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Ok, question time. I was at an intersection of a major 4 lane road and a minor 2 Lane road, with a light. The light was blinking yellow on the major road, red on the minor road. I was on the major road, stuck behind two lines of cars who were stopping at the yellow, every single person stopped. For every 3 or 4 cycles, nobody was coming from from the minor road, but once and a while someone would. When you get to the light, go through it without stopping, or follow convention and stop? I figured if everyone just drove through, like what I was taught to do, gaps would open up for the people on the minor road, but with this setup it was never gonna happen.
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Maybe all door open switches are on the same circuit? It's not a fancy 1989 Chrysler New Yorker which has an outline of the car showing you which door is open, it's a 200* GM.
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Sep 10, 2013 05:18
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FogHelmut posted:There is an intersection like this on my way home from work. Road A fills up and the people going straight generally don't block the intersection when the light turns red. But there is a left turn signal for road B. These people just go into the intersection and block it. If they're not doing that, they're continuing through after their left turn signal turns red. Or they're doing both. As I am on Road B trying to cross Road A, I relish opportunity to be the first one at the light so I can honk at them. Same here. I really love to lay it on when that happens. I think I make quite a few old ladies feel bad for their terrible choices in life.
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Nov 2, 2013 03:59
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I've found the only way I can truly relax while being tailgated is to 'turn off' my mirror by pointing it toward the sky. I try to do so in such a manner that it's obvious I don't want to look at the person behind me. When I need to change lanes later I'll aim it and hopefully the troubles have passed, or crane my head around to check blind spots.
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Nov 30, 2013 04:45
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Krakkles posted:I'd have to say anyone who ignores things on the road on purpose deserves a mention in this here thread. No different than a cube truck without a rear window in my mind.
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Dec 2, 2013 17:43
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Krakkles posted:Cube truck driver is probably paying more attention to his side mirrors because of the lack, not pointedly ignoring poo poo. I guess I'm probably ok with being a below average driver.
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Dec 4, 2013 22:48
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3MPKLy9qHU Cars ramming into the back of trailers.
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Jan 2, 2014 02:25
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kastein posted:I'm pretty sure you should dig a 6 foot hole, drop a 10 footer of 6x6 3/8 wall steel box tube into it, fill the hole with concrete, and weld a piece of 10x14 1/4 wall box tube (or whatever sharkytm used for his mailbox) across the top as a mailbox. Car, beer bottle, baseball bat, and bomb proof. After mine was hit I contemplated adding a coil spring to the bottom for that nice bo-yoing action when it gets hit next. It may look great in the wind too.
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Jan 3, 2014 01:25
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Dear stranger driving a 96 Subaru wagon with a coexist sticker, Sorry for going 5 under the speed limit on the icy highway in the passing lane passing people going 10 under. I understand why you flew past all of us at 10 over in the far right lane. I hope your hand didn't get cold throwing me the largest bird I've ever seen.
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Jan 5, 2014 07:05
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Tha Chodesweller posted:Post- Colorado snowing commute report: First off, this is not an uncommon amount of snow for Colorado winters. But today, I saw the following on my usual route, E470 -> I70: Did you get the same joy I did seeing a PT Cruiser in the valley of the center median north of the Colfax exit? I'm glad to see tank commanders getting pulled over.
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Jan 6, 2014 16:51
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InterceptorV8 posted:That's a Brotruck? Lets just pretend it had those awful XD rims with the stars in the middle. Saw someone driving on a flat on the passenger rear tire today for about 6 blocks, I forgave them somewhat because I have the same Saturn SL2 and have had a flat there and didn't notice for a while. Of course I grimaced when she got on I-70.
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Jan 9, 2014 02:08
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The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office reports for Thursday posted:
Also quote:A man who bought a vehicle went to get a new title, but the seller had signed the old title in the wrong place. The seller wouldn't cooperate with the man and sign the title again. Montana titles have to be notarized when transferring too.
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Jan 25, 2014 20:25
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:So on a totally related note, here's a great set of photos of early car crashes in and around Boston. "EDITH! Grab the kids there's something crazy outside - an auto has wrecked!"
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Jan 28, 2014 06:00
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Astonishing Wang posted:Are there actually people out there that like Saturns enough to know all of this poo poo about them or is this obscure lovely-car knowledge from your job as a mechanic? If you have one, you might take some interest into knowing about it. Mine's at the sweet spot right now where there are like 5-6 of them at the pick and pull if I need anything, which is why I started to learn about identifying them. My neighbor has one of the lower end models, with the bare bumpers. Right now I'm driving with weak brakes, and knowing this now, I can only assume many of the drivers out there must have weak brakes. It's like they get worse and worse for years and you don't realize it until you emergency brake and don't even lock them up. I then realized my rear brakes were way out of adjustment and my master cylinder is getting sloppy. I'm a person you're sharing the road with - can't stop edition.
