I do not understand why it is so fucking hard for someone to move their finger to hit their signal to let me know they are about to cut right in front of me, or to let me know they are about to make a sudden stop to turn. Are any of you among the ranks of the anti-turn signal coalition? If so, please defend your right to use a car.

one thing ive noticed is in small towns there are lots of idiots who dont use turn signals
in large cities everyone does because if they didnt they'd basically kill people all the time

people in America dont seem to like using turn signals at all.


yes, Nimrod, im doing this again

my mom doesn't, it's pretty scary.

i'm a bike rider, and i'm always careful to use arm signals, and it pisses me off so much when drivers don't use their turn signal. i don't have anything constructive to add to your thread.

i love tapping that button [? mounted stick?] gingerly with my finger. even the clicks sounds. sometimes i do it when it's unnecessary- like when turning into a parking spot or when switching lanes and no one is there. other drivers mostly don't bother me with the exception of someone sitting at a 4 way stop and not using the signal until the green light goes and even then there isn't any space to go around them so you're stuck

i look for the preemptive head turn and then i speed up so they can't cut in front of me.

i am very pissed off by that too. i drive a very small car and sooo many times assholes in SUVs have cut me off and really almost killed me. it's really annoying and i can't do anything about it, because who the hell gets intimidated by a yaris. my roommate had a very constructive suggestion though - installing a powerdrill to the front of my car so i could use that as an intimidation mechanism :D

i'm a bike rider, and i'm always careful to use arm signals, and it pisses me off so much when drivers don't use their turn signal. i don't have anything constructive to add to your thread.

i've never used my arms! i think i'd get nervous and fall. for that matter riding and talking and holding a phone! you're hardcore.

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This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I signal even when I'm in a turn lane. People who just seem to drift from lane to lane on highways are the worst. Once I even had somebody next to me honk and give me the finger because I would not let them get over when they didn't have a turn signal on. Apparently I am supposed to just know these things without them having to flick their precious wrist and be obvious about it. Fucker.

the heavier the traffice the less likely the other people are going to use their turn signal. its insane. i'm pretty sure in L.A. using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.

i love tapping that button [? mounted stick?] gingerly with my finger. even the clicks sounds. sometimes i do it when it's unnecessary- like when turning into a parking spot or when switching lanes and no one is there.

I thought I was the only one. It's feels comfortable, almost a womb-y feeling.

This is one of my biggest pet peeves. I signal even when I'm in a turn lane. People who just seem to drift from lane to lane on highways are the worst. Once I even had somebody next to me honk and give me the finger because I would not let them get over when they didn't have a turn signal on. Apparently I am supposed to just know these things without them having to flick their precious wrist and be obvious about it. Fucker.

i have a little reward and punishment system when i drive. if you ride my ass expecting to just let you pass or speed up well then i will go slower. if people drive properly i will respond positively. in reality thats probably just causing problems, but it makes me feel better. a good alternative is to jam some tunes and just block it all out. :smoke:

In my experience people driving Hyundais and Audis are the least likely people to use turn signals. I have nothing against anybody here who drives one, I'm just trying to keep you from becoming a statistic. :erm:

i dont use signals when im on my bike. one time i yelled at a lady and called her the b word cause i was on the sidewalk going to opposite way of traffic. this b was coming out of a parking lot and only looking towards traffic. she took an opening and almost hit me. that slut.

i have a little reward and punishment system when i drive. if you ride my ass expecting to just let you pass or speed up well then i will go slower. if people drive properly i will respond positively. in reality thats probably just causing problems, but it makes me feel better.i do this as well

i have a little reward and punishment system when i drive. if you ride my ass expecting to just let you pass or speed up well then i will go slower. if people drive properly i will respond positively. in reality thats probably just causing problems, but it makes me feel better. a good alternative is to jam some tunes and just block it all out. :smoke:

I do this as well, though I do not stop as just slowing down. I will go so slow that I practically force them to change lanes to pass me, and when I do that I speed up so I am riding even with them and they can't get back into the lane to pass me. Usually I am a pretty cautious driver but when people act like assholes, I can act like a bitch right back. Comeuppance, motherfucker!

