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#18947 of 21823 Re: F-350 1, MR-2 0 [gogogodzilla] by ronsteve

Jul 06, 2012 (3:22 am)

Replying to: gogogodzilla (Jul 05, 2012 9:49 pm)
I've long noticed that there are far too many drivers who seems to think that, when merging into the passing lane, that they are only supposed to accelerate to meet that lane's increased speed *AFTER* they enter it.
 
It's really bad around Louisville, because there seems to be no urgency in getting on the Interstate. The last curve on a lot of these on-ramps here tends to be a decreasing radius, or otherwise a little tricky, and people take that around 45mph. But they seem content to hold 45mph until they're all the way into the lane of traffic, and then speed up.
  
And the other pet-peeve is 4-way stop signs. A lot of folks here don't seem to grasp that 2 cars making non-conflicting moves CAN be in the intersection at the same time.

#18948 of 21823 Re: F-350 1, MR-2 0 [gogogodzilla] by imidazol97

Jul 06, 2012 (4:03 am)

Replying to: gogogodzilla (Jul 05, 2012 9:49 pm)
>that they are only supposed to accelerate to meet that lane's increased speed *AFTER* they enter it.
 
I'd be happy if many of those merging drivers would even use their mirrors or turn their head to check for traffic on the interstate or freeway in the lane into which they are merging. They seem oblivious to the cars already traveling. They get to the end of the ramp and then expect just to move over into the freeway. They often seem stunned that there is a car in the lane already.
 
The drivers only needed to assess earlier to see if cars were coming and at what relative speed. Then the driver could have applied brakes to wait til car is past or they could have used that accelerator pedal to speed up and merge at closer to traffic speed.

#18949 of 21823 Re: Idiots in parking lots [steve_] by jg88

Jul 06, 2012 (7:31 am)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Jul 04, 2012 3:57 pm)
I drive a 4x4 expy and while I'd mostly prefer to drive something smaller and more nimble around town, I do use it for long family trips, hauling items/people or both and going off-road for certain sports. Even in a large SUV, I too experience the same things as smaller rides for seeing ahead, backing out of a parking spot with one blocking my view or not being able to see around one at an intersection. So I hate those other large vehicle drivers! OK, just kidding. The problem with getting rid of it after 8 years and 125,000 miles is that it's much more valuable to me to keep it than get something else and the something else while being smaller would still require decent ground clearance so it's a minimum a jeep gc or a 4-runner.
 
I'd not lump large suv drivers in the same box as with jacked-up pick-ups or anything that shouts "look at me!". Now my neighbor who drives an xk convertible totally has it out for what he calls "Oddyssey drivers". His take is that they are slow, never off the phone and block out the sun.

#18950 of 21823 Re: F-350 1, MR-2 0 [ronsteve] by roadburner

Jul 06, 2012 (7:51 am)

Replying to: ronsteve (Jul 06, 2012 3:22 am)
It's really bad around Louisville, because there seems to be no urgency in getting on the Interstate. The last curve on a lot of these on-ramps here tends to be a decreasing radius, or otherwise a little tricky, and people take that around 45mph. But they seem content to hold 45mph until they're all the way into the lane of traffic, and then speed up.
 
I live in Louisville and have noticed the same thing for decades. I love the mullet-heads and ricers who tailgate me when I enter a ramp; I leave them WAY behind because those morons pee their pants at the thought of generating over 0.005G of lateral acceleration...

#18951 of 21823 . by fintail

Jul 06, 2012 (6:46 pm)

Sunny day here, and sun is another thing that makes WA state drivers go even slower than actual drivers. Winners today: Lexus RX, driver I won't describe but will say was of the fairer gender and was short (and probably didn't buy that thing). I am approaching on a 40mph road, no cars behind me for the line of sight, she makes a California stop, pulls out right in front of me, and then proceeds to go 5 under. Luckily the road split about half a mile later, or I would have performed a pit maneuver on her - I wonder how easy it is to roll one of those,and how many rolls would scare her away from driving again. Second place goes to a Mini with "Palm Beach" plate frames and another fun driver. Going about 30 in a 35, had a line of about 5 cars held up, probably resulted in us actual drivers missing a light. Then after we waste gas and time, lurches away from the light - shuddering like it is in the wrong gear, driver distracted by something in the car. Finally gets going, punches it, then slows up again...thankfully I had to turn or I was going to call it in as a suspected drunk. These simps deserve the hassle.
 
While out jogging saw an old guy in a Corolla blindly pull out into 35mph traffic - got screeching brakes and horns in reply, buthe made it unscathed, luck favors the ignorant. Two crosswalk crowders - woman in a Grand Cherokee who I yelled at, and man in an Escape who I yelled at. Also saw a woman on a sportbike, obvious new rider - wouldn't shift it, and went through a corner in a hilariously upright and slow fashion. That's not going to end well. It's scary that bikes have become trendy when lax licensing standards allow the same test that permits a glorified moped to also permit a motogp-quality superbike.

#18952 of 21823 Re: F-350 1, MR-2 0 [roadburner] by snakeweasel

Jul 08, 2012 (2:36 pm)

Replying to: roadburner (Jul 06, 2012 7:51 am)
That happened to me yesterday. I was on I-355 going south near the end of the tollway, needed to exit on get on I-80. I was going to exit onto east bound I-80 and the ramp is an easy curve with two lanes.
 
Well just as I am approaching the split in the road (one way to west bound I-80 and one way to east bound I-80) a 911 flys by me. Now I was doing slightly more than 70 and knew well that my car could easley do that curve at that speed so I kept it at just over 70. Well on this curve I passed that 911 who slowed way down to take the curve.
 
A good sized pickup truck also passed him up

#18953 of 21823 Quiz time. by snakeweasel

Jul 08, 2012 (2:40 pm)

I am on a side street stopped at an intersection at a major road waiting to make a right turn. Now two cars are approaching from my left. The first car is not signaling a turn the second car is signaling a right turn.
 
Now which of these two cars turned right?

#18954 of 21823 Re: Quiz time. [snakeweasel] by fintail

Jul 08, 2012 (5:28 pm)

Replying to: snakeweasel (Jul 08, 2012 2:40 pm)
Around here, it would be the car signaling a left turn
 
Nothing exceptionally bad here today. Had a young woman in a rental Corolla pull up beside me at a light, floor it to get around me, then immediately turned off the road - to go to Starbucks, which is like a beacon for bad drivers. Also a couple of slow turners - people who exit a 30mph road at 5mph. Most annoying thing was more negligently managed lights: car pulls up on a side street intersecting with a busy primary road. Light changes within 10 seconds, 20 cars stop so one can stop without waiting. Almost seems like an intentional move to burn more gas (and get more tax revenue).

#18955 of 21823 Re: Quiz time. [fintail] by backy

Jul 08, 2012 (5:33 pm)

Replying to: fintail (Jul 08, 2012 5:28 pm)
Almost seems like an intentional move to burn more gas...

Wow, what a scary thought... maybe OPEC or the US oil industry is in cahoots with municipalities across America to rig traffic signals to burn more gas than is necessary, hence artificially pump up gas sales, and keep the price of oil higher than it needs to be.
 
Maybe 60 Minutes or 20-20 or the like should dig into this!
 
Or... maybe not.

#18956 of 21823 Re: Quiz time. [backy] by fintail

Jul 08, 2012 (5:40 pm)

Replying to: backy (Jul 08, 2012 5:33 pm)
Gas taxes have nothing to do with OPEC. Nice try though.
 
But yeah, maybe I give these overpaid underworked sucks too much credit, as if they could plan something so detailed. It's not like they can be fired...

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