What burns you about other drivers?
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Bob's Soapbox: 14 Things that I hate about drivers
1) Drivers that hog the left lane
New Yorkers, Texans and Michigdaners are by far the worst (totally my opinion, but NJ is very close behind....). A New Yorker will stay in that left lane until the end of time, then make the mad dash straight onto the exit ramp at the last minute, determined to win the prize for the most accrued time in the left lane. The turn signal is optional (see number 2).
2) Drivers that don't signal lane changes (or turns)
A buddy of mine had a good name for that phenomenon. He called it the "ESP signal". You should have known that that person was going to turn, the ESP waves from that car told you so. If they don't signal, does that mean that they aren't turning?
3) Drivers that have NO CLUE where they are going...
...and drive 20 MPH below the limit looking for that street, or address, or hamburger stand, or shoe store (you get the idea). It's kind of like the Winnebago in the National Park. There's a line of cars 30 deep, and this fool is in the front on his own planet, having no clue about what's going on around him.
4) Drivers on the interstate that cannot maintain their speed
I set the cruise, usually 10 miles above the limit. Safe, but not the fastest on the road. You come upon this fool, and you move into the left lane to pass, and they speed up. They then move into the left lane to overtake someone else, and slow down to pace this person. Now they belong in category number 1. What also happens too often is you approach someone, and pass them without incident. They then leap frog back in front of you, and slow down again. They just don't want to give up the lead, but they are slowing everyone else (and me) down. Errrrr.....
5) Drivers that want to follow you, and hang on your wing
I don't mind that someone wants to leech off of my speed, but buddy get out of my blind spot. You sit on my fender and expect me to merge back over? You put the signal on, and they speed up but not fast enough to pass you, just enough to *&^$ you off. This routine could continue for a couple of states.
6) Drivers that speed up when you try to overtake them
Here it is, three cars on the road. You in the left lane, another car in front of you, and the dude in the right lane a ways behind the guy in front of you, I'm talking four or five car lengths. There's plenty of room for you to move up and over, but wait. Mario Andretti in the right lane has found the accelerator, and moves up, next to the dude in front of you and now they sit, neck-to-neck for the next fifteen miles, or until the next mobile road block comes along. (The dude going exceptionally slow in any lane that breaks up the two side by side guys).
7) Drivers that swerve to the left just before making a right turn
This one perplexes me. The right signal is on, the car is safely in the right lane, but then they swerve a couple feet to the left (sometime breaching the next lane) just before making the turn. DUDE, you're not a driving a Peterbuit, stay the hell to the right!
8) Drivers that will sit on the side street/driveway until you're just about up to where they are...
...then they decide to merge. You have to lose a couple of millimeters of brake lining just to avoid hitting them. Then they drive so slow, you could read the logos on the wheel covers. Dude, what's the friggin' hurry to merge, huh? There isn't anything behind me but "Space, the Final Frontier" but you had to be in front of me!! Come on pal, Christmas is coming!!!! Get outta the way!!
9) Drivers distracted with the cell phone...
...or the newspaper, or the map, or the makeup, or shaving, or reading the paperback (yes, I've seen that more than once). Most people couldn't drive well with no distractions, don't give 'em an excuse to drive any worse. Why is it, most of the time, when I see a driver on the cell phone, there's usually more people in the car? Other people that could be talking on the phone instead of the driver? What's up with that?
10) SUVs
Face it, most of these people deserve their own category. With all the rain that we just got, the SUV drivers seemed to tool along the slowest. They come to a complete crawl at the sight of a pothole, or a puddle. Aren't these things supposed to be bulletproof, and able to leap tall boulders in a single bound? Lets face it, cars today are pretty water tight. If your vehicle has been properly maintained, it won't stall at the mere sight of standing water. Just yesterday on the Northern State, I had to crawl along for three miles because there was an inch or so of water on the roadway just west of South Oyster Bay road. If you're going to slow down for standing water, get out of my way because I plan on hitting it at speed! Here's a question. Why do Floridians own SUVs? It doesn't snow down there, the highest point above sea level is about 180 feet, they outlawed most beach driving a while ago. 4 wheel drive for??
