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"Where did you come from?" asked the trucker.
That's when he saw the merge arrow.
The people turning right had their signal on for a long way so the rest of us knew they weren't trying to jump the queue.
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"The foul mouth speaks a vacant mind."
Maybe some meds will help him.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I haven't seen many inconsiderates lately....I changed my evening commute route to avoid a stoplight sequence mess that the overpaid sucks who work for the city here refuse to address, and it seems that also gets me away from some idiots. Still the usual oblivious slowpokes and overcompensators, but nothing unusual.
Two words: Sarah Palin :P
I imagine her as the typical oblivious Yukon XL driver, camping out in the left lane while she eats lunch and drives...while her other half could be the typical lifted Dodge diesel dually 4x4 road rager.
What? Left lane, left?? No, Sarah would be the "considerate" driver in the RIGHT lane, and, she would not be on the phone.
Now, the left lane driver would be pelosi, driving some kind of very very old out-of-date big barge antiquated vehicle and pushing/bumping aside anyone who is in her way.
I can't see Sarah being a remarkably good driver, somehow.
We can only speculate. But, given her prowess such as in running, sports, hunting, fishing, etc,, whatever, she appears to be very fit and alert and probably excels at whatever she does. She would more likely be a very considerate driver.
From what I have read about Ms Palin, she eats very little, subsisting largely on caffeinated drinks, hence the alert appearance. :shades:
Nope Pelosi crosses the country on a military jet. So she would be in the left side of the sky doing 100 under the flow of traffic. :shades:
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Also there is stimulus money that is going to help a reailroad up in grape/wine country here is CA and will also benefit Nancy's grape vine/ wine making enterprise. I guess that stimulus money did some good to a well deserved politician. Oh I forgot, the stimulus money has saved few jobs so far but I'll cross my fingers things will change.
Good luck to all and stay safe.
jensad
I saw a good example of typical local obliviousness today. I was out early, around daybreak. I pull up at a light near where I live, and wait for it to change...I sit there for maybe 30 seconds, and a CRV drives by in the direction I'd be turning. I had a bad feeling. I drive down my desired road, which ends at a highway on-ramp. As it is early and I am in no hurry, I go no more than the limit and for a good part under, as the CRV and I am the only vehicles on the road. By the time I get close to the ramp, I am right behind the CRV as it is going much slower than I. And it doesn't speed up on the ramp....I swear we were going 25mph. When we hit the highway, it then veers left, and I pass on the right...shooting by, and I am still not even going the limit. It was light years behind me in no time, going maybe 40-45 tops on I-90. I won't describe the driver, but some can probably guess.
Gives new meaning to "Sunday drivers".
Fin, was that your mom? :P
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2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Sometines I will be driving and the expression I use, "I just know" what that driver usually in front of me is going to do. And I take preventive action to avoid being around that car. I think its the ones that surprise me that makes me frightened as I crusie down the freeways in Disneyland-Ca. I am glad that you did not have a t/c.
Good luck to all and stay safe.
jensad
I am in the 2nd lane from the left, going "with the flow", and suddenly hear a buzz, and a prior gen WRX goes flying past on the left, closely followed by another one. Hard to judge, but when you are doing 70-75 and a car come up and shoots by at that speed differential, they must have been pushing or over triple digits.
Of course, didn't make it very far before they caught up to LLC traffic, and of course they zigged n and out a couple of times. Then pretty much got stuck when it all clogs up when a lane drops off going over a bridge.
Some people deserve to get snagged and dragged off in handcuffs. If someone had pulled out without seeing them it would have been carnage.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Upper part of the PA turnpike (NE extension). 2 lanes, pretty curvy and up and down hilly at that part. Not too much traffic, but some Traffic flowing at around 70.
Got bottled up slightly in the left lane while some slow pokes sorted out their LLC issues. I was in the left lane waiting for it to clear so I could pass.
But, blasting up on my right this time, back to back jacked up 4x4 ford PUs, with way oversized tires. Probably running 85.
Damned near rammed into the poker in the RH lane ahead of me trying to stop, and about creamed the left lane guy trying to swerve around. Watching a beast like that try to make a high speed maneuver was interesting, to say the least.
I was quite surprised one didnt flip.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Am I free to go now?
The whole idea behind natural selection is to eliminate individuals carrying the defective genes BEFORE they reproduce; passing the negative traits on to another generation. :P
I believe that some drivers are frightened by the fast pace of freeways, or the congestion of a two lane roadway. I remember stopping a very nice male driver in 1978 on the Eastshore freeway going 20 mph in the left lane near the Bay Bridge connector. When I checked his driver's license, was outdated by (honest) 29 years!!! He told me he never renewed it because he was afraid to drive but he does drive to shop and to pray at his wife's cemetary plot.
I got him off the freeway and told him I would have to have him retested to renew his license. But I did not give him a citation.
