The
      Island
      Right-Of-Way
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      paid
      advertisement
      brought
      to
      you
      by
      The
      Islander
      Automobile
      Association
      (IAA)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Come
      be
      a
      part
      of
      a
      great
      Island
      tradition—a
      tradition
      as
      inherently
      “P.E.
      Island”
      as
      the
      patronage
      we
      hate
      to
      love
      .
      .
      .
      openly.
      Here
      is
      your
     
     
      opportunity
      to
      become
      a
      true
      Island
      driver,
      becoming
      what
      we
      affectionately
      call
      an
      Island
      Road
      Warrior.
     
    

    
     
      Of
      course,
      you
      probably
      have
      never
      heard
      of
      us
      before.
      You
      may
      have
      been
      side-swiped
      on
      occasion
      by
      our
      bolder
      members.
      We
      have
     
     
      attempted
      to
      keep
      our
      fine
      organization
      of
      a
      low
      profile
      for
      a
      variety
      of
      reasons,
      the
      least
      of
      which
      leaves
      us
      vulnerable
      to
      legal
      misunderstanding,
     
     
      heavy-handed
      insurance
      collectors
      and,
      more
      recently,
      the
      vigilante
      slander
      campaign
      of
      a
      certain
      Thomas
      Lloyd.
      In
      spite
      of
      anonymity,
      our
      num-
     
     
      bers
      are
      great,
      our
      practitioners
      devoted
      to
      Their
      Island
      Right-Of-Way.
      Our
      objective
      is
      the
      promotion
      and
      preservation
      of
      a
      distinctive
      driving
      style,
     
     
      one
      which
      is
      an
      overlooked
      yet
      vital
      component
      of
      The
      Island
      Way
      of
      Life.
      We
      refuse
      to
      allow
      a
      system
      designed
      by
      parties
      From
      Away
      to
      restrict
     
     
      our
      rightful
      heritage
      and
      dictate
      how
      we
      are
      to
      conduct
      ourselves
      upon
      our
      own
      highways.
      And
      you,
      me
      driver
      of
      this
      uninspected
      vehicle,
      can
      con-
     
     
      tinue
      to
      build
      upon
      your
      current
      driving
      prowess.
     
    

    
     
      But
      what
      is
      it
      that
      defines
      the
      classic
      Island
      driver?
      What
      is
      it
      that
      makes
      us
      any
      more
      distinct
      than,
      for
      example,
      the
      anarchist
      scooters
      of
     
     
      Milan?
      For
      your
      further
      education
      into
      this
      culture,
      we
      have
      listed
      a
      few
      trademark
      manoeuvres
      which
      have
      set
      horns
      blaring,
      again
      and
      again.
     
    

    
     
      One
      famous
      technique
      has
      been
      nicknamed
      “gawk
      and
      veer.”
      While
      attempting
      a
      left-hand
      turn
      at
      an
      intersection,
      it
      is
      important
      not
      to
      feel
     
     
      pressured.
      You
      will
      make
      the
      turn
      when
      you
      are
      good
      and
      ready.
      When
      a
      gap
      in
      the
      traffic
      appears,
      keep
      a
      watchful
      eye
      on
      that
      gap
      so
      that
      you
      may
     
     
      inspect
      every
      variable
      for
      the
      sake
      of
      quality
      control.
      Remember,
      you
      are
      not
      obliged
      to
      take
      just
      any
      opportunity
      simply
      because
      it
      is
      there.
      When
     
     
      your
      ideal
      gap
      does
      present
      itself,
      wait
      until
      it
      is
      just
      about
      to
      close
      before
      making
      your
      ultimate
      move.
      The
      less
      time
      you
      have
      to
      shoot
      out
      and
      in,
     
     
      the
      better.
      After
      the
      initial
      sharp
      burst
      of
      acceleration,
      feel
      free
      to
      slow
      right
      down
      again
      at
      your
      leisure.
      Do
      not
      worry
      about
      collision.
      The
      drivers
     
     
      of
      oncoming
      vehicles
      will
      certainly
      take
      notice
      of
      you
      and
      will
      jump
      on
      their
      brakes
      if
      absolutely
      necessary.
      After
      time,
      you
      won’t
      even
      need
      to
      look
     
     
      at
      the
      oncoming
      traffic
      at
      all:
      you
      may
      simply
      enter
      the
      flow
      without
      looking
      and
      without
      fear,
      at
      your
      own
      speed
      and
      in
      your
      own
      time.
      That
      is
      your
     
     
      Island
      Right-Of-
      Way.
      Note:
      For
      right
      hand
      turns,
      it
      is
      good
      to
      know
      that
      just
      because
      you
      can
      make
      a
      right
      on
      a
      red
      light
      does
      not
      mean
      that
      you
     
     
      have
      fo.
     
