TotD: Baby, You Can't Drive My Car

It has recently come to my attention that people in cars behave one of two ways:

1. You pointedly avoid looking at other people in other cars
2. You stare at other people in other cars. 

This I find interesting, because it's considered impolite to stare at people in public (when they can walk up to you and tell you so), but from the safety of your vehicle, you're allowed. Now, when I say you are one of two people, this does not mean that you cannot switch! Consider for example the amount of "people watching" you do from the passenger's seat versus the drivers seat. Drivers tend to look at each other much less as they want to avoid confrontation with another operator.

I've decided that this confusion: Do I look or don't I? Comes from the odd relationship that cars create. Within the car nothing really changes, but from car to car (unless windows are rolled down and you're traveling at relatively the same speed without music playing... that sounds good and boring... and awkward) the relationship is very strange. We can see other people in their cars but we can't communicate with them and there's nothing to indicate whether we'd get a response or not if we tried. So, we look out of curiosity or we stare straight ahead trying to remain unseen.


It's just a random 'thought of the day,' but I think it says something about us; I'm just not sure what. And if you like my random rants like this one, here's one last thing to ponder:

I believe that whether or not you pick your nose in your car directly correlates with the type of person you are (stares at others/doesn't look). Those who do not look would be more likely to pick their noses as they believe (or wish to believe) that they are alone... But sir, you are never alone in that car.