthawon’tbackoff。

◇Blockmotorbikesandcyclists。Theymightbeannoying，butit’snotroblemsiftheyaretryingtopassyouontheshoulder。

◇Drivetooslowly。Itisveryrudetoblockthestreetbyyoursl。Ifyloeedlimit，movetoopeoplepassyou。

&emper。Ifyouakeadeepbreathoreveingangryintewilloroublethanit’sworth。

Itisasimportantashavinggoodtablemaobepoliteontheroad。Howyouatheroadwillaffectthepeoplearoundyouandthedriviewillalsoaffectyourselfthewholeday。Itwillmakeyoufeelbetterandimproveyourmoralitytobeopeople，soit’sagoodwaytostartadaybylettiothelaneaheadrushhour。