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i used to drive like a wildman, but even then i made an effort to use the signals. it just doesn't feel right driving w/o using them. and now i don't drive so crazy.

i have a little reward and punishment system when i drive. if you ride my ass expecting to just let you pass or speed up well then i will go slower. if people drive properly i will respond positively. in reality thats probably just causing problems, but it makes me feel better. a good alternative is to jam some tunes and just block it all out. :smoke:

Ah - a passive-aggressive driver. Don't ever drive in front of me.

I do this as well, though I do not stop as just slowing down. I will go so slow that I practically force them to change lanes to pass me, and when I do that I speed up so I am riding even with them and they can't get back into the lane to pass me. Usually I am a pretty cautious driver but when people act like assholes, I can act like a bitch right back. Comeuppance, motherfucker!

This is even worse. I will kill you and your family.

Ah - a passive-aggressive driver. Don't ever drive in front of me.



your going to crack up driving in the UK, we are fucking useless drivers here. They really need to make the test harder or make compulsory resits after 10 years etc

My dad says that fog and bad weather in England means: "drive faster."

i have a little reward and punishment system when i drive. if you ride my ass expecting to just let you pass or speed up well then i will go slower. if people drive properly i will respond positively. in reality thats probably just causing problems, but it makes me feel better. a good alternative is to jam some tunes and just block it all out. :smoke:

this is such a bitch thing to do, especially if youre on the left lane, just move out the way.

My dad says that fog and bad weather in England means: "drive faster."

well the quicker you drive the quicker you get home , bar crashing or the police pulling you

This is even worse. I will kill you and your family.

So riding somebody's ass consistently is alright? It's one thing if they back off but if it's been over a mile and they are still like five feet from my bumper when I am already over the speed limit then fuck them. It doesn't happen that often but when that special kind of asshole turns up and the other 99% can manage to drive safely then I do not see why I should do them any favors.

So riding somebody's ass consistently is alright? It's one thing if they back off but if it's been over a mile and they are still like five feet from my bumper when I am already over the speed limit then fuck them. It doesn't happen that often but when that special kind of asshole turns up and the other 99% can manage to drive safely then I do not see why I should do them any favors.

how about you just move the fuck out of the way so they wont be riding your ass? two wrongs dont make a right, you know

how about you just move the fuck out of the way so they wont be riding your ass? two wrongs dont make a right, you know

Isn't that the exact same as telling them it's perfectly okay to ride everyone's butt because they'll all move for you to get your way?

if someone is riding my ass i move out the way, they are doing it becasue they are in a hurry, and it doesnt make my day any worse or any harder by just moving to the next lane for three seconds, but it will make it a tad bit more stressful if i stay there.


and dont tell me youve never been in a hurry, or just wanted to go faster but the dick in front of you wont move just to piss you off. people who ride your ass arent doing it to piss you off.

i use them even when i'm cutting off people who cut me off without a signal. but i signal the opposite direction. it's a fun way to exhibit road rage.

No, but I'm not moving for some highschool/college punk who thinks he's cooler than everyone else because he does 20-over in his decaled truck/mustang. If I'm already doing 5-10 over the limit, there should be no reason for me to move for someone going faster. That's when they've got a problem.

and its gonna be you that has the problem when you get into some unnecessary accident because youre too proud to move over.

im not saying its ok to ride someones ass, but why not just avoid a possible problem? be the bigger man.

