Changing lanes without signaling
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I was told that in some places (Miami for example) using turn signals is dangerous--because it's a sign of weakness. 0 -
I also get annoyed with people who drive slowly in the fast lane.
If you aren't going with the flow, move over.
If there is no one ahead of you and someone behind you who wants to go faster, move over. And don't wait until they have to brake for you before you do. Move over before they reach you. Courtesy people!
See now that depends... if I am already going faster than everyone in the right lanes and you fly up to me going 90+, I am going to take my sweet time.... usually at the same speed I was already going.0 -
People tailing me when I'm already going 10 miles over, especially during deer season, you can bet I'm gonna mess with you. I'm also one to block you out if I can tell you're trying to cut me off without signaling. I'm thinking of making a bumper sticker that says "We are not dogs. Get your nose out of my *kitten*."
I saw a license plate frame once that made me laugh: "Pull my hair if you're going to ride my a**."0 -
HA no one in the state of AZ uses turn signals ever!
I know I sure don't use one unless there's a car right there.
A BLINKER IS NOT REQUIRED.0 -
I also get annoyed with people who drive slowly in the fast lane.
If you aren't going with the flow, move over.
If there is no one ahead of you and someone behind you who wants to go faster, move over. And don't wait until they have to brake for you before you do. Move over before they reach you. Courtesy people!
See now that depends... if I am already going faster than everyone in the right lanes and you fly up to me going 90+, I am going to take my sweet time.... usually at the same speed I was already going.
And you'll get tailgated. That one's on you.0 -
I was told that in some places (Miami for example) using turn signals is dangerous--because it's a sign of weakness.
Hahaha! And that is exactly the reason I make my husband drive in places like Houston and Boston and even Dallas... because yeah, I'm just not that aggressive... speeding is one thing... but whipping around everyone is a totally different thing all together. But then I'm also the type that thinks about where I am going and moves over accordingly so as to not slow people down with indecision... so it takes a LONG time before I get comfortable with driving in larger cities where I don't know where I am going... GPS or not.0 -
I also get annoyed with people who drive slowly in the fast lane.
If you aren't going with the flow, move over.
If there is no one ahead of you and someone behind you who wants to go faster, move over. And don't wait until they have to brake for you before you do. Move over before they reach you. Courtesy people!
See now that depends... if I am already going faster than everyone in the right lanes and you fly up to me going 90+, I am going to take my sweet time.... usually at the same speed I was already going.
And you'll get tailgated. That one's on you.
As stated earlier... I will slow down.... because as I said in my reply, I would already be going faster than the flow... one car does not equal flow.0 -
I also get annoyed with people who drive slowly in the fast lane.
If you aren't going with the flow, move over.
If there is no one ahead of you and someone behind you who wants to go faster, move over. And don't wait until they have to brake for you before you do. Move over before they reach you. Courtesy people!
See now that depends... if I am already going faster than everyone in the right lanes and you fly up to me going 90+, I am going to take my sweet time.... usually at the same speed I was already going.
And you'll get tailgated. That one's on you.
As stated earlier... I will slow down....
Yes you did. So you actually create road confrontation. Not just respond to it.0 -
As I said, I hate tailgaters. But if I get tailgated because I'm being an asshat, I get out of the way as quickly as i can.0
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My number one pet peeve is when I have the green light in stop and go traffic, but wait so that the intersection doesn't get blocked if the light changes, but then some bozo turns right on red. Dude, stop punishing me for being a human being - you get to go when YOUR light is green.
Number two is when I am turning left, and the guy coming the other way turns left without signalling. Dude, if you had signaled, I could have gone too!
Changing lanes without signalling is probably number three. It's sociopathy, plain and simple. I do try to make a point of letting people who signal into traffic, just so civilized behavior is rewarded.0 -
I just hate left lane cruisers0
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i just have my signal on all the time in case i feel like turning or switching lanes, or not.0
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As I said, I hate tailgaters. But if I get tailgated because I'm being an asshat, I get out of the way as quickly as i can.
It shouldn't be my responsibilty to move out of the way if I am in the correct lane and going with or faster than the flow of traffic. If the one tailgating me is wanting me out of the way, well then that is really on them because there is no reason to tailgate... none whatsoever. If someone is going to be the asshat and create a dangerous situation in the first place (which would be their fault in the case of an accident) then it is all on them. I will move out of the way when I can safely do so,regardless of what my speed is. I will do my best to not put someone else's life in danger because I am in a hurry... As I am not the only person on the road and I am likely not the only person anxious to get to my destination.0 -
:explode: seriously, I'm not a mindreader.
advice:
never, ever, ever, ever drive in the middle east. Especially not Saudi Arabia
changing lanes without signalling is nothing here, trust me, nothing. I've seen some bad driving, I've seen driving that goes so far beyond bad that there isn't even a word for it.0 -
It's ok only if you have a fully tinted, souped up car. That's one advantage we have over other car drivers. It's pretty much as good as having sirens on your roof, so just yield.0
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People tailing me when I'm already going 10 miles over, especially during deer season, you can bet I'm gonna mess with you. I'm also one to block you out if I can tell you're trying to cut me off without signaling. I'm thinking of making a bumper sticker that says "We are not dogs. Get your nose out of my *kitten*."
