NationStates Jolt Archive

On the subject of driving, what bad habits really butter your toast?


Mine would be:Winter tailgaters. For the love of pete, back the heck off. There's 3 inches on the road and you have to act like a 'roid. :mad:

Londoners - they always try to run me over. Drivers are so much nicer outside of London.

people driving 3 inches up your ass, full stop.

i mean, why? :confused:
are they gonna get anywhere faster? no. so why do it? :headbang:


that, and people who drive less than 70 on the motorway... i usually go about 80-90 but some fuckers go at like 60... why? :confused:
(apart from the law, but fuck it)

For some odd reason, I enter a Zen-like state of calm when I'm driving. Nothing pisses me off. Even when I meet some psycho overtaking around a corner and heading straight towards me I'm like: "Wow, this idiot is going to kill me. Nothing to get excited about."

For some odd reason, I enter a Zen-like state of calm when I'm driving. Nothing pisses me off. Even when I meet some psycho overtaking around a corner and heading straight towards me I'm like: "Wow, this idiot is going to kill me. Nothing to get excited about."

I always like to think that if they try to tailgate me on black ice, the only charred remains they'll find that day will have a can of Busch Beer on top of it.

Tailgaters.

Especially when their vehicle is twice the size of yours and takes up the whole rearview mirror.

people who swerve three lanes in one fell swoop to get off the highway cutting off at least two people in the process, and occationally causing accidents just so they can pass just one more person before their exit and get there five seconds sooner.

Also, people who go the speed limit in the left lane even though they're not only not passing anyone, but they're being passed on the right. (Or vice versa in the UK.)

Also, people who never use their turn signals.

Also, people who don't seem to be able to figure out which one is the brake pedal and which is the accelorator pedal.

Also, people who cut me off and make me slam on my brakes to get down to their speed.

Also, people who pull in front of me going faster than I am, and then slam on their brakes.

And I'll put in a vote of agreement on the tailgating thing.

Tailgaters.
People who don't signal.
People who signal a second before they turn.
People who use cell phones while driving.
People who put make-up on while driving.
People who get head while driving (just because I'm envious).
Anyone driving a SUV or Van they don't know how to drive?

women drivers.

I drive really slow in the ultra-fast lane
While people behind me are going insane.

I park my car in handicapped spaces
While handicapped people make handicapped faces

I'M AN ASSHOLE
Dennis Leary - Asshole song

Tailgaters.
People who don't signal.
People who signal a second before they turn.
People who use cell phones while driving.
People who put make-up on while driving.
People who get head while driving (just because I'm envious).
Anyone driving a SUV or Van they don't know how to drive?
Yes!

And in addition:

People who overtake others although they are last in row while the first guy behind the truck is simply waiting for a good chance.
People who overtake in areas where that's definitely dangerous (curves etc.).
People who don't know where their cars end (and end up in a 90° angle in a parking space. Idiots!).
Excessive speeding but especially when the weather conditions should let to reconsider that urge. The road's frozen, it's snowing - why would you want to end up wrapped around a tree? Or in a head-on collision?

Anyway - I'm saving money to either a) buy me a tank or b) Audi A8 à la James Bond. Grrrr.

Edit: "A-S-S-H-O-L-E! Everybody!!!" :D

Tailgaters
People who cut you off and go below the speed limit when you CAN'T pass them
People who don't look before they start out of an exit
People who don't shut off their high beams when you approach
People who drive through a school bus's flashing red lights (which is against state law here in Maryland

If you see the big VW symbol in your mirror, you're going too slow.

You see the curtains on the small windows? Means I can't see you. Do you think it's wise to sit just off my rear corner?

When the road goes up hill, it splits into two lanes. I go into the right hand lane to allow you to go into the left lane to pass me because a vintage bus is gonna be pokey. You have plenty of time to get by me, so I'm not going to stall my bus stopping at the top of the hill so you can finally go past after riding in my blind spot all the way up the fucking hill...chances are I'm already going 10mph under the speed limit by the time I reach the top of the hill. If you can't get by me in your new Jag, you suck.

And if you failed to take your opportunity to pass me, you can stop riding my bumper. The following will not add horsepower to my van: Riding my bumper, turning on your brights, honking. No matter how earnestly you do those, my van will have the same amount of power.

That being said, do not rush out of nowhere to shove in front of me in traffic. I think I can handle 15mph just fine, and how good do you think my brakes are? Do you really want to take that chance?

If you're going to drive a behemoth in suburbia, the least you can do is learn its turn radius. And accept that you no longer get to park in compact spaces, they're not privliged, they're small, you ass...

People who don't turn their f***ing brights off.

People who will drive slowly, and then speed up as soon as the overtaking lane starts.

Let's see...

-Tailgaters.
-People who apparently bought their car without the "turn signal" option.
-People who drive in the left lane when they aren't passing or going faster than everyone else.
-Semis.
-Semis that drive in anything but the most outside lane.
-People who throw their used cigarette butts out the window.
-People who put on make-up while driving.
-People who are talking on their cell phones.
-Old people driving slow in the middle lanes.
-Women in their huge SUVs with a "Soccer Mom" sticker.
-People who leave their brights on.

However, none compare to the one thing that grates my nerves more than anything else on the road:

Using your foglights as headlights, or using both of them at the same time. I can't fucking stand that.

Aw, screw it, I hate everyone.

Tailgaters.

Especially when their vehicle is twice the size of yours and takes up the whole rearview mirror.

When I had my rediculous boat 92 crown victoria(old police cruiser) I had a laptop hooked into the stereo with winamp and my mp3s (the front was so big I actually had a special table unit to hold it built into the ultrabitch seat and it was still like driving a livingroom sofa) so I would often drive slow to listen to some songs. Now this car is just a solid peace of steel so when some prick in a little foreign peice of trash car made out of tin foil would tailgate me I would dead stop in the road all four tires locked and wait for the ring of insurence money. Unfortunately the little bastard's cars always had better breaks and I never actually got any. But you should see how far back a car will stay when they just came inches from eating a 100 pound steel chrome bumper.

PS - I had six inch duel exaust extentions and a Jolly Roger flying off a steal rod reinforced antenna. God I miss that car.