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Busted!!!!!
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I heard his "Jake brakes" come on. This is on the "old" side of a divided highway, with narrow lanes that follow the lay of the land, with minimal shoulders. The speed limit is 55 and that certainly is appropriate for large trucks. He was trying to push it.
Ok, the Subie driver shouldn't have been hanging in the left lane, but that doesn't excuse the trucker.
Anyway, these young girls are staying pretty much right next to me when out of the corner of my eye I can see another vehicle coming up very close to the Celebrity's bumper. All of sudden, police lights start flashing and the siren squelches really loud.
What does the girl do, she slows down and starts coming over on me! I have to hit my brakes and swerve into the emergency lane. I didn't honk at her because I know she was scared to death with the policeman pulling up and scaring the daylights out of her. The policeman was driving a new Chevy Tahoe with the police package.
Mark :sick:
1.) At the post office the van in front of me at the drive up mailbox pulls up to the mailbox and puts their van in park. They spend about a minute getting their stuff ready to mail. All the while holding up a small line of cars that had their mail ready for the mailbox.
2.) Leaving the post office I got behind some yahoo from Iowa who refused to make a left turn as long as someone was driving towards them. Didn't matter that the car coming was more than a block away on a 30 MPH road they just sat there and waited for that car to clear.
3.) Came to a 4-way stop with one car in front of me waiting for a funeral procession to pass. No problem until the procession finished passing and this guy still stayed stopped waiting for the car that was way, way behind the procession that obviously wasn't part of it (no headlights on and no "funeral" flag like the other cars) to come to a complete stop at the 4-wat stop.
4.) coming out of the bank onto a 4 lane road I was waiting for traffic to clear. Well the last car in the left lane suddenly slowed down and made a quick change into the left lane and hesitated like they didn't know if they wanted to go straight or turn. Come on guy make a choice and do it so other people can go.
and 5.) After my last stop I was coming out of the parking lot onto a 4 lane divided highway at a light. As I am into the left turn I noticed a Lincoln in the left lane of the road I am turning on facing me. Yes she was facing the wrong way and I am still trying to figure that out. There are no driveways past that intersection so she didn't make a left turn by accident. The medium was a raised cement medium so that she most likely would have gotten stuck jumping it. And the road was dry so she didn't spin out. How she got into that position is beyond me but we all sat there as she tried to turn around.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
What you are required to understand is this: These types of people are very much more important than the rest of us. Their high born position dictates that we submit to their behavior. And they get away with it until we have the testicular fortitude to stop them. Do you have TF? :mad:
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
In the second instance, a Corolla in the left lane was slowing gaining on an older F-150 in the right lane. As the gap between the two vehicles was getting increasingly small, a Mazda MPV "threads the needle" in a tight swerve from the right to left lane directly in front of the Corolla.
:mad: Stay home till the working people get to work, you old ***people***!
Harry
Now I know I shouldn't have, but I start making gestures to the effect of "Hey, I wanted to make a right on red, what did you change lanes for?" I know, kinda hard to get that across in gestures.
Of course, he takes offense, can't understand why I would be upset, continues to stay put even when the light turns green holding up all the traffic behind me, and gives me the finger as he finally goes on his way.
"As he's blocking us from making a right on red."
Well if he's FIRST, then you HAVE to wait. I agree that he shouldn't have cut you off, probably without a turn signal I'm assuming, BUT, if he beat you to the first spot, well, WHY should you be mad at him when he has the RIGHT to go STRAIGHT and wait the ENTIRE light?
I personally would NOT have gotten upset about that. I get mad about people at a green light that sit to let a person in instead of GOING at the light. If you do this, then you have NO RIGHT to be angry with him. People that continue to stop at a green light are blocking traffic also.
