Top things that other drivers do that annoy you

[bvibert]

What's intimidating about that? If the car ahead of me is getting further away (ie, going faster than me) then I move over so that those behind me can go as fast as the car in front. That's not selfish. If the car in front of you is going slower than you, then you can move to the left, just move back right to clear the lane [strike]if there are faster people behind you.[/strike]

Driving slower than the people behind you want to and refusing to acknowledge they are there by moving over a lane is selfish, in my book. Not recognizing that there are other people on the road is selfish.

Agreed, with a modification. No need to wait until there's people coming up behind you, just move over to the right if it's clear. The left lane is for passing, if there's no one near you in the right lane then you're not passing... So get the eff back to the right before you're blocking the left lane for someone else.

 

[ctenidae]

Agreed, with a modification. No need to wait until there's people coming up behind you, just move over to the right if it's clear. The left lane is for passing, if there's no one near you in the right lane then you're not passing... So get the eff back to the right before you're blocking the left lane for someone else.

I can accept that modification. I will, htough, sometimes stay in a clear left lane- especially on 95 in SoCo the middle and right lanes ae so rutted up from the trucks that it really sucks driving on them. There are a couple of joints in the center lane that make the whole frame of my car go BOING, and that's not fun.

 

[bvibert]

I can accept that modification. I will, htough, sometimes stay in a clear left lane- especially on 95 in SoCo the middle and right lanes ae so rutted up from the trucks that it really sucks driving on them. There are a couple of joints in the center lane that make the whole frame of my car go BOING, and that's not fun.

I'll accept that exception to the modification..

 

[ctenidae]

I'll accept that exception to the modification..

I'd like to propose an amendment to the motion to amend the proposed amendment that is currently under debate.

/that request should be dragged out back and shot

 

[kickstand]

#1 assbag on the road is the moran who is in enough of a hurry to pull out in front of you, causing you to have to slam on your brakes, but not in enough of a hurry to go the speed limit once they've pulled out in front of you...these people should be forced to walk everywhere for the rest of their lives

Yes, yes and another yes!!! And they always do this when there is no one behind you for another half mile. Like waiting another 5 seconds for you to pass would cause them to be late to wherever they're going. Frickin morons.....

 

[billski]

I'd like to propose an amendment to the motion to amend the proposed amendment that is currently under debate.

/that request should be dragged out back and shot

I'd suggest we move this proposal to a sub-committee for investigation and return it's report no later than the day before elections.

 

[drjeff]

I'm calling the question!

 

[billski]

The Patriot Ledger
Posted Aug 10, 2011 @ 02:24 AM


HINGHAM —
If you don’t want your commute to put you in the hospital, Hingham police recommend giving a little extra space to the guy in front of you.
A recent review of Hingham traffic data from 2010 showed that tailgating was the most common cause of crashes involving injuries in town. It sent more people to the hospital than even speeding or drunken driving.
Sgt. Steven Dearth, head of Hingham’s traffic division, dug into the data recently so he could educate patrol officers on the most common causes of serious accidents. He expected that tailgating – called “following too close” in police parlance – would register, but he didn’t expect it to top the list.
“I was surprised it was No. 1,” he said.
Eight hundred and fifty-one crashes were reported in Hingham last year, including 93 that resulted in one or more injuries. Of those accidents, Dearth found that 30 were caused by tailgating, while 23 were blamed on drivers who crossed into another marked lane or went off the road) and 10 occurred when a driver failed to stop for a stop sign.
Speeding accounted for six crashes and drunken driving was blamed for another four, while the rest were attributed to failure to yield and a variety of other violations.
Dearth said the prevalence of tailgating-related crashes is likely tied to an increase in so-called “distracted driving.” When drivers are following too closely, they’re more likely to have an accident if they allow themselves to become distracted by a cell phone, GPS device or some other gadget, he said.


Read more: http://www.patriotledger.com/archiv...-of-injury-accidents-in-Hingham#ixzz1UeHPWRx4

 

[ctenidae]

Hingham Police need to review their statistics coursework. 4% of crashes were caused by the "#1 cause," while 91% are calssified as "Other." If my math is correct, asidde from tailgating, speeding, running off the road or across lanes, failure to stop, or being hammered, there are at least 778 other ways to classify the cause of an accident.

I can think of a few likely candidates, but how many can there really be? And how many of those really fall into the category of "Distracted Driving" or "Moron" (which are really very closely related)?

Jerry, is your car up a pole again?
/I think Jessica is kinda hot

 

[billski]

True colors are revealed. I moved here 31 years ago. I have always been puzzled by the bizarre driver behavior. The indigenous drivers propensity for speed, aggression and impatience are extraordinary. Some very interesting rationale. After 31 years of not doing as the Romans do (can you say "yield"?) Nothing changes.

