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Rants about turn signals and driving lanes
Alright, like EVERYTIME I get on the highway, I get annoyed at the fact that people are DRIVING in the passing lane. The RIGHT lane is for DRIVING. The left lanes should only be used for passing someone who isn't going your speed. Simple right? Apparently not, since 90% of the people on the road don't understand this.
Also, I hate people who don't use their turn signals; they're INFINITELY more dangerous than most people speeding 10-15mph over the limit. EXCESSIVE speeding, yeah, that could be dangerous if traffic is heavy, but the the REAL accident causers are the careless cell phone jabbing poppycocks who don't use their signals and drift or snap into lanes. The guy going 25 over is probably paying a LOT of attention to the environment around him. Anyawy... considering how I rant about this like everday, or at least NOTICE the morons who don't use their signals, what can be done? MY gf just told me to shut up about it if I don't want to make the effort to change it. Well. I'm wanting to make the effort. Question is: HOW?! Is there any 'turn signal users' club or anything? Anyone have any ideas? I want to start writing some editorials to local papers etc etc. - Ca$h |
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Become a congressman/senator and draft a new turn signal law.
Join the statetroopers and start cracking down on those who change without turn signals. There's lots that can be done. By writing editorals, all you are doing is talking about it, which is something you said you did not want to do. I agree with you completely. It makes me more than annoyed when I see idiots in front of me just veering into my lane without a signal or anything. As far as the left lane goes, I tend to drive in that lane most of the time since I end up passing those in the right lanes constantly. If a car comes up behind me that's going faster than I am, of course I move over and let him pass. It's those idiots that drive in that lane and end up doing the same amount of speed as the dude in the right lane, completely blocking both lanes, that get to me. They cause accidents. |
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all of the above pisses me off, but i have a new peeve now - people that come into MY lane head-on. happens mostly on turns, but on the occaisional straight, too. get off the cell phone, put down the lipstick, cheeseburger, beat the kids when you get home, and stay in YOUR OWN LANE! i don't need a head-on collision - this isn't just annoying, its scary. is it just me this is happening to more frequently?
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Bad drivers
I was driving to work this morning on a 4 lane undivided road. The guy in the right lane decide that when the front of my Brat had reached about his drivers side door it was time to move over into my lane without a turnsignal or anything. Yes I guess I pretty much was in his blind spot but I had been beside him through the past couple lights. Its not like he shouldn't have known I was there. I used the horn to let him know I was there and to avoid him sideswiping me I went over into the left lane of oncoming traffic until I could slow down enough to get behind him. The funny thing was they guy still didn't even realize that I was there and had to do all of that to avoid him hitting me. He was just calmly driving and drinking his coffee.. Oh yeah he floated over into the other lane 2 more times before turning off about a mile down. If it wasn't such a nice day with snow in the forcast I probably would've followed him and given him a nice lashing. Better yet had I been in the Justy I'd be sitting at the hospital right now *****ing about how bad my back hurts. He was driving his wife's mercedes so he at least has some insurance I'd imagine. Idiots I can take. Oblivious idiots I can't
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I usually weeve in and out of lanes, simply out of frustration at how slow idiots drive in the passing lane. When you're in a rush, it's the only thing that can be done. However, I never cruise in the fast lane if I'm not passing someone.
I almost got into a head on collision last week. It was night time and failry dark Some idiot was making a left turn while I was approaching him. Not realizing it was a double sided road, the idiot turned into my lane heading in the wrong direction. There were two lanes on either side, but unfortunately, the other idiot driving along side of me for some strange reason decided to spead up when I wanted to pass him. I hate when people do that. So here I am, one moron in my lane approaching in the wrong direction, and another moron bent on driving beside me in the other lane. I had to slam on my brakes and violently swerve into the other lane. I alomost sh!t my pants! BTW, the guy beside me slammed on his brakes aswell. Fortunately, i was able to brake faster than he. |
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Ca$h,
I'm beginning to get frightened. Here's another point on which we agree. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do (except for some of the suggestions by 5thElement). Add to that list of peaves, people who refuse to use acceleration and deceleration lanes, and those who race in the outside lane to cut across the other lanes to take an off ramp. Grrrrrr. I've been living with this frustration since I started driving. And that was . . . well, a long time ago.
