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I was pulling into a 7-11 to get gas yesterday evening when I noticed an Explorer exiting that parking lot didn't have its lights on...probably because this 7-11 is insanely brightly lit so he probably just didn't notice or think about it. We were in oncoming lanes and I flashed my brights as quickly as possible, only to see him actually...turn his lights on.  It's sad when I am so pleased about something so small and otherwise insignificant, but if there's a thread for that, it's this one.
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I was getting gas the other night and this guy pulls into the gas station with his headlights off and hazards on. He pulls about 1/3 into a parking space and stops. I'm thinking he must have a blown fuse or something and was limping it to the gas station. So I watch as this guy backs up, pulls forward, stops, backs up, pulls forward, stops for a second. He then reverses at full speed swinging the car around, jams it into drive and then flies past me at the pump very nearly missing me, jerking the wheel at the last second. He proceeds to fly off down the road, headlights still off and hazards blinking away. By the time I realized that I needed to call 911 and report him he was gone unfortunately.
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Nov 17, 2014 19:50
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revmoo posted:I was getting gas the other night and this guy pulls into the gas station with his headlights off and hazards on. He pulls about 1/3 into a parking space and stops. I'm thinking he must have a blown fuse or something and was limping it to the gas station. So I watch as this guy backs up, pulls forward, stops, backs up, pulls forward, stops for a second. He then reverses at full speed swinging the car around, jams it into drive and then flies past me at the pump very nearly missing me, jerking the wheel at the last second. He proceeds to fly off down the road, headlights still off and hazards blinking away. Well, at least he knows that the hazard lights are for warning others about a traffic hazard.
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Nov 17, 2014 20:14
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ratbert90 posted:Am I a bad person from secretly getting pleasure out of every bro truck I see spun off or on its side after a huge snow fall/deep freeze? Because I do, and those jack holes tend to drive like morons because they have 4 wheel skid. We don't really have bro trucks in the UK, but I cackle like a mad man every time I pull away from a set of lights in the snow and leave some knob in a Range Rover standing. Best was when I had the MX5 and could give a cheery wave as they sat there spinning their low profile summer tyres. 
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Nov 17, 2014 20:17
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atomicthumbs posted:Well, at least he knows that the hazard lights are for warning others about a traffic hazard. And here I thought those were my "park anywhere" lights.
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Nov 17, 2014 20:26
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jammyozzy posted:We don't really have bro trucks in the UK, but I cackle like a mad man every time I pull away from a set of lights in the snow and leave some knob in a Range Rover standing. Best was when I had the MX5 and could give a cheery wave as they sat there spinning their low profile summer tyres. I've seen a growing number of Mitsubishi pickups with every chrome accessory and ever larger AT tyres here, I think bro trucks are on their way buddy, sorry.
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Nov 17, 2014 21:02
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Dear Cyclist who cut me off at a roundabout - yes, you flew up the inside lane and went straight ahead even though it's left-turn only, yes, you then cut in front of me, and yes, that's why I honked the horn - because you almost killed yourself. Thanks for flipping me off though, my good deed for the day is saving your life, although I'm not sure why as apparently you don't give a poo poo. Please feel free to upload your little helmet cam to YouTube, complain to the police or a news outlet though. Although I bet you'll go home, have a watch and realise just how close you came to killing yourself and maybe not put your life in stupid amounts of danger again.
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Nov 18, 2014 05:32
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InitialDave posted:Orangutans signal their turns clearly. Right ones, anyway. As an Old I got the joke, Clyde.
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Nov 18, 2014 05:56
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Butt Wizard posted:Dear Cyclist who cut me off at a roundabout...have a watch and realise just how close you came to killing yourself and maybe not put your life in stupid amounts of danger again. It's a beautiful dream, keep hope alive!
