SPEEDING PAST…WHAT?
I recently took a day road trip and was astounded when I drove the speed limit and everyone passed me like I was standing still. The “norm” was speeding, likely 20-30 miles an hour above the speed limit, creating a palpable risk of being killed for obeying the law. What goes? Is it another aspect of deliberate American lawlessness? Is it an indirect way of “protesting” whatever issue one believes isn’t being adequately addressed? Is it another expression of “individual rights?” Is everyone acting like a Trumpian businessperson trying to get somewhere faster than everyone else? Is there something perversely self-edifying to simply pass others as fast as possible? Me, I think it’s all part of the difficulty we humans have dealing with our own mortality. In an age where “everyone’s bad” just because bad is the new good, the path to hell may indeed be paved with good intentions, but today it’s simply paved with asphalt and concrete. Add to that one of the most destructive dinosaurs ever created by humans, cars, and people seem to believe they possess a “license to kill.” Hmmm.
When I visited Hawaii pre-COVID-19, I thought it might be different in paradise, only to be almost run off the freeway when entering or exiting by bullying drivers. And this in the face of several elderly pedestrian deaths there during my short sojourn by speeding, typically drunk, uninsured or unlicensed individuals. Paradise, really? Is this what Heaven will be like? On the other hand, perhaps it’s a secret conspiracy of road warriors to help keep the population down.
You might be thinking, okay, now he’s going to talk about his newly released sci-fu (science fiction/futuring) novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020). Ah, well, if you insist! In the work, cars become antiquated curiosities, and roadways…heck, what am I doing? Writing a spoiler? No, you’ll have to grab a copy to see what a future world might look like without cars. How can anyone (you might be asking)…you’ll be surprised! Personally, I can’t think of anywhere on this planet during these times that I need to get to so fast that it justifies the risk to others by consciously driving well over the speed limit. Pedal to metal? Faster than a speeding bullet? The need for speed? Really?
Available NOW from Amazon, and with free shipping from the Publisher’s Store, Savant Bookstores nationwide and the Book Depository internationally.
When I visited Hawaii pre-COVID-19, I thought it might be different in paradise, only to be almost run off the freeway when entering or exiting by bullying drivers. And this in the face of several elderly pedestrian deaths there during my short sojourn by speeding, typically drunk, uninsured or unlicensed individuals. Paradise, really? Is this what Heaven will be like? On the other hand, perhaps it’s a secret conspiracy of road warriors to help keep the population down.
You might be thinking, okay, now he’s going to talk about his newly released sci-fu (science fiction/futuring) novel, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020). Ah, well, if you insist! In the work, cars become antiquated curiosities, and roadways…heck, what am I doing? Writing a spoiler? No, you’ll have to grab a copy to see what a future world might look like without cars. How can anyone (you might be asking)…you’ll be surprised! Personally, I can’t think of anywhere on this planet during these times that I need to get to so fast that it justifies the risk to others by consciously driving well over the speed limit. Pedal to metal? Faster than a speeding bullet? The need for speed? Really?
Available NOW from Amazon, and with free shipping from the Publisher’s Store, Savant Bookstores nationwide and the Book Depository internationally.
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