 

[Black Phantom]

True colors are revealed. I moved here 31 years ago. I have always been puzzled by the bizarre driver behavior. The indigenous drivers propensity for speed, aggression and impatience are extraordinary. Some very interesting rationale. After 31 years of not doing as the Romans do (can you say "yield"?) Nothing changes.

Yielding is for the weak

 

[wa-loaf]

True colors are revealed. I moved here 31 years ago. I have always been puzzled by the bizarre driver behavior. The indigenous drivers propensity for speed, aggression and impatience are extraordinary. Some very interesting rationale. After 31 years of not doing as the Romans do (can you say "yield"?) Nothing changes.

Yielding is for the weak

I'm trying to get to work in the morning on my shitty commute. I have no patience for people who hesitate, can't pay attention to what's going on, or don't know where they are going. I give out of state plates a break ... sometimes.

 

[ctenidae]

True colors are revealed. I moved here 31 years ago. I have always been puzzled by the bizarre driver behavior. The indigenous drivers propensity for speed, aggression and impatience are extraordinary. Some very interesting rationale. After 31 years of not doing as the Romans do (can you say "yield"?) Nothing changes.

"Yield" as a good way of going about things translates into so many parts of life. If people would just wait their turn, things would go much smoother, whether it's driving, at the grocery store, standing in line, whatever. Drives me nuts.

 

[ctenidae]

I'm trying to get to work in the morning on my shitty commute. I have no patience for people who hesitate, can't pay attention to what's going on, or don't know where they are going. I give out of state plates a break ... sometimes.

I don't qualify getting annoyed at stupid people as rude, aggressive, or uncalled for.

 

[hammer]

"Yield" as a good way of going about things translates into so many parts of life. If people would just wait their turn, things would go much smoother, whether it's driving, at the grocery store, standing in line, whatever. Drives me nuts.

Also, if people would take their turn when it's time instead of waiting or being oblivious, that would help as well.

One example is that I read or heard some time ago that the best way to handle merges is to "let one in then go". Unfortunately, there are a number of drivers who either let 10 in (the Rt. 128 south to Rt. 3 north off ramp is a prime example) or they tend to cut in before it's their turn. Messes thing up for the rest of us...

 

[ctenidae]

Also, if people would take their turn when it's time instead of waiting or being oblivious, that would help as well.

One example is that I read or heard some time ago that the best way to handle merges is to "let one in then go". Unfortunately, there are a number of drivers who either let 10 in (the Rt. 128 south to Rt. 3 north off ramp is a prime example) or they tend to cut in before it's their turn. Messes thing up for the rest of us...

Also theones who run up to the very end of the merge lane and then use half the shoulder before moving in. You haven't gotten much further, and you've slowed the rest of us down. Thanks for that.

 

[wa-loaf]

My new commute takes me from the 495/90 area to Alewife in Cambridge. The "shortest" driving route is 90>128>rt2. Getting onto 128 from 90 has got to be the most f-ed up exchange in the world. It's 1/2hr at least from getting on the ramp to the tolls until you are heading north on 128. I skipped it this morning and took the pike all the way into Cambridge to Storrow and reverse commuted from there out to Alewife. It was faster. There is a spot in hell for the a-hole(s) that devised that exchange.

 

[Geoff]

My new commute takes me from the 495/90 area to Alewife in Cambridge. The "shortest" driving route is 90>128>rt2. Getting onto 128 from 90 has got to be the most f-ed up exchange in the world. It's 1/2hr at least from getting on the ramp to the tolls until you are heading north on 128. I skipped it this morning and took the pike all the way into Cambridge to Storrow and reverse commuted from there out to Alewife. It was faster. There is a spot in hell for the a-hole(s) that devised that exchange.

I worked for BBN Labs for 90 days and had exactly that commute. That's a "you can't get there from here" commute.

 

[darent]

This isn't true. There is a huge national variance in driving skill. If you had said "Germans really do drive better", I would agree with you. Their driver training is about at the level it takes to get a private pilot license in the US. Germans do things by the book, follow rules, and obey laws. However, former East Germans do not have the same level of training and they're awful. Try Belgium. They require very little training. They're all over the place. Greece is kinda-sorta Europe. It's downright nutty there.

yea germans are great drivers,like the german that t-boned that school bus when I was in greece, going like he was on the autobahn on a narrow two lane greek road. he blew past me and when I drove over the rise in the road i saw the bus in two pieces . poor school bus full of kids was coming out of a well marked side road.

 

[billski]

I have no patience for people who hesitate, can't pay attention to what's going on, or don't know where they are going.sometimes.

What a great way to make friends! What ever happened to diversity and tolerance? We all share this world for only a few moments in time. I don't see what the big rush is if you've planned ahead. Let's just lighten up and practice a bit of patience.