Road Age

When I board a Tiger Transit bus each day, I should be thinking things such as "I hope I ace my test today" or "I'm so happy the weather is nice."

Instead I find myself thinking "I sincerly hope I survived this trip."

Why?

The drivers on my route are old. Very old. And apparently senile.

There is one driver in particular that makes me fear for my life every time I step on the bus. So far this semester he has taken us on a hair-raising journey through the Lowder parking lot (note that this lot in the opposite direction of my normal bus route) and once he actually hit a tree when pulling into my apartment complex. He also likes to perfrom what I like to call "road gymnastics" by making right turns so tight that the bus almost goes into a spin, and making left turns out of the right lane. Not to mention the manner in which he slams on the gas the moment you step on the bus so you are forced to fall into the nearest open seat.

Something must be done, because one of these days, he will crash and kill us all.

Once people reach a certain age, they should be forced to take their drivers test over again, because quite frankly, old people suck at driving. And it seriously worries me that the university is putting our precious young lives in the hands of these Depends wearing, prune eating, Lawrence Welk watching psychopaths.

Save me, please.