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I saw another funny thing I notice now and then, local, or just goofy? William Williams from the Department of Redundancy Department would mention this - don't signal when changing lanes into a turn lane, then when in the turn lane (where not following the lane will lead you into a barrier or another car), hit the signal. Then don't signal anymore. I wonder how often the enforcement class cites people for poor or no signal use.
I saw a Camry get mad and hit the horn at a stoplight snoozer today, that was unusual as they tend to be pretty meek. Sitting on a green light should get a distracted driving notice. I also saw someone get nabbed by one of our red light cameras - and he probably deserved it.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Also I am glad the camera has parking mode, I might want to analyze footage if I notice anything amiss on the modern car - the car in the adjacent spot where the fintail lives has a driver who can't park, and is constantly way up or over the line nearest me. Dirty late model Civic with an interior full of food garbage and paperwork, I can imagine the driver now. I hope they don't drive today.
That light right there by the Holiday Inn is a nightmare. People run red lights there all of the time.
I know our Police Chief and I mentioned it to him. They are well aware of this but he said there is really no good place for a police car to sit and watch for violators.
I got to honk a few times today - Porsche sitting and turning left from a right only lane, rental Equinox stopping for a green light and then creeping into a turn with no signal, and a TSX that thought the blinking yellow turn arrow with no oncoming traffic = stop.
Regarding snow parking issues - not law, but local custom going back sons, and if someone violates it and has their car buried or messed with, I bet the cops do little more than go through the motions.
even without space-saver, and in middle of summer, in some neighborhoods in&around Beantown one would tbe fortunate to get *one* polite visit/warning from the neighbor if you are a new resident and naively park in front of the wrong house.
in winter there will be a 'space saver', often a really old kitchen chair.
another clue is when the houses have no garages and tiny driveways...
it's finally thawing a bit in boston and no real snow in forecast.... sigh of relief...
I don't think I'm particularly blessed. Are you cursed?
I glanced down at my speedometer and see I'm going 37! As we pulled up to a red light, the other car is right in front of me!
Fin, this happened on W. Lake Samm Pky about 1/4 mile west of the State Park.
WHERE are the cops when we really want one?
Anyway, there's a small park up the street, and its parking lot had not been plowed. Well, this buffoon in a Honda Civic (~'02-06 style) thought he could just bash right through it, like it was a '74 Impala or something...and got hung up! I'd love to know the thought process behind some peoples' minds.
On my way to work, I stopped off and asked if he needed help pushing out. He looked at me like I was an idiot, and said that he was trying to get up IN the park. He was wearing some weird looking boots, like ski boots but more petite, and had some odd looking skis in the car...they looked flimsier and a bit narrower than regular skis.
I guess he wanted to get up in that park and go cross-country skiing...not that there's all that much "country" to cross...park ain't much bigger than my yard. But, he was hell-bent on getting up in there, and was trying to bust at the ice that he grounded himself on with a windshield scraper, so I just left him to his devices...he was so focused on getting into that park, it reminded me of a puppy intently chewing on a peanut-butter filled bong!
I was out for about 80 miles in my old car yesterday - don't remember any real LLCs, but I was mostly in the right lane. There were some slowpokes and errant drivers though - hurridly cut across 3 lanes to exit, crawl up a hill and get passed by a 50+ year old car, etc.
My music isn't real loud, the camera has a very sensitive mic - which I am very aware of, and try not to mutter and curse at other vehicles.
Turn signal? Those are discretionary luxuries these days - some brands and models don't even have them!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6WtsakHbB0
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/03/09/driver-gets-huge-dose-of-instant-karma-after-going-on-road-rage-tirade/
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
That reminds me, while on foot last week, I saw a woman get out of her car at a red light, and start yelling at the woman behind her. That'd be something to get on camera, hope you like a public shaming.
And then there's people in restaurants sitting at the same table, each more interested in texting than talking to each other.
Am I old-fashioned, or have people forgotten how to communicate without electronic devices?
Are you saying that the gene pool needs a little chlorine?
We did it ourselves, once she had her learner's permit. You can go to in person drivers training, with several in-car sessions, but that costs about twice what an on line course costs. We got DMV certification for the online course, which is what we needed for the insurance.
We did it ourselves, once she had her learner's permit. You can go to in person drivers training, with several in-car sessions, but that costs about twice what an on line course costs. We got DMV certification for the online course, which is what we needed for the insurance.
The Family Auto Liability policy covers all resident members of the household. Sons & daughters are already insured & covered. They do not have to be declared to be insured.
I know that my policy requires any member of the primary insured's family that drives the insured vehicles to be named/covered on the policy and assigned a primary vehicle. I'm not sure how that would work with a single-vehicle family. LOL
When my time comes, I'm definitely going to assign them to whichever the cheapest one ends up being (I have lots of variety - maybe the Pinto with its sub-100 hp?)! And, they're also paying a portion of the cost to help ease them into the real world.
I was driving in the left lane of a divided highway (two each way), 55mph limit, this morning. The car in front of me was moping along at about ten under. As we were headed along, the driver signals left, slows with intent, and pulls partially onto the shoulder. Thinking they were stopping on the shoulder for some reason, I just checked my right mirror, veered briefly into that lane, passed, and slipped back into the left lane (before hitting the pickup that was *just* ahead of that car in the right lane). As I'm just about around that car, the driver speeds up and swerves right, nearly contacting me before I dodged and made it around.
Thinking that odd, the other driver then honks at me, stays in the lane, and continues close behind me another 1,000 feet or more until we approach an intersection where there's a left lane... then takes that left lane (all the while the left blinker is on). Ah, so THAT is what the driver meant! Driving on the shoulder isn't an uncommon habit in the winter months here, but also slowing AND signaling for a turn that's way, way out there? That was a perfect storm that I simply mis-interpreted.
Sorry, bud!
I'm with USAA, and I the rates vary on who is qualified to drive the vehicles, as well as what the vehicles are, etc. Our policies allow others to drive the cars, but not if they are to be the primary drivers. That part of the policy is meant for folks who borrow the cars, or help with a carpool, etc. Not people who drive all the time. Perhaps your policy is different, but it was that way when I got my license way back in the '70s. I took drivers ed in college because it wasn't offered in high school where I graduated.
Funny story, I was at NMMI in Roswell NM at the time I took the course. They have a Junior College and a High School there. The first day of driver training the instructor pulled up in a Chevette. There were 3 student drivers including myself. I was the oldest so he let me drive first. I got in and pulled away. The teacher let out a sigh of relief and asked if I had driven before. I was 18, and had been driving in Germany since I was 15 1/2. When some of the of the students got a chance, I found out why he had been holding his breath...
No change in rates right now since she has a learners permit.
Here is the CA DMV website URL. You have to add the teen to the policy.
http://www.dmv.org/insurance/insuring-my-teen-driver-faqs.php
http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/05/18/dont-hide-teen-driver-insurance-company/
On the thread topic, I was thinking of making a compilation dashcam video of non-signalers, but it's going to be too much work - sometimes it seems like signal use is below 50%. Phone use remains off the hook, too - whenever I see that idiotic underhanded turning procedure, I know a phone is involved.