I'm sure everyday everybody has their own driving story. Few days ago I was heading to St. Paul going East on I94. B/c of the collapse of the bridge the hwy 280 exit has 2 lanes now(left exit). There was a Corolla going on the far Left Lane which is suppose to Exit 280. I was on the next lane and theres a Saturn in front of me. I was following the Saturn about 2seconds behind. All of a sudden the Corolla just realized that his lane is a Exit lane and swore into the Saturn and my lane. The Saturn slam on his brakes(Corolla tried to cut him off). I'm sure the Saturn was going around 50mph. Me and the traffics behind me was at 65. The Corolla and Saturn ALMOST stop(almost side swipes each other). I'm 2 seconds behind at 65mph? holy sh*t...I pop in 3rd gear and slam the brakes. I was about 1/2 car behind the Saturn. Thanks to my Slotted/Drilled Rotors and Ceramic Pads. After that I look at the speed and we were under 20mph. A car behind me swore to right lane. I can't b/c there was a Pickup next to me. Gosh some drivers just doesn't realized where they're going and never watch out. I'm sure you guys been through this alot too. Stupid Drivers, where and how did they get their License?
try driving around riverside minneapolis and the U for a living. Talk about idiots who don't know where they're friggin going, how to drive, or have a clue about road courtesy. Not to mention that pointless bridge (10th ave se) NEXT to the 35w pile of debris, where they decided to take away two driving lanes, and instead add a ridiculous "pedestrian gawker" lane, and an extra lame and large, 2 lane, bike lane. I mean come on...school is in people...the cars need that bridge. It takes at least 12-20 minutes at any normal hour to get across it (going north) now. I know that people are gonna' crowd the bridge to take pictures and videos and whatever, but seriously...when I see a pedestrian at the beginning of my torturous journey across the bridge...and then when I see the same person in front of me, 4 blocks after I luckily get across it, it really irritates me. ...And you know what else grinds my gears...? Pedestrians and cyclists can boot. If I only had a retracting hydraulic boxing glove, mounted on a post where my front seat was, where I could open my window, pull a trigger, and send it into "Mr. I'm a Speedy Bike Rider Who Is Training To Bike Somewhere Else, So I Can Bike All Day And Night For Days, For No Reason, And Who Bikes On The Road, Takes Up An Entire Driving Lane, But Pays No Attention To Traffic Signals, Signs, Laws, Or Has Any Respect For Anyone Who IS DRIVING A CAR, OR THE FACT THAT I SHOULD BE USING THE PAID FOR, AND GENEROUSLY MAINTAINED BIKE LANE OR PATH!!!!".... I would be a happy motorist.
A few months back on 36/Fairview, my friends and I were driving back home from working overtime on a Saturday and this bizatch who just got on the ramp decided to gun ho the car through traffic and right into the left lane right into us!! We were going like 60-70 though traffic and she came in at about 40-50, threw us into the ditch to cut her off, and she just took off like nothing happened... Where's the paintball gun when you need one? The worst of it all, she was driving a SUBARU!!!
Left Lane Loiterers: You can all die in a fire. Every single ****ing one of you. If you do it because you're on a long trip and don't want to bother with changing lanes to avoid incoming traffic, you're wrong. Incoming traffic should accelerate to the flow of traffic. Regardless, you're still a lazy piece of **** and probably an innattentive driver. If you do it because the left lane is emptier and easier to go fast in, it's not anymore, bitch. You just parked your ****ing ass in the left lane going 2-3 MPH faster than the right lane. You are now slowing down traffic. Please see my above invitation to die in a fire. If you do it because you're trying to control the speed of traffic and keep it at the speed limit I have an extra special invitation for you to die a horrific death that involves watching your genitals melt and suffering two weeks of agony before you... you guessed it, die in a fire. There are police to enforce the speed laws. They don't need your help. Maybe a long time ago a policeman came to your school and gave you a "Junior Law Enforcement Badge" and you took it seriously. Seriously, you're a tool. If you really want to help keep the roads safe, drive with the flow of traffic, and keep out of the left lane unless you are passing someone. Also, watch your ****ing mirrors. If you watch your mirrors you'll know if one of those 'hot rodding *******s (me)" are coming up behind you and you can get out of his way. If you happen to see a blinking left blinker on the car behind you while you're in the left lane, don't assume that he left it on accidentally. Outside of the US (you know, the rest of the world) it is a customary for the car approaching from the rear to signal the driver in front with his left blinker to tell him that he intends to overtake him. It is then customary for the driver in front to do one of two things: speed up or get out of the way. If the rear driver has to resort to flashing his brights, you, the front driver, has already committed an egregious sin and are indanger of the fires of hell. Be aware, I will not try to ride your ass, therefore you shouldn't do the same to me. That's dangerous to everyone on the road. My wife was rear-ended because one of your ******* brethren decided to drive to close to her bumper. She had to stop because of traffic and your stupid bitch of an inbred sister ran into her trunk. Thanks. I blame you because she learned all her stupid driving habits from you. In short, you're an ******* and a bad driver, Mr Left Lane Loiterer. You're either lazy, ignorant, a pompous *******, or a dangerous combination of the three. I, once again, invite you to die in a fire. You are oblivious to the line of 19 cars behind you. You are ignorant of the wrongness of the stream of cars passing you on the right. You think you're doing a good deed by controlling the flow of traffic by driving the speed limit in the fast lane when, in fact, you are actually going to cause an accident and contribute to our already congested roads with your driving antics. Go **** yourself, and die in a fire.
