I learned something today

[-Jayson-]

today i learned that sometimes even the smallest things you do in your day can have a big impact on it. Okay this happened on my way to work.


IM driving down a 4 lane road. 4 lanes going one way. speed limit is 40MPH. Ill number the lanes so you guys can better understand me. 1 lane being far left hand lane, 4 being far right hand lane. 1 2 3 4

Ok so im driving in lane 2 behind some slow ass lady doing 35, for like a quarter of a mile with no one in front of her. There someone doing about the same in lane 3. So lane 1 is open, i give it some gas, pass both cars in lanes 2 and 3. I get over to lane 3. Lane 4 ends. The cars i passed catch up behind me. I get to my turn, i dont slow down much, i have a green light for a right hand turn. Lanes 1 and 2 also in a green to go straight. Lane directions are seperated by a grass patch in between the roads, this goes for both roads that intersect like this +. I make the turn and hear tires scretching, look in my mirror and the car that was in lane 3 behind me gets creamed by a guy who ran red light to the left of the intersection.

Had i not passed those 2 cars in lane 2 and 3, i would have been right behind the car in lane 3, right where he was when he got hit. I never look at cross traffic when going through that intersection because the inside of the intersection is so long, most people wont risk running a long yellow or red.

It was just a real eye opener to how even the smallest things you do in your day, can have a huge impact on your life.

[rice(er)]

yea, wow, i think i got your story now, but i learn something every day, its a never ending process :s

[JekylandHyde]

I thought you were following the car in Lane 2, not 3?!

If you would have squared lane 2 and dived by lane 4 and added lanes 3 to 1, I think you would have also have a positive experience
runs, ducks and Hydes

Glad you were okay. Do you think the other person was injured?

[-Jayson-]

most likely, it was a pretty hard hit, the cars had some good damange to them. Originally i was behind the car in lane 2, but i went around that car and went all the way over to lane 3, if that clears it up any.

[CBFryman]

wow, i run yellows when its cold/wet simply because i dont like "panic" braking with out ABS. The truck tends to wiggle once traction is lost in the rear.... controllable but not something i want to be doing with cars on both sides of me. Though its illegal to run a yellow with "time" to stop in florida ive done it once or twice infront of a cop and havent been pulled over.

Thats shear luck man. glad your ok...hope the other people are ok. Maybe the lady doing 35 in a 40 will stay off the road though

we have a road that used to be my quick way to get to walmart (goes just outside of town all the way around, as opposed to straight through town) but now that everyoen has discovered yo ucan go this way (they just finished the road like 2months before i started driving) there is always some old fart doing 30-35 in a 45. the road has alot of sweeping cirves and old farts cant feel even 0.1 lateral G's...it scares them.

[CBFryman]

wow, i run yellows when its cold/wet simply because i dont like "panic" braking with out ABS. The truck tends to wiggle once traction is lost in the rear.... controllable but not something i want to be doing with cars on both sides of me. Though its illegal to run a yellow with "time" to stop in florida ive done it once or twice infront of a cop and havent been pulled over.

Thats shear luck man. glad your ok...hope the other people are ok. Maybe the lady doing 35 in a 40 will stay off the road though

we have a road that used to be my quick way to get to walmart (goes just outside of town all the way around, as opposed to straight through town) but now that everyoen has discovered yo ucan go this way (they just finished the road like 2months before i started driving) there is always some old fart doing 30-35 in a 45. the road has alot of sweeping curves and old farts cant feel even 0.1 lateral G's...it scares them.

[Musashi3000GT]

If the other cars you where behind had been driving faster they would have cleared the intersection before that guy ran the light. See thats why I drive 70 everywhere despite whatever the speed limit is. The streets are a dangerous place, the less time you are on them the better your chances.

[CBFryman]

lmao

but seriosuly, that is why they need to open up speed limits on expresseways...its proven that the faster traffic flows the less "traffic" there is.

[drdisque]

Originally Posted by Musashi3000GT

If the other cars you where behind had been driving faster they would have cleared the intersection before that guy ran the light. See thats why I drive 70 everywhere despite whatever the speed limit is. The streets are a dangerous place, the less time you are on them the better your chances.

You drive 70 on neighborhood streets? Remind me to never go where you live.

[mason_RsX]

Originally Posted by CBFryman

lmao

but seriosuly, that is why they need to open up speed limits on expresseways...its proven that the faster traffic flows the less "traffic" there is.

The problem is once you do that you let every unskilled moron on the road drive 100mph...You would basically have to absorb a few years of record high accident rates as people basically learn how to handle cars at high speeds

Also police won't let it happen, too much ticket revenue lost

[BullDog71ss]

Originally Posted by Musashi3000GT

If the other cars you where behind had been driving faster they would have cleared the intersection before that guy ran the light. See thats why I drive 70 everywhere despite whatever the speed limit is. The streets are a dangerous place, the less time you are on them the better your chances.

I'm with the Musashi on that one! ^^^

Glad you're okay Jayson.

If it makes you feel any better about almost being smashed, I had a nice little incident with the SS today. While Driving on a surface road about 1 hr ago, doing about 45 mph I nailed a small, metal water pipe cover. The thing is about 6 inches tall and 8 inches wide(it's round) with the sharp, hollow side was facing up and the damned thing was about 2 feet from the hole in the street that it's supposed to cover! Front pass rim had a one inch crack/dent and the sidewall of the tire was split. Now I have to make a claim with the city and hope like hell that they give a damn, although I doubt it. I could be taking a $600 hit for this one.

On a side note, the two officers that showed up to inspect the whole deal were very helpfull, and nice at that.

Feel better now? I know I don't.

[CassiesMan]

Dude...that SS/SC of yours has so much bad luck...

[CBFryman]

Originally Posted by mason_RsX

The problem is once you do that you let every unskilled moron on the road drive 100mph...You would basically have to absorb a few years of record high accident rates as people basically learn how to handle cars at high speeds

Also police won't let it happen, too much ticket revenue lost

which is why the autobahn has record lows as far as accidents are concerned correct?

[BullDog71ss]

Originally Posted by CassiesMan

Dude...that SS/SC of yours has so much bad luck...

Yes, yes it does

[BullDog71ss]

Originally Posted by CBFryman

which is why the autobahn has record lows as far as accidents are concerned correct?

German drivers are better than American drivers, as they have been driving that way since they built the Autobahn. But yeah, I agree that our highways should have a 100 mph+ speed limit. Then they could assign one lane as a "granny" lane, for those lame drivers that can't go over 55 without feeling unsafe or wrecking.