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It's the only way to deal with nitwits who put their brakes on 1/2 mile before the ramp?
Besides just shooting them, that is. CJ |
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Okay, I've gotta quit. I can't afford to get road rage while sitting at my computer. It could be detrimental to my keyboard.
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Re: Rants about turn signals and driving lanes
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If you would like to visit a place where driving can be a dream, spend some time in Germany. Unlike the US, getting a driver's license there is very expensive and time-consuming. Germans have the best road discipline of any drivers I've seen. Generally, the worst drivers there are servicemen from an unnamed foreign country. Autobahns without speed limits are kinda fun too, plus there's the opportunity to pay the fee to drive your car on a portion of the justly famed Nurburgring.
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Come on you guys, you are all not angels. you all have done that once in the past month... I know I have. My aim is to piss off someone at lease once a day but I manage to do that once a week.
On a serious note, I know I get pissed too... Lwin
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My biggest peeve these days is some people's lack of responsibility for their own mistakes. How many times these days does some jack**s miss his turn and stop dead in the straight lane to wait for his chance for the turn lane to clear only to hold up traffic for everyone going straight. For God's sake go to the next turn and backtrack like someone who is not a self absorbed "richard cranium". Heaven forbid they think of others when they screw up. I once shattered my windshield when I punched it in frustration after deciding to let some old lady exit a parking lot in front of me near a traffic light only to have her stop dead in my lane in order for her to get into the left turn lane. I sat there stuck behind her for almost 2 light cycles while she waited for someone to let her into the left turn lane. AAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! I will stop now before I get myself too worked up. I could go on and on...
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Some things to ponder.....
It's truly amazing how close the gap between civilization & barbarism becomes when we surround ourselves with metal & speed. Perhaps it's a throwback to the days of armored knights on horses assaulting each other with lances. Take away the automobile, and we're all walking along the street, or in a mall with a crowd. Occasionally we'll brush against someone, or step in front of somone by accident. Most of us would smile & say "excuse me" or "Oh, I'm sorry", with the usual response being "Hey, no problem", etc. Yet, slam the door of our mobile cocoons (drop the visor on our suit of armor) & all courtesy is left at the curb. Granted a jostle at the supermarket won't bend any costly sheet metal, but let's face it.. MOST drivers aren't out to destroy themselves. As soon as we agreed to share asphalt with all sorts of personalities, we as "good" drivers simply have to eventually realize that we'll never cure some of the moronic practices of lesser talented motorists. We should simply avoid them. Most of you know my personal aversion to tailgaters & a lot of cell phones users. These are the same bozos that would step on your feet in a movie theater & say "Watch it, buddy". They, of course, deserve the death penalty. Yes... I DO fume when someone pulls a bonehead manuver on a public highway. Then I try to remember if I was ever guilty of doing the same thing sometime in my life. It's like counting to 10. Is the aggrevation of "bird-flipping" & hot pursuit going to change anything? It could get me shot! It's hard to stay mellow, but force yourself. It can become a life saving habit. Ron (soap-boxing)
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just this afternoon on the way to work:
behind a Volvo (one lane each way- can't pass) he puts on turn signal, slows to a crawl. nope, not the turn he wanted. turn signal still on, slows to next possible turn. nope, that doesn't look good, either.....he is going around 15 in a thirty five and this goes on for about 3/4 of a mile. he finally finds the turn he wants as i start loading the ammo.... going around a bend in a two-lane. guy to my right in a compact slightly ahead of me, but i'm closing in. swerves well into my lane, so i have to slam on the brakes. swerves back, then he does it again. he gets the HORN OF SHAME for a good 30 seconds. i know he wasn't in a Formula 1 racer, but i know damn well his car can't handle THAT bad - STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE!!! <<rant off>>
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