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TotalLossBrain posted:Some people just love stopping a full car length or more before the stop line. The same people also really like stopping at least that far behind other cars in a red light queue, ensuring the line is as long as loving possible. When my 80yo mom was nearing the end of her driving era she'd stop at least a car length behind the line at a stop sign, probably because her depth perception was way off. It'd often surprise the people in the cross directions when she'd stomp on the gas after stopping way further back than she should've!
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Krakkles posted:Fixed, because ... They will destroy you in midtown manhattan for blocking the box. Never seen someone get snapped for it in Philly.
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There's a few boxes that are very clearly marked off near where I live and no one fucks with it. Though that might be because they're near busy rail lines so only the truly suicidal idiots will play around in that section of town.
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xzzy posted:There are loopholes with it too, like the law may say you can't enter an intersection unless you can get through without stopping, but another law might say that once you're in that intersection you have right of way if the light is yellow or red. Even if there was money or willpower to enforce it, how could you? Either way if you enter and there is no space to exit into, you clearly violated the law no matter how much right of way you have. TotalLossBrain posted:Some people just love stopping a full car length or more before the stop line. The same people also really like stopping at least that far behind other cars in a red light queue, ensuring the line is as long as loving possible. Dylan16807 fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Jan 25, 2020 |
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Jan 25, 2020 05:07
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TotalLossBrain posted:Some people just love stopping a full car length or more before the stop line. The same people also really like stopping at least that far behind other cars in a red light queue, ensuring the line is as long as loving possible. I saw this happen today...with a AAA Driving School car. Teaching them young. Last week I was at a 4 way stop, all 4 stop signs had cars waiting for their appropriate turn and all waiting on...the Plymouth Driving School car. Like what the gently caress are you teaching them if you can't get the right of way at a 4 way stop right. That is like Day 1 driver's ed poo poo. Considering how the driving schools in my area operate it may best that I just move away from the area.
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When I drive to work there is pretty much always a loong (sometimes probably at least 1km long) queue on a 2 lane road that goes into one lane going the opposite way (which is why I'll never move out of the city in cane I ever work in the city). So instead of not being braindead and actually use the space, they just sit in a long rear end queue that sometimes creates tons of problems further back where other roads join. Oh and it's not uncommon for there to be someone blocking both lanes because "pEoPlE sHoUlD wAiT tHeIr tUrN"  .
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Somewhat related but the other side of it, is when it is just a single lane with people turning left, and those behind going straight get impatient and pass on the turner on the right (where there is no lane) so the people coming the opposite way, expecting it to be a single lane, risk getting T-boned if they turn left since the person opposite is also turning left.
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slidebite posted:Somewhat related but the other side of it, is when it is just a single lane with people turning left, and those behind going straight get impatient and pass on the turner on the right (where there is no lane) so the people coming the opposite way, expecting it to be a single lane, risk getting T-boned if they turn left since the person opposite is also turning left. the flip side of this is that the person making the turn needs to actually step on the loving gas when there's a gap. I won't pass somebody who's clearly actually engaged in the activity of finding an opening and turning, but if they're just sitting there texting as usable gaps pass by, get fuuuuuuuucked
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slidebite posted:Somewhat related but the other side of it, is when it is just a single lane with people turning left, and those behind going straight get impatient and pass on the turner on the right (where there is no lane) so the people coming the opposite way, expecting it to be a single lane, risk getting T-boned if they turn left since the person opposite is also turning left. This happens by my house a lot as my neighborhood entrance is off a somewhat busy 45mph 2 lane road with no shoulder so people will drive onto the grass to get around turners, and since it is a large neighborhood there are a fair few of them. I noticed it happens more to me when I'm in slower cars that need larger gaps. It happens often enough that the grass on the side of the road is dead and has ruts going through it. Autoexec.bat fucked around with this message at 05:25 on Jan 26, 2020 |
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Jan 26, 2020 05:22
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Roundabouts. Roundabouts. Roundabouts.
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Last night I had someone try to Pittsburgh left in front of me. He didn't commit, and we both stopped, so I honked. He finally just went, then followed by the next three cars, who all got honked at while they flashed their lights at me. I had to double take to make sure I didn't blow through a protected left at that point.
