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CannonFodder posted:Go home Dasher, you're drunk More like Blitzed-en
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nm posted:That also almost happened because people kept turning left in front of the family. There does not appear to be a protected left there, so they're all being assholes as well, and stranded them in the intersection, increasing their danger. They might not have noticed them until it was too late because they had no expectations of pedestrians because there's no crosswalk there at all. Intersections like that you're supposed to cross to the side that has an actual crosswalk with a crosswalk sign to tell you when it's safe, otherwise you're just jaywalking. The irony being that if she had crossed on the protected side without cross-traffic to hit that red light runner, they'd all be dead right now.
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Oct 25, 2019 15:43
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Wasabi the J posted:More like Blitzed-en And Prancing across.
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Oct 25, 2019 16:21
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davebo posted:They might not have noticed them until it was too late because they had no expectations of pedestrians because there's no crosswalk there at all. Intersections like that you're supposed to cross to the side that has an actual crosswalk with a crosswalk sign to tell you when it's safe, otherwise you're just jaywalking. The irony being that if she had crossed on the protected side without cross-traffic to hit that red light runner, they'd all be dead right now.
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Oct 25, 2019 16:47
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Ahh my bad, didn't look like there were in the video.
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Oct 25, 2019 18:10
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LloydDobler posted:The meth heads around here don't even try to siphon anymore, the cars all have anti-siphon valves. They just find a high clearance vehicle, punch a hole in the gas tank and put a bucket under it. And if the truck has more gas than their bucket can hold they just leave and let it run out on the ground. The work trucks in my work business park have all been hit like that multiple times. The owners are furious but other than install cameras there's not much they can do. Maybe bolt on some plate to make the thieves move on to a different vehicle or something. Or build parking guards like a wood box that they park on or something. Fill your gas tank with bees
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Oct 25, 2019 19:28
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Been a while but I saw a bad one today. Going down the highway with my brother and he gets next to this SUV that is just gunning it. As it passes I see something out of the corner of my eye and when we catch up a while later, yep. The driver is breastfeeding a kid. gently caress me, what if you get in an accident? What if you have to switch and loving rear-end someone with a suckling baby between you and the airbag. gently caress gently caress gently caress gently caress
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Oct 26, 2019 05:44
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sleepy.eyes posted:Been a while but I saw a bad one today. Going down the highway with my brother and he gets next to this SUV that is just gunning it. As it passes I see something out of the corner of my eye and when we catch up a while later, yep. Extra crumple zone imo. Better have an heir and a spare as they say.
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Oct 26, 2019 13:16
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sleepy.eyes posted:Been a while but I saw a bad one today. Going down the highway with my brother and he gets next to this SUV that is just gunning it. As it passes I see something out of the corner of my eye and when we catch up a while later, yep. A few years ago an eight month pregnant woman and her unborn child died in an easily survivable accident because quelle surprise, no seatbelt. People, man.
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Oct 26, 2019 20:47
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Proud Christian Mom posted:A few years ago an eight month pregnant woman and her unborn child died in an easily survivable accident because quelle surprise, no seatbelt. Even wearing a seatbelt while pregnant has issues.. if the belt is over their belly and car rams something, baby is gonna get garroted by the seat belt. I'm not saying don't wear a seat belt, but there's definitely education that needs to happen for expecting moms.
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Oct 26, 2019 20:54
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So I just moved to a new apartment which is within walking distance of work (and cuts out my 40 mile rush hour commute) and my first night here my impression is I have moved onto the road where people do stupid things. Once the sun goes down every 30-45 minutes I hear a car or motorcycle blasting down the road at a thousand miles an hour and/or with a fartblaster muffler. I mean makes sense, you get off the interstate and once you get past the convention center, Amazon warehouse and the apartment complex I'm in there's gently caress-all for about 3-4 miles on a nearly empty, divided 4-lane road until you hit a regional highway. The biggest thing is the highschool which is not likely to have anyone there at 11 PM on a Saturday night.
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Oct 27, 2019 04:51
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I thought correct belting when pregnant was common knownl..... I can't even type that out with a straight face.
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Oct 27, 2019 09:00
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MrOnBicycle posted:I thought correct belting when pregnant was common knownl..... I can't even type that out with a straight face. Don't you just get the lap belt under the baby? How is that not just intuitively obvious?
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Beach Bum posted:Don't you just get the lap belt under the baby? How is that not just intuitively obvious? Welcome to America.
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Oct 27, 2019 13:59
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"I sleep in a racing car. I also drive in a racing car." Sorrry for the lovely FB link
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Oct 27, 2019 23:49
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https://twitter.com/MeghanKDKA/status/1188789368900726789
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Oct 28, 2019 16:28
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Now just need a FSD Tesla to deliver the finishing blow.
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Oct 28, 2019 16:36
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Aww it really tried to be the flyer
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Oct 28, 2019 22:44
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A rounding error in the big scheme of things, but I saw a VW Up! yesterday with a very nice set of Thule Aerobars fitted... backwards.
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Oct 29, 2019 05:45
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bolind posted:A rounding error in the big scheme of things, but I saw a VW Up! yesterday with a very nice set of Thule Aerobars fitted... backwards. I know a fellow kayaker that installed those bars backward. He's seen a bunch of examples of correctly installed bars on other cars hauling kayaks. I asked him how he missed that in the manual. Blank stare is all the answer that I got.
