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I had some guy in a camaro driving behind me like an rear end in a top hat, backing off and then flooring it and tailgating, it was funny how far back he was by the end of the s-curve onramp. And then of course went by me at 90+ once he actually got onto the highway. I see him driving around town like an idiot all the time too.
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Beach Bum posted:I'm a person you share a road with because I absolutely love teaching shitheads that their land barges or pickup trucks or what have you will absolutely NOT keep up with my old lovely Corolla/Miata/Ninja (the bike is kinda obvious) on the on-ramp as I pull at least a .5g. I love doing this to ratty hosed up ricer crapcans. I scared one badly in my XJ on 235/75R15 mud tires (I think his suspension was loving wrecked with ebay bullshit or cut springs) and do it regularly in my forester rolling on (until a few months ago, when the struts got truly scary and I had to actually drive it as slow in corners as most people do) well used 200k+ mile stock suspension. The one I particularly remember in my XJ was great, I had just finished putting the tires on and went to my normal skidpad cloverleaf to test them out. After a half dozen loops around I pretty much knew where the limits were when a fart cannoned shitbox with crappy HIDs crawled up my rearend going into the ramp, so I just stayed at the limit. I saw a lot of swerving and panic brake dipping and after that I'm not really sure because he was too far back to see around the corner anymore. Got a cellphone G meter app after that and it turns out an XJ on 235/75R15s with otherwise stock suspension will pull drat near 1G lateral if you want it to. I didn't believe it, but some basic math, estimated turn radius from google maps, and my speedo reading corroborated it. note to those concerned: I only played around like this late at night on a mostly empty highway cloverleaf I knew every bump and washboard of by heart. It's boring *and* unsafe if there are too many normals in the way.
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May 27, 2016 00:13
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kastein posted:I love doing this to ratty hosed up ricer crapcans. I scared one badly in my XJ on 235/75R15 mud tires (I think his suspension was loving wrecked with ebay bullshit or cut springs) and do it regularly in my forester rolling on (until a few months ago, when the struts got truly scary and I had to actually drive it as slow in corners as most people do) well used 200k+ mile stock suspension. The one I particularly remember in my XJ was great, I had just finished putting the tires on and went to my normal skidpad cloverleaf to test them out. After a half dozen loops around I pretty much knew where the limits were when a fart cannoned shitbox with crappy HIDs crawled up my rearend going into the ramp, so I just stayed at the limit. I saw a lot of swerving and panic brake dipping and after that I'm not really sure because he was too far back to see around the corner anymore. There's a descending radius 270° off-ramp on my commute that I do this to people on when they're tailgating. The first 100 feet aren't bad, but it tightens in a hurry after that.
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May 27, 2016 00:32
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Not often you get to see this happen http://i.imgur.com/dsZnLM6.webm Very satisfying.
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May 27, 2016 00:54
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Geirskogul posted:See what? White Camaro cruises by the traffic on the shoulder right at the start of the clip, then you see about 1/4 mile down the road a cop lights up from the passing lane and cuts across to the shoulder to follow.
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May 27, 2016 01:52
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Seat Safety Switch posted:I saw a chick a few years ago who was driving a cab-forward VW Eurovan with her left foot up and sticking out of the window while she worked the brake and gas with her right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvgRUa41ULQ
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May 27, 2016 02:49
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Welp. Driving through a parking lot and a bro with the trash bag haircut rolled through a stop sign in front of me. I had no stop and the right of way. He had his phone two inches in front of his face. I honked. He pulled around next to me like he was saying he was sorry so it was ok that he's an idiot. I was just yelling "get off the phone!" He drove away.
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kastein posted:Got a cellphone G meter app after that and it turns out an XJ on 235/75R15s with otherwise stock suspension will pull drat near 1G lateral if you want it to. I didn't believe it, but some basic math, estimated turn radius from google maps, and my speedo reading corroborated it. I was surprised to see the torque app register 0.98g when I was on snow tires around a ramp with nice smooth pavement. They're low on tread and snow tires have a softer compound so I guess it's possible. Tonight I got to follow a guy to the interstate who kept accelerating hard and then randomly braking down a straight street with green lights. Then he got up to a whole 40mph by the end of the onramp.