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Nov 18, 2014 06:38
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I got one from the cyclist POV. I was riding home from work (weather was beautiful and cool, gently caress driving) around 10 PM and came to a 4-way stop. One car beat me, did their thing, and continued on their merry way. As I roll up and stop, I notice an SUV on my left stopped about a length and a half or so back from the sign. I stop and take a look, because I have no clue what this guy is up to, and he just sits and the next car goes. I figure, sure, whatever, and take my turn. As I pass in front of their lane they flash their brights, lay on the horn, and yell something at me as I go past. They then proceed to move up, take their turn at last, and run a red light. I wasn't upset then, I'm not now. I'm just baffled. Why stop for so long? Why flip out? Why do the stop sign lawfully and then run a red? People are strange.
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Nov 18, 2014 07:35
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I don't have a dashcam, but I have a reddit account and i'm not ashamed of it:
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Nov 18, 2014 13:53
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nitrogen posted:I don't have a dashcam, but I have a reddit account and i'm not ashamed of it: HOW howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Nov 18, 2014 14:00
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eriddy posted:HOW howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww And why doesn't the air bag deploy? Also no seat belt. Wowo.
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Nov 18, 2014 16:32
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eriddy posted:HOW howwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Looks like a cellphone in the right hand, kinda holding it low toward the center console.
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Nov 18, 2014 16:48
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Alighieri posted:Looks like a cellphone in the right hand, kinda holding it low toward the center console. I definitely see both hands on the wheel. The right hand is a bit lower than the left.
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Nov 18, 2014 16:54
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waffle iron posted:And why doesn't the air bag deploy? With seat belt that wouldn't have been fast enough to need an air bag. Without the seat belt, the air bag just makes things worse.
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Nov 18, 2014 17:02
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She doesn't realize what she's done until literally the frame before the crash
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Nov 18, 2014 17:26
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waffle iron posted:I definitely see both hands on the wheel. The right hand is a bit lower than the left. If anything, it looks like she could have been reaching down for the indicators or wipers, but both hands are definitely above the dash. Head is forward and focused too. What the hell?
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Nov 18, 2014 17:31
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She had a moment of clarity and realization that she and was too dumb to be allowed to continue to exist and tried to take her life. However, because of that same stupidity, she was unable to competently do so.
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Nov 18, 2014 17:48
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Two lane road. Single lane exit to the right. I saw some old fogey in a chevy subdivision in the right lane indicate right, then merge left while indicating right instead of taking the right exit.
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Nov 18, 2014 17:48
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The Door Frame posted:If anything, it looks like she could have been reaching down for the indicators or wipers, but both hands are definitely above the dash. Head is forward and focused too. What the hell? Probably on one of those "do not operate machinery when using this drug" prescriptions.
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Nov 18, 2014 17:48
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The Door Frame posted:If anything, it looks like she could have been reaching down for the indicators or wipers, but both hands are definitely above the dash. Head is forward and focused too. What the hell? I think she's looking at her rear view mirror for most of the time. Hard to tell with sunglasses.
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Nov 18, 2014 18:06
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waffle iron posted:I think she's looking at her rear view mirror for most of the time. Hard to tell with sunglasses. Now that you said it, I see it too. She's looking back at that guy walking behind her I think.
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Nov 18, 2014 18:31
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I've had an experience like that. You never know when someone might just be seriously impaired. I was sitting stopped at a light waiting for my turn-left arrow to go green, facing an old lady in an SUV who was doing the same thing in the opposite direction. She started inching forward through the intersection at me, staring directly at me. She just kept inching forward and I started honking my horn at her cause she was getting close to my front end. When I honked, she actually sped up a bit. I was waving my arms like crazy and eventually figured out that honking was making her speed up, so I stopped honking. I had to throw it in reverse and go back a few car lengths, she ended up in or past where I was sitting before. Eventually she stopped and seemed to realize she had passed her turn, but never showed any sign she saw me (dead straight in front of her, our bumpers only a few feet apart). She stared straight ahead at me the whole time. She then indicated right and slowly merged into the traffic that was passing her, cutting off some people who in turn honked at her. I kept on going on my way to work like normal, kinda stunned by the whole thing. In retrospect I wish I had called the police cause that person was clearly either blind or had almost totally lost their cognitive abilities.
