25 Golden Rules of Driving Etiquette
1. A gentleman does not speed, unless the car he is driving is worth it. Or he is taking his in-labour wife to hospital. Or his Labrador is injured
2. A gentleman does not flick between lanes in slow moving traffic
3. A gentleman will not loiter in the middle lane – the right lane is called the slow lane for a reason.
4. A gentleman accepts responsibility if he is at fault
5. A gentleman will give wide berth to a horse on a country lane
6. A gentleman will always thank anyone who has gone out of their way to let them have right of way
7. A gentleman does not rev his engine in a built up area – unless he drives a V12 (its noise is poetry, not pollution)
8. A gentleman dips his headlights well in advance
9. A gentleman does not call the ANWB for a flat tyre – it is like calling an ambulance for a splinter
10. A gentleman does not spend more time cleaning his car than he does himself
11. A gentleman calls a cab after having more than the driving limit
12. A gentleman does not tailgate – even if he owns an Audi
13. A gentleman does not feel the need to show off how lack of manhood by playing aggressively loud music with all the windows down
14. A gentleman has never considered getting a body kit
15. A gentleman will always slow down for animals
16. A gentleman does not refer to the police as Rozzas, flikken, wouten, POPO, or Pigs
17. A gentleman accepts his parking tickets with dignity rather than fury
18. A gentleman pulls over if he is causing a tailback
19. A gentleman is never a back-seat driver
20. A gentleman lets other cars pull into the flow of slow traffic
21. A gentleman never resorts to full-blown road rage – he doesn’t want to be a YouTube sensation
22. A gentleman does not adorn his car with eye lashes, fluffy dice or nodding dogs
23. A gentleman does not undertake – he has a brain
24. A gentleman who drives a Defender always acknowledges a fellow Defender driver
25. A gentleman refrains from using his horn
2. A gentleman does not flick between lanes in slow moving traffic
3. A gentleman will not loiter in the middle lane – the right lane is called the slow lane for a reason.
4. A gentleman accepts responsibility if he is at fault
5. A gentleman will give wide berth to a horse on a country lane
6. A gentleman will always thank anyone who has gone out of their way to let them have right of way
7. A gentleman does not rev his engine in a built up area – unless he drives a V12 (its noise is poetry, not pollution)
8. A gentleman dips his headlights well in advance
9. A gentleman does not call the ANWB for a flat tyre – it is like calling an ambulance for a splinter
10. A gentleman does not spend more time cleaning his car than he does himself
11. A gentleman calls a cab after having more than the driving limit
12. A gentleman does not tailgate – even if he owns an Audi
13. A gentleman does not feel the need to show off how lack of manhood by playing aggressively loud music with all the windows down
14. A gentleman has never considered getting a body kit
15. A gentleman will always slow down for animals
16. A gentleman does not refer to the police as Rozzas, flikken, wouten, POPO, or Pigs
17. A gentleman accepts his parking tickets with dignity rather than fury
18. A gentleman pulls over if he is causing a tailback
19. A gentleman is never a back-seat driver
20. A gentleman lets other cars pull into the flow of slow traffic
21. A gentleman never resorts to full-blown road rage – he doesn’t want to be a YouTube sensation
22. A gentleman does not adorn his car with eye lashes, fluffy dice or nodding dogs
23. A gentleman does not undertake – he has a brain
24. A gentleman who drives a Defender always acknowledges a fellow Defender driver
25. A gentleman refrains from using his horn