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Feb 10, 2014 21:02
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ratbert90 posted:Most automatics that I've driven won't start unless the brake pedal is held down. I have never heard of such a thing  . There's a potential that in my rental cars/test drives that I've been in that it was habitual for me to do it. KozmoNaut posted:Same here, I always put the car in neutral and push in the clutch when starting. I do the same thing - however it's mostly because I have to sit and warm up at least for a little bit before starting or it will stall. It really makes a difference when it's cold though. Sometimes I can get it going and let the clutch out and it starts to stall. Of course, any modern stick I've driven required the clutch in anyway, and I'm never ready to go into gear immediately. People you share the road with: Hey, Coloradans visiting the mountains, just chill on the drive back to the city. Don't speed in the right lane and kick up gravel so you can catch up to the semi and cut off people in my lane to get ahead. We're avoiding that lane for a reason, it's full of gravel, and all that's ahead is a goddamn tractor-trailer, kicking up gravel. And don't change lanes in a tunnel, just drive forward for two minutes.
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Feb 24, 2014 04:47
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I decided that I'm through being in the future single lane and I will be that guy who cruises up the soon to close lane right up until the end. What did it get me? Well I gained a lot of ground, and got in easily. Of course, while trying to start this maneuver, a Town Car merged from the closing lane to the other lane, then decided he didn't like that spot so well and was going back, while I had decided to start going around him. I was nearly crushed. He went about 3-4 more cars and got into the other lane, and I passed about 40 cars in the closing lane. It was wonderful after my scare.
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Mar 22, 2014 17:31
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Last night, 10pm (on a Tuesday for those keeping track), three incidents, one street. 1st - Taxi Driver straddling the white line on a 4 lane street, then signals only while making a u turn in front of me. I get a Crown Vic has a 40' turn radius, but signal first please. gently caress you. 2nd - Ford Taurus pulls of the gas station at a speed of idle, barely makes it across the two lanes in time. I braked of course, and then watched him continue to chug along at no speed until he made the next right. gently caress you. 3rd - Boy racer in Jetta on a side street screams up to the intersection where I have no traffic controls. I thought he was going to smash me for sure, and it seems like he wasn't going to stop at all but managed to get it in time. I swerved and honked. gently caress you. I have easier drives on Friday at 2:15am.
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Apr 30, 2014 17:55
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SocketSeven posted:http://www.wcvb.com/news/botched-pa...el%2B5%2Bboston Clearly a Ford pickup you drat news lady.
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May 9, 2014 01:18
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Protocol7 posted:You all should love in Denver. Several times a week, I encounter rear end in a top hat bikers who feel the need to make snarky comments when you walk in front of them as they barrel down the road and you have a walking signal. They'll be on the road on the side opposite the dedicated bike lane, and on many roads there are bike lanes. And my favorites are the ones who almost run me down on the sidewalk, don't make a noise, almost run me down and scream "Take out your headphones rear end in a top hat!" Except I can hear that because I don't have headphones in unless I'm on the train. And speaking of trains, bicyclists love to ignore the dedicated bike areas and take up the very narrow aisle. Reminds me when a cyclist yelled "BIKE LANE" when he rode past, since I had my car double parked in the bike lane while I was jumping my wife's car at 1:30am on 14th street downtown Denver. The street was empty, and fortunately I got some sympathy from onlookers at a local patio. Unfortunately I didn't have anything clever to yell at him other than 'gently caress you'.
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Aug 14, 2014 02:00
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jamal posted:A few weeks ago I rode about 75mi on this highway: As a former Montana resident in Colorado, I really miss the speed limits. I feel very comfortable at 70mph on a two-lane, and 75 feels just right to me. I travel a road in Colorado that is 60 to 65, and I always want to go faster, but I see a Hi-Po every single time I travel it. I also think the limits along I-70 are too low from Vail to Denver, and in Glenwood Canyon (50?!? Even the Gallatin Canyon is 60), but those are the breaks with increased population I suppose.
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Aug 28, 2014 06:00
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Like the woman in a V8 Charger I saw last weekend with a giant vinyl in the window that said "spOILed WIFE" so it looked like OIL WIFE which was terrible on it's own. She decided she'd rather follow someone at 60 than pass, speed limit was 65. So I did the double and passed both of them, that slow guy turned, and she was right up on me at 70. She'd just rather follow. Worse though was the SRT Challenger who followed the speed limit exactly, not speeding up from 45 to 55 to 65 until he was literally in line with the sign. But when we got to a dedicated passing lane, he pulled to the right lane but kept up with me to 75 (speed limit still 65). JUST LET ME BY! I didn't even really want to go that fast but I didn't want to be behind someone. Also on that same drive I was certain a truck hauling a 5th wheel was going to smash an SUV. Cruising at 62-64 or so, he was apparently behind someone slow and took the opportunity on a very short passing area on the two-lane. I was two cars back but I dropped back a good 300 feet, it looked sketchy as hell.
