By Washington Washington
In the last 24 hours, I’ve twice been treated to the apparent phenomenon sweeping Phoenixville: the middle-of-the-street U-turn. We all know that the amount of one-way streets in town can be frustrating, but is making a dangerous (and often tortoise-paced) u-turn in the middle of the street really worth it?
On Sunday, I was making a right onto First Ave off of Starr only to encounter an elderly fella in a Scion blocking both lanes of traffic on the 200 block. I waited patiently until it was obvious that the guy wasn’t skilled enough to pull off such a maneuver… Then I got pissed.
The point here is selfishness. How hard is it to go the extra block down to Gay Street and use that route? Not hard at all. Just do it instead of wasting everyone else’s time.
This morning, it happened again. The perpetrator made her lame-ass u-turn on the 200 block of Church Street while I watched in disgust and anger. Are all 200 blocks in town sanctioned havens for jackassery?
These U-turners want the rest of the world to wait for them, well I won’t. The next time one of you son-of-a-guns tries to do that, I will lay on my horn like there’s no tomorrow. I will wave my fist in anger, and I will attempt to navigate around your pathetic law-breaking vehicle.
No more fucking u-turns, people!