11) Drivers that will stay in the entrance ramp until it ends
Then they will wait for the end of time for a gap large enough to merge into. 'It's called an ACCELERATION LANE there skid plate!' The opposite effect is my morning ride into work. The Northern State merges onto the LIE. There's four lanes doing nothing on the LIE, but the right lane is for exiting onto the 135. The LIE traffic coming off of the Northern will stay in the exit lane until the solid white line starts turning off the LIE. The legitimate turners have no choice but to sit and wait for these fools, because there is nothing but a guard rail to the right.
12) Drivers that have to wait for both or all three lanes of traffic to be free before they can merge
This one really gets my goat. Half of the time, there is no merge and the lane we're in is protected and doesn't end, but the guy in the front will sit and wait for armageddon before he will turn his wheel and move out into the intersection.
13) Drivers that put their turn signal on 14 miles before they have to exit...
...then they the proceed to sit in the right lane, slow down, then exit. That strip of pavement to the right there buddy...it's called the EXIT RAMP. You use that to slow down before you have to get off. Get outta the way! errrrr.........
14) Drivers that don't know that all roads are connected...
...so they backup on the expressway or parkway. They are strictly working on the belief that "you can't get there from here". Or they're like the idiot I saw yesterday. Banged a u-turn in one of those "official use only" cutouts in the middle of I-95 in Maryland. Hey stupid, next exit, there's a return ramp for you in the other direction! Doesn't that beat risking life, limb, and maybe a stiff fine?
I wrote this in 2004, and it still holds true....
Things other Drivers Do
Re: number 4 - There are also those people who pass you and then pull back over in the right lane, in front of you and slow down to a slower speed than you have your cruise control set on. Then you either have to reduce speed or pass them; after which, the pass you again and pull over in front of you and slow down once more. It makes me furious. I also hate folks that, when there is a stoppage of traffic on the Interstate, due to construction or an accident, they will get on the shoulder and speed up to the front of the line of cars and try to squeeze back in instead of waiting like everyone else.
Amen
Spullis, I'm with you 100 % - that also is my pet peeve. I try very hard to time my passing cars so not to interfere with other cars that are driving faster than me but when idiots go by you and then slow down and you have to kick off your cruise control -
I typically say &^@#$(&)%^#@
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Again, it's just courtesy.
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#101 People that think their cologne/perfume/cheez/ etc. don't stink in the elevator (or bus stop/street crossing-just to make this on-topic
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1. Sitting behind a car in the right lane at a stop light, a LONG stop light, light turns green and he turns right, when we could have turned right a long time before, because of no cross-traffic, but this guy doesn't believe in right turn on red.
Can you show us where it says a driver must turn right on red? My search of the regulations in various states all state turning right on red is an option available to a driver unless specifically prohibited.
it's called courtesy
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•What burns you about other drivers?
Drivers who move into the left lane when turning right (or right lane when turning left). Why do they do this?
Agreed...
Spullis, I'm with you 100 % - that also is my pet peeve. I try very hard to time my passing cars so not to interfere with other cars that are driving faster than me but when idiots go by you and then slow down and you have to kick off your cruise control -
I typically say &^@#$(&)%^#@
These are what I call "reverse tailgaters" and to me they are a close second to the real tailgaters. What is going on in these idiots' minds? I try to save gas using the cruise control, and there is always one of these poor excuses for a driver messing things up. I usually have the CC at the speed limit, so I know they are going slower.
What is their malfunction? These are the idiots who travel slow for 2 miles, then accelerate beyond the speed limit for another 2, then drop again below s.l. for another 2 miles, and on and on... Are their lives so pathetic they need to be in front of someone or pass someone in the highway to "feel better"? Stupid losers
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animated video
http://awfulgames.com/2010/09/21/fun-stuff/road-rules-are-yo...
"Following the “rules of the road” doesn’t necessarily make you a good driver, as this cute little animated video demonstrates."
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Thanks for the video.The
Thanks for the video.The poor little dog.
