LOL at southern californians driving in the rain

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miri

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It drizzles here and these drivers drive all slow its funny. I used to live in Virginia where it rains more than Seattle. Im used to seeing rain pour down so hard you cannot see more than 2 feet in front of your hood. Not only that but it snows every year and occasionally the roads will form a solid ice sheet which is not cool to drive on.

I am just personally amazed at the way people here drive in the rain. I thought these rumours of these drivers driving slow in the rain were just rumours, I guess they are true.
 
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saymyname

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San Diego. First drizzle of the year. Watch out.

Those first couple of days of rain were really something. I think one year there were something like 200 accidents in one day.
 
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imported_Mike

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Originally posted by: saymyname
San Diego. First drizzle of the year. Watch out.

Those first couple of days of rain were really something. I think one year there were something like 200 accidents in one day.
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Yep, the people here in SD freak out at the first sign of a drizzle. Im fine in even heavy rain, but never driven in snow before, so I would be pretty freaked out if all of a sudden it was snowing.
 
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miri

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Originally posted by: saymyname
San Diego. First drizzle of the year. Watch out.

Those first couple of days of rain were really something. I think one year there were something like 200 accidents in one day.
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I guess thats what happens when you learn how to drive in a place where it hardly rains. I grew up in Texas and moved to Virginia at 18. We had a huge icestorm in Virginia and there was like 2 inches of solid ice on the ground. I had never driven on ice before and I thought you just drove on it like normal. Well, that worked until I got to my neighborhood that had hills, I ended up playing bumper cars and almost slammed into a house until a big tree stopped my car.

It would rain so hard in Virginia at times I would have to pull over because I could not see more than a few feet in front of my car.
 
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How would they react if they had to drive on snow or even solid ice?
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I went into Mammoth (Town with the best skiing around thats half way close to LA) a few years ago when they had a major dump in between Christmas and New Years, and it was a freaking nightmare.... It was like a cross between Ice Capades and NASCAR from hell...

Mammoth is a small mountain community that gets overrun by Angelenos in SUV's who think that 4WD conquers all... couldn't wait to get out of there before I got run over by a soccer mom in a Hummer who thinks that she can drive on ice just like normal pavement...
 
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foghorn67

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yeah. I was 45 minutes late to work because a bunch of pansy assed freaks got their panties in a bunch because of the drizzle.
I am so ready to move.
 
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I dont live in socal but I think its funny when people criticize people for driving cautiously in wet conditions. then when they drive fast, the same people criticize them for driving dangerously in less than ideal conditions. :roll:
 
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I lived in Davis California for two years, and I never saw so many umbrellas in my life, and that's pretty impressive since I've lived the other 35 years in Oregon and Washington. I came to the conclusion that Californians are water-soluble.
 
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Living in VT for the first 22 years of my life with it raining or snowing all the then moving here to Tucson AZ I must say I am unimpressed with the drivers here.
I must admit though the first couple of rain falls here in Tucson the roads are a bit slick because of all the oil that has built up is finally able to wash off.
 
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LOL @ rain...

Try a nearly afoot of snow (on some roads anyway) like we have here all winter long...
 
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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I lived in Davis California for two years, and I never saw so many umbrellas in my life, and that's pretty impressive since I've lived the other 35 years in Oregon and Washington.I came to the conclusion that Californians are water-soluble .
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:laugh:
 
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Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I lived in Davis California for two years, and I never saw so many umbrellas in my life, and that's pretty impressive since I've lived the other 35 years in Oregon and Washington. I came to the conclusion that Californians are water-soluble.
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Are you saying that they don't have umbrellas in Oregon or Washington? Or have you considered the fact that since Davis is a college town, there is a higher concentration of pedestrians in a smaller area, so your perception of so many umbrellas may be a bit off?
 
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How would they react to snow?

I live in a college town in Utah where there are a lot of southern californians and a lot of Snow! i can guarentee that the first snow here, traffic will be backed up everywhere. I bet that at least 50% of the cars involved will have a CA license plate. :D
 
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Originally posted by: n7
LOL @ rain...

Try a nearly afoot of snow (on some roads anyway) like we have here all winter long...
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Ah. I thought I smelled a Canuck. ;)

Here in WI the only trouble people have driving in the snow is when people are having fun fishtailing on backroads. :D That and Illinois drivers. They're terrible.
 
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Originally posted by: shuttleboi
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I lived in Davis California for two years, and I never saw so many umbrellas in my life, and that's pretty impressive since I've lived the other 35 years in Oregon and Washington. I came to the conclusion that Californians are water-soluble.
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Are you saying that they don't have umbrellas in Oregon or Washington? Or have you considered the fact that since Davis is a college town, there is a higher concentration of pedestrians in a smaller area, so your perception of so many umbrellas may be a bit off?
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I demand that there be a recount of the umbrella-to-pedestrian ratio for both of the areas in question!
 
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Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Originally posted by: n7
LOL @ rain...

Try a nearly afoot of snow (on some roads anyway) like we have here all winter long...
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I got you beat... :p
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Do you even bother with plows? or drive on it packed down?
 
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saymyname

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Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
I dont live in socal but I think its funny when people criticize people for driving cautiously in wet conditions. then when they drive fast, the same people criticize them for driving dangerously in less than ideal conditions. :roll:
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The problem is that So-cal drivers are very very aggressive and tailgate even at 90 mph. When the rain hits they still tailgate and as far as I'm concerned that's what leads to most of the accidents.
 
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Californian's do not know how to drive in rain.

Wrecks every time there is a rainstorm.

If you took out the engines from their cars they would be pushing them into each other to cause wrecks.
 
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Rayden

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The first day it rains in Southern California all the oil on the road turns it super slick. This, and people don't know how to drive in the rain is the reason for so many accidents.
 
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foghorn67

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Originally posted by: tbike06
Originally posted by: Bryophyte
I lived in Davis California for two years, and I never saw so many umbrellas in my life, and that's pretty impressive since I've lived the other 35 years in Oregon and Washington.I came to the conclusion that Californians are water-soluble .
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:laugh:
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Dude, we have the ocean too.
 
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