I've posted this, but I will post again about it. One time, there was 2 lanes going the same direction and the third lane that was a right-turn-only lane. There's a gas station driveway that's right by the right-turn only lane, but a little before the stop line. Anyway, in heavy traffic, meaning all lanes were clogged, this person in front of my husband and I decides to let this Suburban in. But, this Suburban doesn't want to go right, he or she wants to go straight, meaning EVERYONE had to wait, not just until the light was green, but until someone in the second lane had enough room to let this person in. WHY O WHY people do this so just 1 person can go? I take offense when people that have to YIELD to us, DON'T and people that do have right-of-way DON'T follow the law. The law states that you are NOT suppose to block an intersection. The Suburban that pulled out WAS blocking an intersection and the person in front of us was ONLY thinking about he or she in the Suburban, NOT of WHOLE ENTIRE LINE of traffic that was BACKED up because of these 2 selfish people. That's the type of things I feel people should get mad about, not just because you can't turn right on red because the person in front of you beat you to the first position in line. I am mad about the people that ONLY EVER think about the people coming out. It's NEVER about the people BEHIND you, EVER, it seems.
Just Friday, a roadway was congested. The light turned green, we were in the right lane. The first person goes like they are suppose to by law. The second person decides to just sit there at the green to let this van in like the light isn't green or something. That's the type of things that get me mad. This van could have been let in at a RED light. Green means GO!
In some cases getting out for an errand is their only joy of the day for many older folks, especially those who live alone.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
"Yes Mam. What denomination?"
"Oh my God. Has it come to this? Well, I'll take 12 Episcopalians, 12 Catholics, 15 Methodists, 18 Lutherans, and a dozen Mormans."
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to everyone too.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I agree that some of their driving habits are, well, poor. But some of them drive amazing cars suitable for the kyfdx, "I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) today!" #8740, 5 Dec 2005 6:54 am discussion too!
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
As usual, I blame the tall people, scourge of civilized society. They whine and complain, and now you have to be tall to see anything out of a modern car. Just you wait... I won't make the mistakes Napoleon made!
Oh I don't know about that, there are some cars that do not cater to the tall. I for one cannot fit into a 3 series BMW without someone using a crowbar to get me wedged in. And I won't even consider trying to fit into a Mini Cooper.
Just you wait... I won't make the mistakes Napoleon made!
His only mistake was using a French army. :P
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
My coworker (6'4") has one and he loves it. Apparently all he ever bought used to be F-150s (which he didn't like) but he had trouble finding a good fit for him.
In the Mini, he has plenty of headroom, and he's become quite a speed demon.
But to be honest I don't see how I could fit in it since Edmunds says that it has 0.8 inches more head room and less leg and shoulder room than the 3 series and I was overflowing the seat in that one.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
It would be interesting to hear the seniors' perspective on all this. Perhaps they would say that workers should buy their stamps some other way or on Saturday morning and use their lunch hour to eat their sandwich, work more and get ahead. Workers coming in to post office at noon time cause seniors, many of whom appear to be frail, to stand longer in line also. That seems inconsiderate.
Wait, you mean to tell me that you've finally ceded this point.... that it is conceivably not inconsiderate to let someone into a roadway on a red light? I am shocked, but impressed.
"That it is conceivably not inconsiderate to let someone into a roadway on a red light?"