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Spullis, I'm with you 100 % - that also is my pet peeve. I try very hard to time my passing cars so not to interfere with other cars that are driving faster than me but when idiots go by you and then slow down and you have to kick off your cruise control -
I typically say &^@#$(&)%^#@
These are what I call "reverse tailgaters" and to me they are a close second to the real tailgaters. What is going on in these idiots' minds? I try to save gas using the cruise control, and there is always one of these poor excuses for a driver messing things up. I usually have the CC at the speed limit, so I know they are going slower.
What is their malfunction? These are the idiots who travel slow for 2 miles, then accelerate beyond the speed limit for another 2, then drop again below s.l. for another 2 miles, and on and on... Are their lives so pathetic they need to be in front of someone or pass someone in the highway to "feel better"? Stupid losers
you really feel
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"You can't get there from here"
But
The poor little dog.
Dog was not real.
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not really thinking
Drivers who move into the left lane when turning right (or right lane when turning left). Why do they do this?
They "think" their driving really big rigs.
All the worlds indeed a stage and we are merely players. Rush
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Looks like
http://awfulgames.com/2010/09/21/fun-stuff/road-rules-are-yo...
"Following the “rules of the road” doesn’t necessarily make you a good driver, as this cute little animated video demonstrates."
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Every day driving on Long Island. The red cars, that is....
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Following Too Close
What about the guy or girl that can't seem to understand that if you need to stop that requires some distance between you and them not just arms length. And what that vehicle that has bright lights on that comes up behind you to within arms length and blinds you even though there is another lane proceeding in the same direction and just stays there even though you are traveling the speed limit.
What burns me about other drivers?
They drive like I do.
It is OK for me to drive like that - not for everyone else.
What burns me about other drivers?
They drive like I do.
It is OK for me to drive like that - not for everyone else.
I like your post and it really identifies to most all driver's myself included.
johnm405 660 & MSS&T
Amen !
They drive like I do.
It is OK for me to drive like that - not for everyone else.
I like your post and it really identifies to most all driver's myself included.
Ah - except I try NOT to drive like that. I spent a few years driving really fast in car competition, and I now feel a lot calmer on the roads. You should try it
Ain't nuthin' never just right to do the things you wanna do when you wanna do them, so you best just go ahead and do them anyway ! (Rancid Crabtree, from Pat F McManus fame)
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Ah - except I try NOT to drive like that. I spent a few years driving really fast in car competition, and I now feel a lot calmer on the roads. You should try it
Hey! Wouldn't THAT be a great sentence for certain driving offenses! Make them race on the track with Pros that harassed them to show 'em just how sucky they REALLY drive!!
I like it.
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Driving Slow
My wife say's I drive like and old man. (I am and old man). I just get in the outside lane and drive the speed limit or maybe 5 over and everyone in a hurry can pass me. I also will give to other's when they want to get in front of me rather thatn mess up one of my vehicles. As lot as I get where I want to go the that is what matters to me.
johnm405 660 & MSS&T
More Gripes
Some of these may be a little similar to others posted but they differ somewhat:
A) Drivers that you are already ahead of and when they see you signal to merge, they speed up to close the distance.
B) People that throw cigarette butts and other trash out of the window.
C) Drivers that race to get in front of you and then slow down to a speed slower than you were going once in front.
Agree / These are the ones on top of my list.
I am sure it just seams to be everyone around here drives like this.
It makes me think twice about turning my turn signal on to change lanes, It should not be this way.
so why the left lane?
My wife say's I drive like and old man. (I am and old man). I just get in the outside lane and drive the speed limit or maybe 5 over and everyone in a hurry can pass me. I also will give to other's when they want to get in front of me rather thatn mess up one of my vehicles. As lot as I get where I want to go the that is what matters to me.
You know drivers hate that but it seems that you do it anyway. Why not drive in the right lane or middle lane? I believe you belong in that "What burns you about drivers".
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Animated Video...thanks!
Thanks for sharing the video. It had me laughing. And nodding in agreement.
Non Sequitur for Dec 18
A very timely comic strip from Wiley Miller on December 18 that relates to the topic at hand.
http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/
LOL
A very timely comic strip from Wiley Miller on December 18 that relates to the topic at hand.
http://www.gocomics.com/nonsequitur/
Very good
All the worlds indeed a stage and we are merely players. Rush
Outside lane IS the right lane?