this morning I saw a good one. entering the lowry tunnel the right lane ws stopped right inside. so this guy in an intrepid thinks he can jump out to the middle lane. he was at a dead stop, cranks the wheel and jumps into the next lane where traffic is moving 40-50 mph he was inches away from being smothered across 2 lanes of traffic.
From a box of Corn Flakes, of course. Driving is considered a right instead of a privilege in the US, and until it is significantly harder to pass the driving test and get that precious licence, the idiots will prevail. How many people do you know who have had their licences revoked for whatever offences, and yet they continue to drive ? There's no respect for it. Stuart.
Post of the day. One caveat. I travel non-stop for work and can not stand the drivers who go long distances without using the cruise control they paid for. I don't drive slowly but often have morons riding/hi-beaming me in the LH lane only to pass them again 20 seconds later as they're now going 5mph slower than me. I honestly counted 20 such lead changes between Hudson and Eau Claire one day and finally just parked in the LH at my speed and let the moron do his "thing" in the RH lane. Use your cruise or experience a fiery demise. Note: This offense is most frequently committed by apes in late model domestic sedans - Impalas, Grand Pricks, etc.
Etchy wins Nothing is worse then L^3. I agree with the license acquisition process. It is way too simple. In addition, the DMV permitting license exams in a non-english language really defeats the purpose of having informational and instructional road signs.
The cruise thing really irks me, too. I drove to and from Missouri this weekend (this is why I am especially angry about this topic, this morning. MN Drivers are THE WORST about L^3) and had the non-cruise using people constantly play cat and mouse with me.
Try driving MN to NYC, and then NYC to Orlando in 3 days I found the best way to go, is to just find a semi that is maintaining his speed, and dip in behind. People get out of the way of those guys when they stomp up in their rear view. Also, do the math on how much time you save by going 75 vs the speedlimit (70) in most places, and its VERY minimal. I found that setting cruise at 72 or 73 put me in place with just about all of the traffic in the mid lane on I-80, so it turned out to be a pretty nice drive.
I heard one time that the main reason for this is the number of left lane exits/entrances on the freeways in MN. Why would it ever be considered a good idea to have people leave or join a road in what is meant to be the lane with the fastest traffic in it ? Stuart.
Rofl at "L^3" rant. I'm totally one of those who states my intent with my left blinker. It's just such a terrible feeling when you're crusing along at 75-80, and approaching the d-bag cruising in the left lane, and you just know that even though he has around 30 seconds to at least notice your rapid aproach, let alone change lanes, you'll have to slow down at the last second and use other modes of communication. Those situations make me want more then two Hella Supertones.
But this only works if the idiot also knows the code. And if they know the code, do they actually respect it enough. I've driven in countries where the overtakee signals left or right so the overtaker will know it is safe to pass. Not very useful on a motorway, but a real boon if you're trying to overtake a lorry on a steep mountain pass. Stuart.
