Driving
So the number one source of rant-worthy events I usually encounter are driving so here are a few of them;
1. People that drive 10 miles an hour UNDER the speed limit what ever that limit is. If traffic is light you can usually get around this characters, however I only seem to encounter them when traffic is busy. Since traffic signals in the city are usually set to the expected speed (read speed limit) this can mean that you end up stopping at every red light along the way.
2. People in the left lane (going straight) who begin to slow down for a red-light long before they get close to the light. I understand why, but if you want to get in the left turn lane this can prevent you from getting there for long seconds which can cause you to miss the turn signal.
3. People who are entering merging traffic who feel it is their RIGHT to get in in front of you. The other day I was leaving a shopping center and a woman in came up on the right where I had the right of way. I was prepared to allow her to go in ahead of me. But then she RAISED HER HAND indicating that I should stop and let her in! Almost pissed me off enough to not let her in.
4. People who won't let you in where there is no given right of way. I usually prefer to wait until most people have left the parking lot after a concert or sports event just so I don't have to put up with this. I went to a school in Texas with almost 3000 students almost all of which had a car. People played chicken so much going out the two lane gate when school was out that they had to replace the fence about ten times a year. I think 90% of the fence runners were from the rodeo club, but I could be wrong.
5. People who slow down to gawk at a accident or even worse just at somebody pulled off the highway. When I lived in Salt Lake City in the '80s the locals were rather famous for this. A car left on the side of the highway could cause a traffic backup for several days running even though it was the same drivers slowing down to stare at it each day.
1. People that drive 10 miles an hour UNDER the speed limit what ever that limit is. If traffic is light you can usually get around this characters, however I only seem to encounter them when traffic is busy. Since traffic signals in the city are usually set to the expected speed (read speed limit) this can mean that you end up stopping at every red light along the way.
2. People in the left lane (going straight) who begin to slow down for a red-light long before they get close to the light. I understand why, but if you want to get in the left turn lane this can prevent you from getting there for long seconds which can cause you to miss the turn signal.
3. People who are entering merging traffic who feel it is their RIGHT to get in in front of you. The other day I was leaving a shopping center and a woman in came up on the right where I had the right of way. I was prepared to allow her to go in ahead of me. But then she RAISED HER HAND indicating that I should stop and let her in! Almost pissed me off enough to not let her in.
4. People who won't let you in where there is no given right of way. I usually prefer to wait until most people have left the parking lot after a concert or sports event just so I don't have to put up with this. I went to a school in Texas with almost 3000 students almost all of which had a car. People played chicken so much going out the two lane gate when school was out that they had to replace the fence about ten times a year. I think 90% of the fence runners were from the rodeo club, but I could be wrong.
5. People who slow down to gawk at a accident or even worse just at somebody pulled off the highway. When I lived in Salt Lake City in the '80s the locals were rather famous for this. A car left on the side of the highway could cause a traffic backup for several days running even though it was the same drivers slowing down to stare at it each day.
posted by JB at 4:38 PM
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