I taught a rude driver a lesson today

[IronWing]

in socal.

Oh. Well then, you were both wrong. Californians drive like retards. The whole state, every single driver, should have their licenses vacated and be required to take driver's ed and retake the written and behind the wheel tests. No exceptions, every single driver. It should reduce freeway traffic for years to come. We could limit the written test to one question and still drastically reduce the number of drivers. "On a busy freeway, your exit is one quarter mile ahead. Which lane should you be in?"

 

[z1ggy]

Wait, you didn't get out of your car and punch him in face?

Lesson NOT learned.

 

[geecee]

I never use a blinker, just switch lanes freely, after I look around of course.

I always lol in my head at people who use blinkers in traffic.. especially when they're trying to merge into the fast lane during a jam, where there's no exit on the left.

"Yea buddy, please merge in front of me so you can get to your destination faster and delay me." yea right

I actually hate people like you. I consider blinkers a courtesy thing. I will generally let people who signal in. I will generally not for people who don't. How was I to know you were trying to get in my lane? You didn't indicate it and I'm not a mind reader.

 

[sourceninja]

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[slag]

Today I was in the right lane behind a truck. I signaled to move left. There was a motorcyclist behind me. He also signaled and pulled left. He then waved to let me know he saw me preparing to come over and left me room to do so. My morning experience was much more enjoyable and safe than the OP's and we both lived to tell the story to our grandchildren that they too might learn to act with kindness and courtesy.

Get that weak shit out of here.

 

[rudeguy]

I drive through this intersection every day. I go from east to west, so right to left. The far right lane ends just after the intersection and there are signs for a half mile before the intersection warning of it. Every single day cars will try to bully their way in front of me at the last minute instead of merging when they could have before the intersection. I refuse to let anyone in front of me who does that shit. My hope is that one day one of these morons will slam into the snow bank that is at the end of that lane.

 

[moonbogg]

Oh. Well then, you were both wrong. Californians drive like retards. The whole state, every single driver, should have their licenses vacated and be required to take driver's ed and retake the written and behind the wheel tests. No exceptions, every single driver. It should reduce freeway traffic for years to come. We could limit the written test to one question and still drastically reduce the number of drivers. "On a busy freeway, your exit is one quarter mile ahead. Which lane should you be in?"

Correct answer: The lane that you are currently stuck in. In socal, you often have no choice. You don't have the luxury of choosing lanes. You sort of just get squished along with the sludgy flow until you end up being spit out of your exit.

 

[IronWing]

Correct answer: The lane that you are currently stuck in. In socal, you often have no choice. You don't have the luxury of choosing lanes. You sort of just get squished along with the sludgy flow until you end up being spit out of your exit.

And then, when your exit is immediately five lanes to your right you careen across the freeway to take it, leaving a trail of destruction in your path. It's like Californians don't know where they live. No planning, no anticipatory actions, just "Shiit! That's my exit" and crank the wheel.

 

[soulcougher73]

I do that all the time. If its clear i just go. They can rear end me for all i care

 

[njdevilsfan87]

This is all your fault OP.

In this country, you are supposed to make your move without giving anyone the chance to become stressed out over the entire situation. If you had just cut him off asap without using your blinker, he probably would have looked up and just been, "oh?" and nothing more. But instead he was honking and blinking, while you were probably praying (to the protoconscience?) that traffic was not going to come to a full stop so he could get out of his car and shoot you.

Also, are you sure there wasn't a cyclist within 100 yards of either you two? Because if there was then you're both off the hook as it was all the cyclist's fault for just being there.

 

[Brovane]

I hate that when you wait for a clear space and you signal to move over and somebody speeds up to prevent you from moving over.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I actually hate people like you. I consider blinkers a courtesy thing. I will generally let people who signal in. I will generally not for people who don't. How was I to know you were trying to get in my lane? You didn't indicate it and I'm not a mind reader.

Like my post said, I let people who blink in too. The problem is, if I blink 95% of people aren't like me and you and will move to make sure we are blocked. So it's a lose-lose for me to use the blinker.

I also don't let in people who don't blink, and god damn people make it obvious. They might as well have a blinker on with how they try to coincidentally speed up during CAPTAIN obvious points of time.

 

[inachu]

By cutting that son of a bitch off. Here's how it went down. I'm on a huge, very slow and crowded freeway at 5:45 this morning, going about 20mph (the whole time) and I'm stuck behind a big rig thats going even slower. I see an opening to my left (and yes, there was a safe opening), so I get my blinker on and as I'm about to get over, the asshole to my rear left decides to say "fuck you moonbogg" and he floors it, hoping to box me in so I can't move. His speed was constant until he saw my blinker.
Before be could complete his assholery, I cut that fucker off and continued on my merry way. It was funny to watch him flash his lights and honk his horn repeatedly as if he was in a life or death situation. That bastard can go straight to hell and take everyone like him with him.



