13. A designated driver
a) should have had less to drink than you.
b) should handle his liquor better than you.
c) drives in place of the pitcher.
14. You may pass another vehicle on a one-lane road when
a) the parking lane is open.
b) you're feeling confident.
c) the other driver is driving like your grandma.
d) the other driver is your grandma.
15. Traffic cops are placed at busy intersections during rush hour
a) to give you dirty looks.
b) to scream obscenities at you.
c) to pull you out of line and reprimand you.
d) as bollards.
16. The following is considered potentially dangerous multitasking:
a) driving and talking on the cell.
b) driving, talking on the cell, and going through the glove compartment.
c) driving, talking on the cell, going through the glove compartment, and eyeballing pretty young things on the street.
d) driving, talking on the cell, going through the glove compartment, eyeballing pretty young things on the street, and day trading.
Rich Herschlag is the author of a new book, Before the Glory: 20 Baseball Heroes Talk About Growing Up and Turning Hard Times Into Home Runs (HCI, 2007). His other books include Lay Low and Don't Make the Big Mistake (Simon & Schuster, 1997) and Women Are From Manhattan, Men Are From Brooklyn (Black Maverick, 2002). He is also a columnist at Freezerbox.com.
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