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Driving is Truely a Privilege that Sucks You Know What

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Lifer
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Take note kids - your perception on driving changes as you get older.

I just got a stupid careless driving ticket, one that could likely be dismissed if I took a online defensive driving course. Though this tipped me off on how crappy and truly aggravating owning a car could be and put me in a deep but erratic state of thought.

One -- it's expensive -- Everywhere you go with it, especially in Jersey, people want your god damn money because you have it. Parking? 15 an hour easily. Parking not in a private garage that won't charge you dearly in the major cities around me will get you toed, booted, and fined. Tolls -- FU -- I wish I could paddle the Hudson with a row boat and paddle with my middle fingers extended. Going to a School? Best be sure to shell out a huge amount of money for a parking permit.

Two -- traffic laws are ludicrous -- don't use your turn signal less than 100 feet before turning is points and fine (and you better count those god damn feet), squeak your tires is careless (aside from burning rubber which I agree is reckless), license plate holder from dealership obscured the plate is a fine, and basically every law ever written and seen enforced -- and you should visit a traffic law forum for entertainment mind you -- will have you driving on egg shells for the fear of being in Jail and spending millions for an attorney for driving what would be described by a judge in your hearing as a homicidal death machine. I am not saying I ever gotten anyone of those tickets, this one careless driving ticket after 20 years of driving is it. I just sympathize for people who have to deal with frivolous townships.

Three -- Maintenance is a bitch. They don't work past 100k miles without paying a few grand on parts that are built to fail

Four -- You are pit up against the people who drive in Mad Max on the road and all who want to wreck you and rape your children on your way to work.

Five -- We can no longer afford to build roads. It's true. We build houses cause the state don't have to spend money to build houses. THEY ZONE SHIT AND THEN TELL YOU TO SIT STILL FOR 2-8HRS Before getting to work before committing murder suicide on your employees.




AND I ALWAYS WANTED A FUCKING YELLOW CORVETTE
 
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skull

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Sorry you suck at life. I own multiple vehicles I fix myself cheap. Haven't gotten tickits since I was young and dumb and I don't live in a crowded shithole.
 
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skull said:
Sorry you suck at life. I own multiple vehicles I fix myself cheap. Haven't gotten tickits since I was young and dumb and I don't live in a crowded shithole.
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Ding ding ding. Don't buy new. Learn to do regular maintenance yourself. Don't live in the city.

Show me someone who hates to drive. Ill show you a congested city, or someone who has to commute a long way in rush hour traffic.

Show me someone who wants to ban guns. Ill show you someone who lives in a city and can't understand why rural people who use them for hunting/nuisance control/personal protection.

Show me someone who hates steaks. Ill show you someone who probably cooks it well done.
 
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I never liked driving. Mostly because NYC public transport makes it super easy to get to where you need to go.

Sure, I can't load up a shopping cart full of Costco goodies - but, that is what Amazon Fresh is for. That big screen TV? Delivered to my door.

A car is optional for me.
 
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Lifer
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skull said:
Sorry you suck at life. I own multiple vehicles I fix myself cheap. Haven't gotten tickits since I was young and dumb and I don't live in a crowded shithole.
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Ok Mr. High and Mighty and never gotten a ticket -- I bet 99.999999 percent of the forum members here do not know even 50% of the things a cop can get you on.

And explain to me how you always end up with extra parts at the end of everyone of your repairs? :twisted:
 
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Problem exists between the chair and the wheel. The laws are ridiculous? Sorry, they are fairly simple and easy to follow. If you are going to change direct, use you turn signal more than half a second BEFORE you do so. Can't handle going at a speed decided to be safe for EVERYONE around that road? Then, clearly you can't handle driving.

Plenty of cars last longer than 100k miles. Just because you drive like a moron and can't not beat up your car, doesn't mean the car is bad.
 
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Lifer
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Newell Steamer said:
I never liked driving. Mostly because NYC public transport makes it super easy to get to where you need to go.

Sure, I can't load up a shopping cart full of Costco goodies - but, that is what Amazon Fresh is for. That big screen TV? Delivered to my door.

A car is optional for me.
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NYC they purposely make it expensive to thwart car ownership what is already a malignant pus pool of slow moving street traffic on a island.
 
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Lifer
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Wait....all this ranting and no story of said ticket? D:
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Fine.

I am headed towards an intersection at night with a green light. It looks like a 4 way intersection as usual. Though when I reach the intersection, I see two big do-not-enter signs on the other end. So I hit the brakes hard to to turn right. The cops heard my tires squeal from the brake and issued a careless driving ticket. Other than the do-not-enter signs on the other side of the intersection, there was nothing before reaching the intersection that indicated right and left turn only. Maybe I was spoiled all this time from townships who did more than what was legally required to safely notify the driver the other side of a intersection did not permit entry. Obviously if oncoming traffic were coming through at 12 Midnight I would of known better but the ghost was clear.