I NEVER said that it would have not been inconsiderate. I said they COULD HAVE at the red light, meaning it wouldn't have affected my husband and I because when the light is green, that means GO. It's WORSE when the light is green and the person is let in than when the light is red because you are stopped anyway, but it's still RUDE as HELL to ONLY think of the people that have to YIELD or STOP to the people on the roadway. It is MUCH WORSE in the situation that when the Suburban was blocking the whole line when the light was red though, because the Suburban was blocking the roadway for a LOT LONGER than the 4 seconds at the green that we were delayed. I NEVER said it was considerate to let ANYONE in at ANY light on the roadway when a that person has a stop sign or yield sign they should be obeying. It IS still VERY INCONSIDERATE to people BEHIND you. You are ONLY thinking of the guy or gal at the gas station, but not of the people that would like to go at the green light. Even if the light is red, you aren't suppose to let someone in from a place of business or at a stop sign or yield sign by LAW. I can tolerate(not meaning that it's not rude, because it IS), a person letting someone in at a red light as long as it's not blocking the whole line like what happened to my husband and I, but I am NOT tolerable of someone being let in at a green light. That makes me angry. Green means GO! As I said before, the car kept the brake on to let the van in instead of going like the first vehicle did. That's just WRONG! If you have to be that inconsiderate to the people behind you, I say at least do it at a red light as long as it's not going to make someone block the entire line of a right-turn only lane to be able to turn right on red possibly like what happened to my husband and I. My husband was driving, so he didn't bother to honk. I WOULD have kept my hand on the horn if I would have been driving. I would have even gotten out of my car to ask the person to back up that pulled out, out of consideration for ALL the people behind me as well as myself. I bet he wouldn't have done it. People are SO SELF ABSORBED that they can't see they are blocking people for "THEIR" place in the line of traffic. I NEVER, EVER, do that type of thing, EVER. I think of OTHERS and be considerate to people BEHIND me. Sure, I will let someone in if they have their signal on and ONLY think of them, but NOT ALL THE TIME like you all seem to. I don't let in EVERY person that needs to be let in. You all seem to do this. To NEVER think of others behind you. I do both. I think of the people that need to get into my lane as well as the people behind me by following the law that states "I" have right-of-way to someone that is NOT EVEN on the roadway. You all seem to NEVER consider the people behind you, I DO!
I thought the horse had already been beaten beyond recognition. :P
Meanwhile, today, we had our first HEAVY SNOW, Man (3 inches) -- I was impressed; "Storm Team Coverage" on the local news show and all! The road surfaces were mostly just wet.
Mark
hahhaa..... I wish I had something juicy to report regarding the thread's topic. Everyone just seems to be behaving themselves for the most part lately.
The weather is supposed to turn sour here a bit as temps rise up from -30F to ~+25F in the next 36 hours. That will be fun if we get the "mixed rain/snow" that is predicted. With the ground solidly frozen for at least 24" down, any rain that falls will soak the icepack on the roads and then freeze into a nice sheet of ice that will stick around for the rest of the winter. It is only trecherous on >0F days because it gets sticky below that, but that's when the majority of drivers will drop to ~45mph on the highways and I will have to start dealing with the inconsiderates who find 46 in the left lane while passing another driver going 45 in the right to be acceptable. :sick:
We did have 14 inches of snow in 1968 when I was a kid and it was fantastic and SO much fun. As and adult, I think my reaction would be quite different.
Perma frost is something I never did understand.
Mark
I can't even fit into an Accord. My knees scrape the wheel. 6' 2"
I can see this happening; the Accord's seat always seems rather high. But there is plenty of space for most tall people. It's a proportion thing... my knees hit my Sentra's wheel and I'm just 5' 7". Not to imply you're a freak of nature or anything...
Back to inconsiderate drivers for a sec:
I was turning left. Two left turn lanes, I'm on the inside. Just a few dots separating the turn lanes within the intersection. You can probably guess by now that the guy in the outside turn lane cut his corner and forced me to swerve into the intersection... I honked but that was the end of it.
I know that when it's dark and wet, it can be hard to see lane lines and markers, but it wasn't wet at all and the lines aren't old. Maybe I should just take advantage of beaterhood and let them hit me...
For some reason they feel like they must make as direct of a route as possible out of the turn and begin their turn the moment they start to enter the intersection rather than pulling into the intersection first, then turning a smooth arc such that their vehicle ends up parallel with the intended (and proper!) lane of travel as they leave the intersection.
In this particular intersection, you risk being creamed by a turner if you are stopped in the front of the left turn lane on the receiving end of the intersection and if you are on the inside left lane of the sending end. I'd estimate that I am nearly hit 3 times each week, but I am stubborn and I refuse to degenerate to heathen turning.
