Posted by Nvr2loud We are not required to allow vehicles onto the highway, they are required to merge safely.

Are you sure? Because if someone merging onto the freeway is running out of merge lane, they'll be forced to stop, creating the potential for a very bad series of collisions.

Sometimes there are signs saying 'Yield to ramp'... that means you need to let over the vehicles coming off that ramp... so get over.

Posted by Happiedaze so I put my blinker on to get away from him and no one will let a school bus over, NO ONE.

I let school buses over, but it is because in Iowa, they have the same speed limit as the rest of the vehicles on the road.

I guess that explains why they always take for-fucking-EVER to get over.... They must be afraid I'm going to suddenly stop waving them on and zoom up to pass them.

Posted by Emma Peel I let school buses over, but it is because in Iowa, they have the same speed limit as the rest of the vehicles on the road. I guess that explains why they always take for-fucking-EVER to get over.... They must be afraid I'm going to suddenly stop waving them on and zoom up to pass them.

Well thank you. I wish we had the same speed limits..


Yeah, sometimes it looks like someone is going to let me over, but in my mirror it's really hard to tell how close you are to the back of my bus. So if you're close, but you see I have enough room, to me it looks like I can't make it.. like you're closer. So if you flash your lights or something, that helps.

People who throw their door open as I'm pulling in to a parking spot, then get pissed off when I almost take off their door.

California.

Posted by Happiedaze Well thank you. I wish we had the same speed limits.. Yeah, sometimes it looks like someone is going to let me over, but in my mirror it's really hard to tell how close you are to the back of my bus. So if you're close, but you see I have enough room, to me it looks like I can't make it.. like you're closer. So if you flash your lights or something, that helps.

I started flashing my lights a while ago. I was a waitress at a truck stop and had been run OFF the road by a semi that didn't bother looking to see if I was there. I was passing her at a decent speed and if she hadn't been busy smoking her cigarette and not bothering to watch for other cars, she never would have gotten into my lane.

As it was, she completely took my lane and i JUST MISSED being hit by the trailer and obviously the vehicle BEHIND me, when I slammed my brakes on. I remember letting out one of those blood-curdling screams that you only make when you KNOW you're about to die.

I spoke with some truckers and they told me to flash my lights repeatedly every time I'm passing a semi like that, as well as to speed up, and also to flash my lights once or twice when I'm back at a distance to let them know it is safe to get over.

I like that they blink their tail lights at me to say thank you. It is cute.

Posted by Emma Peel As it was, she completely took my lane and i JUST MISSED being hit by the trailer and obviously the vehicle BEHIND me, when I slammed my brakes on. I remember letting out one of those blood-curdling screams that you only make when you KNOW you're about to die.

I was on a highway a while back in my teeny tiny VW bug, and was passing a truck to my right. The guy swerved and I was ALMOST sucked right under the trailer. It was the scariest experience I've ever had on the road. If I hadn't have kept my head, I woulda been done for.

Posted by Happiedaze I wonder what the bad drivers that we bitch about here are talking about on their message boards?

"I hate people who do the speed limit or won't get out of the passing lane. It's a speed suggestion! I don't care if you're doing 140km, I'm important and want to pass you!!!"

ah.
here's something from today that pissed me off. On my way to work, I am following a touristy jeep cherokee... they're going 45-50 in a 55mph zone. I get to a straightaway to go around them and the bitch driving the Jeep flatfoots it... I was doing 80+ when I finally got around her. And then, the bitchalicious follows me into the parking lot of the supermarket and actually rolls down her window to say something... maybe it was the fact that I am an angry looking guy, or the fact that I was getting out of my car to say some choice words to her, but she puts her window back up and goes to the other side of the parking lot.


jesus h christ on a fucking pogo stick... i hate tourists and you, the bitch in the green Cherokee with the NY vanity tag "MTNMDNS", fuck you.

People who unexpectedly try to be nice but it's really more of a pain in the ass. Not people who let you merge into the lane when you put your blinker on, but people who do completely unexpected things to 'help' you out.