The cop thought I was drunk because the time of night and I was coming back from the beach on labor day. I spent one hour of my day following a fucking pen in the air with my big ass feet pointed at him. I was humble and polite and did not argue with him. He went light on me for also not giving me a ticket for not using my directional, but that is sour grapes cause he knew I did not know I could only turn left or right at the intersection.

And to make shortylicken's day, he made me say my ABC's, which I barely passed .
 
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Lifer
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Newell Steamer said:
I never liked driving. Mostly because NYC public transport makes it super easy to get to where you need to go.

Sure, I can't load up a shopping cart full of Costco goodies - but, that is what Amazon Fresh is for. That big screen TV? Delivered to my door.

A car is optional for me.
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While I'd agree on public transport, ( I used to live 15 miles outside Boston and it was way easier to ride the train into town and use the subway than to fight horrible traffic and pay out the ass to park IF you can find somewhere) buying a big-screen TV is a gamble IMO, if there is an issue YOU are going to be responsible to returning it. I'd rather buy at a local BM so if there is a problem it's in the car and exchanged for another in an hour, not 3 weeks. Amazon fresh is not available in my area but the store is only one mile away and it's gonna be a lot cheaper than paying someone to do it for me.
 
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Fine.

I am headed towards an intersection at night with a green light. It looks like a 4 way intersection as usual. Though when I reach the intersection, I see two big do-not-enter signs on the other end. So I hit the brakes hard to to turn right. The cops heard my tires squeal from the brake and issued a careless driving ticket. Other than the do-not-enter signs on the other side of the intersection, there was nothing before reaching the intersection that indicated right and left turn only. Maybe I was spoiled all this time from townships who did more than what was legally required to safely notify the driver the other side of a intersection did not permit entry. Obviously if oncoming traffic were coming through at 12 Midnight I would of known better but the ghost was clear.

The cop thought I was drunk because the time of night and I was coming back from the beach on labor day. I spent one hour of my day following a fucking pen in the air with my big ass feet pointed at him. I was humble and polite and did not argue with him. He went light on me for also not giving me a ticket for not using my directional, but that is sour grapes cause he knew I did not know I could only turn left or right at the intersection.

And to make shortylicken's day, he made me say my ABC's, which I barely passed .
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So, you weren't paying attention and driving like a like a twat AND it cost you? Of course, it wasn't your fault!
 
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Lifer
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smackababy said:
So, you weren't paying attention and driving like a like a twat AND it cost you? Of course, it wasn't your fault!
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I thought it was reasonable to assume the road on the opposite side of the intersection would be a continuation of the road I was on. You know...like a intersection with a green light. I guess I will know better next time. Though if you are in an area where you do not know the roads too well, it could be fairly tricky. So ass-u-me. . That's why I got a careless and not a reckless.

And PS -- I didn't say it was my fault. I am just saying -- it could happen to anyone. Get off your pedestal there. Usually the high and mighty ones that get tickets are usually the ones that get pissed off even more when they get pulled over so count your blessings.
 
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smackababy

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I thought it was reasonable to assume the road on the opposite side of the intersection would be a continuation of the road I was on. I was wrong. I guess I will know better next time. Though if you are in an area where you do not know the roads to well, it could be fairly tricky.
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Yeah. Super tricky when you miss all the signs. Especially, if you're in an area you're not familiar with. The best thing to do is not pay attention.

I am fairly certain you've demonstrated driving a car is not a privilege you're up to handling.
 
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Lifer
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smackababy said:
Yeah. Super tricky when you miss all the signs. Especially, if you're in an area you're not familiar with. The best thing to do is not pay attention.

I am fairly certain you've demonstrated driving a car is not a privilege you're up to handling.
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Are you truly that dense? Did I do something to personally harm you today? Am I under citizens arrest on Anandtech.com ? I swear, if you ever get pulled over - I am going to feel really bad for you once you got to suck in all that pride. You might just want to cut yourself with the tickets to make yourself feel better.
 
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smackababy

Lifer
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Are you truly that dense? Did I do something to personally harm you today? Am I under citizens arrest on Anandtech.com ? I swear, if you ever get pulled over - I am going to feel really bad for you once you got to suck in all that pride. You might just want to cut yourself with the tickets to make yourself feel better.
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Except, if I get pulled over, it would be because I wasn't driving properly. Since, I don't speed, use my turn signals, and pay close attention to what is going on when I'm driving, I doubt that will be any time soon.
 
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