Some people just shouldn't be on the road.... Idiots!!!

AgaBoogaBoo

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Yeah, I know there are a ton of idiots on the road, but some are too much. Well, today was the first day I drove alone. My dad followed me this morning just because he's a father and worried for me, anyway, that went fine, but then when I was coming home without him following, I ran into one problem.

It was on a small two lane road, and as I go further, approaching a point where it becomes three lanes, I notice this van coming into the middle one, which was at the opposite direction, it goes further and into my single lane road, I applied the brakes and turned right into someone's driveway, It wasn't a paved driveway, but had rocks. I was probably doing 35mph before that, I must have slowed down to 20 or even 15 and then took right turn and sped up to get back end out of road. There was a car behind me, but the van stopped by then.

Oh, did I mention this week and next week my parents are having me drive our Volvo 850 GLT since it's automatic before I take my honda with a manual transmission? We also recently got a new car, but had something happened to the Volvo, then my dad would be back to his Honda and my mother would have the new car, leaving me without one.

I can only imagine how long my parents wouldn't let me drive even if it was filed as the other person's fault. I don't know how insurance would take it either, my first day on the road. I don't know how well my description was of the situation, but there could have been lots of damage to my car if I hadn't turned right.... I hate these idiots!!!
 

CraigRT

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I don't really understand.
you swirved into a driveway to avoid a collision with a van that was entering your lane?
 

TheChort

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No offense to agabooga, but I just realized that if everyone who has ever been called an "idiot that shouldn't be on the road" by anyone, whether it was to their face or not, actually got off the road, there would be about two drivers out there.
 

beyonddc

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No clue what you talking about....
sucks for you though, first day driving alone and got into an accident.

But then, you'll see some REAL morons later, especially on highway or freeway.
 

Yossarian

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Let's see, your first time driving alone, my guess is that you didn't really know what was going on and the idiot in this situation was in fact you ;)
 

skace

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My road is 1 way only and I see people going the wrong way down it all the time. The really funny people are the ones that think its OK if they drive down the entire street in reverse. In there defense, almost every street around mine is 1 way, so it is a nightmare for people who don't know the routine.
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Originally posted by: CraigRT
I don't really understand.
you swirved into a driveway to avoid a collision with a van that was entering your lane?

Yeah, but that van was entering the wrong direction. It was coming towards me in my lane insetad of the one next to it
 

conjur

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Man, if you're this steamed over something like that, wait until you see some real morons. :p

- M4H

Like, werd, dude.
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Originally posted by: HomeBrewerDude
Are you sure its wasn't your dad 'testing' you?

Yeah, we don't have a van, and him going in the same lane against me isn't very safe, not to mention that would take some serious timing
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Originally posted by: PipBoy
Let's see, your first time driving alone, my guess is that you didn't really know what was going on and the idiot in this situation was in fact you ;)

Hehe, that's what I first though, but the fact that there was no other lane for me and many other cars were behind me in this lane meant I was in the right one not to mention the countless times I've driven on it with my parents.
 

AgaBoogaBoo

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Originally posted by: beyonddc
No clue what you talking about....
sucks for you though, first day driving alone and got into an accident.

But then, you'll see some REAL morons later, especially on highway or freeway.

Yeah, highway is worse i think, we went to Kentucky a few months back and I drove the entire way. I saw plenty of things including a semi using about 1 1/2 lanes on a turn, coming into my lane and some swerving cars.
 

PELarson

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At least you had somewhere to go! Driving to work there is a small stretch of a street that has parking slots on both sides. I start down the road and a when I am about midway through a news van starts down the other way driving down the middle of the road. Luckily, she(driver) headed back far enough not to cause an accident. As we passed I saw why she hadn't been paying attention. Trying to read some papers and drive at the same time.