OSUsushichic
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Uh, I don't think this is a female thing. It happens all the time -- so many people have their head up their ass when driving.
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Uh, I don't think this is a female thing. It happens all the time -- so many people have their head up their ass when driving.
jimotis4heisman
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my assumption is the monte carlo is either dark colored or white, it makes sense to me to leave fog lights on if the car doesnt have running lights. especially in rural areas.StooGrimson said:
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No. There is absolutely NO reason to ever come to a stop on an on ramp. I've been driving a long time, and faced many a merge, and not once have I ever needed to stop in order to merge. (Save for those times when the jokers in front of me did.)
It bothers me when people change lanes and then feel compelled to hit their brakes for no particular reason.
It bothers me when people who merge cut across 2 or 3 lanes of traffic to get to the far left lane, and then don't go the speed limit.
It bothers me when people hang out in the far left lane, whether they're passing or not. It's the "passing lane" not the "fast lane" You are NEVER going fast enough that that lane is where you should remain, even if it was the "fast" lane.
It bugs me when people are oblivious to their surroundings as well. People who don't seem to know who goes first at a 4 way stop, or those who can't seem to figure out that you can turn right on red.
I don't mind being cut off, but I do mind it when I go to pass someone and they decide to speed up while I'm passing them.
People who can't travel at a constant speed generally. Gas on, gas off people. 75mph one minute, 55 the next.
People who leave 2 or 3 car lengths between themselves and the line or the car in front of them at a stop light.
In heavy traffic, I don't like it when the guy I'm behind leaves 5 car lengths between himself and the next car. I do like it when I get in front of him. and I often use these "I'm in no hurry" champions to make my way thru heavy traffic at a relatively blistering pace.
It bothers me when people change lanes and then feel compelled to hit their brakes for no particular reason.
It bothers me when people who merge cut across 2 or 3 lanes of traffic to get to the far left lane, and then don't go the speed limit.
It bothers me when people hang out in the far left lane, whether they're passing or not. It's the "passing lane" not the "fast lane" You are NEVER going fast enough that that lane is where you should remain, even if it was the "fast" lane.
It bugs me when people are oblivious to their surroundings as well. People who don't seem to know who goes first at a 4 way stop, or those who can't seem to figure out that you can turn right on red.
I don't mind being cut off, but I do mind it when I go to pass someone and they decide to speed up while I'm passing them.
People who can't travel at a constant speed generally. Gas on, gas off people. 75mph one minute, 55 the next.
People who leave 2 or 3 car lengths between themselves and the line or the car in front of them at a stop light.
In heavy traffic, I don't like it when the guy I'm behind leaves 5 car lengths between himself and the next car. I do like it when I get in front of him. and I often use these "I'm in no hurry" champions to make my way thru heavy traffic at a relatively blistering pace.
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Ask tyrus3 and Ginn & Juice they both live in Zanesville and can corroborate.
There's another entrance ramp just beyond the merge point of this on-ramp that causes the distance to be so short.
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jimotis4heisman
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this is easily solved, if people in open traffic flow (not heavy traffic) just move over a lane and let cars and trucks on. it is not always possible but a lot of times when your outside the city you can do it with ease.
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LRABuck
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It's dark blue ("superior blue" if you know Chevy colors), and I just realized I always just called them "fog lights" but they could be "running lights". They're the round lights placed wider than the headlights along the bottom of the car?
My headlights come on automatically when the car decides it's dark enough. I don't even know when they come on, I just know that they are.
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Brutus1
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The last 5 times, it was women every time. It's always at the same crossroad. The thing that really gets me po'd is they know they f'd up so the look straight ahead and never move their head my way.
You're right about so many people having their heads up their asses while driving.
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Ginn & Juice
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I totally agree with Thump...I get on that on-ramp at least twice a day....I shit you not...It is roughly 40 ft. area....The thing is the actual ramp is longer than 40 ft., but it's up hill and you cannot see traffic behind you while coming up the hill..You can't see traffic behind you coming until you are almost on the freeway....I believe that's what Thump is referencing to.. If you start to speed up to about 55mph....Then there is a great possibility that a car is in the right lane, so you have don't have anywhere to go and it's to late...Or even worse....You speed up the ramp while looking in your rearview mirror to check for traffic and there is a car in front of you completely stopped b/c he can't merge....Then it's smash....It's the dumbest thing....You cannot see traffic coming behind you right until it is time to merge....That is when dumbass semi-drivers or car drivers who can't read the MERGE LEFT signs and decide to drive in the right lane anyway where cars are trying to merge...That ramp is actually a busy section during the day and rush hour from people passing through town....It's hard to explain unless you have actually been there....
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I'm not talking about the length of the ramp but the distance you have at the top of the ramp to merge before running out of road.
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LRABuck
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I was taught in Driver's Ed that when you are on a highway and you are coming upon an entry ramp, you should do your best to get into the left hand lane so that those merging on can get on easily. It seems that the problem is not so much the entering drivers yielding, but the drivers already on the highway either not being able to or not being considerate enough to get into the left hand lane.
This is why I hate highway driving... :)
This is why I hate highway driving... :)
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people who come to a complete stop to make a right hand turn. I'm not talking about at right lights or stops signs, but into driveways or parking lots. slow down? yes....stop....NO!!!!
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LRABuck
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I was in an accident because of something like this. We were turning LEFT into a driveway on a two lane country highway, and had to slow down to turn because it's a steep grade down into the yard. The guy behind us, who was speeding, says he "thought we were turning right" even though our left turn signal was on, and went to pass us at full speed. He caught my mom's car in the rear left quadrant and spun us completely around in the driveway, he hit us so hard. I had taken my seat belt off (back seat) because we were turning into the driveway, and was thrown from the left side of the car to smack the right car door.
When he got out of the car, the driver was popping tic tacs like crazy. Turns out he was drunk, and driving on a suspended license. :(
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I can't speak for that ramp in Zanesville, but I think the only time I've had to stop at the end of an entrance ramp was when construction had shortened a ramp, and changed the actual entrance to a short space with a sharp angle.
However, given a choice between:
1- stopping
and
2 - merging rapidly into a tiny opening between 2 semis that are going a different speed than I am, which I wasn't able to see until 1 second ago, thus creating a chance (even though small) of dying in a terrible accident.
...1 becomes an reasonable option. I drive using Maslow's heirarchy, and self-preservation comes first.
However, given a choice between:
1- stopping
and
2 - merging rapidly into a tiny opening between 2 semis that are going a different speed than I am, which I wasn't able to see until 1 second ago, thus creating a chance (even though small) of dying in a terrible accident.
...1 becomes an reasonable option. I drive using Maslow's heirarchy, and self-preservation comes first.
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