No, but I'm not moving for some highschool/college punk who thinks he's cooler than everyone else because he does 20-over in his decaled truck/mustang. If I'm already doing 5-10 over the limit, there should be no reason for me to move for someone going faster. That's when they've got a problem.

this is the kind of shit that makes people shoot other people. if you're going slower than the person coming up behind you, it's in your best interest to move over. not only for safety reasons, but because THATS THE RULES MAD MAX WROTE. if i'm coming up behind you going 135mph and you're in the left lane going 60, would you rather i swerve around in your blind spot and cut you off and slam on my brakes making you lose control of your slow stupid car and veer off the road into a chasm or flash my lights at you a few hundred feet behind you so you can move your slow ass over.

Where the fuck am I going to move? That shit happens to me ALL the time, where people ride my ass when I'm already going 10+ over the speed limit in the RIGHT HAND LANE. Where else am I supposed to go, seriously? Fuck them.

I liberally use my horn. I didn't use to, but I do now.

I always always use my turn signals, even if I'm the only one on the road. It irritates me to no end when people think I'm psychic and automatically know that they want to move into my lane.

Where the fuck am I going to move? That shit happens to me ALL the time, where people ride my ass when I'm already going 10+ over the speed limit in the RIGHT HAND LANE. Where else am I supposed to go, seriously? Fuck them.



this is understandable, of course

mexicans use turn signals to tell you they want to pass you on the entrance ramp

and holy shit, driving fast is not always about being cooler than everyone else, get the fuck out of the passing lane you psychotic moron

i will brake if im 20 feet behind someone and another guy decides to ride my ass, though

Where the fuck am I going to move? That shit happens to me ALL the time, where people ride my ass when I'm already going 10+ over the speed limit in the RIGHT HAND LANE. Where else am I supposed to go, seriously? Fuck them.

I liberally use my horn. I didn't use to, but I do now.

I always always use my turn signals, even if I'm the only one on the road. It irritates me to no end when people think I'm psychic and automatically know that they want to move into my lane.

if you're in the right lane, you're not supposed to go anywhere else. going 10 over in the right lane doesnt mean you're flowing as fast as traffic either. this is again, your problem, not the cars around you. if you can't keep up with traffic, pull off onto a side road. if you're in the left lane and going slow, you deserve all the hell given to you. if someone is riding your ass in the right lane, let them slam into the back of you. it'll be their fault. hell, come to a complete stop and make them pass you on the left. thats what i end up doing every time someone is tailing me when i'm in the "slow" lane.

I always keep up with the flow of traffic, and am often one of the faster cars on the road.. Doesn't stop the asshole behind me coming up super fast and trying to make ME go faster instead of changing lanes. I HATE THESE ASSHOLES.

ah, the joys of the road

i think i belong to milstead's school of thought as far as people riding your bumper

i try not to piss them off too badly, though

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mexicans use turn signals to tell you they want to pass you on the entrance ramp

and holy shit, driving fast is not always about being cooler than everyone else, get the fuck out of the passing lane you psychotic moron

i will brake if im 20 feet behind someone and another guy decides to ride my ass, though

Maybe you didn't read my entire post. I'm usually already going 5-10 over the limit, so I'm passing people in the right lane anyway. You people are just too impatient.

how about you just move the fuck out of the way so they wont be riding your ass? two wrongs dont make a right, you know

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too bad i hate you for being mormon and a yankee fan

too bad everybody hates him for being a general faggot

they go hand in hand

No shit! Five months ago I got a job driving a Ford E-350 10 passenger, V-8/V-10 van. Over the fucked up mountains of Colorado. Nothing is worse than assholes driving in a fucked up manner in already totally unsafe conditions. Not using the turn signal thing, kind of obnoxious. Seriously. I don't care if your car cost more than I've spent in the last two years. It's easy. Even if you only do it for one blink. JUST FUCKING DO IT.

However, what's far worse than that is when you're driving in snow and ice, with limited visibility and less traction and some fuck hole no-balls idiot is in the right hand lane with his emergency flashers on crying to himself while going thirty and you're in the left hand lane doing between fifty and sixty when he suddenly decides to jump in the left hand lane because he can see parts of the road. Make me fucking fish tail. FUCK YOU. Learn how to use the emergency flashers.

