Posted on 05/29/2011 12:00:23 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
>>Which one is the guy who charges through a red left turn arrow at the last moment even though oncoming traffic has already entered the intersection?
Probably the same one that pounces on a fresh green light without checking for oncoming traffic...<<
Nope. I am the former. The latter is suicide. I always check when I am the first car at a green. I’ve seen up to four cars follow each other through an intersection right in front of me while I have a green. All of the really bad examples were in Chicago. It’s a different world there compared to Seattle. They are better drivers in some ways and worse in others. They seem to pretty much ignore onramp traffic lights. I think I’m the only guy in Seattle that does.
Does it make me a bad driver if I shoot a Buddy One Rocket up the tailpipe of the driver/cell phone user in front of me, and completely blow them off the road?
>>I’ll cut them off in a heartbeat.<<
I seem to be intentionally doing more of that the last ten years or so. I’ve just sort of had it with slow, inattentive, scareed or “overly safe” drivers on the freeway. They need to get the F*** out of the way and let the adults get where they are going at a reasonable speed.
Ready on the brake is one thing; on the brake is another.
The other one is the idiot who goes into the Tolltag Only lane at the toll booth, without a toll tag.
Actually what you'll do in an emergency is jam both feet to the floor at the same time. Giving the car max power and trying to stop it at the same time. Not wise.
>>“Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?” - George Carlin<<
Although I found it funny when I first heard it, I never believed it. A person going slower than me is only an idiot if he is blocking me in the passing lane and not passing anyone. I only thought people going faster than me were idiots when I was a kid. Now I let them past and match their speed but follow a ways back and use them as a radar screen. So far, three of them have taken one for me. :)
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Yes I do call them Massholes, but I’ve a few other words I also use...
>>They left out “Defender of the speed limit” Dan. He drives exactly the speed limit in the Left Lane that everyone drive 10 over in. He always gets next to a Semi Truck going the speed limit so he can back up the lanes behind him. He will normally have an Obama sticker and thinks he is helping to save the planet.<<
That one is the one I hate the most. It is because they are the busybodies Rand Paul speaks of. And they are intentionally trying to control the behavior of others. On many occasions I have either passed on the right and came dangerously close to clipping their front right fender or passed them on the shoulder.
They are the absolute worst.
It’s American. They believe in equality.
Not to highjack the thread, but the same can be said for California Highway Engineers, although I have seen similar problems in Maryland, Virginia, New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, Detroit and several other states.
Offramps are often too short to delay braking until after exiting the highway. This is because invariably the offramp has a steep downgrade immediately which only tend to add to the exit speed. Rough on brakes. More modern interchanges have solved the problem by longer exit ramps, but most have not.
As for merging, I note the California "Suicide Exit," a combination exit/entrance merge area about 300 feet too short. This will reduce the bravest driver into a cold sweat, even assuming total concentration and competent driving skills (there's no control over what the other drivers might do, or fail to do.) .
It causes me to have the urge to Ram. Then there is Headlight Harry who drives right behind you with his brights on at the same speed you are at. You have to speed to escape him.
One day I was on I-405. We were in the passing lane and my brother was driving while on a business call. I could see the cars piling up behind us. I said “[insert brother’s name here], you’re blocking the passing lane. He ignored me twice and on the third time he said, “Robroy, I’m busy here!” To which I replied, “Exactly! Get out of the passing lane!”
It's saved my life at least once, and it definitely prevented an accident last month.
Around here on Friday night it is safer to drive drunk so you can merge and mingle with the swerve Curvy drunks. The sober drivers in their lane and driving straight are the danger. They do not blend in to the traffic flow.
>>It’s American. They believe in equality.<<
It does seem to be going that way. Why else would they elect the president they did.
Besides, (as someone previously mentioned) the self-appointed guardian of the speed-limit, is the guy or gal who has no apparent interest in getting anywhere soon! You know, the people who make you wonder why they’re not using the surface streets! When I drive, my objective is to get from point A to point B as rapidly as the law allows. If I wish to see the sights, I’ll take a tour bus. “Sunday-Drivers” are a pain!
In theory, that is perfectly correct. Unfortunately, zippers don't have independent unpredictable brains on each half of the device.
I often marvel at how too many drivers actually passed their driving test (in California, assuming they ever took one.)
Because of a problem with my right leg due to nerve damage from cancer and the surgery to fix it, I now usually step on the brake with my left foot. I even do it in my truck which is a 5-speed.
I also find myself inadvertently “riding” the brake, especially in traffic situations and that is not a good habit.
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