These are the people you share a road with: Let's play "drunk or hyper-miler?"

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FCKGW: May 21, 2006

http://i.imgur.com/RqFMeVT.gifv

# ¿ Jul 21, 2017 01:16

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 18:13

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

I can't believe it's 2017 and people still don't want to wear seatbelts.

# ¿ Jul 24, 2017 03:19

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Deteriorata posted:

tbh, the right lane gets most of the truck traffic and tends to be beat to hell as a result. The left lane is generally better to drive in. If there isn't much traffic I'll usually camp in the left lane. I also tend to be one of the faster cars on the road, so it works out.

In traffic, it's strictly "keep right except to pass" though.

When I was learning to drive many years ago my driving instructor had me camp the left lane because "there were less cars merging and you only have to watch one side of traffic instead of two".

Also in California there really isn't a concept of a "passing lane" on any road with more than two lanes. It's just fast on the left and slow on the right. Unless you're in traffic and then it flips for some reason.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2017 16:56

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Here's a short compilation of 7 months of driving my hour long commute.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNFERIiWP3E

# ¿ Aug 6, 2017 04:45

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLwdg62h6no

# ¿ Aug 13, 2017 01:54

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

InitialDave posted:

Yeah, bit nasty.

Do US trucks not use side guards? Ours do, and while they might not take a massive hit (think the underrun bar problem), I expect they would have prevented this situation from getting as bad.

Nope, no side rails. Some have small plastic curtains underneath for better fuel mileage but nothing to stop a car.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2017 03:45

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Holy poo poo (loud warning)

https://streamable.com/nez62

"Tow truck driver takes car with driver on it, and front tires locked."

# ¿ Aug 22, 2017 22:40

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Skreemer posted:

These are the idiots you share gas stations with.

People out here in Texas are going nuts because the refineries near Houston are flooded and shutdown, or shutdown because drat near everyone can't make it in. Folks are filling open 5 gallon buckets with fuel and attempting to bring it home:

It's not that bad folks, you're creating your own problem. Deep breaths and think abotu all of th.... gently caress it panic and fill everything that can hold gas to the brim.

see the worst part about this is that Home Depot sells the lids for their buckets for less than a dollar. they're right next to each other man

# ¿ Sep 1, 2017 16:40

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

This is not how to tow a car

https://streamable.com/ibgld

# ¿ Sep 7, 2017 04:15

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Murphys Law posted:

Two days ago I had some shithead stop in the middle of the highway in front of me because he wanted to exit. This was on the outer loop of 695 at rt. 40 by Golden Ring in Baltimore for anybody who knows the area.

His options here were:
A. Take the next exit and cross Golden Ring Plaza to get back over to 40.
B. Take the next exit, turn left, then use the cross road near the end of Golden Ring Plaza to get back over to 40.
C. Take the next exit, turn right, then use the cross road near the other end of Golden Ring Plaza to get back over to 40.
D. Take the next exit, and get back on 695 to travel the very short distance back to 40.

He chose E. Stop dead in the middle of the highway with his signal on to wait for an opening in the right lane. At least he signaled, right?
Traffic is flying past us on both sides. I'm leaning on the horn, terrified somebody is going to slam into the back of me at 60mph.
After what seemed like an eternity but was probably just a few seconds he gets his opening and slowly crosses the right lane to get over.
I have no idea if he cut anybody off doing this, or if anybody had to slam on their brakes or try to veer around him, because I was just focusing on flooring it and getting back up to speed as quickly as possible as soon as there was room to squeeze past his car.

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.3351069,-76.4859529,16.25z

At least he wasn't this guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZSzlRKxw-4

# ¿ Sep 22, 2017 22:48

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Metal Geir Skogul posted:

Why get a Smart when there are dozens of modern, safe commuter car models on CL for less than $1-3k?

lol you are not going to find a dozens of modern, safe commuter car models on CL for less than $1-3k anywhere in california

minimum buy-in on a 20 year old civic is $5k

# ¿ Oct 13, 2017 05:32

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

HAhahahahaha those kids at the end. The only way that video would have been any better is if he had immediately hit something 100 feet away.

What if I told you he drops his phone into the snow at 1:29 and is too upset to notice?

# ¿ Oct 16, 2017 23:12

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 18:13

FCKGW: May 21, 2006

canyoneer posted:

https://gfycat.com/SizzlingGlitteringCoqui

lmao that little friendly wave he gives to the driver at the end

# ¿ Oct 28, 2017 02:47

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