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Didn't hear a single gunshot. :P
Maybe he thought the speed limit was 99--if a 55 sign is upside down because the top bolt came out "55" does sort of look like "99" when upside down?
The Michigan drivers (outside the urban portion) show the same courtesy as they do when driving through Ohio on the way south or back north from Florida. Most are tolerant if I'm blocking their speed lane, but it's only for about 1/2 mile: they expect me to hit the gas and finish pass and pull over. But most don't tailgate at first. :shades:
Steve, you may have witnessed this but in Ohio most drivers don't hurry to complete a pass. They leave the cruise control 1/2 mph faster than the car in the right hand lane of two lanes and complete the pass eventually...
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Rinse and repeat. :shades:
We will be flying home tomorrow and I just wanted to say that my experience here for two weeks has been excellent. And I appreciate the courtesy of the Ill. drivers. And I realize this might sound strange to some but I like Ill. and being with our family.
Good luck to all and stay safe. Hey Steve be careful and stay alert for cops, ha ha ho.
jensad,
Most of the cops we've seen were over in Virginia - my sister got tagged there a few weeks back for going 10 miles over. She got off the interstate for a bit to get away from the trucks for a while and missed a 45 mph speed limit sign.
Thanks for compliment to we Ill drivers including snake and a few others who post here. Have to say though that Rockford area and northern rural Illinois area drivers are more considerate than when in Chicago and immediate surroundings.
It reminded me of Bay Area when I was "younger" as we had open space and land not freeways and houses. Good memories.
Good luck to all and stay safe.
jensad
Or is it just an "exssesive" "hustler"?
I am on the final leg of a week long road trip. Not much drama on the roads...a few LLCs, even fewer speed demons, some errant truckers...unremarkable. Most annoying are those who speed up while being passed - this has happened to me several times, some of them getting up to ~85-85 in a 65 or 70 while being passed. That makes me force my car into a downshift, which quickly puts them in their place :shades:
So I am in the left turn lane approaching the green left turn light when a 7 series BMW passes us in the left through lane (on our right) then cuts left to make the left turn onto the on ramp. Of course since it was one left turn lane turning onto a one lane on ramp there wasn't enough room so the car two cars in front of me hit the BMW doing damage to the front drivers door and the front left fender.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Then there is that one intersection where I was rear ended three times. One time traveling west, one time traveling east and one time traveling south. Each time it was when I was stopped and the guy behind me had stopped before hitting me.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Three times; that would be enough to give me a lasting case of paranoia. Are you still driving the Elantra as your DD?
The next time me and the guy behind me were stopped and he turn around to address his kids who were acting up and wasn't aware that he left off the brake enough to let the car move forward.
The last guy admitted he didn't have his foot firmly enough on the brake and it slipped off and he hit the gas peddle. He was just close enough to tap me.
The first one caused some damage, the last two I hardly felt.
All three were in the Elantra but I traded that in for the Sebring ragtop 18 months ago.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I finally learned to leave my foot on the brake until I was actually pulling out in traffic. (yeah, I'm a slow learner...).
""I beg your pardon, I'm on my way to church. It's Christmas Eve."
"OK then, why did you rearend me?"
"Because you were in front of me!"
Retired school Marms are never wrong.
The only accident I've had in decades was in the parking lot at work. Another employee backed up without looking and dented my fender. No problem, had the police do a report as is policy, (they gave him a ticket) and I also told my supervisor about it (also policy). Several months later I'm called in to the boss's office and asked why I didn't report the accident I was involved in. I told them I did and was then shown a memo from 2005 (like I would remember) that said I was supose to report any accident using ONLY a particular form and submit it ONLY to one person in the entire district or it didn't count. Got a week off without pay.
Even though the other guy's insurance paid for my car I would have come out ahead if I had just kept driving. :sick: So much for trying to do the right thing.
The next time someone taps me I'm going to throw myself on the ground and start screaming for my lawyer just to be safe.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
some guy heading south in the SB lanes shot some cell phone video of her doing it. Of course, that was a crime too, but hey, made for good TV!
sideswiped the jersey barrier a few times, but by some miracle, only caused a few minor accidents (and no fatalities).
and last night, some lady flew off of the skuykill expy, at an elevated part, landed on another road, and literally bounced back into a tree. No one saw it happen, and it took about 14 hours before they found the car in the tree. Weird, a passanger survived, but was so disoriented when they found her wandering on the road all bloody, she did not even know what happened.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
I was on the SureKill one day (during rush hour) and there was a 4 Runner going the wrong way right around Belmont. I remember it was like the parting of the Red Sea, everyone was swerving left or right and this person was going right down the middle. IIRC that made the news too.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
People in my area have been even more slow and oblivious than normal lately - and that's saying something. It is amazing the amount of people who are content to go 25 in a 35, following at 10 car lengths, as people who actually are alive and functioning in society are forced to dodge the irresponsible vehicular pylons. Saw it several times yesterday, even got to lay on the horn a few times.