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Nov 18, 2014 20:07
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Well it happened again this morning, an idiot came to a complete stop where the onramp meets the interstate. Luckily I recognized the classic warning signs (decelerating to 30 mph on the onramp, braking constantly) and had given him plenty of room so I could just go around him and get into the open right lane of the interstate at 60 or so. I looked back and he was still sitting there waiting on a semi that was pretty far away, now with 3 cars sitting behind him. Why.
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Nov 19, 2014 16:19
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beejay posted:Well it happened again this morning, an idiot came to a complete stop where the onramp meets the interstate. Luckily I recognized the classic warning signs (decelerating to 30 mph on the onramp, braking constantly) and had given him plenty of room so I could just go around him and get into the open right lane of the interstate at 60 or so. I looked back and he was still sitting there waiting on a semi that was pretty far away, now with 3 cars sitting behind him. Why. I was coming off the highway last weekend and a guy in a modified, lowered Camry came to a complete stop in the merge. He was then immediately obliterated by a gently overloaded Ram 3500 that was tailgating him off the road and checking cross-traffic for a merge opportunity. It would be nice to go a full year without having to fill out a witness form for one of these. It's too bad that in my province 100% blame automatically goes to the rear-ending vehicle because as far as I'm concerned the Camry should be buying the Ram a new grille. e: I'm pretty sure I know the guy who owns the Camry, in retrospect. I met him at the paint shop when he was getting it repaired from a rear-ending and I was getting a fender sprayed. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 16:34 on Nov 19, 2014 |
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Nov 19, 2014 16:29
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Seat Safety Switch posted:...I met him at the paint shop when he was getting it repaired from a rear-ending... Gee, I wonder how that happened? The worst is where there is a clear and open merge lane, but NOBODY USES IT. I live near the northern extension of rt 128 in Massachusetts, which is a very old highway with very short or non-existent merge lanes and extremely poor visibility for cars using them. There are however two onramps with generous 1/4 mile or longer merge lanes, and nobody ever uses them. They all get to the end of the ramp and stop to wait for a gap in the travel lane. I guess they're so used to all of the exits with no merge lanes that they don't even see it, but it's crazy.
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Nov 19, 2014 18:21
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It would be nice to go a full year without having to fill out a witness form for one of these. It's too bad that in my province 100% blame automatically goes to the rear-ending vehicle because as far as I'm concerned the Camry should be buying the Ram a new grille. It's too bad our province is filled with people who have no loving clue how to drive, too. Nearly got hit in a crosswalk again yesterday afternoon. Like, seriously, how does this keep loving happening? Don't turn through a crosswalk if there's someone in it: very simple and logical. I wasn't even trying to cross on the "blinking hand" portion of the signal either (which is a rude, ignorant thing for pedestrians to do).
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Nov 19, 2014 18:24
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PT6A posted:It's too bad our province is filled with people who have no loving clue how to drive, too. Nearly got hit in a crosswalk again yesterday afternoon. Like, seriously, how does this keep loving happening? Don't turn through a crosswalk if there's someone in it: very simple and logical. I wasn't even trying to cross on the "blinking hand" portion of the signal either (which is a rude, ignorant thing for pedestrians to do). X marks the pedwalk.
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Nov 19, 2014 18:37
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Disgruntled Bovine posted:Gee, I wonder how that happened? Speaking of 128, I was getting on 95S/128 at the North Ave entrance ramp in Wakefield last night and some loving dipshit pulled this nonsense on me... ACCELERATE, SHITHEEL, YOU ARE SCREWING ME OVER TOO.  The lane wasn't even busy, there was plenty of space.They flipped me off as I passed them to maintain speed so I wouldn't get creamed. Apparently it's my fault they have absolutely no idea how to drive on highways and should stick to driveways and surface roads.