The best one I get to deal with EVERY DAY is the same black guy driving his rusted out buick down the shoulder of 694. Most of the time he is drinking (I have seen it), and he has NO regard for anyone else on the road. I have seen his sideswipe 2 different cars and run a semi into a concrete barrier in the 694/35e mess. I have even call 911 and they said that "they can't do anything" because he is still driving. I told them to just park a officer on the side of the road and they will catch him. Total bs. I mean I see him drive the shoulder 3-4 times out of the 5 day work week. My next favorite thing is the break check when the person in front of you this that you are too close. That is always a good time. How about you worry about what is in front of you and not what I am doing behind you, and oh, get out of the left lane. Russ
You guys ever get those idiots that purposely cut you off and slam on their brakes just because they were in a hurry and you're in their way just going with the speed limit. Gosh I hate these Drivers. Happened to me once in North Mpls, damm I wish I was Driving my moms Toyota 4Runner. Dude was driving a small old Rusty Oldsmobile. I was in a 95 Camry. Bastard.
Yesterday I was travelling eastbound on 94. Had a Dodge Stratus 'lane humping' the fast lane. 4 lanes of roadway, 1 car in the fast lane about a mile in front of him, and me coming up in the middle lane behind the Stratus. I go by both of them in the right(middle) lane b/c of my knowledge of MN drivers and knowing that if I overtake the fast lane behind the Stratus, he will NOT move to the right to allow me to pass(right hand passing is illegal). So, instead of wasting my time with the idiots, I maintain my middle lane status. Pass the two L.L.L. and observe them both in my rearview after I pass. The guy in the Stratus gets up behind the other guy, jumps into the middle lane to pass him, and then cuts right back in front of him as to send him a sign sayiing "This is MY mother****ing lane! I ****ing own it you ****ing pos! GTFO!!! How dare you get in my ****ing way like I just did to that ****ing guy in that blue ****ing car! Oh the ****ing nerve!" <<*shakes head recalling the incident.* Yeah, the way he swerved back in front of that op, what a ****. People are idiots. Left lane is for passing and Emergency vehicles ONLY!!! Get a clue.
I see that idiot drivers seem to bring out the astriciis. **** this, **** that, ******* here, ****wad there. All sorts of ****ing ****bags all over the damn thread.
thats a two way street tho too, it pisses me off when bikes cut me off and pull the same BS as cars do
when a car cuts you off when you are in a car, you dont really have a chance of dying. think of it that way.
yeah, i meant when a bike cuts me off... and a car, either way i am like... please, i will run you off the road sucka!
Werd, but what Chris says is true though. Alot of the times, bikes come up on you fast(less reaction time for me in my car to get out of his way), and by the time I realise them there, they're flying around me in whichever direction they choose. Just saying that I have experienced jackass bikers also. Oh, and that scares me more for their safety, than my own. Concrete p0wns.
I love the ones who merge into say, the middle lane, and then IMMEDIATELY slam on their brakes. THE PERSON IN FRONT OF YOU IS FIVE ****ING CAR LENGTHS AWAY, IS THIS REALLY NECESSARY?!?!?! dkfjsfjlakdjrajdfjfeiduria 94 is hell right now from st paul to minneapolis. Let's just pull a 4th lane out of our asses and place it .. oh ... right here. OH they will be fine! It was pathetic to begin with and now ... and of course, you HAVE to take a highway to get ANYWHERE in MN. Not like I can just avoid it all by taking some back-way in to work. And being a female driver .. it's hard to say this, but i hate other female drivers so very much. I HATE YOU. ARGH! And somehow I AM THE BAD PERSON for wanting to GET AWAY?!?! Don't put on makeup while driving. Don't talk on your god damned cell phone while tailgating don't read a book while driving don't play with your fancy GPS or whatever it is you are fiddling with in the dash, and if you're tailgating, I CAN pull away from you, and you won't catch up. Also, you won't like it when I go slower than you and ride right alongside the person next to me, like everyone loves to do here - so you can't get around. Huh, what's that?? You're bitching at me??? aw how cute. And another thing ... please don't tailgate me, and the person in front of me, and the person in front of them, in your quest to go wherever the hell jerks go when they're being jerks. but above all, please pay attention kthx. the only thing that i hope for when I leave my job or wherever it is I am driving from, is that I make at least one person just as miserable as everyone makes me - by following the laws. AKJLSFKLAJldgkdfjalfdlfjlaf :rant: (I learned to drive in MA - can you imagine how much worse this would be if MN people were faced with rotaries everywhere they turned?? Not that MA drivers are much better, but there is a good reason why MN ranked almost #1 on the "road rage states" survey)
oh i've thought about it 3rik... i have... lol, i hate women drivers (you know which ones), old people, and **** weeds who are lane hoppers who think they are a racecar who insist on cutting me off even though there are atleast 1-2 other lanes wide open. that and the Dbags in luxo piles and SUVs who insist to run with their high beams until i flash mine at them, then you notice the lights dim down...odd isnt it?
I dont like it when the car behind me is flashing their High Beam at me and tailgating so damn close b/c they just wanted to get past me. What i usually do is move into another lane or the shoulder, I dont care. After they pass me, I Blast off like a rocket to go after them then tail gate them. No Road rage here, just having fun. About 95% of the time I'm just playing mad b/c I just wanna have fun.
We had reason to go to a hospital in St. Paul last week. As I went through the entrance I was faced with a roundabout to go to either the emergency entrance or the car park. My immediate comment to the missus was "Hmm, I wonder how the locals handle this." So that's at least one I know of here in MN. I've heard talk in hushed voices of one up north, too, but I only ever hear of a friend of a friend of a friend's third cousin twice removed that's ever been round it. Stuart.
There are a few rotaries around, there are two down by the Medford outlet center, and I know of one in Columbia Heights. I agree with Etchy on the left lane humpers, they're one of my biggest pet peeves. The other one that pisses me off to no end are red light runners. I love getting a green light and having to wait an extra 5 seconds because the *******es in the opposite turn lane haven't figured out that red means stop, not hurry through. And almost getting broadsided for the same reason is also a great way to light the homicidal fires. My other personal favorite is people who don't yield to emergency vehicles. I've had calls where I'll be driving our ladder truck or engine and people have no idea we're there. They're bright yellow, 40-50 feet long and enough lights and sirens to outfit a small fleet of squad cars. It's not a hard vehicle to miss, but people just can't seem to figure out how to get the hell out of the way. I love summer when people are out with windows down, they'll get a good blast on the airhorn as we go by if I'm driving and they're not yielding. I'm all for running them off the road and then extricating after we clear the first call, it'd do wonders for our call percentages.
I was mostly talking about "cyclists"...Greg-friggin-Lemond style...when it comes to sharing the road. I pay close attention to people on motorcycles. That is when I can...when they're not bustin' up on me at 60mph in a 25mph with their hoochie beeotch fearing for her life on the back. I had some Jerkoff do that to me on W. River Parkway 2 days ago. Then, of course, he's gotta' pass me cause I'm only doing 7mph over the speed limit. Road Courtesy People...Don't be a Jerkoff, Jerkoff. Oh and I love this one... A guy on a motorcycle, changing lanes and weaving like a madman through traffic at high speeds....No helmet....oh wait! It's attached to the back of the bike! Brilliant me boy. Plain Brilliant. I know you don't have to wear helmets. And that's fine. It's your choice. But, if you're gonna' be on a road, with other idiots, and driving like a Jerkoff...you may wanna PUT IT ON YOUR HEAD!!! "...At least the tail section of the "Rocket" isn't totally wasted. It survived the bloody mess thanks to the helmet that was provided for it." Good Times Venting is cool....hu huh huh, hu huh, hu huh huh
Probably! lol oops maybe? Depends, if she was asian and driving a white wagon, My speed accelerates pretty fast off those ramps though, I love em'
When some one is coming from the opposite direction and making their left turn b/c their arrow has just turn RED, I just love to BLASSST OFF like I'm gonna hit them. alrighty, we'll see if you're as dare as I am in the streets. see ya soon.
Holy mary mother f-ing...this one makes me so mad I can barely contain myself. I don't understand why bikes have such devices (to allow some idiot to bring his helmet along, yet not use it). My bike didn't have one, but I can assure you it would have been used for parking only if it had. I can't quite figure out why having your helmet near you, but not on your head is cool. My biggest pet peeve, or one of them anyway, is when people change lanes in rush hour traffic. "You've chosen the bad lane for the moment...now deal with it". Oh, and if you ever utilize a lane that is about to be merged into another, knowing damn well that it's closed or going to merge, you better not try to eek out that last car length...I will run you into the god damn wall (394 east at hwy 100 comes to mind)...think I won't? Try me! Why am I mad again...
It's actually kinda funny that you say that. If you were to spend some decent money on a helmet...wouldn't you want to extend the length of the life of the new brain bucket by actually putting it on your head rather than shorten the life and stress the helmet structurally by strapping it to the back with the chin straps. When you get a helmet new, the tag specifically says not to strap it to the bike unless it's parked. You can stretch the straps, and possibly start to pull the stitching that secures it to the helmet molding. There are plenty of idiots in this world, some are just trying to thin the gene pool out!