Example 1:

You're leaving a store but can't because there's a redlight about 100 feet away with a line of car stopped behind it blocking the path out of the parking lot. You wait the 30 seconds, the light turns green, the 10 cars start moving. Then the last motherfucking car you're waiting for to get out of the way doesn't move, wtf?

Are they retarded or are they letting me out? Why? There's no other cars coming from either direction they're the last car, just GTFO of my way. I wait 1 more seconds to make sure they're serious and not going to go as soon as I pull out (which is now more difficult with this car blocking my view when they could be down the road by now). No movement from the other car, so I just start to creep out and then they creep to, WTF!?! We both stop again. The other driver waves me on while I try to dodge not getting creamed because of them blocking my view of the other lane of traffic.

I get through, but it takes longer and is more complicated. Other car is also slowed down and backed up traffic behind it. Moral of the story: Just drive your fucking car and don't go out of the way to help when people aren't expecting it.


Example 2: (Happened yesterday)

I'm turning left at a stop sign in the middle of a snow storm on a side street with no one else around at the time. There is another car coming towards me and he's going straight through the intersection. He was totally at the sign first and had the right of way. I sit and wait. Nothing. Two seconds pass, so I start go. He starts to creep too and we both stop again. I wait another second and he flashes his lights letting me know it's okay to go.

WTF?! Why don't people realize that I normally don't cut people off at intersections. So when you expect me to take your right of way, it takes a me an extra second or to to make sure you're serious because your move is completely unexpected and unnecessary. Just drive your fucking vehicle like your supposed to. I could see if this was a traffic jam, but we're the only two cars around. It's much easier to just follow the rules of the road and not think about anything rather than play your weird ass'd 'who's going to let who go first' games.

Real of the story: No one wants to drive behind or near the 'nice guy' driver. Because as nice and safe are you're trying to be, you're actually the opposite. Now go drive like an assshole!

-trent

Posted by trent Example 2: (Happened yesterday) I'm turning left at a stop sign in the middle of a snow storm on a side street with no one else around at the time. There is another car coming towards me and he's going straight through the intersection. He was totally at the sign first and had the right of way. I sit and wait. Nothing. Two seconds pass, so I start go. He starts to creep too and we both stop again. I wait another second and he flashes his lights letting me know it's okay to go. WTF?! Why don't people realize that I normally don't cut people off at intersections. So when you expect me to take your right of way, it takes a me an extra second or to to make sure you're serious because your move is completely unexpected and unnecessary. Just drive your fucking vehicle like your supposed to. I could see if this was a traffic jam, but we're the only two cars around. It's much easier to just follow the rules of the road and not think about anything rather than play your weird ass'd 'who's going to let who go first' games. Real of the story: No one wants to drive behind or near the 'nice guy' driver. Because as nice and safe are you're trying to be, you're actually the opposite. Now go drive like an assshole! -trent

I was driving with this girl and she did that. I asked her why the hell she didn't go when it was her turn and she told me that 'she's always afraid of the other people pulling out in front of her...so she lets everyone else go first.'

Just a window into the logic...

Posted by Navi23 I was driving with this girl and she did that. I asked her why the hell she didn't go when it was her turn and she told me that 'she's always afraid of the other people pulling out in front of her...so she lets everyone else go first.' Just a window into the logic...

Wow. That is an eye opening perspective right there. You must show no mercy when driving. (except when someone puts on their blinker and really does need to get in)

unfortunately, in city driving (and this is a lesson my mother will not learn), it's kill or be killed. Show no mercy, no weakness, no fear while piling through traffic.
(just a hint of funny in that comment, folks)

Joggers who jog down the side of the roadway when a sidewalk is available to them. I have no problem not veering away from them and blasting the horn at them. GTF on the sidewalk, jogging motherfocker!

Posted by fedge Joggers who jog down the side of the roadway when a sidewalk is available to them. I have no problem not veering away from them and blasting the horn at them. GTF on the sidewalk, jogging motherfocker!