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Nov 19, 2014 18:48
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PT6A posted:It's too bad our province is filled with people who have no loving clue how to drive, too. Nearly got hit in a crosswalk again yesterday afternoon. Like, seriously, how does this keep loving happening? Don't turn through a crosswalk if there's someone in it: very simple and logical. I wasn't even trying to cross on the "blinking hand" portion of the signal either (which is a rude, ignorant thing for pedestrians to do). Depends on the timing of the signal. I know of a number of signals locally that will have a two-second "go" for pedestrians when the lights changes - *if* you've hit the ped-crossing-button. (Spokane, WA) Couple of 'em are crossing a 4-lane (plus center turn lane, plus wide goddamn shoulders so 6-lane size) through streets. If the thing goes to blinking red before you can get across the second lane, yeah, I'm not running back to try again next cycle. Way too many rear end in a top hat peds here don't even worry about such things as "signals" or "crosswalks", though, and just wander across wherever/whenever they feel like it. (I do that poo poo too  except I make sure traffic is clear first. 'cause I'm an rear end in a top hat, just not *that* kind of rear end in a top hat.)
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Nov 19, 2014 19:00
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Out walking the dog the other day and I was nearly taken out by an oblivious woman who was driving a corrolla. The crosswalks around here have orange flags with them that you carry from one end to another. Basically to let others know that you are crossing. So I'm standing at this corner and across the street the cars start to stop for me. Well I cant cross yet because here comes Mrs. Herf Derf who, while looking at me waving the flag in front of her, she just blows on by at 40mph nearly taking me and my dog out. The people across the street were just as shocked as me. gently caress people, pay attention.
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Nov 19, 2014 20:58
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I've never heard of such a thing but I can definitely get behind the idea. An anti-car weapon is exactly what I need when crossing the street. They should be made of iron and lead, though. (not being sarcastic)
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Nov 19, 2014 21:16
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Heh one day in Indiana (ugh) I waited for the walk sign and as I stepped off the curb this chick comes flying around the corner, didn't stop, didn't look. I jumped out of her path and screamed/yelped at her that she nearly hit me. Her response? She turned around in her seat and flashed the peace sign at me and kept driving.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:21
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Zamboni Apocalypse posted:Depends on the timing of the signal. I know of a number of signals locally that will have a two-second "go" for pedestrians when the lights changes - *if* you've hit the ped-crossing-button. (Spokane, WA) Couple of 'em are crossing a 4-lane (plus center turn lane, plus wide goddamn shoulders so 6-lane size) through streets. If the thing goes to blinking red before you can get across the second lane, yeah, I'm not running back to try again next cycle. Oh yeah, I specifically meant people who will enter the crosswalk when the hand is flashing -- the flashing hand means that you should continue to cross if in the crosswalk, but are not to start crossing. A moot point, as in this case, I had both entered the crosswalk with the walk sign displayed, and almost been hit while it was still active.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:21
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Can we make those orange flags single-shot paintball guns so we can tag the idiots who try to kill us? Something acrylic for paint would do, I think.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:23
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Beach Bum posted:Can we make those orange flags single-shot paintball guns so we can tag the idiots who try to kill us? Something acrylic for paint would do, I think. One of my "stuck in bumper to bumper traffic" daydreams has long been some kind of laser etching system that allows me to write warnings into the fenders of people driving like idiots. Paint seems like a safer, less destructive option. But usually safe and non-damaging is not something I'm interested in during rush hour.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:27
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I'm sure you can unobtrusively fit the mechanism from an automatic paintball gun behind a grille or in a bumper. Hell, you could probably make it vacuum-powered or something, too.
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Nov 19, 2014 21:29
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atomicthumbs posted:I'm sure you can unobtrusively fit the mechanism from an automatic paintball gun behind a grille or in a bumper. Hell, you could probably make it vacuum-powered or something, too. I have a hilarious book at home (I'm wasting time at work. shut up I know), Rolling Thunder. It includes lovely suggestions regarding attaching or creating various weaponry for your car, the part about guns (  ) and strings might provide some useful advice for a paintball gun.
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The problem is subtlety. Nearby drivers are gonna identify you really fast if a paintball spews from your grille. Even if they fail to notice that, the collection of police reports along your daily commute will tell them exactly where to look for the offender. Then it's just a matter of time.
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