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Sticking to driving I've got 3 gripes which I have witnessed recently. 1) Backing out of a parking space like a mad demon and not looking to see if someone is coming. I've had 2 incidents recently where a person backing out of their space too quickly almost collided with me. 2) People who park in spaces that are reserved for others. I'm seeing more and more people without handicap plates parking in handicap spots, parking in spaces reserved for employees of the month. 3) On the street where I live there's a street that runs north-south that has the right of way. The cross street have yield signs. Out on my morning walks I have seen numerous drivers disregard these yield signs and blow right through. There's an accident waiting to happen.
 
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DubCoffman62 said:
Sticking to driving I've got 3 gripes which I have witnessed recently. 1) Backing out of a parking space like a mad demon and not looking to see if someone is coming. I've had 2 incidents recently where a person backing out of their space too quickly almost collided with me. 2) People who park in spaces that are reserved for others. I'm seeing more and more people without handicap plates parking in handicap spots, parking in spaces reserved for employees of the month. 3) On the street where I live there's a street that runs north-south that has the right of way. The cross street have yield signs. Out on my morning walks I have seen numerous drivers disregard these yield signs and blow right through. There's an accident waiting to happen.
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3) "No cop, no stop" seems to be the rule of the land in my neighborhood.
2) Yeah.. this one doesn't bother me. But I think this is legitimate.
1) I agree, but... so I drive a tiny car. I got it when I was driving to/from Philly every other week and got paid for miles. Made a lot of extra money. But, sitting in a parking spot surrounded by huge trucks, SUVs, whatever, I have to back out without seeing. Of course, I go slowly, looking as much as I can. But you get these assholes who don't give a fuck and go flying by behind me without giving anyone a chance. Sure, your point is valid and the other guy (you) has the right-of-way. But give me a break - it's not like I'm trying to cut you off and make it late for your daughters 2nd birthday party.
 
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Zurp said:
3) "No cop, no stop" seems to be the rule of the land in my neighborhood.
2) Yeah.. this one doesn't bother me. But I think this is legitimate.
1) I agree, but... so I drive a tiny car. I got it when I was driving to/from Philly every other week and got paid for miles. Made a lot of extra money. But, sitting in a parking spot surrounded by huge trucks, SUVs, whatever, I have to back out without seeing. Of course, I go slowly, looking as much as I can. But you get these assholes who don't give a fuck and go flying by behind me without giving anyone a chance. Sure, your point is valid and the other guy (you) has the right-of-way. But give me a break - it's not like I'm trying to cut you off and make it late for your daughters 2nd birthday party.
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Some people back out like they're at a drag race and give you dirty looks when they have to slam on their brakes in order to avoid hitting you. A few years ago I was hit by an old couple backing out of my space because they had cut through the parking lot looking for a closer space, I was 3/4 the way out when they hit me.
 
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3074326 said:
This is a late gripe

I was on 70 in the fall, driving in my lane and going the speed limit. Dude in front of me slams on the brakes because he missed his exit. I got rear-ended. Dude drove off into the sunset like he didn't even know what happened. But I know he did.. he ended up passing the exit. I'll see you in hell motherfucker
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I once got bumped hard enough to bend my back bumper by a kid that was merging into the left turn lane. The light was red and I was that truck right where the left turn lane merges left and it was a tight fit. I know that he knew that he hit me but his arrow turned green at exactly the right moment and he got away. It wasn't major damage but it hit hard enoguh that he had to know that he'd hit me.
 
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3074326 said:
This is a late gripe

I was on 70 in the fall, driving in my lane and going the speed limit. Dude in front of me slams on the brakes because he missed his exit. I got rear-ended. Dude drove off into the sunset like he didn't even know what happened. But I know he did.. he ended up passing the exit. I'll see you in hell motherfucker
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Fucker did that to me too, asshat slammed brakes on because reasons and I got blasted from behind. Wasn’t the guy behind me fault either, but we got fucked for our troubles. AssHolds in front just drove away.
 
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3074326 said:
This is a late gripe

I was on 70 in the fall, driving in my lane and going the speed limit. Dude in front of me slams on the brakes because he missed his exit. I got rear-ended. Dude drove off into the sunset like he didn't even know what happened. But I know he did.. he ended up passing the exit. I'll see you in hell motherfucker
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Bucklion said:
Fucker did that to me too, asshat slammed brakes on because reasons and I got blasted from behind. Wasn’t the guy behind me fault either, but we got fucked for our troubles. AssHolds in front just drove away.
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Similar, but not quite the same story:
2001.... somewhere in southern Ohio. I was driving west toward Cincinnati on some back-country roads. 55mph speed limit. And in those days if the speed limit was 55, I was going 70. But something told me that there's going to be a speed trap coming up. Somewhere, there's going to be a small town with 1 police officer and he's looking for out-of-towners to catch. So I was watching my speed.
For a thousand miles, though, there was some dork-diggler right on my ass. You can pass on my left... just do it. I was way over to the right side of my lane. You can see around me. Go! He wouldn't go. He stayed right on my bumper. But I didn't go over 55.
Then, sure enough, we get to a small town. The speed limit ahead is going to drop to 25mph. I let off the gas and coast into town. I didn't slow down quickly enough because the cop got me still over 30 in a 25. The guy on my ass? He sped away at probably 40+ when the cop pulled out. I still think that they were working together to catch nerds like me.
 
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Yeah, you mighta been two-timed....wife and daughter 'forced' me to buy a vehicle with those cameras to prevent the 'backing into traffic' stuff, as well as indicators that someone is in the left lane passing me, etc etc etc. OK, I'm not smart enough to be able to process all this information, but have started to rely on those cameras, rather than the look-over-the-shoulder glance. But also drive the country roads to the golf club, and see many to the 'California stop', with maybe a tap of the brakes then barrel through the intersection. PS, secretary asked me how I got to work...told her, and then she said that the farm workers generally don't even slow down on those back roads. Caused me to pause a bit, and look both ways to see if the oncoming car is actually slowing... and when there's the tully fog, we have idiots that don't put on their lights. Just be safe out there....
 
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calibuck said:
Yeah, you mighta been two-timed....wife and daughter 'forced' me to buy a vehicle with those cameras to prevent the 'backing into traffic' stuff, as well as indicators that someone is in the left lane passing me, etc etc etc. OK, I'm not smart enough to be able to process all this information, but have started to rely on those cameras, rather than the look-over-the-shoulder glance. But also drive the country roads to the golf club, and see many to the 'California stop', with maybe a tap of the brakes then barrel through the intersection. PS, secretary asked me how I got to work...told her, and then she said that the farm workers generally don't even slow down on those back roads. Caused me to pause a bit, and look both ways to see if the oncoming car is actually slowing... and when there's the tully fog, we have idiots that don't put on their lights. Just be safe out there....
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You have a secretary?

Must be nice…….
 
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