Let these rules be your copilot
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The Vatican issued a “Ten Commandments” for motorists, warning drivers against the sins of road rage, abuse of alcohol or even simple rudeness.
The document also warned that automobiles can be “an occasion of sin” -- particularly when used to make a dangerous passing maneuver or when used by prostitutes and their clients.
The document extols the benefits of driving but warns about “primitive” behavior, including “impoliteness, rude gestures, cursing, blasphemy, loss of sense of responsibility or deliberate infringement of the highway code.”
It said prayer might come in handy.
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