Also nobody ever indicates in roundabouts. Assholes.

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V-8/V-10 van

:think:

one or the other. sometimes i drive a v-8 sometimes i drive a v-10

i raced a lancer the other day in a v-10. i got him at the line but he stomped on me shortly thereafter

I also employ the punishment/reward system on the road. The way I see it, people use driving as an excuse to treat other human beings like dirt because it is such an impersonal action. For the most part you will never have to face that guy you just cut off. So if someone is driving like an asshole, I have a very hard time letting it go. When someone gets on my ass (even in the left lane) and I am already going 5-10 mph over the limit and/or keeping up with traffic I absolutely will not fucking move. That person is the one with the problem, and they can go fuck themselves for driving too fast. Being "in a hurry" is not a fucking excuse for going dangerously faster than the speed limit. I don't give a shit how late you, I would never be one of those people who drives 50 in a 20 because I am late for something. It's fucking dangerous and I don't give a shit if they want me to move.

Also I have learned that it is an innately bad idea to speed up because a car is on your ass, especially at night when you cannot see the car behind you. I have had two friends who have had cars get on their ass and force them to continually speed up until the sirens come on revealing the ass-rider to be a police faggot eager to give speeding tickets.

Also I have learned that it is an innately bad idea to speed up because a car is on your ass, especially at night when you cannot see the car behind you. I have had two friends who have had cars get on their ass and force them to continually speed up until the sirens come on revealing the ass-rider to be a police faggot eager to give speeding tickets.

serious? isn't that entrapment or something? i fight a citation under those circumstances for sure.

serious? isn't that entrapment or something? i fight a citation under those circumstances for sure.

This was my reaction to both stories, but I got the standard, "eh, who has the time for that" answer.

that's fucked up, you can get cited for tail gating

I'm a pretty big asshole when it comes to driving, so if somebody's tailgating me I'll throw the car in a really low gear so it slows down like crazy without the brake lights coming on. It's probably going to cause a wreck someday, but it's funny to see rednecks in trucks slam on their brakes so hard smoke comes off of their tires. It's my way of making the world a worse place for people who don't know how to just keep their distance.

I'm a pretty big asshole when it comes to driving, so if somebody's tailgating me I'll throw the car in a really low gear so it slows down like crazy without the brake lights coming on. It's probably going to cause a wreck someday, but it's funny to see rednecks in trucks slam on their brakes so hard smoke comes off of their tires. It's my way of making the world a worse place for people who don't know how to just keep their distance.

Yeah. I'm not quite that much of a dick, but I'm fairly sure I would be if I wasn't fearful of causing an accident. Fuck people who don't know/follow the rules of the road.

man these are some serious first world problems we're discussing here

im sorry for the thread rage i exhibited.

I'm a pretty big asshole when it comes to driving, so if somebody's tailgating me I'll throw the car in a really low gear so it slows down like crazy without the brake lights coming on. It's probably going to cause a wreck someday, but it's funny to see rednecks in trucks slam on their brakes so hard smoke comes off of their tires. It's my way of making the world a worse place for people who don't know how to just keep their distance.

i like your style.

if i'm slowing down to a reasonable speed because someone is tailgating me, and they end up hitting me, it's their fault, right? so what's the problem. they get what they deserve, and i get a fat insurance settlement

i actually dont use the turn signals that much at all.
but i do have reason, meaning that i don't just drive like an asshole and don't use them - i just don't use them when i don't need to.
for example, if i have to get back in the right lane and im somewhat cutting someone off or getting right ahead of them, i will always signal - but if the same situation happens and that aforementioned car is a good few meters back, i won't signal.
that logic applies to everything else.
people who signal always make me smile, though. you could tell straight away that they're sweet people. i guess most people take me for an asshole then.

