driver safety.

In lieu of comedy clubs, free cafeteria food dinners, and a room full of disgruntled drivers, i opted for the 6 hour at home dvd course.

not the worst thing in the world and fortunately, the video was produced in houston so i got to see:
a. some shots of downtown.
b. at least two clips of driving down allen parkway past the montrose/studemont exit. then later, a clip going the other way.
c. some stuff on i45.
d. crazy man in a hummer tailgaiting a woman in a porsche suv on memorial drive.

not surprisingly, but still disappointingly, no shots of my girlfriend and myself sitting on a blanket reading books on the menil lawn. additionally, and again not surprisingly, no shots of my girlfriend and i eating pizza, a mozzarella sammich and drinking beer at brasil.

wait! you need shots of traffic! ok, so my girlfriend and i are in her car driving down a congested westheimer after selling some clothes to buffalo exchange.

wait! how about this: us driving to the wayside drive dunkin' donuts on sunday morning. we could be in the train safety segment! trains move really slow through the east side of town! perfect! we could be all like, "go go go! we can make it! they are totes going to run out of croissants again!"

in all seriousness, i talked to my mother after finishing the course and she asked me, "what did you learn?" i thought about it for longer than i had intended... here is what i learned:

a. safe spaces (the distance you put between yourself and other drivers) are a great and an easy way to reduce the liklihood of accidents.
b. use public transportation when possible if travelling. an unfamiliar driving landscape and/or new sights can cause distraction and thus accidents.
c. texting and driving is still stupid.