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Riding a motorcycle without a helmet, but with a surgical mask on because you’re scared of germs, says interesting things about your capabilities of risk analysis.
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Phanatic posted:Riding a motorcycle without a helmet, but with a surgical mask on because you’re scared of germs, says interesting things about your capabilities of risk analysis. Heh, as someone who only rides ATGATT, and for whom being in the wind is a big part of the appeal of bikes, I think you found the Star Trek evil universe version of me.
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Phanatic posted:Riding a motorcycle
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:They’re the same people who, upon the light turning green, let the car in front get approximately 5 car lengths ahead before beginning to accelerate. this poo poo makes me so mad. i've described it as "cars connected with a slack rope". the car in front has to get far enough ahead for it to tighten and pull the next car.
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Good to have some research supporting observationsquote:Not only assholes drive Mercedes. Besides disagreeable men, also conscientious people drive high‐status cars Article (behind a paywall) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ijop.12642 Some more in the press release: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/nor...se-with-traffic
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So... if you’re an rear end in a top hat, chances are you drive like an rear end in a top hat and drive a bimmer?
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Protocol7 posted:So... if you’re an rear end in a top hat, chances are you drive like an rear end in a top hat and drive a bimmer? I've done the math. It checks out.
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My aggressive/rear end in a top hat driver index which is 98.39% accurate, 19 times out of 20 and not with a single shred of confirmation bias: Bro-trucks Audis VWs BMWs Large 'statement" SUVs All of the above have a further +25 likelihood if there is something "jesus" related somewhere as window sticker
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I’ll also add rusty poo poo heap civics to that list. There’s something about being a teenage boy and having VTEC and a fart cannon that makes you want to inform everyone in a 3 mile radius that you exist simply by going 55 in a 45.
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Reminds me, I don't think I've seen a Civic with the tires offset 2 feet from the car in quite some time. Guess all those wheel bearings went up to visit the pearly gates.
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slidebite posted:My aggressive/rear end in a top hat driver index which is 98.39% accurate, 19 times out of 20 and not with a single shred of confirmation bias: Thin blue line stickers and American flags.
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Wasabi the J posted:Thin blue line stickers and American flags. We don't have these in Canada. Oddly we do have the occasional confederate flag sticker, and oh boy you better believe those are a sign of fuckwittedness and poo poo driving.
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slidebite posted:My aggressive/rear end in a top hat driver index which is 98.39% accurate, 19 times out of 20 and not with a single shred of confirmation bias: Mazdas. I think the zoom-zoom marketing must have gone to people's heads because I see more aggro Mazdas than any other Japanese make. Not me of course I am a perfect driver.
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When I pull an rear end in a top hat maneuver, I have a reason!
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taqueso posted:When I pull an rear end in a top hat maneuver, I have a reason! Yeah, you're an rear end in a top hat. No need to restate this.
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Wasabi the J posted:Thin blue line stickers and American flags. "molon labe" or one of its many derivatives e: vvvv exactly Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 00:55 on Feb 2, 2020 |
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Maker Of Shoes posted:"molon labe" or one of its many derivatives Moron label.
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Imperador do Brasil posted:The idiots coming across the road on the protected green stacked up a bit too deep today. I don’t understand why you’d go across when the lane is already backed up to the intersection. Probably 30 people missed this light because these smarties couldn’t stay out of the intersection. I hope you gave them the horn for the full duration of the light
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https://twitter.com/ganryu_battle/status/1225936052298244096
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drat.
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Gemini Christmas! That is some top level stunt driving.
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Curious how they did the endo.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Curious how they did the endo. Probably pinched off the rear brakes or something
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Feb 10, 2020 13:26
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Wow, it's been like 20 years since I saw those videos the first time online! IIRC, they welded a bar between the yellow and blue one and did some slick editing to make it look like they were separated in other shots.
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drat my '89 Isuzu Trooper was fun before it decomposed. I passed its last inspection by packing a rust hole with snow and spray painting it black.
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Ornamental Dingbat posted:drat my '89 Isuzu Trooper was fun before it decomposed. OP material right here.
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someone made our morning commute super fun today by dumping metal all over 405 in Kirkland. https://twitter.com/LeeStoll/status...tretch-of-i-405
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If that's actually what was on the road then yeah, that'll gently caress up the underside of your car really good if you run over it at highway speeds. 
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