Inner city people who do the same. As soon as it snows, they're all over the streets. Walk on the sidewalks that the city plows? No, lets try to get hit by a car for the lawsuit instead.

Post by fedgeJoggers who jog down the side of the roadway when a sidewalk is available to them. I have no problem not veering away from them and blasting the horn at them. GTF on the sidewalk, jogging motherfocker!

There is this old guy, I'd say he's about 85 possibly close to 90. On my way to work at about 5:40 am it's still almost totally dark. This is a 4 lane road, separated by a grass median. Nice side walks on BOTH sides. Every single morning as I'm driving down, I see this old man sorta jog-walking TOWARDS me in MY Lane then he slowly jogs over to my other lane. Now if I had to get over to make a left hand turn and it was all taking place over one of those hills in the road,this guy would be dead. He's always wearing dark clothes and it's not like he moves fast.

One day I didn't see him, I thought he must have died or something.. then I saw him 3 days ago on my way to work. I was kind of relieved.

So when you expect me to take your right of way, it takes a me an extra second or to to make sure you're serious because your move is completely unexpected and unnecessary. Just drive your fucking vehicle like your supposed to. I could see if this was a traffic jam, but we're the only two cars around. It's much easier to just follow the rules of the road and not think about anything rather than play your weird ass'd 'who's going to let who go first' games.

I have the same issue.. especially in a bus. People either don't want me to go first, and before I have a chance to go, even though it's my turn, they speed ahead, making have to sit there even longer and get started on moving again... Or they want to let me go first, trying to be nice or something... and here I am in a school bus. If I go first, and they hit me, that's my job. Plus I have like 50 kids on the bus...

they told me to flash my lights repeatedly every time I'm passing a semi like that, as well as to speed up, and also to flash my lights once or twice when I'm back at a distance to let them know it is safe to get over.

I can't tell you how many times I've wondered why someone will pass me on the left flashing their lights. I thought maybe there was a cop or something.. Now I get it.

Posted by fedge Joggers who jog down the side of the roadway when a sidewalk is available to them. I have no problem not veering away from them and blasting the horn at them. GTF on the sidewalk, jogging motherfocker!

Or cyclists who do that on a busy road where there is a cycle path available by the sidewalk. Sure, they're entitled to use the road too, but if you want to bike slow on a BUSY road holding up traffic and making it difficult to pass, you either have a lack of common sense, are arrogant, or have a death wish. Get on the damn cycle path, that's what it's for!

Hooolllyy shit . fucking SMART cars.. I hate em. On my way this morning to get my bed liner fixed and I'm going 60 on the highway moving along with traffic, while it's raining. out of nowhere this tiny ass thing the size of a shopping cart zooms in between me and the wrangler in front of me. I had to slam on my brakes to avoid slamming into this tiny ass thing. WTF are people in those things thinking!? hey douchbag, your car is 1,500 pounds and the size of a wheel barrow, mine is topping 2.75 tonnes, if I hit you at those speeds YOU WILL DIE... and I will likely need a new bumper.

morons...

Posted by JBuss Hooolllyy shit . fucking SMART cars.. I hate em. On my way this morning to get my bed liner fixed and I'm going 60 on the highway moving along with traffic, while it's raining. out of nowhere this tiny ass thing the size of a shopping cart zooms in between me and the wrangler in front of me. I had to slam on my brakes to avoid slamming into this tiny ass thing. WTF are people in those things thinking!? hey douchbag, your car is 1,500 pounds and the size of a wheel barrow, mine is topping 2.75 tonnes, if I hit you at those speeds YOU WILL DIE... and I will likely need a new bumper. morons...

there is a bright YELLOW Smart Car in Ticonderoga NY (town I work in)... the shitheel has a vanity plate that reads "SMRTRNU" which translates out to a very arrogant 'smarter than you'... well izzatso? I wasn't stupid enough to buy an over priced shopping cart that gets no better mileage than a comparable Chevy Aveo, Honda Fit, or Nissan Versa????

you can always tell the idiots out buying an image.