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Horrible Brain Failures? There was a fast section of road where I grew up with a nice sweeping 70mph curve with decent visibility. I came around it one night after being gone all day only to discover that they had scarified the asphalt for repaving and left a ton of loose gravel and stone everywhere. I immediately went sideways after hitting it and did a nice 180 before sliding to a halt. Stayed on the road, though, so call it a win? I was stubborn then, and stupid, this was not my last incident.
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BraveUlysses posted:yeah this is what ive seen too. the only people out driving are the people who already rolled through stop signs and now they're emboldened because there's nobody out there to hit No cop no stop, inshallah
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BraveUlysses posted:yeah this is what ive seen too. the only people out driving are the people who already rolled through stop signs and now they're emboldened because there's nobody out there to hit definitely true, i see tons of people just blowin stop signs, making illegal turns, etc
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:definitely true, i see tons of people just blowin stop signs, making illegal turns, etc One could argue that a significant portion of the people out driving around are the same folks who still think that COVID-19 is a hoax or no worse than the flu, given that they *are* out driving around. So, you know, stupid self-centered assholes.
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Darchangel posted:One could argue that a significant portion of the people out driving around are the same folks who still think that COVID-19 is a hoax or no worse than the flu, given that they *are* out driving around. So, you know, stupid self-centered assholes. true, i never really thought of that.
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Darchangel posted:One could argue that a significant portion of the people out driving around are the same folks who still think that COVID-19 is a hoax or no worse than the flu, given that they *are* out driving around. So, you know, stupid self-centered assholes. Yes, most of us live in the United States.
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Apr 2, 2020 16:12
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I'm on the roads because I'm "essential". But it's funny how the essential employees are being treated as the most disposable as capitalists and politicians are willing to sacrifice our health on our behalf without asking first. Also I was kidding about the speeding thing. I travel 10 over the speed limit and get passed by people do an additional 10-15 faster than I. I also still encounter congestion somehow. It's like this whole state shutdown is just a facade to make people think politicians care about people more than money. um excuse me fucked around with this message at 16:36 on Apr 2, 2020 |
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Midjack posted:Yes, most of us live in the United States. Yes, but my point is that the concentration is higher due to reasonable people staying home and not diluting the stupid, you see? Edit: I do get your meaning, though.
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Apr 2, 2020 16:38
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um excuse me posted:It's like this whole state shutdown is just a facade to make people think politicians care about people more than money. HEY GUYS, POLITICIANS SURE ARE BAD AM I RIGHT?
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Well according to a cop I know, she isn't stopping anyone And another service she talked to said they're not stopping anyone either So it is literally a free-for-all on the highways around here They still position like they were doing radar and stuff but no one is actually chasing anyone to pull them over, apparently Although she had a group of motorcycles give her the finger and sprint away, turn around to do it again, and then burn out doing wheelies I guess now is the time to really be an rear end in a top hat!
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xzzy posted:My wake up moment was pretty early on.. was 18 or 19. It was mid winter up in Alaska so there was a couple inches of packed snow/ice on all the roads. I was cheerfully cruising way too fast through an S section of road when I come around the last corner and see a wall of traffic stopped at a red light. It was physically impossible to stop in time and if I did hit someone it would have been somewhere between 30-40mph. Mine was on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Berkeley. That's a barely two lane winding hilltop road with a really nasty drop on one side. I had taken driver's ed in high school locally, and grizzly Peak featured in several horror stories in that class; including a quadruple fatality accident that involved a car dropping almost straight down through some poor SOB's roof My turn came late one night on my way home from a party with my fiance and best friend in the car. I'd had a couple of beers and hit a joint, so I'm comfortable but not feeling remotely impaired. On the way home I hit a patch of sand on a curve and lost the rear end. I actually remembered my training and turned into the skid. Pointing the front wheels at the guard rail is the scariest thing I've ever done, but it saved our lives. I pulled into the first driveway I came to and just shook for a few minutes.
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The police here in Australia announced they weren't going to do breath testing stations anymore, and then went "uhh, but, umm, we totally trust Australian drivers to be responsible and not take advantage of this", demonstrating they know nothing about Australian drivers.
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mllaneza posted:Mine was on Grizzly Peak Boulevard in Berkeley. That's a barely two lane winding hilltop road with a really nasty drop on one side. I had taken driver's ed in high school locally, and grizzly Peak featured in several horror stories in that class; including a quadruple fatality accident that involved a car dropping almost straight down through some poor SOB's roof hah, i also had my closest-to-death come-to-jesus moment on grizzly peak i was riding a motorcycle when i was still new to the whole thing and outrode my sightlines around a turn with an unexpectedly decreasing radius, and in my stupidity and lack of experience i crossed the yellow line...just as two cars were coming the other direction. i went between them, behind one and in front of the other, with literally inches to spare. didn't hit anything and kept the bike upright until i ran onto the opposite shoulder, then fell over when my legs gave out. one of the drivers got out and screamed at me and i was literally sitting in the dirt going "oh my god, i know, i know, i'm so sorry" don't outride your sight lines
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Apr 3, 2020 02:35
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Blue On Blue posted:Well according to a cop I know, she isn't stopping anyone Two good reasons to stay home then! I'm essential and I'm grateful to earn money right now but boy did I wish I didn't have to. I still see people when I travel to and from work when I'm not at home and it really makes me wonder what traffic could be like if those who didn't need to be in an office weren't or used public transportation or both. Certainly not this nice but definitely better.