This morning, headed to work early ~0500, a Jeep Liberty aimlessly wanders out onto the road from a driveway and crawls at maybe 25-30 in the left lane of a 40, luckily the road was 4 lanes.
I wanna be an airborne ranger...
From what I know, on a modern car past 30 seconds or so, it doesn't matter much anyway. Any danger would be about revving too hard, not gradually getting up to speed instead of desperately clutching a cup of coffee when one shouldn't be on the road to begin with.
One night my partner was driving and I was the passenger, ("riding shotgun") and we almost got hit head on. I got out and pushed the elderly driver over and drove it to the shoulder.
People ask me what to do. All I can say is to take care of you, by maybe drive to the shoulder, or hid behind a big truck. I do know common sense will give you the best results.
Good luck to all and stay safe. Oh also, have fun trick or tweet, er treat.
jensad
My car has a fast cold idle for the first 15 or so seconds, then it's normal - that's my sign I can drive away. Takes another 20 seconds to make it to a moving street, then I drive as normal.
20 tickets is a bit much though, and skipping out on court and getting two arrest warrants isn't too good.
Did you see the blurb about the ex-gov up there? Served 100 days in jail for vehicular manslaughter and while governor, pardoned his son-in-law for marijuana possession and driving while intoxicated. Unapolegitic speeder, but a popular pol (all per Wiki).
Don't campaign and drive.
On the other hand the arrest warrants and the unpaid fines do make things worse.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
If by that you mean I must have had it coming because of previous bad behavior, sorry, but you're mistaken.
In NYS a school bus driver must report ALL accidents he is involved in regardless of fault or if in personal vehicle. My mistake was that I didn't fill out just the right form and submit it to just the right person. My school district is so afraid of lawsuits that they would rather have 100 drivers quit in disgust than give one lawyer an opening to criticize their procedures.
One bus driver was suspended for 8 days because he mentioned the insurance company Aflac in front of a student.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
well, this has led to a proliferation of "crosswalk traps". Cops set up what is almost a sting operation. They have an undercover guy hang out on the sidewalk, and randomly step into the X-walk. Anyone that does not stop in time, gets nailed.
the other day, I was on a fairly busy 4 lane + center turn area road, with a crosswalk right at a light (which I thought overrode the crosswalk yield rule, but maybe not. I am in LH lane. See a guy on sidewalk, yakking on a cell phone. I am obsessive about stopping for people (at great risk to my rear bumper), so start to brake, even though the people to my right (and behind me) have no inclination to slow down, never mind stop.
As I appproach, guy turns around and walks back across sidewalk, so I just keep going. And notice as I do, at the cross street there is a patrol car parked at the curb.
Just up ahead is a little parking lot. A couple of cop cars there, and about 8 cars in 2 lines pulled in. 99% sure that was the kill zone, where they call ahead and tell them who to pull over. I figure the decoy (always wears a red shirt) was told to hold off, as they were full!
major moneymaker for the town, since I believe the ticket is $100 (but no points). Hey, the locals have to keep themselves in business somehow, and that down does have some drug and gang type issues.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Via looking at the amount of enforcement, one could think the worst crimes going on in my region are speeding and jaywalking.
And look at it again - that's 20 speeding tickets PLUS three stop sign tickets, two seatbelt tickets, a drivers license ticket, six FTAs, and 2 warrants.
Yet another leader who doesn't lead at all.
I did see the bit about the governor...the decaying US is becoming as corrupt as tinpot third world disasters.
Being a speeder isn't the issue, not knowing how to do it is. There was a time when "leaders" were supposed to operate at a higher standard. Maybe their dumbing down reflects the slow but steady collapse of society in general.
The Sandman :sick: :shades:
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
One time as a learners-permit driver i encountered a wrong-direction driver backing up in the middle lane of an empty I-95 at night. It was terrifying - and I did not react properly - I was confused about what I was seeing ahead !!!! It ended safely but only because my dad sitting next to me and grabbing the wheel.
Once during the 1980s I did a 180 at highway speed and drove in the correct direction backwards for a considerable distance on I-95. That too was frightening but ended safely/no-crashes as 4 lanes of rush-hour 65 mph traffic slowed safely to a stop.
Since we travel the same general area, what township was this in? I haven't seen this in action yet, but heard someone talking about it.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2025 Ram 1500 Laramie 4x4 / 2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic