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 Hey, doesn't matter that the parking lot is literally empty or that there is a spot a mere 3 feet to the left, I'm so important I'm parking my shitbox cavalier right here cause I need a new exhaust tip NOW
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Apr 8, 2014 21:59
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That's up there with two parking jobs I saw within 10 seconds of each other at Costco. Was trying not to get mowed down with the kid, so no photos... but the first was someone parking their Panther-car perpendicular across at least three parking spaces, instead of just pulling in. The second was someone who parked their Expedition between two occupied handicapped spaces, and was just sitting in it idling. 
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Apr 8, 2014 23:08
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Driving on the NJ Turnpike this past weekend, I witnessed not one, but two people pass someone in the far left lane by driving on the left shoulder. First one was some guy in a pickup who absolutely had to go 95 miles per hour and didn't want to wait for the person in the left lane to get over. The second one, I was in the car that got passed. We were in the far left EZ Pass lane about a football field away from the toll booths. Minivan on our right starts trying to merge into us without looking, my brother hits the horn hard, which angers minivan dude, who slams on his brakes, gets in behind us, then passes us on the left shoulder and cuts us off to get in front of us. As you can tell, he got really far ahead. Also spotted, a million people driving while looking at their cell phones. I thought Northern Virginia was bad every time I drove up to visit my parents, but apparently its a free for all above the Mason Dixon line. The entire experience makes me want to buy my brother a dash cam as he deals with actual crazy driving on his commute everyday.
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Apr 8, 2014 23:28
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El Jebus posted:I was pulled over with out a front plate in Oregon (and a license with my old address, and I was pulled over just as I parked in my driveway) and the cop wrote me a ticket but said if I fixed them he would suggest it be thrown out on the court date. So naturally I fixed them. Now I keep the front plate in the passenger area and if they ask I just tell them the mounting bracket broke and I haven't bought a new one yet. Not sure how long that is going to work considering the condition of the back plate gets worse and worse and the front plate looks like it has never been on. Put the pristine plate on the back & keep the rear plate in the car.
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Apr 9, 2014 00:45
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Some old fart passed me in a school zone during school hours while kids were at school because I was doing the posted limit for those conditions. He then proceeded to haul rear end through the rest of the zone, roll through a stop sign, and almost run over someone that was out for a walk. I assume he has realized he will be dead soon and is making the most of his remaining time.
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Apr 9, 2014 01:35
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PainterofCrap posted:Put the pristine plate on the back & keep the rear plate in the car. You need the one with the stickers on the back though.
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Apr 9, 2014 01:44
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kastein posted:Congratulations, your turning radius is 6 feet worse than that of a 25 foot long, 6 wheel drive, half century old military truck. Jesus christ. My wife's Focus is 40'. A u-turn is not a viable maneuver. drat you handling package. 
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Apr 9, 2014 03:35
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I used to think the Celica had a lovely turning radius for such a small car (33ft and some change, IIRC) but apparently it's pretty drat good comparatively. The 855 does have the turning radius of a bus, it kinda sucks sometimes.
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Apr 9, 2014 03:42
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I need to buy a goddamn dash cam. On the way to work this morning I had a guy who couldn't decide which lane he wanted so he used 1/4 of one and 3/4 of the other, until I honked him to move so I could get past, an Odyssey pull across with no indicator and no blind spot check, while on her phone, and a biker going about 130 in an 80 cut across in front of me at the very last moment when the truck in front of him had to brake. Another cm or two and he would have ended up in my windscreen. Then just when I think it's over, a loving taxi driver tries it on. Pull up at a four way on a hill and traffic is banked up, so I hang back to let some cross traffic go through, as you do. Everyone sees traffic is moving, so I check left and right and everyone is giving me the go ahead. Taxi decides he needs to get across RIGHT NOW, goes up the left of the car waiting to cross from the left hand side, pulls out in front of me, and stops to check down the hill to see if anyones coming. Never mind looking right...at all...even when I'm right against his door staring at him. He then sees it's clear and goes across. Not once did he bother to look right. Everyone was giving the 'What the gently caress are you doing?' face the entire time. I loving hate taxi drivers. So many of them drive like utter cunts and pull up wherever they like, because hey, they're dropping people off. Nevermind it's peak traffic. I've even gone toe to toe with one before. He pulled out in front of me, with less than half a car length left, no indicator. I honked loudly and threw my hands up. He took that to mean stop, get out of his car, and walk up to my door. I hit the hazards, and jumped out, something I wouldn't normally do but I was having a lovely day and fuelled by testosterone and adrenaline, this prick was the one that broke the camels back. He starts getting in my face and yelling at me asking me 'What's your loving problem arsehole?!'. This made me lose my collective and the words 'Do you have loving eyes in your head mate, or are they just loving painted on?!' just sort of came out. He continues to yell at me, telling me I was speeding [nope], he had plenty of room [no you didn't] and he had right of way [  ].I pulled out my phone and proceeded to take a photo of him, and his cab. As soon as I did that he took off, jumped in and sped off around a corner, cutting off another car coming the other way. I made a complaint that night, and found out from the operator that two other people behind me had already called to complain about the incident, and that he was going to 'get a stern talking to, to put it lightly'. The cops even turned up the next afternoon to take a statement, since apparently it wasn't the first time the cab number had been reported for dangerous driving.
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Apr 9, 2014 05:19
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Cyclists who run stop signs and stop lights. gently caress YOU! I almost hit two of them today. One in a residential area, the other at a cross walk on a rode with a speed limit of loving FIFTY.
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Apr 9, 2014 06:43
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Bovril Delight posted:My wife's Focus is 40'. A u-turn is not a viable maneuver. drat you handling package. my volvo 940's 32' turning circle means I can park on either side of the street, facing either direction, and never have to make a 3-point turn 
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Apr 9, 2014 06:48
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I had a little Nissan Pulsar like that. 2 lane road with parking on either side, and I U turn from parked into the opposite driving lane without getting close to parked cars on the other side. Now I have a Suburban 
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Apr 9, 2014 06:50
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PainterofCrap posted:Put the pristine plate on the back & keep the rear plate in the car. or just put the plate on the front christ
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Apr 9, 2014 06:55
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atomicthumbs posted:my volvo 940's 32' turning circle means I can park on either side of the street, facing either direction, and never have to make a 3-point turn Apparently my car has a 35.4' turning circle. And reviews praise it for its "tight turning radius". I do a lot of 3 point turns during delivery, even on our fairly wide residential streets. 
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Apr 9, 2014 07:04
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other internet forums posted:Make/model wheelbase turning radius I love that I can almost pull a u-turn on a two lane residential street. If I drive down to a stop sign at a cross street, I can almost always u-turn there without a problem. The tight turning radius is probably what I love most about my XJ. My DSM needs a 4 lane highway to u-turn.
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Apr 9, 2014 14:56
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Dear motorcyclists, I do not ride a bike. I do, however, appreciate them for what they are. I also understand that they can accelerate and come to a stop much more quickly than the 3,000 lb lump of metal I'm piloting. I also know that riders are offered near zero protection were any collision with another vehicle were to occur. Therefore, when I share the road with someone on a bike, I always take great pains to keep my distance, double and triple check my blind spot if I am changing lanes, and just do the best I can to prevent your brains from being splattered across the road due in part to your choice of vehicle. With all that in mind - you loving idiots who ride the rear end of every car in front of you, lane split when it's not even remotely legal in this state, swerve from lane to lane like a drunken sailor (do motorcycles even have turn signals? I wouldn't loving know) in rush hour traffic...listen, if I run you over and sever your spinal cord or shatter your legs like a dropped glass, that poo poo's on you. I did my part.
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Apr 9, 2014 15:29
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Contrary to popular belief motorcycles don't actually have shorter stopping distance than a car. While a car may weigh ten times more than a motorcycle, it also has a lot more ground contact. Which only underlines what you're saying. Don't tailgate, regardless of what you're driving.
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Apr 9, 2014 15:42
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kastein posted:Congratulations, your turning radius is 6 feet worse than that of a 25 foot long, 6 wheel drive, half century old military truck. Jesus christ. I think that's diameter, not radius. Either way it's still pretty loving big, but it is a crew-cab pickup.
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Apr 9, 2014 17:58
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In my area, it's more like this: Dear motorcyclists, I'm glad you've purchased a vehicle that makes you feel really cool. It's not going to be really cool when you're driving twice the speed limit, wearing no more safety gear than a helmet, and something goes wrong. Nobody is impressed that you're suicidal. Also, if you're going to go twice the speed limit, the shoulder and/or median is not a valid lane to be driving in. Thanks, Tha Chodesweller
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Apr 9, 2014 18:24
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H1KE posted:Crazy taxi driver... I was driving through the city late one night (like, 2:00am late), no other traffic on the road, and a taxi in the next lane tried to merge into my lane without looking, nearly hitting me in the process. I honked to let him know he was about to merge into me and he swerved away before speeding up to follow me and screaming at me through his window for a couple of blocks before turning onto another road 
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Apr 9, 2014 22:51
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I once had a taxi cross a double yellow to pass me on a 2/2 lane road when I overtook him on the right because he was going slow. Dudes are crazy, but if I drove in traffic for a living I would probably go crazy too.
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Apr 9, 2014 22:54
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Pham Nuwen posted:or just put the plate on the front christ I was going to say - what kind of place do you live with no front plates? Do you need room at the front of your car for a horse?
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Apr 10, 2014 01:24
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Vindolanda posted:I was going to say - what kind of place do you live with no front plates? Do you need room at the front of your car for a horse? No front plates in Florida. No inspections either. You can pretty much do whatever the gently caress you want with your car down there. edit: I found a map, there are more than I thought. 
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Apr 10, 2014 01:49
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I'm an idiot that can't tell Illinois and Indiana apart.
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Apr 10, 2014 02:04
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The Midniter posted:Dear motorcyclists,
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Apr 10, 2014 02:14
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Been running without a front plate in San Diego for over a year with 0 problems (even going through DUI checkpoints) and no one gives a poo poo. However West Hollywood is notorious for their parking enforcement and has given me 2 front plate tickets while parked. (  each lmao)
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Apr 10, 2014 04:10
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At my dealer I see maybe 5% of the cars with a front plate. It's the law but they look lovely and you have to put holes in your bumper. The rule in SoCal seems to be, if you don't drive a tooner car or look poor the cops will never bother you AKA there's no real reason for them to think up a reason to pull you over and give you poo poo (I've pretty much confirmed this theory by going on a few ride alongs).
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Apr 10, 2014 04:33
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They give out front plate tickets at lax. I found that out dropping off a friend in his car.
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Apr 10, 2014 04:49
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Meter maids in Denver will give a ticket for no front plate. Other than that, I've not heard of anyone being hassled except for the one time I was riding in a friend's Evo X, and cop pulled up next to us at a stop light. When it turned green, he flicked on the lights and pulled us over for a missing front plate. Turns out the cop couldn't see it because the front plate was mounted at an offset. That ended up being a nice waste of 20 minutes.
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Apr 10, 2014 05:04
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Good reminders that police aren't there for your protection/useful in any degree.
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Apr 10, 2014 05:06
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Cage posted:Dudes are crazy, but if I drove in traffic for a living I would probably go crazy too. I don't consider myself terribly crazy, and I've been driving for a living for far longer than I'd like to admit. If anything, I'm the guy in the middle lane doing the speed limit (maybe 5 over), or just going with traffic, signaling to change lanes, and only screaming out my window when some dickbrain decides his F-350 can occupy the same space as my compact car at the same time.
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Apr 10, 2014 05:14
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Don't drive without a front plate in rural Texas or you'll find every bored cop in the county.
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Apr 10, 2014 06:05
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http://youtu.be/tiQxXgyutA0 Sorry, quickfuck edited then posted on mobile, there are two more in the related videos. I don't know the guy, it was my commute home and he wouldn't leave me alone for quite awhile before I remembered to plug the dash cam back in. He would speed away for a mile, slow back down, and gently caress with me again. I ended up calling the police when it was safe, but they don't give a poo poo
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Apr 10, 2014 06:20
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Tonight on the way home, the center lane was stopped and the left lane was moving slowly, the dumb jerk in front of me decided to stop and hold up all left lane traffic so she could honk at someone in the middle lane to get her attention and flip her off. I guess she didn't like the way she merged a half mile back or some poo poo. Joke was on her though, the center lane chick never looked over, and given there was now at least 1/8 mile of empty road in the left lane I felt obliged to lay on my horn. Unquenched road rage is the worst road rage, I had to chuckle a little.
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Apr 10, 2014 06:59
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Stuck behind moron that slowed down at a school zone but then went 5mph under the 30mph limit for about 5 miles afterwards, even though the speed limit outside the school zone is 40mph. Get off the road if you aren't going to go with the flow of traffic during rush hour.
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Apr 10, 2014 14:21
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Chinatown posted:Good reminders that police aren't there for your protection/useful in any degree. On this note, my friend made a really smart comment the other day, "You ever notice how when you see police your immediate first thoughts aren't, 'Hey, a police officer! I feel safe!' it's more like, 'Oh poo poo, okay, what am I doing wrong right now?' Speaks volumes about them serving a purpose. We don't even feel "safe" when we see them, just stupid nervous; which isn't their purpose." I kinda did one of these after that 
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That's exactly the reaction the police want, they're trained to dominate because it makes their job safer. Plus the job naturally attracts people with those tendencies. lovely situation because I know there's Andy Griffith stereotype friendly officers out there just trying to make the world better but you never get to hear about them.
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GramCracker posted:On this note, my friend made a really smart comment the other day, "You ever notice how when you see police your immediate first thoughts aren't, 'Hey, a police officer! I feel safe!' it's more like, 'Oh poo poo, okay, what am I doing wrong right now?' Speaks volumes about them serving a purpose. We don't even feel "safe" when we see them, just stupid nervous; which isn't their purpose." Tieing that back into the front plate thing, I've been driving in san diego without one for about 5 years, my dad had a car without one for about 10 years. In all of that time, I've never been bothered and my dad was only bothered about it once. He was driving down a main road with me in the passenger seat, definitely going the speed limit since there were usually cops on that road. A motorcycle cop was approaching from a side street and stopped at the white line while looking both ways like he should have done. Then suddenly when we were about 20 feet away, the cop just blasted out into the main road only to notice us and jam his brakes on. Only the fact that we swerved halfway into the other lane kept him from being run over. He pulled us over and got all pissy about everything he could think of, but the only thing he was able to stick was the front license plate missing.
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