Where the fuck am I going to move? That shit happens to me ALL the time, where people ride my ass when I'm already going 10+ over the speed limit in the RIGHT HAND LANE. Where else am I supposed to go, seriously? Fuck them.

Obviously this is perfectly reasonable. No one has a right to tailgate you if you are going the speed limit or over in the right lane.

So riding somebody's ass consistently is alright? It's one thing if they back off but if it's been over a mile and they are still like five feet from my bumper when I am already over the speed limit then fuck them. It doesn't happen that often but when that special kind of asshole turns up and the other 99% can manage to drive safely then I do not see why I should do them any favors.

Yes. It is most definitely alright. The left lane is for PASSING ONLY. People that just coast in the left lane are breaking the law and clogging up the road.

No, but I'm not moving for some highschool/college punk who thinks he's cooler than everyone else because he does 20-over in his decaled truck/mustang. If I'm already doing 5-10 over the limit, there should be no reason for me to move for someone going faster. That's when they've got a problem.

It's not your job to police other people's driving based on stereotypes and prejudices. It's people who drive like this that cause a lot of accidents.

I am going to tailgate five more people than I normally would today just because you made this comment.

if i'm slowing down to a reasonable speed because someone is tailgating me, and they end up hitting me, it's their fault, right? so what's the problem. they get what they deserve, and i get a fat insurance settlement

idk about you, but i much rather avoid the hassle of having my car wrecked for a week

if i'm slowing down to a reasonable speed because someone is tailgating me, and they end up hitting me, it's their fault, right? so what's the problem. they get what they deserve, and i get a fat insurance settlement

If you do it quickly then you are guilty (at least in Oregon).

Yes. It is most definitely alright. The left lane is for PASSING ONLY. People that just coast in the left lane are breaking the law and clogging up the road.

if anything pisses me off on the road, its that.
fucking shit.
and there are the fuckers that don't move even when you flash them or signal them somehow. once this guy was blocking the left lane and i couldnt help it anymore so somehow i got past him and swore the fuck out of him (complete with gestures and all) and a few minutes after that i was surrounded by the same 2-3 cars for a few minutes so i started freaking out that i might have pissed off the wrong guy, but obviously i ended up being wrong.
i did see the guy a few minutes afterwards though, just before making the right to my town, and he gave me this loathsome tool look.
hahha

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pretty sure in florida there are no exceptions; if you rear-end someone, you are at fault

Also nobody ever indicates in roundabouts. Assholes.


oh man... roundabouts. how can people in europe deal with millions of roundabouts 5 lanes wide without getting into crashes and being assholes, while in north america, they drive like idiots in something as tiny as a roundabout in a small town. driving in some suburb of LA a couple of months ago, we almost got killed by an idiot who cut us off from the inside lane of a roundabout (we were on the ouside) without turning or EVEN LOOKING.

pretty sure in florida there are no exceptions; if you rear-end someone, you are at fault

pretty much, the law is something like, you should be far enough back that even if he were to stop suddenly, you should have enough time to react.

people here for some reason are so incredibly courteous that they find it necessary to stop inside traffic circles to let people in. how thoughtful.

you EVEN use it in a turn lane? you're ALWAYS supposed to use it if turning anywhere. you must be a saint.

I am well aware I am supposed to use it in a turn lane, but it's funny how a lot of people don't do what they are supposed to. Like signaling. I just got my license back not too long ago (for health reasons, not for too many citations or whatever) so I am a pretty cautious driver and lack of signaling has always been a pet peeve of mine even when I was driven everywhere.

because it's a safety issue. regardless of whether or not you're already speeding, you get out of the way if you're in a fast lane.

I am not just speaking about when I am in the fast lane, I am speaking in general. People driving horribly on the highways here.

Yes. It is most definitely alright. The left lane is for PASSING ONLY. People that just coast in the left lane are breaking the law and clogging up the road.