I hate jerks who want to move at the same time when you want to turn.

It is kinda like Oh hey the guy in front woke me up to the idea I can go faster so let me get ahead before he can make that idea happen!

Should have been added to the video before he passed away.

George Carlin - These types of people who need to be blown away.

 

[inachu]

I drive through this intersection every day. I go from east to west, so right to left. The far right lane ends just after the intersection and there are signs for a half mile before the intersection warning of it. Every single day cars will try to bully their way in front of me at the last minute instead of merging when they could have before the intersection. I refuse to let anyone in front of me who does that shit. My hope is that one day one of these morons will slam into the snow bank that is at the end of that lane.

I've seen people trying to merge in front of me when there is nobody behind me for miles. I really think the people who do this are numerologists and must think they must be #1 at all times.

 

[SlitheryDee]

I've seen people trying to merge in front of me when there is nobody behind me for miles. I really think the people who do this are numerologists and must think they must be #1 at all times.

I don't know about numerology, but I do think it's a basic competitive instinct. People aren't really thinking when they do stuff like that. It's their instincts screaming at them that they have to "win" at all times, including stupid instances where there is no prize and possibly no one else even knows they're competing. They start with that unreasoning urge and then it gets rationalized into all the road-rage complaints we get so used to hearing after the fact.

 

[kranky]

And then, when your exit is immediately five lanes to your right you careen across the freeway to take it, leaving a trail of destruction in your path. It's like Californians don't know where they live. No planning, no anticipatory actions, just "Shiit! That's my exit" and crank the wheel.

Maybe they were texting! Can anyone drive, text AND keep track of where they are? Be reasonable and have a little compassion!

 

[pete6032]

Public rail transit FTW.

 

[Jaskalas]

If a person speeds down the slow lane to pass everyone, it's awfully tempting to close the gap and prevent them from continuing their dangerous driving.

OTOH, if you were honestly just sitting there behind a truck and I see you wanted over, I'd give you the space.

 

[IronWing]

If a person speeds down the slow lane to pass everyone, it's awfully tempting to close the gap and prevent them from continuing their dangerous driving.

OTOH, if you were honestly just sitting there behind a truck and I see you wanted over, I'd give you the space.

If a person can speed down the slow lane to pass a bunch of cars in the fast lane that is because there are a bunch of drivers in the wrong lane.

 

[Jaskalas]

If a person can speed down the slow lane to pass a bunch of cars in the fast lane that is because there are a bunch of drivers in the wrong lane.

Two lanes... trucks doing 50 in the slow lane.
Cars doing 60 or (insert speed limit) are passing those trucks.

Criminal doing 70, 80+ in the slow lane.

Want to reconsider your assumption? It's not that the slow lane is completely empty. It's that a dangerous driver is swerving in and out to pass everyone.

 

[IronWing]

Two lanes... trucks doing 50 in the slow lane.
Cars doing 60 or (insert speed limit) are passing those trucks.

Criminal doing 70, 80+ in the slow lane.

Want to reconsider your assumption?

No. The left lane folks weren't passing anyone when the speeder passed on the right. They should be in the right lane until they pull up to within a reasonable distance behind the truck, then move left to pass, then move back right. The speeder would have still been blocked at the truck by the legitimately passing law-abiders.

 

[NoCreativity]

I drive through this intersection every day. I go from east to west, so right to left. The far right lane ends just after the intersection and there are signs for a half mile before the intersection warning of it. Every single day cars will try to bully their way in front of me at the last minute instead of merging when they could have before the intersection. I refuse to let anyone in front of me who does that shit. My hope is that one day one of these morons will slam into the snow bank that is at the end of that lane.

The proper way to handle intersections like that is for everyone to unzip at the intersection when they stop for a red light and then re-zip after the intersection. Yes you don't get going as fast due to the re-zip but you get more people through the light and prevent the idiots from bullying their way in. People are too lazy to do it though.

As to OP, I merge/change lanes in appropriate openings (i.e. large enough to allow me to match speed with traffic). If some jackass feels the need to speed up to try and block me so be it, he can rear end me.

 

[rudeguy]

The proper way to handle intersections like that is for everyone to unzip at the intersection when they stop for a red light and then re-zip after the intersection. Yes you don't get going as fast due to the re-zip but you get more people through the light and prevent the idiots from bullying their way in. People are too lazy to do it though.

As to OP, I merge/change lanes in appropriate openings (i.e. large enough to allow me to match speed with traffic). If some jackass feels the need to speed up to try and block me so be it, he can rear end me.

Ahhh...the mythical "zip" theory.

I laugh every time someone brings this up.

 

[Zee]

excessive profanity?!?! lol

 

[IronWing]

excessive profanity?!?! lol

Traffic threads bring that out in the best of us.