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Apr 3, 2020 02:46
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Last page but  Paul
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Memento posted:The police here in Australia announced they weren't going to do breath testing stations anymore, and then went "uhh, but, umm, we totally trust Australian drivers to be responsible and not take advantage of this", demonstrating they know nothing about Australian drivers. Unless you live in NSW. They have caught some corkers though over the last week. .211 analysis and going 45 km/h over the speed limit being one example.
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Apr 3, 2020 10:33
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I think they're still doing random breath testing, just not setting up booze buses.
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Memento posted:The police here in Australia announced they weren't going to do breath testing stations anymore, and then went "uhh, but, umm, we totally trust Australian drivers to be responsible and not take advantage of this", demonstrating they know nothing about Australian drivers. The next Dashcam Owners video is going to be amazing.
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https://i.imgur.com/9HTeAEY.mp4
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That seems overly complicated that collection mechanism
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Who designed that? Rube Goldberg?
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You Am I posted:That seems overly complicated that collection mechanism It's a pretty standard front end loader like you'd find on any tractor or piece of construction equipment (lift/tilt) with an extra cylinder for that side arm and an additional cylinder for the open/close. It's really not that crazy mechanically. Putting it up front makes it easier for the driver to line up, and allows the "helper" to make sure people aren't throwing out illegal/dangerous stuff before it's tossed into the hopper.
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Still, the normal variant here seems to be that you hook the bin onto the rear and it's flipped over and emptied into some sort internal collection mechanism. No overhead lifting, no aligning weird grabbing mechanisms. You need to roll a wheeled bin a few meters, though.
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TacoHavoc posted:It's a pretty standard front end loader like you'd find on any tractor or piece of construction equipment (lift/tilt) with an extra cylinder for that side arm and an additional cylinder for the open/close. It's really not that crazy mechanically. Putting it up front makes it easier for the driver to line up, and allows the "helper" to make sure people aren't throwing out illegal/dangerous stuff before it's tossed into the hopper. The ones in Australia just have a hole in the side and turf the garbage in that way 
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Ours all have the arms on the side of the box and have dual control trucks so the driver just looks out his side window. Suppose the advantage of that one is you can just unhook a few hydraulic lines and drop that contraption off and go back to picking up dumpsters with that truck
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Apr 3, 2020 13:30
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Of all the times to just be happening to film the garbage truck picking up your trash.
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Data Graham posted:Of all the times to just be happening to film the garbage truck picking up your trash. I'm not sure what's more likely - that, or that it's some oddball that films it every time.
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Computer viking posted:I'm not sure what's more likely - that, or that it's some oddball that films it every time. Heh, good point. Never thought of that. But you won't believe how many people are passionate about garbage collection. Our city changed companies and they hosed up quite often and you would have thought it was the end of the world.
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When I moved to NH and there was no town collection you had to hire a private company it was weird. What is extra weird is there are a number of companies and people are passionate about how theirs is the best and all the other suck etc... I don't care as long as my rubbish is collected on the day agreed upon what is your hang up?
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You Am I posted:The ones in Australia just have a hole in the side and turf the garbage in that way drat I want one of those lavender bins now
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You Am I posted:That seems overly complicated that collection mechanism It looks like it's designed to be used with a regular dumpster collection truck. I guess it eliminates the need for multiple styles of truck.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Heh, good point. Never thought of that. Oh man the posts on nextdoor asking about various companies and the complaints are amazing. My neighbor said he kept changing companies and they kept getting bought by the company he originally left. I felt his pain when the exact thing happened to me later that year.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Heh, good point. Never thought of that. I'm in Oslo, Norway - the previous conservative government moved to have a private company collect garbage, and it went off the rails quickly: Not enough people, not enough trucks, illegal contracts, the lot. The incoming liberal governent eventually gave up on having the company sort things out, and moved it back to a county service with county employees. Probably the single largest political mess here for decades; garbage collection is Serious Business.
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StormDrain posted:Oh man the posts on nextdoor asking about various companies and the complaints are amazing. My neighbor said he kept changing companies and they kept getting bought by the company he originally left. I felt his pain when the exact thing happened to me later that year. Here in New England, that's a common business plan. 1. Start garbage company, buy a truck, hire a couple guys. Promise better service than WM, more often collection, lower prices, whatever. 2. Gain contracts, expand to 5-6 trucks and 15 guys. 3. Get bought out by Waste Management, sign a non-compete with a 50 mile radius and 1 year duration. 4. Start new business 51 miles away or diddle yourself for 366 days. 5. Repeat.
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sharkytm posted:Here in New England, that's a common business plan. LOL. Undercutters Wastemen.
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Paying for a hydraulic system (and not maintaining it and having it torch an entire truck) is still cheaper than paying for pensions and medical bills for the hosed up backs of the guys who would have to ride on the back and toss the bins. By a significant margin.
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And if you use skydrol, it won't torch the truck either!
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Someone in the OSHA thread said it was for recycle and it lets the people see what people are putting in the recycle to check for things that definitely can't be recycled which kind of makes sense.
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