When did I say that I did that in the left lane? I hardly ever stay in that lane for a long period of time and when somebody is riding my ass in that lane I will get out of it. I'm talking about people who will go from lane to lane to lane in three or four lane highways, just weaving in and out of traffic. I could be in the right or any middle lane and if somebody is riding my ass there for a long time time because they can't get around, I'm not going faster just so they can get where they are going two seconds faster because they don't feel like getting in the passing lane.

I'm a pretty big asshole when it comes to driving, so if somebody's tailgating me I'll throw the car in a really low gear so it slows down like crazy without the brake lights coming on. It's probably going to cause a wreck someday, but it's funny to see rednecks in trucks slam on their brakes so hard smoke comes off of their tires. It's my way of making the world a worse place for people who don't know how to just keep their distance.

i'm with ya. especially if i'm in the right fuckin lane. i'm not passing anyone dick OOPS A SQUIRREL RAN IN FRONT OF ME.

people here for some reason are so incredibly courteous that they find it necessary to stop inside traffic circles to let people in. how thoughtful.

This drives me nuts. I think I use my horn 2/3 of the time in the roundabout by my house.

When did I say that I did that in the left lane? I hardly ever stay in that lane for a long period of time and when somebody is riding my ass in that lane I will get out of it. I'm talking about people who will go from lane to lane to lane in three or four lane highways, just weaving in and out of traffic. I could be in the right or any middle lane and if somebody is riding my ass there for a long time time because they can't get around, I'm not going faster just so they can get where they are going two seconds faster because they don't feel like getting in the passing lane.

Good to see you don't coast in the left lane. However, you do realize that most states (all that I've been to at least) requires slower traffic to move right? No one should be tailgating you in the rightmost lane, anywhere else though and you are the one who needs to move over. You don't have to go faster, just move out of the way.

people here for some reason are so incredibly courteous that they find it necessary to stop inside traffic circles to let people in. how thoughtful.that shit drives me nuts.

oh man you know what else bothers me. turning left onto a main road with no light and having to stop in the median to wait for another break in traffic. and then the douchnozzle in an escalade who was behind you pulls up to your right, blocking your view of traffic. then they turn onto the road before you do.

hate that shit.

nobody understands the roundabout in america apparently. i see people go the wrong way all the time.

You know what's a good move? The really long honk. I like to get a good 20 second long honk going every 6 months or so. It's especially wonderful when somebody pulls that really fast left turn in front of you- like they are coming from the opposite direction, they turn left across your lane, but you have to turn right, so you end up turning behind that person, but the dick didn't yield so you get to stay behind him and spam the horn for a good 20 seconds or so until you get bored.

I did it for so long a couple weeks ago the guy just pulled over and let me drive around him. SHOWED HIM WHO'S BOSS!

In Maryland it is NOT the law that you must yield to faster moving traffic if you are in the left lane. Boy it would certainly be interesting if the left lane was functionally actually used only for passing. It would also increase traffic congestion horribly. It barely even works in theory. And also, I'm pretty sure there is no law anywhere that says one has the right to speed like a bitch in the left lane. I absolutely will not move if I am keeping up with the traffic in front of me (even when I am in the left lane) and the guy behind me is on my ass. He can suck my dick for all I care, wanting to go so fast is his problem and it's not safe.

oh man... roundabouts. how can people in europe deal with millions of roundabouts 5 lanes wide without getting into crashes and being assholes, while in north america, they drive like idiots in something as tiny as a roundabout in a small town. driving in some suburb of LA a couple of months ago, we almost got killed by an idiot who cut us off from the inside lane of a roundabout (we were on the ouside) without turning or EVEN LOOKING.

yea in vail, co there're shit tons of them. there's one area where there are a succession of like seven roundabouts in a one mile radius. i always have to check myself on road rage in this area.

roundabouts are pretty lame. yes i use my turns signals. fuck you who don't. So many things get on my nerves. I hate assholes who park their big trucks and SUVs into compact parking spaces. i have to slither and squeeze out of my car at times -_-. i hate people who drive slow in the left lane on a two lane freeway. ugh and tailgaters....