It is especially bad during the winter when the majority (bad turners) etch a pseudo-lane into the snow pack and then blindly follow it like cattle. :sick:
I am sure you cannot imagine it, but it is not as "bad" as you would suppose. Honestly, I would take -20 through -40 preferentially to a +25 or even +40 day with 100% humidity and a 5-10 mph breeze(hmmm.... great lakes region??). The wet cold is just bone chilling. Dry cold simply requires an extra layer or two.
Anchorage is indeed "mild." Their winters only get to -20+ as a rarity and the temps are typically above or near 0 between November and February. That's downright balmy!!!
I was raised in NE Oregon. Winters there were mild, though the wind could be very chilly, and we usually had one good snowstorm a winter (typically early Feb). The snow would accumulate to about 12" or so the first day, then be a gorgeous glistening white for a day or two. After that, we would get a howling wind (35-45mph) come up overnight and it would drift the place shut. Anything manmade literally disappeared! Roads, etc., were totally unrecognizable from the natural landscape save for those that were accompanied by utility lines. We would almost always get a couple days off from school while the DOT crews worked to open the roads back up.
Nothing like that here. School is cancelled at temps colder than -70 (which is never) or the rare instance of a midwinter rain (like the one we could possibly get tonight) that slicks the roads up enough to prevent school bus operation.
-Wes-
The impatient woman behind me made her left turn into the right lane, and tried to blow by me. When I signalled and moved into the right lane, she swerved into the left lane, and floored it past me.
If she had just made the turn properly in the first place, she wouldn't have had any problem. It seems very few people know (or care) how to make a left turn properly onto a multilane road.
I used to have to make a left turn almost every day from a multilane exit ramp with two left turn lanes onto a 3 lane road. Can't count how many times I've almost been sideswiped by oblivious drivers crossing into my lane :sick:
Case in point: traffic moving briskly at a 70 mph pace, and Mr iforce v8 in front of me is nearing the end of entrance ramp at all of 50 mph! Fortunately I was following him at a distance, so, when I saw an opening, I had no trouble zooming up to 75 mph and getting in. Last I saw him, Mr ifv8 was slowly coming to a stop!
Of course, I don't cross over any solid lines illegally.
I learnt my lesson when I was following a Corvette down the entrance ramp at 45 or so mph. At the last moment, the Corvette sped up rather briskly and merged, whereas I, with my 4 banger automatic, had a fun time.
As I was shoveling snow off my driveway I noticed my next door neighbor shoveling his. His and his wifes cars were parked on their driveway covered with snow. When he got to the two cars he used his snow shovel to clean the snow off his cars. :confuse:
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I'm commuting to work this morning in 4" of snow. While that much snow shouldn't be a big deal, it is a Big Event here in the suburbs of Philadelphia.
I'm driving along the PA Turnpike (toll road; two lanes in each direction) but the snow plows must have taken the morning off because there's 3" of snow between tire tracks and at least 4" between lanes.
I'm in the left lane in a rental Dodge Stratus moving with traffic at about 30mph. There's a Dodge Neon next to me in the right lane. She/He's coming up on traffic and decide to stab their brakes rather than applying gentle pressure. I notice the back end of the Neon creep into my lane as it starts to pass the front end. Of course, I've got plenty of room in front of me so I give the Stratus some gas.
I pull about 5' in front of the Neon as the driver panics, spasmodically overcorrects and winds up sideways with the front end in the left lane and the back end in the right lane. I checked the rearview and the Neon didn't get creamed. But it took a while to get straightened out and moving again.
That's a good idea. Snow brushes only work well if snow is one inch or less. I did same in past with older cars and suv.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
TV news shows said that Chicago area got 10 inches of snow. Of course, one must use a plastic shovel. I would agree that it would be pretty reckless to use a metal shovel such as one has for the garden. If you ever have to clean 10 inches of snow off of a car or suv, a snow shovel makes sense and you have to be very careful.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D