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As for my weekly bitch about phone use while driving, this thing in the article below gives me a slight glimmer of hope that some police and politicians in North America are actually serious about enforcing statutes regarding phone use while driving (and even while in traffic/at lights...) beyond all their posturing over it. I really do hope that and the textalizer (or whatever its called) get pushed out nationwide...and if suburban/rural PDs can go on shopping sprees for full body armour, MP5s, and Bearcats with federal gov homeland security grants then surely they can afford a few of these even though theres not much revenue $$$ in handing out phone use fines as of now is most of the country. Also such a system for catching people might be able to send fines without pulling the driver over, much like how you would get a fine in the mail for running through a toll booth and not paying or of course the dreaded GATSO...and that would make the enforcement much more productive and people might *gasp* think before they reach for their phone out because the eye in the sky may be watching. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/distracted-driving-texting-scopes-bc-1.3586268 Last week while in traffic i had a girl directly behind me who looked like they were shooting themselves for Vogue for the 10min straight they were behind me as they were posing and shooting themselves from very possible angle, dancing and bobbing up and down, while appearing to be speaking to somebody at the same time. i got excited when i spotted a  on foot at the bottom of the offramp on the road we would be turning onto who appeared to be watching cars slowly going by who i had assumed may have been looking for such people but i guess the eagle eyed patrolman totally failed to spot Naomi Campbell in the Kia behind me to hand her a $100 slap on the wrist (or verbal warning if it was a first timer or tears started flowing) so who knows wtf they were doing besides of course collecting $43/hr overtime for doing a traffic detail while sucking down a large dunkin donuts coffee because police details save lives or something. oops didnt mean to go on another rant but that poo poo just comes out so easily after the morning drive into work.im pretty sure that scene made me a symphorophiliac...shame on whoever doesnt appreciate that film for what it is. Beach Bum posted:I'm a person you share a road with because I absolutely love teaching shitheads that their land barges or pickup trucks or what have you will absolutely NOT keep up with my old lovely Corolla/Miata/Ninja (the bike is kinda obvious) on the on-ramp as I pull at least a .5g. oh yeah guilty as charged...and the Fiesta ST is such a great car for pulling off this little trick too especially when its somebody tailgating you or trying to show off their vehicular superiority (and trucks are the best prey of course for obvious reasons) since 95% of those on the road see it as just another subcompact econobox (unlike say a Miata or FR-S which of course look like sports cars)...until you have an opening and you suddenly come to life and proceed to smoke an offramp like a 911 and they well idk because they usually arent there anymore. Much more fun than anything i could possibly be doing on my phone imho... Mariana Horchata fucked around with this message at 15:27 on May 27, 2016 |
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May 27, 2016 15:03
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Wow, people in my city really, really, REALLY don't know how to use roundabouts. There is no traffic in any part of the roundabout, you needn't stop at the entrance! It's especially noticeable after seeing how comparatively free-flowing roundabouts are in Europe, where people understand how the gently caress to use them properly.
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May 27, 2016 18:35
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PT6A posted:Wow, people in my city really, really, REALLY don't know how to use roundabouts. There is no traffic in any part of the roundabout, you needn't stop at the entrance! Don't you have multiple signs explaining how a roundabout works? Here, we have signs indicating a roundabout is ahead, signs indicating which lane goes where, even more signs indicating who has to yield to whom, and "one way" signs in the roundabout so you don't go the wrong way.   Of course, every other intersection in the area is controlled by stop lights, so any time you gain having a roundabout is wiped out a few hundred feet down the road where you have to stop for a red.
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May 27, 2016 18:46
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Uthor posted:Don't you have multiple signs explaining how a roundabout works? Here, we have signs indicating a roundabout is ahead, signs indicating which lane goes where, even more signs indicating who has to yield to whom, and "one way" signs in the roundabout so you don't go the wrong way. Same, roundabouts in my area of the US look like they were designed by a committee of insurance experts: "No, it's not clear to all drivers; divide the lanes and add 10 more signs explaining it." Edit: but i suppose if they didn't then this thread would be even busier
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May 27, 2016 18:49
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Uthor posted:Don't you have multiple signs explaining how a roundabout works? Here, we have signs indicating a roundabout is ahead, signs indicating which lane goes where, even more signs indicating who has to yield to whom, and "one way" signs in the roundabout so you don't go the wrong way. my local rotary in Massachusetts just got a similar make-over getting expanded, repaved, most importantly with new lane markings added (but no additional signage as of yet since its still under construction) for the first time that seem to indicate two lanes all the way around...its gonna be fun times over the summer as i get to watch everyone around me try to figure it out together as they drive it. ideally the multiple lanes would relieve all the backup during rush hour mostly caused by those who treat yield signs as stop signs and are too timid to pull out in front of an approaching car 100 ft away. with the way it is now it must be total bedlam around 7-8am during the week with the mass confusion and conflict between everybody's own interpretation regarding how to correctly negotiate the redesigned rotary. theres an awesome smoked hot dog stand adjacent to the 129 rotary and the offramp from 128N where hearing horns honking, yelling, and near-misses has always been part of the scenery/entertainment ...now I definitely think ill stop by over the weekend and eat a linguica while watching the assholes attempt to drive around it (or even attempt to enter it) without crashing into one another while facechatting on their mobile device.
