10 Commandments for Behind the Wheel
The document addresses road rage, drinking and driving, and emergency assistance during accidents, among other things.
The Associated Press quoted the document when it warns of the sins that can be caused by road rage. Like "impoliteness, rude gestures, cursing, blasphemy, loss of sense of responsibility or deliberate infringement of the highway code."
The guidelines encourage drivers to obey the traffic laws, use moral judgment in driving and remember to pray when driving.
Cardinal Renato Martino was quoted by the Associated Press as saying, "We know that as a consequence of transgressions and negligence, 1.2 million people die each year on the roads. That's a sad reality, and at the same time, a great challenge for society and the church."
In a news conference, Martino said that the Vatican realized that driving has become a part of life and felt a need to address motorists.
The document praises the opportunities of automobile has given society, according to the Associated Press. Such as being able to see other cultures, family vacations, and transporting the sick to medical centers. It also warns of the woes. Showing off your car, speeding, DUI's, and dozing off while driving.
The Associated Press listed the 10 commandments as printed in the document. They are as follows:
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
10. Feel responsible toward others.
Source: The Associated Press, Nicole Winfield; Vatican's 10 Commandments for Drivers
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Post a CommentIf only it were that simple, eh? The Vatican represents the Catholic Church which some claim is the true church of Christ. Mute point, because all Christian religions are based on the Hebrew/Christian bible. Non-Christian religions teach the same things as the Christian ones: courtesy and respect for others. If people were capable of obeying commanments we would not be having an issue about bad drivers and their habits.