My wife say's I drive like and old man. (I am and old man). I just get in the outside lane and drive the speed limit or maybe 5 over and everyone in a hurry can pass me. I also will give to other's when they want to get in front of me rather thatn mess up one of my vehicles. As lot as I get where I want to go the that is what matters to me.
You know drivers hate that but it seems that you do it anyway. Why not drive in the right lane or middle lane? I believe you belong in that "What burns you about drivers".
I thought the outside lane IS the right lane. What am I missing in johnm405's statement?
Outside lane IS the right lane?
That is what I always thought. outside and right lane is the same to me. When going through a lagre city with the interstate I get in the middle lane and stay there until I need to either do a right or left exit. I don't like switching lanes when traffic gets heavy as it you stay in one lane you will still get where you want to go.
johnm405 660 & MSS&T
same thing
That is what I always thought. outside and right lane is the same to me. When going through a lagre city with the interstate I get in the middle lane and stay there until I need to either do a right or left exit. I don't like switching lanes when traffic gets heavy as it you stay in one lane you will still get where you want to go.
I do the same thing, some cities lost the concept of "limited" access for interstates.
Drivers that **** me off
I have problems with every one you mentioned....and then some.
Traffic Jam Jerks
You know, (we've all been there) sitting in a traffic jam on the interstate
while they're clearing an accident away, waiting patiently and listening to
the radio, and SWOOOOSH, along they come, to your right, the guy on the
shoulder, the MAD MAN trying to pass everyone, to get somewhere.
A real peeve of mine.
Traffic Jam Jerks
You know, (we've all been there) sitting in a traffic jam on the interstate
while they're clearing an accident away, waiting patiently and listening to
the radio, and SWOOOOSH, along they come, to your right, the guy on the
shoulder, the MAD MAN trying to pass everyone, to get somewhere.
A real peeve of mine.
And today...
I encountered this one. The car is driving up on my left side, signals for a right turn, slows down, and I inch out because there is an opening. Then, surprise, he speeds up and continues straight. I slap the brakes and everyone behind me does the same. But I got THE LOOK (and I’m sure a few choice words) from everyone around including the non-right turning driver. He was glaring and smiling. Mother…I just bit my lip, rolled my eyes, and took a deep breath- but if I had a tomato in hand- I’d nail ‘em!
Makes you want to drive a CVRT
You know, (we've all been there) sitting in a traffic jam on the interstate
while they're clearing an accident away, waiting patiently and listening to
the radio, and SWOOOOSH, along they come, to your right, the guy on the
shoulder, the MAD MAN trying to pass everyone, to get somewhere.
A real peeve of mine.
I'll let you google that one - and appreciate my comment !
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Another one
Just made another night encounter. Pulled up to the light to make a right turn. Just started the turn when an old Windstar van pulls up on my left side, nose on the white line which blocked my view. I stop then inch forward to see around him then he inches forward- I stop again. One more time- I inch up and predictably he moves up but this time he’s waving me up. I still can’t see the road and the nose of my car is way, way, too far out in the main road so I chicken out and reverse. That is when the big car whizzed by. He laughed; my little Beetle would have been squashed. Makes me want to stay off the road.
What burns me? Obvious idiots who make me not trust people that are actually trying to be courteous so I look mean by not listening to them. And I would have been worse off if I listened to him.
How many apply to you
I know I'm a #3 at times. Just depends on how familiar I am with the area.
Your right, my bad
My wife say's I drive like and old man. (I am and old man). I just get in the outside lane and drive the speed limit or maybe 5 over and everyone in a hurry can pass me. I also will give to other's when they want to get in front of me rather thatn mess up one of my vehicles. As lot as I get where I want to go the that is what matters to me.
You know drivers hate that but it seems that you do it anyway. Why not drive in the right lane or middle lane? I believe you belong in that "What burns you about drivers".
I thought the outside lane IS the right lane. What am I missing in johnm405's statement?
Sorry about that, lanes mixed up for me. Have a Merry X-Mas.
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Thank you for pointing that out
1. Sitting behind a car in the right lane at a stop light, a LONG stop light, light turns green and he turns right, when we could have turned right a long time before, because of no cross-traffic, but this guy doesn't believe in right turn on red.