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Uthor posted:Don't you have multiple signs explaining how a roundabout works? Here, we have signs indicating a roundabout is ahead, signs indicating which lane goes where, even more signs indicating who has to yield to whom, and "one way" signs in the roundabout so you don't go the wrong way. Do we ever! Doesn't help. I think there's so much poo poo now that people have to stop to read and comprehend all the loving signs.
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May 27, 2016 22:31
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The sign so nice they posted it twice: https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7129686,-112.1128218,3a,75y,300.15h,83.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1soO7f8_a82X0drxWKuhy9aw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Mariana Horchata posted:my local rotary in Massachusetts just got a similar make-over getting expanded, repaved, most importantly with new lane markings added (but no additional signage as of yet since its still under construction) for the first time that seem to indicate two lanes all the way around...its gonna be fun times over the summer as i get to watch everyone around me try to figure it out together as they drive it. ideally the multiple lanes would relieve all the backup during rush hour mostly caused by those who treat yield signs as stop signs and are too timid to pull out in front of an approaching car 100 ft away. with the way it is now it must be total bedlam around 7-8am during the week with the mass confusion and conflict between everybody's own interpretation regarding how to correctly negotiate the redesigned rotary. theres an awesome smoked hot dog stand adjacent to the 129 rotary and the offramp from 128N where hearing horns honking, yelling, and near-misses has always been part of the scenery/entertainment ...now I definitely think ill stop by over the weekend and eat a linguica while watching the assholes attempt to drive around it (or even attempt to enter it) without crashing into one another while facechatting on their mobile device. You better be talking about Freds Franks. Super schnurble is love, super schnurble is life. My crew from work occasionally goes there for lunch.
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Mariana Horchata posted:oh yeah guilty as charged...and the Fiesta ST is such a great car for pulling off this little trick too especially when its somebody tailgating you or trying to show off their vehicular superiority (and trucks are the best prey of course for obvious reasons) since 95% of those on the road see it as just another subcompact econobox (unlike say a Miata or FR-S which of course look like sports cars)...until you have an opening and you suddenly come to life and proceed to smoke an offramp like a 911 and they well idk because they usually arent there anymore. Much more fun than anything i could possibly be doing on my phone imho... I stopped doing that years ago when the guy trying to keep up with me crashed. I, being a lazy bastard, would often times not bother taking the R-comp tires off my car (99 Mustang Cobra) when I had an autocross (since I had a company car to drive too). One day I was driving down HWY 89 on the east side of Glacier Park in Montana when some dude in a slightly raised older GMC pickup (older in 2000 when this happened) didn't think I was going fast enough (in a nice straight stretch where I was just cruising along enjoying myself) so he passed me and then promptly slowed down, presumably to annoy me. There is a passing lane just before the road goes into mega-curvy section, where I really liked to enjoy my drive, so I passed him. He did his best to prevent this by flooring it of course. Into the curves, I was just having a wonderful time, but noticed that pickup-man was doing his damnedest to keep up with me, and while I was staying in my lane, he was all over the road, clearly driving way beyond his or the vehicles ability (probably both). I thought this was pretty drat funny, since I wasn't having any problems at all, so I made sure not to take off and get out of his sight. This was incredibly entertaining, right up until he put the right side tires into the gravel, went sideways, caught a rock, and rolled it. I've done my best since then to not drive in a way that I have a reasonably good idea will goad another driver into trying to exceed his/her ability or car's ability in corners, even though I fully admit that it can be a great deal of fun. Also, driving on the highway with R-comps is a really good way to get rear-ended if you get into the ABS while braking and some retard in an SUV is following too close. They are however, really nice to have if you come around a corner and see a grizzly bear in middle of your lane so have to do an emergency lane change at speed.
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carry on then posted:The sign so nice they posted it twice: I hate that interchange, just because nobody in this area has the slightest loving clue how to deal with roundabouts.