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Sep 24, 2014 15:44
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Been working in a small town Colorado and going back to Denver on the weekends. As time progresses I get more concerned about the caliber of driver in the city. It may have a lot to do with how important my car is to my livelihood, but I'm drat nervous about getting into a collision. It's crazy how different drivers are the closer I get to the city.
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Oct 26, 2014 01:05
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A Melted Tarp posted:In NY, blocking the box is socially equivalent to disseminating child pornography. I thought that was one of the best signs in NYC
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Nov 5, 2014 04:02
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Oh man, my drivers ed was awesome. We drove around town, we had competitons and we drove to Great Falls, a 220 mile round trip. We bet ice cream on getting tires over a target while parking. We went to the MHP testing grounds. We did the test where the instructor chooses one of three lanes and you have to go in it, I was terrible at that, but I was great at the slalom. My actual drivers test was cake but we at least went on the highway and back.
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Nov 7, 2014 06:31
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I was driving 60 mph in a 50 zone through Glenwood Canyon on i70 today, some maniac comes up on my rear end in the right lane and passes at the last second cutting off someone in the passing lane. Three miles later he was pulled over. It was amazing.
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Dec 25, 2014 01:35
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CannonFodder posted:During the summer half of that highway was under construction. I wouldn't do 60 just because everyone was doing 40 through the construction zone to be nice to the workers. I've been driving it weekly since June - when it was a 35 construction zone I set my cruise just under 40, I was often the leader with people right on my rear end. Didn't care though, the lower speed limits are for my safety and theirs. I don't want to run over a hammer or a foot, nor do I want a doubled fine.
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Dec 30, 2014 16:15
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PT6A posted:Why is it that, when it comes to parking, no one ends up advocating for the free-market solution when it's obviously ideal? Raise prices until there's around 95% occupancy during peak times. Voi-la! Don't like it? Take the bus. Parking is hell http://freakonomics.com/2013/03/13/parking-is-hell-a-new-freakonomics-radio-podcast/ When I'm downtown and there's no street parking for $1 an hour that I can easily take, then I happily take a pay lot just for convenience. When I know it's going to be $15 or more to park, I weigh the option of the light-rail which is $16 for the two of us on a round trip versus the inconvenience. What really upsets me is the neighborhoods like Capitol Hill and Highlands that have few pay lots and lots of residences crammed on tiny streets. Or Baker St that has a lot of free parking and super high demand on the weekends, so very few spots available or cramming into neighborhoods. What I find interesting is the parking for the Broncos is the same cost for every game and it's cheaper than the surrounding lots. My favorite lot is $30, but you have to be there about 5 hours before the game, which is fine for tailgating. If you're late though, it's 40-60 depending on the game and location.
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Mar 16, 2015 22:07
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BIG HORNY COW posted:I got yelled at to SLOW DOWN! by an old guy in a Silverado. It would make sense if I was speeding or driving recklessly but this was while I was crawling at 15mph uphill on an unpaved road in the middle of nowhere. Also, I was slowing down and moving over to the right because he was taking up the middle of the road coming down the hill. I really love yelling 'THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD!' at guys going obnoxiously slow.
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Mar 26, 2015 15:02
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FuturePastNow posted:My car has automatic headlights. If the next car I own doesn't have those, I will probably end up driving around without lights on a lot. My Escape, as I found out accidentally, will turn the headlights off when the car is off. So now it's just set to headlights on always. Automatic never seems to turn them on as early as I like them on.
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Apr 2, 2015 01:13
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mariooncrack posted:When Costco gets really busy, my dad will go to whatever lane is the fastest and fill up, even if it means he has to fill up with the pump on the wrong side. It annoys me to no end. Here's the sign at Costco. 
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Apr 7, 2015 15:51
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Kanish posted:Yeah Costco has lines are so long and I usually always end up fueling on the opposite side. What's the ratio of cars with the fuel filler on drivers vs. passenger side? I would bet the odds are you drive a car with the filler on the drivers side. Best fuel filler location, 1964 Ford Galaxie, dead center below the trunk. Never on the wrong side.
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Apr 7, 2015 18:09
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B4Ctom1 posted:http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2015/04/23/woman-shot-near-windsor/26232009/ Yikes. The entirety of Colorado seems to be notorious for people who just cruise at the speed limit in the left lane. Overall we probably don't have it as bad as other states though. My wife can get upset with me for changing lanes back and forth but sometimes I'd just rather go 3mph slower in the right lane and not be in the line of cars passing.