Strange world, but the driver and how well his/she knows his/her car is a really important. And planning/thinking ahead is a good thing to avoid a tc.
Good luck to all and go CAL l!!!
jensad
Yesterday I was stuck in a traffic jam at a long light because a minivan wouldn't take its free right turn. I think that whole thing scares people too.
It was dark and raining and I was in the left turn lane signaled by a green arrow, and you can only go on a green arrow. It turns to red after and you can't go until it cycles again. Other intersections have yielding greens and some also have yielding greens couple with a lagging green arrow. Anywho, I was car #3 or #4 in this lane getting ready to turn left. It's dark and raining and the light turns green. The line moves forward and as I make my turn, just as I about to cross the crosswalk at the end of the the turn, my wife hollers "STOP STOP". A silly kid (probably 14 yrs old) was pedaling his bike across the intersection. I saw him at the last second, hit my brakes and bumped him. He bumped up over the hood, rolled over off the passenger side fender. The bike was a mangled mess. I pulled over and he jumps up a bit dazed, grabs his bike and drags it to the side of the road. He appears to be okay, but we ended up calling the paramedics and the police showed up. THe paramedics check him over and then take him in for further evaluation. After speaking to several witnesses, the cops comes over to me, checks out my info and finding that it checks out (good license, registration, etc...) and then confirms my story with the others who witnessed what happened. He looks at the dent in my hood (a good fist sized dent) and makes sure we are okay. He then tells me that I am good to go. He says the kid was doing several things wrong and that he's lucky not more happened to him. The kid was wearing dark clothing, traveling against traffic, had no reflectors on his bike, wasn't wearing a helmet (not sure if it was law or not) and was crossing against the green. There wasn't anything I could have really done to avoid hitting him. I didn't even see him until he bopped up onto my hood. I'm just glad he came out okay with just a couple bumps and scrapes. I never saw or heard from him again. Prolly could have pursued it and got my hood repaired, but didn't really want to get involved in that mess....
I might have told my pedestrian impact story before, but I'll do it again. You are right about the helpless feeling. A boy and girl crossed into my path in a 25 mph zone in city. The street was relatively narrow with parking on both sides. Residential neighborhood.
A box truck had turned onto the street going the opposite way from me. They started across the street behind the box truck and rapidly walked into my side of the street; the truck hid my car from their view and hid them from me. The 8-10 year old girl hit her face onto my Mustang's hood and left a tooth scrape in the paint. I was not speeding and hit the brakes so hard I blew the cup in the rear brake cylinder (no power assist on the brakes--the good old days).
Her younger brother was behind her walking his bicycle across.
I think her parents called or sent me a note apologizing that she did that. They realized it was very stressful to me.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I've officially become the grouchy middle-aged guy who gets pissed off at kids.
Then he appeared to notice the red light, slammed on his brakes, crossed the
next/orthogonal sidewalk, and skidded to a stop across the cross-street, blocking both lanes
This was a sunny warm day when lots of moms were strolling their kids around on sidewalks nearby - but luckily none at that spot.
The F150 license plate was MA 4WM-250 . I probably should have reported it to the cops but did not. Maybe I should report it to them today. !
Our (Chicago's, and I doubt we're unique) cool thing to do (and, typically, the offenders are those not born here, nor trained here to drive, but it's racist so I'll just shut up) is for drivers to cut through the 7-11/gas station/Walgreen's/currency exchange parking lot to turn right because they can't wait fifteen friggin' seconds for the light to change, or for the bus to load/unload. Laws apply only to certain people, I guess, as usual, or are enforced selectively in super-non-corrupt Chicago/Cook County/IL.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Which if you have your breakfast before you start you're journey and don't stop at anyplace you might make it to Olive Garden before the lunch rush... There are other ways to do this mess, but there is a path straight through to all these places along stretch that you can use without ever hitting the main highway to the east which has very few turn offs; one at each end of the complex for left turners and only 2 others for right turners.
The west side is better, but it too is always clogged as there are also several business parks on the other side of that road and traffic is always a gamble. Still trying to get through the Costco parking lot, Wal-Mart parking lot, Lowes, Old Navy, oh and Staples too, then Pets Mart Safeway and finally Olive Garden can literally take several several minutes.... This whole retail complex is always a logistical nightmare. There are also a couple of banks, a McDonalds, Outback Steakhouse and a few other businesses that are at the backs of the parking lots, including Costco's gas station. Add those into the mix and if you have to go there, just plan on being there awhile just because of the traffic.
Maybe, imagine it at 7:30 am when most of the places are closed and only a few cars in the lots.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
(I NEVER try to cut through parking lots, but there are several places around town that you can take different streets from the "straight shot" route and sometimes beat the lights and traffic... but it's always a crap shoot when I do that.)
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