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EightBit posted:Most of the stop signs in the US should be replaced with roundabouts. In my city there is a roundabout with stop signs  edit: oh, someone already complained about this 
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Apr 21, 2018 06:35
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It's kind of hard to see what happened -- did that white truck hit one of the poles? Did you report that to PG&E? If you want to PM me where you where, I can send it into PG&E as well. I work with them a lot, so they may actually look into it. Given what just happened, I don't think they'd want to take any chances...
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Jun 6, 2018 15:47
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38.243389, -122.465167 I sent it in to my contact at PG&E. Hopefully they already looked into it, but you never know...
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Jun 6, 2018 18:16
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It comes off the trailer, for sure. It looks like they tried to wedge it into the corner with the wheelbarrow.     Yeah, trucks with cargo tend to make me nervous. I don't trust people to property secure their things, and the scene from Final Destination keeps running through my mind whenever I'm behind them.
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Dec 1, 2018 04:30
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sharkytm posted:Ummm... sure they were being an rear end in a top hat and cutting in, but you clearly had time to stop. That one's on you, ticket or not. Haha seriously. At first I was wondering how he got the footage. People merge like that all the time in California. The only time I would ever block someone out is if they’re clearly an rear end in a top hat trying to cut traffic. And even then I’m going to back down from a crash.
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Sep 14, 2019 17:02
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The #3 lane was ending anyway. I rarely drive in the right-most lane because I don’t want to constantly deal with mergers, unless it’s only two lanes. To make up for my lane discipline transgression, I always move out of the way if someone is coming up behind me more quickly, instead of making them “undertake.” That was some A+ footage, though.
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Jan 10, 2020 04:44
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MrOnBicycle posted:I bet you don't drive in Europe then? You'd get ticketed for middle lane hogging. Well personally I am going to adapt my driving to local custom/law. If I were in Germany, for example, I would probably not go into the fast lane at all, unless I had to to pass. Freeways in the US, or at least California, are a free-for-all, though, and you’re just going to get stuck if you only try to pass on the left or adhere to sensible lane discipline. I’m almost always in the #1/“fast lane” going fast(er). If someone comes up behind me, then I pull over for them to pass. If my dog is in the car then I go slower but not slow enough that being in the rightmost lane makes sense. 
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Jan 11, 2020 17:39
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That center “lane” appears to have diagonal yellow stripes in it, so probably not its intended purpose but is instead to accommodate a lane/road taper in one direction, or the left turn lane at the signal in the other direction. I think each state can develop its own standards as long as they comply with federal MUTCD. I’m not a traffic engineer. In California you are allow to cross over double yellows to make a left turn, unless it’s two sets more than 2 feet apart from each other.
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Jan 29, 2020 16:23
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Check this guy out.  edit: here's an imgur link in case that isn't loading. Toe Rag fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Feb 7, 2020 |
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Feb 7, 2020 03:58
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I think you’re thinking of this article. Station wagons are rad, and it’s a shame they don’t seem to make sporty versions for less than 100k. Audi is at least releasing the RS6 Avant in the US but not the RS4, for some reason, or sedan only for the RS3.
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Mar 1, 2020 21:42
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Here, this happened the other day. I'm always amazed when one car will double park next to another car already double parked, but the Lexus making the u-turn and blocking everyone in was next level. https://imgur.com/a/MNEfHnN This also happened today. A guy decided to make a u-turn directly into me.  No video. I had been putting off installing a camera in my personal car, but I guess I will now. He was in the right lane, I was in the left lane (both going north). Not sure what he was expecting.  He had backed up some by the time I took that picture. His car  My car  Sucks. That's my first actual crash. Previously I had just been rear ended while at a stop by someone not paying attention going less than 5mph. I'm pretty sure he was circling for parking, because I saw him 5 minutes later in the exact same spot. v v
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Mar 12, 2020 01:02
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I’m not a traffic engineer but that’s a poorly designed traffic circle IMO. For a two lane circle, the outside lane must exit and the inside lane may exit. That’s not how that circle is designed, though. Assuming the arrows are the same all around, it looks like there are two thru lanes which is how you end up with crisscrossing traffic. People also tend to not signal in traffic circles which adds to the problem. Signal left when staying in the circle, signal right when exiting.