Can we agree on a few types of drivers here:

BASTARD/BITCH: fast reckless speeders, usually male, possibly drinking, tailgate, angry GO GO GO!
OCD: careful speeders, ignore non-utilitarian rules, some tailgating, systematic, other drivers ruin trip time / mpg targets
DISTRACTED: soccer mom/college kid types, erratic speeds based on cell usage, oblivious, unpredictable
GOODIE GOODIE: mormons, drive below speed limit or at, over-courteous, long stops,
ASSHOLE: passive aggressive, takes every encounter as personal insult, vengeful, obstinate, stubborn, self-righteous
NOONECARE: average, at speed or +5, right lane except passing, likes scenery

What ones am I missing?

OLD BAT: Can't see over the steering wheel, slows down to 5mph in the right hand lane to turn into a street/driveway, takes 20 point turns to get out of a parking spot, cautious to the point of dangerous, and drives at least 5 below the speed limit.

one time i saw a guy eating a giant hamburger, both hands on the burger, with his girl steering from the passenger seat. pretty funny

oh man... roundabouts. how can people in europe deal with millions of roundabouts 5 lanes wide without getting into crashes and being assholes, while in north america, they drive like idiots in something as tiny as a roundabout in a small town. driving in some suburb of LA a couple of months ago, we almost got killed by an idiot who cut us off from the inside lane of a roundabout (we were on the ouside) without turning or EVEN LOOKING.

i think it was in long beach. thinking about that moment still pisses me off.

In Maryland it is NOT the law that you must yield to faster moving traffic if you are in the left lane. Boy it would certainly be interesting if the left lane was functionally actually used only for passing. It would also increase traffic congestion horribly. It barely even works in theory. And also, I'm pretty sure there is no law anywhere that says one has the right to speed like a bitch in the left lane. I absolutely will not move if I am keeping up with the traffic in front of me (even when I am in the left lane) and the guy behind me is on my ass. He can suck my dick for all I care, wanting to go so fast is his problem and it's not safe.

yes, you're right there is no "i have the right to speed like a bitch in the left lane" law. but there are still laws that if you're going slow in the left/passing lane, then you shouldnt be there, and need to pull over. preventing people from speeding isn't a right or a law either. so that kind of logic is completely asinine. if someone is going faster than you, in the left lane, it is still a law for you to move over, the person in front of you to move over, and the person in front of him to move over. you can get your dick sucked, but you can also get the ticket rather than the guy speeding. its not safe for you to not move over. though, you obviously think its your duty and right to create dangerous driving situations, where you're forcing people to pass on the right, you're the one breaking the law, not the person who is forced to pass you on the right. again, your attitude is what causes a lot of people to bust out their guns. not saying you aren't entitled to feel or drive the way you do, but your rationale doesn't have any legal backing if that's what you're implyin.

yea in vail, co there're shit tons of them. there's one area where there are a succession of like seven roundabouts in a one mile radius. i always have to check myself on road rage in this area.

Truth. There are a bunch in Breckenridge too, I don't know what's up with all the roundabouts up in the mountains here. And then you get all the fucking tourists that don't know how to drive in the snow. It was even worse when I was living back east, where NOBODY knew what they were doing the 5-10 days a year it snowed/was icy. If you don't know how to drive in the conditions, DON'T GO OUT.

And as far as I know, it isn't the law throughout the country that the left lane only be used for passing, but slower traffic is supposed to merge right everywhere. I hate when people block the left lane. If someone is on your ass while you're cruising in the left lane, just move over and let them pass. Not a big deal.

all the roundabouts here, they just stuck stop signs in front of them. making them 4 way stops with a fun circle to drive around. i dont know why they're trying them out anywhere in the u.s. it's just asking for trouble.