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May 28, 2016 04:49
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The Locator posted:I've done my best since then to not drive in a way that I have a reasonably good idea will goad another driver into trying to exceed his/her ability or car's ability in corners, even though I fully admit that it can be a great deal of fun. Don't drive here. In the winter I routinely watch guys try to follow my car's line and speed despite not having studded winter tires or a clear view of the corner. I probably couldn't go slow enough to keep some of those people out of the ditch, and I am definitely not a fast or skilled driver.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Don't drive here. In the winter I routinely watch guys try to follow my car's line and speed despite not having studded winter tires or a clear view of the corner. Well, that's a little different than what I was talking about. Just driving at your own comfortable speed is fine and dandy, and I do it all the time. In my example, I could have easily gotten enough separation that he couldn't even see me, long before he wrecked, but I chose not to because his trying to keep up with me was entertaining to me. If I could do that sequence over again, I'd have just taken off and left him. In theory he'd have backed off and not wrecked, although it's possible he still would have. I just choose not to play the cloverleaf exit game with people where I'm intentionally trying to see if they'll follow my speed when I'm pretty sure their car isn't capable of it. I'm probably just really bad at explaining what I mean.
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The Locator posted:I hate that interchange, just because nobody in this area has the slightest loving clue how to deal with roundabouts. I have a theory that who ever put a dumbbell interchange there just wanted to demonstrate what happens when it breaks down due to idiots.
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carry on then posted:I have a theory that who ever put a dumbbell interchange there just wanted to demonstrate what happens when it breaks down due to idiots. The traffic engineering equivalent of "Hold my beer and watch this!".
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May 28, 2016 05:00
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Any lesson where the guy doesn't die/ruin their life is a lesson well taught. We drat well know that nature isn't nearly as forgiving as people are.
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Uber/Lyft drivers are the absolute worse drivers out there. Yes, please, come to a stop at both of these green lights.
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The Locator posted:Well, that's a little different than what I was talking about. Just driving at your own comfortable speed is fine and dandy, and I do it all the time. I wouldn't feel bad about this. It's their fault for letting their egos goad them into doing stupid poo poo.
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DEAR RICHARD posted:Uber/Lyft drivers are the absolute worse drivers out there. Yes, please, come to a stop at both of these green lights. I had a lyft driver in Portland go down a one way, drove off a curb going about 20 and then tried to drop me off about a block away because he didn't want to have to loop around due to the one way. They did give me a refund though.
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Some 600 pound rear end in a top hat is laying on the horn because I won't vacate my Primo parking spot. I was sitting here because I was responding to an urgent text from a co-worker. Now, I'm sitting here making this post because it is really fun to annoy fat fucks. Also, this wheel is something you share the road with. 
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nitrogen posted:Some 600 pound rear end in a top hat is laying on the horn because I won't vacate my Primo parking spot. I don't mind someone creeping their car 3 feet behind me all the way to my parking spot, but jesus christ back the gently caress off when I get there. You're not gonna get my spot if you won't give me any room to get out of it.
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nitrogen posted:Some 600 pound rear end in a top hat is laying on the horn because I won't vacate my Primo parking spot. Just get back out of the car and walk to somewhere else and see what happens.
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As I was leaving church, a woman eating a popsicle with one hand barreled her SUV in through the exit only and down the wrong way through the parking lot after briefly swerving out of the way to avoid hitting me.
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Had to yell at my Dad about reversing down an onramp to avoid a traffic jam again today. The guy is only in his early 60s. I fear for his safety and that of those around him when he gets really old. I might legitimately need to steal his license because he is a stubborn cuss and thinks he is always a safe driver.
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Bovril Delight posted:I had a lyft driver in Portland go down a one way, drove off a curb going about 20 and then tried to drop me off about a block away because he didn't want to have to loop around due to the one way. I live in Portland. This is 100% accurate.
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This regularion size drain nightmare in a busy parkinglot which happens to be in the most immigrant packed part of town Making me wish we shared the roads with the people responsible for not getting it taken care of in over two years since the first report
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MrLonghair posted:This regularion size drain nightmare in a busy parkinglot which happens to be in the most immigrant packed part of town Oh hey, you live in West Michigan as well?  I kid, I have no idea where you live, but that poo poo is all over West Michigan.
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MrLonghair posted:This regularion size drain nightmare in a busy parkinglot which happens to be in the most immigrant packed part of town
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InitialDave posted:I don't get the correlation? I'm guessing they aren't fixing it because the neighborhood is predominantly immigrant.
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