     
      There
      is
      much
      confusion
      as
      to
      the
      proper
      mode
      of
      dealing
      with
      three
      or
      four-way
      stops.
      According
      to
      “foreign”
      manuals,
      there
      is
      a
      particu-
     
     
      lar
      procedure
      for
      determining
      the
      alleged
      right-of-way.
      We
      at
      the
      IAA
      promote
      a
      more
      assertive
      methodology:
      If
      any
      of
      the
      parties
      hesitate
      for
      even
     
     
      a
      moment,
      and
      even
      if
      they
      seem
      to
      be
      edging
      out
      tentatively,
      why
      not
      rush
      through
      and
      seize
      that
      Island
      right-of-way
      before
      being
      forced
      to
      wait
     
     
      any
      longer?
      We
      warn
      that
      this
      may
      create
      a
      touch
      of
      hostility.
      However,
      if
      you
      refrain
      from
      making
      eye-contact
      or
      non-verbal
      communication,
      this
     
     
      will
      instill
      enough
      general
      confusion
      so
      that
      you
      will
      not
      need
      to
      notice
      road
      rage
      of
      others.
     
    

    
     
      When
      it
      comes
      time
      to
      exit
      a
      stretch
      of
      highway
      —
      be
      it
      your
      own
      driveway,
      the
      street
      upon
      which
      the
      Bingo
      Hall
      is
      located,
      or
      the
      Tim
     
     
      Horton’s
      —
      there
      are
      many
      creative
      variations
      on
      how
      you
      might
      choose
      to
      signal
      your
      intent
      to
      others.
      One
      common
      method
      involves
      suddenly
      reduc-
     
     
      ing
      speed
      and,
      upon
      discretion,
      the
      creation
      of
      your
      own
      turning
      lane.
      Because
      you
      have
      been
      generous
      enough
      to
      slow
      down
      for
      your
      exit,
      the
      blink-
     
     
      er
      is,
      as
      ever,
      a
      redundant
      formality
      hardly
      worth
      bothering
      with.
      If
      you
      are
      feeling
      generous,
      use
      the
      signal
      just
      at
      the
      point
      of
      making
      the
      turn.
      This
     
     
      should
      be
      ample
      warning.
      Of
      course,
      if
      you
      are
      in
      hurry
      and
      not
      to
      be
      bothered,
      you
      are
      not
      even
      required
      to
      slow
      down.
      A
      swift
      and
      decisive
      turn
     
     
      while
      travelling
      at
      80
      kph
      (or
      more)
      does
      require
      some
      skill,
      but
      be
      assured
      that
      the
      law
      is
      “behind”
      you
      in
      more
      ways
      than
      one:
      if
      an
      unobservant
      ©
     
     
      tailgater
      should
      hit
      you
      from
      behind,
      they
      are
      automatically
      liable.
      With
      a
      good
      insurance
      settlement
      and
      whiplash
      treatment,
      you
      will
      be
      back
      on
     
     
      the
      streets
      in
      no
      time.
      :
     
    

    
     
      Upon
      your
      driving
      excursions,
      you
      may
      have
      noticed
      the
      peculiar
      signage
      posted
      along
      your
      route
      which
      seem
      to
      imply
      a
      “speed
      limit.”
      We
     
     
      like
      to
      think
      of
      them
      as
      “guidelines.”
      The
      IAA,
      in
      fact,
      is
      currently
      looking
      into
      Germany’s
      Autobahn
      model,
      in
      which
      there
      is
      no
      maximum
      speed,
     
     
      so
      long
      as
      you
      are
      in
      control.
      Do
      not
      worry
      about
      posted
      speed
      limits
      unless
      you
      observe
      a
      police
      vehicle
      en
      route.
     
    

    
     
      We
      have
      merely
      scratched
      the
      surface
      of
      what
      it
      takes
      to
      be
      an
      Island
      driver.
      We
      thereby
      invite
      you
      to
      contact
      your
      tical
      branch
      as
      soon
      as
     
     
      possible
      to
      receive
      further
      literature
      and
      guidance
      into
      this
      life
      choice.
      We
      would
      particularly
      like
      to
      direct
      you
      to
      some
      of
      most
      popular
      publications:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Motorized
      Farmer
      —
      Cultivating
      an
      Island
      Tradition
     
     
      Slippy
      When
      Wet
      —
      The
      Four
      Seasons
      of
      PEI
      Highway
      Navigation
     
     
      Pothole
      Dodging
      —
      Survival
      of
      the
      Swiftest
     
    

    
     
      The
      Mystery
      of
      Merging
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Thank-you
      for
      your
      wavering
      attention