bad habits

[bonedavid]

use this thread to let loose your rants concerning modern drivers and what gets on your nerves when driving.

for me being a truck driver i have the following rants....
1..roundabouts...why cant people learn to use them correctly

2..indicators..they are there to inform other road users of your intentions...we are not all mind readers

3..parking too near a junction..i swear one of these days i'll just take out someones car parked on a corner thus making it impossible for me to manouver my truck



these are just a few...i'm sure you guys (& gals) over in the states can add some more...............

[quteasabutton]

people who ride in the left lane and refuse to pass anyone. just sit there and drive next to someone, or pass at like 1 mile an hour faster.

or the people who you pass, and they see it as some sort of a challenge. no i just wanted to get past your slowass, not race you. like tonight for example, this woman is doing 60 in the 65 in her little kia. sooo i move over and pass her cuz i wanted to do around 80 and i had places to be. so i pass her and am about to move over again and i see her zooming up and was like wth..so then she just rode right off the back of my right side bumper. and she'd fall back, then try and zoom up again. i eventually just did 95 to put some space between us cuz i don't like driving next to crazy people

[sv650s]

cops......because i was going 100 in a school zone 10 mins after school hours doesn't mean i should get a freakin ticket! everybody knows that 8 year old had it coming

[Rally Sport]

Originally Posted by sv650s

cops......because i was going 100 in a school zone 10 mins after school hours doesn't mean i should get a freakin ticket! everybody knows that 8 year old had it coming

You are not funny.

[bonedavid]

Originally Posted by sv650s

cops......because i was going 100 in a school zone 10 mins after school hours doesn't mean i should get a freakin ticket! everybody knows that 8 year old had it coming

my 4 year old son Aaron was killed by a moron like you.

[L-Spec]

Forget SV said anything.

I hate when people constantly race me because of the car I drive.
I hate when a cop pulled me over for having tinted windows when I was with a group of people who blacked out their windows.
I hate when people assume you'll be courteous.
I hate when people stop completely instead of merging.
I hate when people don't let you merge.
I hate when people speed through school zones (I'm really anal about this).
I hate when people try to show off.
I hate when people stalk you for miles, even if you show them no interest in racing.
I hate cars with HID lighting.
I hate seeing trucks pull up right behind me at a red light so that their headlights (sometimes foglights) blind me from all my mirrors.
I hate when people think they're Brian O'Conner.
I hate when people think they're Takumi Fujiwara.
I hate when people honk at you for going slow over train tracks, even though they don't know what it's like to drive on low pros.
I hate when people only talk about JDM.
I hate when people think they have a higher status because of their car.
I love when people think my FC is a 6 cylinder

There's so much more, but I'd be here forever.

[quteasabutton]

i hate people who speed in construction zones. is their destination really that much more important than those guys' lives? i don't think so. yeah i have a speeding problem often, but i'm not a dumbass. places where there are people are times when u slow down and be EXTRA careful, not try and show off. even if i did have a cool car, it's just not worth it. too many people lose their lives to show-offs. a friend of mine was walking with her 2 yr old son across the street and he let go off her hand for one second, she stopped to turn around and grab him and a car ran her child over there right in front of her. to bonedavid, i'm very sorry to hear about your son

[sv650s]

Originally Posted by bonedavid

my 4 year old son Aaron was killed by a moron like you.

my bad....sometimes i just take shit too far, and i don't drive anyway

[imtheoneandonlyD]

I hate when your merging in rush hour traffic and the asshole next to you is trying to not let you in. Fuck him, in behind the wheel my instructor told me," When merging if its really busy, turn on your blinker and count to 5 and just go. They will stop" Its true, but then i get the finger. Guess what pal, FUCK YOU too!!!

[fredjacksonsan]

People that turn on their signals AFTER they've already switched lanes. Or, when they've been sitting in the turning lane during the red light, then when it turns green they turn on their signal as they pull out.

[bonedavid]

Originally Posted by quteasabutten

to bonedavid, i'm very sorry to hear about your son

many years ago now my friend...buts thanks...it's appreciated.

i am a happy go-lucky sort of guy and follow the live and let live attitude...except where dangerous/drunk driving is concerned for obvious reasons.


to sv "my bad....sometimes i just take shit too far, and i don't drive anyway"

yes you do my friend...i sincerely hope and pray that you never have to know the pain and hurt and anger such circumstances bring upon oneself..and a silly remark such as yours brings it all back.

i'm sure i speak for many who have lost their children this way when i say that time does not heal the pain or fade the memory...they are with you every second of every day just under the surface..ready to bring you to tears or lash out without warning.

['97ventureowner]

My biggest problem is with people who don't stop for the flashing red lights on a school bus picking up children. I live across from a major grocery chain warehouse, on a rural road, and experience this problem every week, whether it's the employees,visitors, or vendor tractor trailers pulling in and out of the site. I have a son who is deaf and has autism, and when he was being picked up for preschool last year this was a major problem. I was worried that even though I held his hand to get on the bus, there was the chance that something could distract him and he could pull away and run towards the road. I had our transportation dept put up "Deaf Child" and "School Bus Stop Ahead" signs but they are of little value. I've even had the police in the area to observe, but everybody is then on their best behavior when they see them. Once, there was a tractor trailer pulling out of their entrance while my son was boarding the bus and he almost side-swiped the bus as he was making the wide turn. The bus driver laid on the horn and told the driver to stop and the driver blew his horn, gave him the middle finger and shouted expletives at the bus driver. Nice huh? The police have told me there is little I can do as in order to ticket these drivers, they have to witness the infraction themselves, which to me is total B.S. They need to change the laws concerning the handling of people who break the law concerning stopping for a stopped school bus.

[AlbanyCartel]

When others f*ck up, then look at me like I was at fault.

That just happened to me; some middle-aged fossil did not yield and kept going while I approaching. She ends up driving on the side of the road next to me because I didn't let her merge.

Ha ha, she gave me this rude face and swore (or assumed swearing -only saw her lips moving) at me like its my fault she ran the yield sign.
I mean the damn sign had a blinking yellow light on it. -you f*cked up, it wasn't my fault.


I just completely ignored her. I figured she eventually realized it was her fault because she stayed behind me most of the time (even though I was going somewhat slow). -signifying she was afraid to see me eye to eye.

[driftinggrifter2]

I hate people that decide to speed through a school zone while school is letting out and the children are walking along the sidewalks, cuz we all nkow not all of them wait for the cross guard: I never did.
I also hate when your driving in a multi lane rd and you are the only car on it. Then some dumbass decides that he wants to pull out of a sidestreet right into your lane. Doesn't want to use the other lanes nor do they want to wait till you pass, but rather they want to wait right before you get there and pull in front of you in your lane.

[TexasF355F1]

If you hate em I'm sure I do too.

But I hate people who follow the on ramp until it completely merges. Even when I give them 3 car lengths they still like to follow the damn line.