Rain survivor tips for Southern California drivers.

[SSSnail]

1. Turn on your freaking lights, this won't cost you more on your energy bill.
2. Turn your usual douchebaggery way of driving down a notch, your car behaves differently with lots of water on the road surface. (I saw at least four separate spin outs on the way to work today)
3. Rain or not, the driving etiquette of "slow ass to the grass" still applies, that means move over to the left if you can't drive faster than 40mph in the rain.
4. You shouldn't be putting on make-ups, talking on cellphones, etc... when driving anyways, especially not so when it's raining.
5. You should inspect your vehicle's tires and windshield wipers when it's NOT raining.

Meh, weak rant.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Don't you mean move over to the right? Passing lane has always been on the left everywhere I've lived.

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Don't you mean move over to the right? Passing lane has always been on the left everywhere I've lived.

Damn it! I just recently had brian surgery...

 

[Ryan]

I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. So-Californians can't drive in the rain.

 

[funkymatt]

I was spinning out in intersections on purpose this morning

no one was around though and i had "control" over the car.

 

[Captante]

Its always fun when I go on ski trips to Tahoe watching all people who've never driven in snow try to deal with it for the first time, but not being able to handle rain is just sad.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Ryan
I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. So-Californians can't drive in the rain.

And Nebraskans (well, the Omaha folks at least) can't drive in the snow. Despite the fact that it snows EVERY YEAR.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: Ryan
I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. So-Californians can't drive in the rain.

So does that make them worse than Seattlites? :laugh:

 

[KeithTalent]

Shouldn't you be SSMoocow now?

Anyway, I live in Vancouver, where everyone should be used to the rain since it rains like 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE FREAKING YEAR, but no, people still do all of the same dumb crap listed in the OP. :|

KT

 

[SSSnail]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Shouldn't you be SSMoocow now?

Anyway, I live in Vancouver, where everyone should be used to the rain since it rains like 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE FREAKING YEAR, but no, people still do all of the same dumb crap listed in the OP. :|

KT

It's evolution in stages, and I'll be SSCow (or SSMooo), if the mods willing.

 

[oogabooga]

I'm sad that I was really happy I got to work and I didn't see a single accident. Why can't that be the norm and not the exception. I only drive 15 miles to get to work.

Conversely the radio said that there was an accident that caused the police to close down a freeway. not lanes, a freeway

 

[indamixx99]

It's true we don't know how to drive in the rain. I just checked the traffic maps and there's accidents all over the place it's crazy.

 

[EagleKeeper]

:music:
Got on board a westbound seven-forty-seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
All that talk of opportunities
TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true

Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But, girl, don't they warn ya
It pours, man, it pours

Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self-respect, I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed
I wanna go home

It never rains in California
But, girl, don't they warn ya
It pours, man, it pours

Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but don't know which one to take
Please, don't tell them how you found me
Don't tell them how you found me
Gimme a break, gimme a break

Seems it never rains in Southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But, girl, don't they warn ya
It pours, man, it pours

:music:

 

[ITJunkie]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: Ryan
I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. So-Californians can't drive in the rain.

So does that make them worse than Seattlites? :laugh:

Yes because most of the bad seattle drivers are originally from So Cal

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: Ryan
I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. All Californians can't drive in the rain.

Fixed.

Lived in CA a long time.

I swear there were wrecks every year on the first big rain. If we took all the engines out of the cars, I think people would go and push them into other cars to cause accidents in the rain. It's stupid.

 

[OdiN]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Ryan
I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. So-Californians can't drive in the rain.

And Nebraskans (well, the Omaha folks at least) can't drive in the snow. Despite the fact that it snows EVERY YEAR.

I've seen plenty of idiot drivers in the snow here in CO too. I like waving at them while I drive by and their car is in a ditch.

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: OdiN

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: Ryan
I've seen this phenomena with my own two eyes. So-Californians can't drive in the rain.

And Nebraskans (well, the Omaha folks at least) can't drive in the snow. Despite the fact that it snows EVERY YEAR.

I've seen plenty of idiot drivers in the snow here in CO too. I like waving at them while I drive by and their car is in a ditch.

Whoa. When did you move to Colorado? Weren't you in Fresno, CA?

 

[Sentinel]

Originally posted by: Gooberlx2
Don't you mean move over to the right? Passing lane has always been on the left everywhere I've lived.

Not here in the Cleveland/Akron area. People like to go 5 mph under the speed limit in the left lane. WTF?! Get you're ass the fvck over to the right!

 

[shortylickens]

After being stationed there for 3 years I can honestly say this:

Californians are FUCKING STUPID!

Their driving habits are a perfect example of this. As dumb as they are most of them drop about 30 IQ points whenever the road conditions get a little tricky. Rain is one, but any sort of construction, incident on the side of the road, a sign thats just a little too bright and shiny, they turn into complete fools in a heartbeat.
They also have no clue what "right of way" means, but thats another rant.

Oregon is a little better, folks generally drive OK and dont go into total brain meltdown when it rains.

Also, having been up and down the state I really never saw a difference OF ANY SORT between people in the northern half of California, and people in the southern half.
That whole Nor-cal/So-cal concept is complete bullshit.

/Anger

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
1. Turn on your freaking lights, this won't cost you more on your energy bill.
2. Turn your usual douchebaggery way of driving down a notch, your car behaves differently with lots of water on the road surface. (I saw at least four separate spin outs on the way to work today)
3. Rain or not, the driving etiquette of "slow ass to the grass" still applies, that means move over to the left if you can't drive faster than 40mph in the rain.
4. You shouldn't be putting on make-ups, talking on cellphones, etc... when driving anyways, especially not so when it's raining.
5. You should inspect your vehicle's tires and windshield wipers when it's NOT raining.

Meh, weak rant.

I think you mean move over to the right. Although, it seems like every idiot on the road just camps out in the left lane going 65mph anyway.

I agree with you though, morons can't seem to deal with rain at all here.

I don't understand why we don't do annual vehicle inspections here like they do in other states. Obviously, you can't leave this kind of thing up to the people.