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Apr 24, 2015 21:31
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88h88 posted:Yup. But what is it about being inside a car that makes people start acting like complete dipshits? How does being in a steel box with an engine mean that nobody else in the world matters? There's some psychology at work here. The car is your 'personal space' where the road is 'public', it's the feeling of being in your home despite being out in the wild. We don't think of the car as our clothes but a fort.
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Apr 27, 2015 16:03
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PT6A posted:What the pickup did was unbelievably stupid, dangerous, and petty. If you're motivated to do that, please restrain yourself. If he'd just let the rear end in a top hat in the Camaro pass him without being a little bitch, the Camaro probably would've wrecked or been pulled over by the cops or something. Because he felt it was his job to punish the Camaro driver, he was involved in what could've been a very dangerous or even fatal collision. Agreed. I drive long stretches weekly, and it's a much nicer feeling to be away from idiots than interacting with them directly. If you want to go over 60 in the 50mph canyon zone, be my guest, I'll move over just as soon as I pass this Freightliner. If you can't wait for me to get far enough ahead to safely get in front of this Peterbuilt, then I'll just wait patiently with my blinker on until you pass, so the next guy knows he should wait two loving seconds. If you want to tailgate me in this conga line of passers, then fine, take my spot, if something comes up in the road I'd rather be able to brake and move over if possible than worry about my neck.
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Apr 27, 2015 16:07
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I was behind a pickup with a nearly empty dual axle flatbed trailer today with like a wheel barrow and a ladder in it. Suddenly one of his tires ripped apart and was flinging poo poo everywhere. I think it took out the tire behind it as well, but I backed off and changed lanes. I wondered what it felt like because he didn't seem to worry about it, but it probably didn't register as such a problem from the cab. I passed him in the first 100 feet of the Eisenhower Tunnel and he was looking in his passenger side mirror with a worried look. The whole event was strange since the road was clean, the trailer was light and he was going about 70 uphill. That must have been a long trip through the tunnel for him. Also later I saw an Escalade with a 20' extension ladder on the top and what appeared to be a single bungee cord. I sure hope there were more that were hidden.
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CharlieWhiskey posted:You know that escalades are better, right? I don't understand the question. My point was the ladder was held at only one point midway, and it was very long. I envisioned it spinning like a helicopter blade.
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May 5, 2015 15:16
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beejay posted:God dammit. The interstate construction lane merging idiocy reached a new low this morning. They were working on an overpass, the construction zone/lane restriction was literally SLIGHTLY wider than the overpass itself, like a tenth of a mile at most. Traffic was backed up beyond the "left lane closed 3 miles ahead" sign. Me and some other people tried to stay in the left lane until we could at least SEE the merge point but nope, guy in a Wal-Mart semi decides he is lane police and blocks us all. Another semi a few cars back starts doing the same thing. So we all crawl along, stop and go for the next 3 miles, pass the actual lane closure/construction in the blink of an eye and then traffic is moving again. The bulk of the traffic problems were from everyone merging miles too early and then getting nervous when they see semis ahead blocking the lanes off, so merging even earlier. Just hang out behind them in the soon to be closed lane and let their blood pressure shoot sky high. Ride the left line for maximum visibility. Hold eye contact with the driver in the right lane to assert dominance.
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May 26, 2015 20:30
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EightBit posted:What is the loving deal with people that block up gas pumps at a busy gas station? Yeah, I honked at you because you're on your loving phone, idling your car, and there is a line behind you to get gas you bitch. Check your GPS/texts/etc. in the empty parking spots! Everyone always takes forever to pump gas when you're waiting too. Why are half the cars unattended? What are cars doing parked here without nozzles in the tank? Why do people get back into their vehicle when the weather is fine outside? Clearly they've never had the auto shutoff fail on them before.
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May 28, 2015 20:37
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Somebody in my two person family hit the garage door last week because their shoelaces interfered with their feet and the wrong pedal was pushed. It was fun whacking it with the sledge hammer back into a general shape, but gave me chills when I realized that it could have been a bollard or person.
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Crotch Fruit posted:What I hate is when driving across Kansas and similar states, the speed limit is a consistent 65mph but every 30 miles there is a small town where the limit will drop to 20-40mph. I always find myself being tailgated as I go through town by the same people who refuse to drive the limit on the open highway. Always! And they're always right up to your bumper. I want to at least pretend I care about the safety of the small town when really I just care about not having to mail a check to whatever shithole county that would issue the ticket. There was a great news piece on CO 285 in Morrison Colorado where they ticket at 15 over, it's a weird 45mph zone in an otherwise 55 or 65 highway, so the sign reads 45 and they ticket at 60. That seems like more than enough leeway for me, every time I've gone through I think 'oh poo poo 45 I better slow down to something reasonable like 50 or 55' and I get passed hard by everyone cruisin' at 70. I'm not saying the speed limit is correct or that it should be patrolled as often as it is, but I don't have any sympathy for those who are ticketed.
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