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Oct 29, 2019 06:14
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This is, I believe, the impact that actually finally got them to raise the bridge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqOl5VgSem4 It looks like it squishes down under the safety bar, and then smacks into the bridge itself enough to move it
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Oct 29, 2019 06:22
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Javid posted:This is, I believe, the impact that actually finally got them to raise the bridge: just gonna let a hoe do them like that, ok
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Oct 29, 2019 12:52
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I would GTA stunt jump the poo poo out of that thing.
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Oct 29, 2019 14:27
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Had a dude nearly road rage at me because I didn't stop for him and yield as he was... backing out of a parking space. Where the gently caress do these people learn the rules of the road? Granted it was not excellent defensive driving on my part, but I was more concerned with the person in front of me and the pedestrian who I legally had to give way to, rather than the person backing out who needs to give way to other traffic.
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Oct 29, 2019 22:29
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I had a guy threaten to run me over for not yielding to him as he put his car in reverse out a few months ago. People get mad about stupid poo poo, they know drat well who has right of way.
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Oct 29, 2019 22:41
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Like what do you even say to that? “I’m sorry you nearly backed into me?”
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Oct 29, 2019 23:09
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I give any rear end in a top hat on the road my best beauty queen wave with a dumb smile. It should be completely inoffensive but it causes even more rage.
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Oct 29, 2019 23:32
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xzzy posted:I give any rear end in a top hat on the road my best beauty queen wave with a dumb smile. It should be completely inoffensive but it causes even more rage. Nah, I parked and then he followed me and started a conversation. I didn’t even realise it was the same guy because “drove past a car backing up, which stopped and gave way as legally required” is not something that seemed out of the ordinary or worth worrying about. But apparently it upset him considerably.
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Oct 29, 2019 23:38
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PT6A posted:Like what do you even say to that? Nothing. Get the darkest legal tints you can, wear sunglasses, don’t be in a rush, and never egg a motherfucker on.
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Oct 30, 2019 00:11
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I legit thought it was some random person perhaps having noticed something wrong with my car or whatever, or else I’d not have talked with him. He didn’t seem crazy, just really stupid.
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Oct 30, 2019 00:32
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So what'd you tell him?
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Oct 30, 2019 02:48
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TotalLossBrain posted:So what'd you tell him? Basically, "Sorry you feel I was in the wrong, but I don't know what to tell you beyond 'you need to give way when reversing,' I hope you have a good day from here on out." I think he probably just freaked himself out because he wasn't paying attention and he can't deal with blaming himself for his own mistake.
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Oct 30, 2019 04:00
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PT6A posted:I think he probably just freaked himself out because he wasn't paying attention and he can't deal with blaming himself for his own mistake.
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Oct 30, 2019 17:00
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Krakkles posted:This is 98% of road rage, to be honest. Yeah, everyone fucks up while driving once in a while. The sane people just own up to it and move on, the insane people make a whole scene out if it.
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Oct 30, 2019 17:09
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Yeah...one of those hopefully someone sane knows when to call it quits and move on. Maybe he had a bad day, needed to visit someone in a hospital or whatever. My failure is giving too much credit to the human race.
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Oct 30, 2019 17:47
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PT6A posted:Had a dude nearly road rage at me because I didn't stop for him and yield as he was... backing out of a parking space. Well technically, this isn't the rules of the road, it's the rules of the parking lot. That being said, people backing out of a parking spot actually have the right of way because they do not have the visibility to necessarily see all oncoming traffic if they're sandwiched between other cars. I learned this when some idiot backed out of a Starbucks parking space into my wife's stationary car, and the cops and insurance company informed me as such. Of course this doesn't count if the offender is a complete loving moron and backs into a stationary car, but more-so if someone rams a car backing out of a parking spot. Then I learned it again when the EXACT SAME loving THING happened again at a church parking lot. I watched a senile old lady who could barely remember how to unlock the car, walk up to it, get in, start it up, and back straight into me without even looking in her mirrors. The whole time I didn't even move because I was waiting in a line of traffic. She backed straight into my door so I couldn't get out. Then took off into oncoming traffic. Skipped a median and just stopped at an intersection with no stop sign or traffic signal staring straight ahead.
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Oct 30, 2019 19:16
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I love the back-up camera on my car for that reason, that and people like to go flying down the parking lot aisles so any extra visibility while backing up is hugely important.
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Oct 30, 2019 19:18
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Man, I need to buy a Tesla.
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Oct 30, 2019 19:25
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Well technically, this isn't the rules of the road, it's the rules of the parking lot. Am I being woooshed here?
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Am I being woooshed here? I was writing up a post about how cops are a generally unreliable source on law, and how it's likely the insurance company was bullshitting to dodge a claim, but I deleted it as I wasn't going to bother to look up a source for the second claim. Edit: I dragged myself over to google and dug this up: https://www.ameriprise.com/auto-home-insurance/aah/learning-center/auto/safe-driving/how-to-avoid-parking-lot-accidents/ posted:A driver backs out of a space, into an oncoming car – Because both vehicles are moving, each driver may hold some responsibility. But, the driver in the traffic lane has the right of way. The driver who is backing out is responsible for waiting until it is safe to back out. The driver backing out is likely to be deemed primarily at fault in this parking lot accident. TL;DR Don't trust cops or your insurance company. Beach Bum fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Oct 30, 2019 |
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