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Jun 29, 2020 04:30
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I don't understand this complaint. Suppose you are in slow-moving traffic on a road (or even lane) that intersects another road; they have a stop sign, and you don't. You don't let people "zipper" in, or will block the intersection preventing turns from the other direction?
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Oct 12, 2020 20:24
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Flint Ironstag posted:Your description is pretty good. I don't even get mad at the person trying to let me in, since they are thinking they are helping. But entering lane 1 blindly when I need to be in lane 3 to make a turn at the light? No, not doing that. Yeah I get that. I would never try to make a left turn in that scenario, just loop around the block or whatever. I tend to leave driveways and such open and let them figure it out. I was confused by what gap you're merging into. Flint Ironstag posted:The gap I saw coming that I was about to merge into? Just disappeared due to the "niceness". Just go with the flow of traffic, don't ruin the flow of traffic by trying to be "polite". At my last place I had to exit my garage directly into a intersection which was frequently blocked with traffic, and I'd always be amazed how often people would see me, then pull up closer to block me out. I'm coming out of my garage, not trying to cut traffic at the last minute. 
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Oct 13, 2020 01:50
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Takes No Damage posted:Heh I didn't even notice the SUV's door opened for a second, though just to educate the truck on proper Zipper Merge etiquette I'm sure I don’t think that’s a zipper merge. Zipper merge is two lanes into one, alternating L-R-L-R. This is two lanes going two different directions, and that’s just someone cutting in at the last minute, unless there is something I don’t see.
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Mar 24, 2021 04:45
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Looking at the pedestrian signal is good (I do this), but you have to know the intersection. Different intersections are different and are signaled differently. Not trying to be snarky, but pedestrian signals are obviously not meant for cars, so I find it a little incredible that a driving test would tell you to use them. It’s just another source of information, like if the intersection isn’t clear, you shouldn’t enter it, even if the light is green!
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Apr 13, 2021 10:05
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Yeah I just came across one of these guys the other day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITADtAoNDrs Good reminder to always stay away from the amateur hauler.
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May 6, 2021 05:17
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The Linux Fairy posted:Saw a good one on my bike today, up on Skyline Blvd just north of Castle Rock. Whenever I see stuff like that, I just hope whoever was driving realizes they aren't very good at it, are grateful they didn't kill anyone, and take up some other hobby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6qto_VlUxk When I first came up on this I thought someone went over the edge, but luckily for them they seemed to have bounced off the guard rail, ripped off their rear passenger wheel, then skidded into the mountain on the other side.
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Jun 4, 2021 00:02
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It looks like one of those lava things from the Mario castles
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Jul 24, 2021 05:59
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mobby_6kl posted:I wouldn't settle for less than $800, personally. $801, Bob
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Feb 15, 2022 04:17
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It’s OK to honk at idiots. The people who honk at traffic jams, though…
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Mar 3, 2022 20:49
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the paradigm shift posted:on the flip side these rules make no sense for bicycles How so? Road rules and regulations exists to create predictability and establish something resembling logic to what would otherwise just be chaos. You can see all the time as 4 way stops how bicycles not following the rules subverts them. Bicycles run stop signs and red lights simply because they don't want to be bothered to build up their speed again. Blowing intersections is not the same as filtering or splitting, where you can (rightly) argue bicycles and motorcycles warrant special consideration. I think there should be a hierarchy with regards to responsibility/liability; those with vehicles which will cause the most damage/harm should be held to higher standards, which they somewhat are (eg requiring a special license vs no license at all), but there should still be consistency regarding the actual rules and how they are applied.
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Mar 4, 2022 19:49
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OBAMNA PHONE posted:https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/1201uun/porsche_macan_tries_to_cut_into_slowing_traffic/ It also looks like he literally turns into the guy lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnO3HXKgPZU This is the road rage version of the GBS goon who burned down his neighbors house for "internet popularity"
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Mar 24, 2023 21:58
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He’s also a child molester 
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Oct 20, 2023 20:30
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