I saw a license plate frame once that made me laugh: "Pull my hair if you're going to ride my a**."
I have a friend with a huge window cling on her back window that says basically the same thing!
@k8blujay2 - I was driving to work, with what I was pretty sure was an unmarked police car behind me, so I was only going 9 miles over just in case. There was a guy riding his *kitten*, and at one point that guy passed both of us in a no-passing area. That's when I knew it was a cop, when he sped around me with his lights flashing and he pulled the dumbass over. When he was passing me was when I saw the government plates, which means that guy was an even bigger dumbass since he was obviously close enough to see them.0 -
People tailing me when I'm already going 10 miles over, especially during deer season, you can bet I'm gonna mess with you. I'm also one to block you out if I can tell you're trying to cut me off without signaling. I'm thinking of making a bumper sticker that says "We are not dogs. Get your nose out of my *kitten*."
I saw a license plate frame once that made me laugh: "Pull my hair if you're going to ride my a**."
I have a friend with a huge window cling on her back window that says basically the same thing!
@k8blujay2 - I was driving to work, with what I was pretty sure was an unmarked police car behind me, so I was only going 9 miles over just in case. There was a guy riding his *kitten*, and at one point that guy passed both of us in a no-passing area. That's when I knew it was a cop, when he sped around me with his lights flashing and he pulled the dumbass over. When he was passing me was when I saw the government plates, which means that guy was an even bigger dumbass since he was obviously close enough to see them.
Buahahaha!!!! I would have loved to see that... which brings me to my next driving pet peeve... people who use the middle double turn lane as their personal lane... They do it all the time in an area where the speed limit is 30 because of bike lanes and pedestrian (and horse even) traffic... and if people are going the speed limit or even 35, they will decide it isn't fast enough and pass multiple cars in the middle turn lane... I saw another guy do it on a busy 7 lane street where pedestrians commonly jaywalk and the street is 35 there (because of the peds) though people usually do 40. He couldn't get through on the 3 lanes of cars so he decided to use the middle double turn lane as his personal lane... I hope the cops got him for that one...0 -
As I said, I hate tailgaters. But if I get tailgated because I'm being an asshat, I get out of the way as quickly as i can.
It shouldn't be my responsibilty to move out of the way if I am in the correct lane and going with or faster than the flow of traffic. If the one tailgating me is wanting me out of the way, well then that is really on them because there is no reason to tailgate... none whatsoever. If someone is going to be the asshat and create a dangerous situation in the first place (which would be their fault in the case of an accident) then it is all on them. I will move out of the way when I can safely do so,regardless of what my speed is. I will do my best to not put someone else's life in danger because I am in a hurry... As I am not the only person on the road and I am likely not the only person anxious to get to my destination.
There's a difference between having responsibility and showing common courtesy.
There's also the idea of not creating problems when they are very easily avoided. All you have to do is slip over for a moment. But if you'd rather stay in the other driver's way because you feel you now own the lane, nobody is going to stop you.. (They'll just tailgate you).0 -
There are quite a few speed trap towns in that area with 25 mph speed limits on the highway through town. Lone Pine being one of themDont do it in the eastern sierras of California. Highway patrol will pull you over and you'll get a $230 ticket.
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I ride a motorcycle. Please signal. A bent fender in a car, could be the end of the road on a bike. Look first, make eye contact, signal. The life you save may be your own, cux I can go from zero to a ss hole in half a second when my adrenaline gets elevated.0
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Dont worry be happy :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:0
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As I said, I hate tailgaters. But if I get tailgated because I'm being an asshat, I get out of the way as quickly as i can.
It shouldn't be my responsibilty to move out of the way if I am in the correct lane and going with or faster than the flow of traffic. If the one tailgating me is wanting me out of the way, well then that is really on them because there is no reason to tailgate... none whatsoever. If someone is going to be the asshat and create a dangerous situation in the first place (which would be their fault in the case of an accident) then it is all on them. I will move out of the way when I can safely do so,regardless of what my speed is. I will do my best to not put someone else's life in danger because I am in a hurry... As I am not the only person on the road and I am likely not the only person anxious to get to my destination.
There's a difference between having responsibility and showing common courtesy.
There's also the idea of not creating problems when they are very easily avoided. All you have to do is slip over for a moment. But if you'd rather stay in the other driver's way because you feel you now own the lane, nobody is going to stop you.. (They'll just tailgate you).
I didn't say I wouldn't move over... I just would do it in my own sweet time... and someone with a small penis (or thinks they should have one) that feels they now own the lane themselves isn't going to intimidate me into moving faster if I am already moving faster than the flow of traffic... being in Texas where the left lane IS the passing lane by law, I am aware of what it is intended for and will be used thusly... But some douche with a jacked up F350 riding my *kitten* isn't going to make me move any faster... they can just cool it and I will move over when it is safe to do so and not a moment sooner. I'm not going to speed up to 95 to pass people either when everyone else is going 70-75.0 -
As I said, I hate tailgaters. But if I get tailgated because I'm being an asshat, I get out of the way as quickly as i can.
It shouldn't be my responsibilty to move out of the way if I am in the correct lane and going with or faster than the flow of traffic. If the one tailgating me is wanting me out of the way, well then that is really on them because there is no reason to tailgate... none whatsoever. If someone is going to be the asshat and create a dangerous situation in the first place (which would be their fault in the case of an accident) then it is all on them. I will move out of the way when I can safely do so,regardless of what my speed is. I will do my best to not put someone else's life in danger because I am in a hurry... As I am not the only person on the road and I am likely not the only person anxious to get to my destination.
There's a difference between having responsibility and showing common courtesy.
There's also the idea of not creating problems when they are very easily avoided. All you have to do is slip over for a moment. But if you'd rather stay in the other driver's way because you feel you now own the lane, nobody is going to stop you.. (They'll just tailgate you).
I didn't say I wouldn't move over... I just would do it in my own sweet time... and someone with a small penis (or thinks they should have one) that feels they now own the lane themselves isn't going to intimidate me into moving faster if I am already moving faster than the flow of traffic... being in Texas where the left lane IS the passing lane by law, I am aware of what it is intended for and will be used thusly... But some douche with a jacked up F350 riding my *kitten* isn't going to make me move any faster... they can just cool it and I will move over when it is safe to do so and not a moment sooner. I'm not going to speed up to 95 to pass people either when everyone else is going 70-75.
Glad to see that it comes down to penis size.0 -
Here's a technique I've learned for tailgaters. If you tap your brakes you just make them mad and they get more aggressive and more dangerous.. here's what you do. Try to get eye contact with them in the rearview and make your eyes look really big and excited then wave to them like mad with one hand. Tailgater generally has one of two responses: Reaction one is they think: "crap is that someone I know?!" and they slow down because they're worried about embarrassing themselves in front of someone that may recognize them. Reaction two is: they think "crap I don't know that person but they're waving to me like they know me.. they must be CRAZY!" and they slow down. Either way they slow down and get off your bumper, win win. Seriously this works almost every time and I've taught the technique to countless people. So if you're tailgating someone and they start waving at you like crazy.. my fault. 0
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:explode: seriously, I'm not a mindreader.
Never ever ever attempt to drive in Bahrain. That's normal here. And Bahrain is extremely tame compared to Saudi Arabia. Doing a u-turn over the central reservation of a motorway without signalling is normal in Saudi Arabia, as is driving through red lights, driving the wrong way up a stretch of dual carriageway in order to turn left, avoiding having to go to the end of the road, do a u-turn, then come back and turn right, because the Saudi police's response to the problem of people having accidents due to not looking and/or signalling before turning left, is to prevent people from being able to turn left.0 -
Some of us are taking this matter very seriously. Signaling is a must.0
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Here's a technique I've learned for tailgaters. If you tap your brakes you just make them mad and they get more aggressive and more dangerous.. here's what you do. Try to get eye contact with them in the rearview and make your eyes look really big and excited then wave to them like mad with one hand. Tailgater generally has one of two responses: Reaction one is they think: "crap is that someone I know?!" and they slow down because they're worried about embarrassing themselves in front of someone that may recognize them. Reaction two is: they think "crap I don't know that person but they're waving to me like they know me.. they must be CRAZY!" and they slow down. Either way they slow down and get off your bumper, win win. Seriously this works almost every time and I've taught the technique to countless people. So if you're tailgating someone and they start waving at you like crazy.. my fault.
I'm thinking a "student driver" sign on the back of the car might work, too. Nobody wants to be around those. I'll try waving in the meantime and see what happens.0 -
Nothing pisses me off more than someone literally stopping in the middle of the road because they realized they need to get over. WTF!!! What ever happened to going down the street to turn around?!?!0
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Nothing pisses me off more than someone literally stopping in the middle of the road because they realized they need to get over. WTF!!! What ever happened to going down the street to turn around?!?!
This happened to me last week! I almost got in an accident because of it. He wasn't using his signal, started to get into the next lane, then whipped back in front of me because nobody knew he was trying to get over, so they didn't slow down for him. When he did get over, he did the same damn thing and stopped in the lane. Dumbass.0 -
This is just one of the many things other driver whine about that I don't give a rat's @$$ about...unless they get in front of me AND I have to slow down because you aren't going the same speed or a faster speed than I am. If you get in front of me and keep up with traffic...who the hell cares??? But if you are the dumb @$$ that gets in front of me and goes slower than I was going, no turn signal that you may have been using will keep me from being pissed off at you.0
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