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Top things that other drivers do that annoy you

billski

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Boston drivers that crash into buildings
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Source: Boston Public Library. Non profit use permitted.
 

bvibert

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I think that qualifies more as crashing out of a building

Agreed, and it doesn't really annoy me, I actually think it's pretty cool. Though I wouldn't think so if it was my car, my building, or if debris fell on me.
 

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I got hit with a McDonald's bag which had half a coke in it while riding my bike 65mph on I-70, not cool! If it stayed in my lap I'd be half tempted to ride up to that driver and throw it back in their window.....
 

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That's excellent! Hogging the left lane is actually a violation of the federal highway code, too- at least, the model code they expect states to adopt.

Walking up Greenwich Avenue the other day (I'll pause while you go ahead and establish every stereotype necessary to set the scene of Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, CT), and a woman in a very pretty Mercedes convertible was stopped in the middle of the road, in teh middle of the block, talking on her cell phone. The guy in the first car behind her, after honking at her and yelling out the window, got out, walked up to her, took the phone out of her hands, hung it up, and dropped it in the passenger seat. The woman started to get all wound up, but the guy, who is my new hero, whoever he may be, said "You're blocking the entire road, you're not paying attention at all, and more over, you're breaking the law. If you would like to discuss it with the cop at the next intersection, let's go."

He walked back to his car to applause from everyone on the street. The look of sheer confusion on the woman's face was pretty good, but it seemed pretty clear she had no idea whatsoever why what she was doing was so annoying and wrong. Sad, and kind of funny, all at once.
 

bvibert

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That's excellent! Hogging the left lane is actually a violation of the federal highway code, too- at least, the model code they expect states to adopt.

Walking up Greenwich Avenue the other day (I'll pause while you go ahead and establish every stereotype necessary to set the scene of Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, CT), and a woman in a very pretty Mercedes convertible was stopped in the middle of the road, in teh middle of the block, talking on her cell phone. The guy in the first car behind her, after honking at her and yelling out the window, got out, walked up to her, took the phone out of her hands, hung it up, and dropped it in the passenger seat. The woman started to get all wound up, but the guy, who is my new hero, whoever he may be, said "You're blocking the entire road, you're not paying attention at all, and more over, you're breaking the law. If you would like to discuss it with the cop at the next intersection, let's go."

He walked back to his car to applause from everyone on the street. The look of sheer confusion on the woman's face was pretty good, but it seemed pretty clear she had no idea whatsoever why what she was doing was so annoying and wrong. Sad, and kind of funny, all at once.

That's awesome, but pretty disturbing that it had to come to someone getting out of their car to take the phone out of her hands. I wonder if she learned anything from the encounter?
 

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That's awesome, but pretty disturbing that it had to come to someone getting out of their car to take the phone out of her hands. I wonder if she learned anything from the encounter?

I'm going to go ahead and guess "no," but I'm sure it reinforced her belief that the common people are a nuisance, and really need to be reminded of their place.
 

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"Left Lane Bandit" should be a $1000 fine and a public spanking. It's amazing how often it happens now with turds on cell phones doing speed limit - 10 in the left lane.
 
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