So riding somebody's ass consistently is alright?

let's try it and find out

http://www.mit.edu/~jfc/right.html

lets try it and find out

:rofl:

but seriously, at 75 mph, its pretty dangerous.

at that speed, at night, its pretty bone headed

let's try it and find out


Well, I really set myself up for that one.

NOONECARE: average, at speed or +5, right lane except passing, likes scenery


this is me. i feel odd because i have nothing to add to what is apparently such a major issue. i rarely have any sort of negative or positive encounters while driving.

When I first got my license back, I was like that too but anymore I do not like driving. Usually once or twice on my commute to work I yell stuff like: "MOTHERFUCKER! I WILL END YOU!" I miss being able to walk to work.

I actually like roundabouts a lot. I think they are considerably more efficient in intersection use as well.

I actually like roundabouts a lot. I think they are considerably more efficient in intersection use as well.i agree, i just wish people would use them properly because then they'd really work great

I always use signals but Ive started to get lazy and not use them a bit around campus this semester

i agree, i just wish people would use them properly because then they'd really work great

there's that awesome one in coral gables. near venetian pool.

you know what i fucking hate

people who park like motherfuckers in narrow streets (usually one way).
just yesterday i was driving through a really narrow street and these two assholes parked RIGHT on the road, they didnt even get half a wheel on the sidewalk. i could barely get through, had to do it REAL slow.

now, what drives me crazy is, fine, dont give a fuck about anybody else, but how come these people arn't afraid for their OWN cars?
i mean, even if its a piece of shit, do you want it bent that bad?
fuck.
one of these days im just gonna head towards a situation like that again, pull over, and scratch the motherfucking hell out of those cars with my keys or something.

/shinobi

Truth. There are a bunch in Breckenridge too, I don't know what's up with all the roundabouts up in the mountains here. And then you get all the fucking tourists that don't know how to drive in the snow. It was even worse when I was living back east, where NOBODY knew what they were doing the 5-10 days a year it snowed/was icy. If you don't know how to drive in the conditions, DON'T GO OUT.

yea i drive for CME and i want to kill the tourists that dont kill themselves in their fucking rental cars. i've seen more accidents in the last five months involving rolled or flipped cars than i have in the last 22 years.

there's that awesome one in coral gables. near venetian pool.yeah, luckily it doesn't see too much traffic. there are no lines on the road and the circle is 3 or 4 lanes wide, i'm pretty sure someone would have a heart attack trying to figure out what to do. i love it too and generally pass by it every time i'm nearby

i really believe people drive the way they fuck. old mens mosey along. horny kids look at tits and ass a mile away. conceited women stare at their own reflections in the rear view, sometimes applying makeup sometimes not. the impatient, the sleepdrivers, the singers, the nose pickers, it could go on foreverever.

As I thought, in Maryland I do not have to move for faster traffic unless I am going slower than 10 miles an hour under the limit or unless I am not keeping up with traffic. So I do not have to yield to an idiot weaving in and out wanting to go faster than the speed limit.

have fun when some wacko rams you from behind going 90

As I thought, in Maryland I do not have to move for faster traffic unless I am going slower than 10 miles an hour under the limit or unless I am not keeping up with traffic. So I do not have to yield to an idiot weaving in and out wanting to go faster than the speed limit.

So your going to force him to weave more and cause an accident?

I feel like a big man in my '87 Camaro.

TURNING LEFT NOW ---->

i really believe people drive the way they fuck. old mens mosey along. horny kids look at tits and ass a mile away. conceited women stare at their own reflections in the rear view, sometimes applying makeup sometimes not. the impatient, the sleepdrivers, the singers, the nose pickers, it could go on foreverever.

well that's just things people do while they're driving. driving really doesn't have anything to do with those things.

i'm glad i called in today

TURNING LEFT NOW ---->

isn't that right

No, it is.