Can you show us where it says a driver must turn right on red? My search of the regulations in various states all state turning right on red is an option available to a driver unless specifically prohibited.
it's called courtesy
This thread is mostly about rude drivers and a basic lack of courtesy towards other motorists. No, many of these things aren't mandated by law. It seems like our society in general has become increasingly less civil and courteous to others and use the excuse that their behavior isn't against the law to justify their actions.
What I hate is when I have a
What I hate is when I have a green arrow allowing me to make a U-turn legally but I still almost get hit by some idiot who doesn't pay attention when they decide to turn right on red right into my path. Then of course when we almost collide they honk their horn at me and act like I was the one in the wrong.
My biggest peeve with other drivers
Is that they decide to be on the road at the same time I do, yes you… Have some common courtesy and stay home.
Bah! Humbug!
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Great list!
Yup, that about covers most of it. Anything else I have seen posted or would post myself is only a variation of what is on this list.
Had one 2 nites ago where I passed this dimwit who was going easily 5-10 mph slower that I was, and all of a sudden....WHOAAA!!!...we found the accelerator!!!!
Well, she went flying by me on the right with about 15-20 mph to spare, made a desperate lane change in front of me to avoid rear ending the person now in front of her, and slowed to my speed and kept that speed for about 1 whole mile......THEN all of a sudden, we must have gotten a cell phone call or something (or maybe I don't wanna know!) and we lost way more than 15mph!
I made a quicky lane change to the rt and back to the left to avoid the numbskull and got back in front, only to see this Darwin Award recipient fall back so far that she was totally gone.
I mean, WTF??????
I wanted to call the CHP for a stupidity arrest!
It just proves that we can fix lots of things, but NOBODY can fix STUPID!!!
Vanman
Oregonian Drivers Fit All of the Above
I am a transplanted California driver in Oregon. I think Oregonians fit just about every category CameraBob has posted. My BIGGEST gripe is that many Oregonian drivers think the left lane is an entitlement program.
John Feraud Sr. Elk Grove, California, USA
Brake touchers
Snowing - driving - drivers touching their brakes periodically - nobody in front of them. Nothing in the way - are we testing them to make sure they still work.
How do you drive on ice and or snow - steadily no sudden moves not too fast and STAY OFF THE BRAKES!
My 2 cents
KRETP
Keep Right Except To Pass.
While this doesn't always work in rush hour, there are toooo many in the left lane controlling traffic, sleeping?, or who knows what else.
A pox on rolling roadblocks.
Came down I-10 Monday.The
Came down I-10 Monday.The left lane full of the people preventing a good traffic flow .
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drivers slow because they are texting someone. or eating.
A pedestrian is someone who thought there were a couple of gallons left in the tank.
Ugh.. the car that rather
Ugh.. the car that rather than just merge behind you and it is all open back there... Jams in front of you instead.
The Medical Driver
The guy who wants to give my car a colonoscopy.
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lol, lol
The guy who wants to give my car a colonoscopy.
Funny
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Turn Signal
The thing that ticks me off worse than any other is not using a turn signal.
I'm not actually psychic!
It's to the point where I'll maintain my speed and lane if somebody is coming down the on-ramp without the signal on. Just turn on that blinker and I'll move over, no problem.
Or maybe it's a defect with today's automobiles? Are they building lots of nice cars with faulty turn signals?
Interesting
It's to the point where I'll maintain my speed and lane if somebody is coming down the on-ramp without the signal on. Just turn on that blinker and I'll move over, no problem.
I think that having your blinker on when you are on the "on-ramp" would give the approaching traffic more of an indication that you were THERE. Flashing light get other driver's attention (which is why some vehicles have a high mounted stop signal that flashes in addition to the regular stop lights).
I had just assumed that that approaching traffic would recognize that I had to merge at some point and did not need additional information. However, I think I will try my blinkers when merging from an on-ramp and see if it helps (certainly can't hurt).
Tailgaters. Why they think
Tailgaters.
Why they think that getting as close to my rear end will make me speed up, when it has actually just the opposite effect.