The Light's Green! Whataya Waitin' For?

[Pikachu]

Yeah, another road rage rant! I can't help it, though. It's rush hour and the streets are jammed. Been sitting at a light for an eternity (probably 90 seconds). The light finally changes and the car in front sits there to ponder. Takes the cigarette out of their mouth, places it in the ash tray, pushes in the clutch, puts it in first and eases out... GET YOUR THUMB OUTTA YER ASS YOU INCONSIDERATE MORON!

For every second you spend dicking around on your damn cell phone or picking your nose, or whatever the hell you're doin', three cars fail to get through the light that we just spent an eternity waiting for. Aaaaargh :|

I won't even begin to go off on the inconsiderate pecker heads that just have to putter along in the far left lane... on their damn cell phones of course!

All I want to know, is what goes through some people's minds when the light turns green? How long does it take to see that traffic is stopped in both directions? Do you even consider that there is a quarter mile line of cars behind you that would like to move along? Are you simply in your own little world, or what? Damn! :disgust:

 

[wedi42]

YEAH!

 

[HelloBrother]

Those guys piss me off. I feel like taking the left only lane and cut in front of them, stop the car and ask them to look behind...

 

[LordThing]

PINKA!! CHU!!!

 

[Jarwa]

What I really love (and I saw it this morning on the way home) are the drivers that speed up to stoplights, pump the brakes but never come to a complete stop, and then look at everything around them but the light until after it's been green for about two minutes. Fing pisses me off. They're in such a hurry to step on the gas, but they don't even pay attention to the light!!!!! Morons

 

[SALvation]

AHH! My blood pressure went up just reading this thread!

 

[Sir Fredrick]

I know the feeling. When I'm stopped at a red light, in front, I study that light, and the second it's green, that gas pedal is touching the floor...until I reach the speed limit. Then I look in my rear view mirror, and most of the time the other cars are just beginning to move, I feel like I'm the only one not sleeping at the wheel.

 

[ChrichtonsGirl]

That is completely one of my pet peeves too, Pikachu. I was driving behind this dipsh!t yesterday who kept yakking on the phone, lighting a cig, leaning over and taking something out of his glove compartment, picking something up off the floor, drinking his coffee, stuffing his face with some food and just generally driving like an idiot. Not only would he just sit there when the lights turned green, he'd swerve all over the road, onto the shoulder, in the left lane, drop down to ten MPH below the speed limit, then 10 over, then the turn signal came on but he never turned, then he'd turn but not use his signal.

I had at least five new gray hairs by the time he turned off and I got around him.

 

[KeyserSoze]

Why don't you tell us how you REALLY feel?




KeyserSoze

 

[hungrypete]

Hate the old ladies who sit there for 5 seconds before they begin to move. Then when they do move it's like 3 mph and you SWEAR they are just trying to get you to RAM THEM. I've been the 5th car in line and missed a 20 second light. After the next light there was an empty turn lane, so I stomp the ol Z71 and scare the crap out of her while leaving a nice black stripe down the middle of the turn lane. If you're too old to drive the speed limit, STAY OFF THE G-D ROAD WHEN IM LATE FOR WORK!!!!!!!!
I'm going to have a heart attack in my truck someday.....

 

[Servnya]

Everybody who drives slower than me is a moron, and all who drive faster are idiots. There are far more morons out there than idiots!

 

[Rent]

This is the reason I keep an aluminum bat in my car. If people are going to drive like jackasses, then I return the favor.

If you're doing 10 under in the left lane, I'm going to pass you in the right lane and cut your ass off.

If you're on your cell phone and your swerving, I'm going to get my arm as far out the window and flick you off.

If you sit at a light for more than 5 seconds after its turned green, I'm going to lay on my horn.

If you block the left turn lane when you could move up 5 inches and let me through, I'm going spin my tires and flick you off.

If you drive a Suburban, Expedition, Excursion, Navigator, or any land behemoth and you can't seem to stay in your lane. I'm going to get in your blind spot and PRAY that you hit me.

:| :| :|

 

[bleeb]

Make Love, not road rage.

 

[OutHouse]

What I cant stand and totally pisses me off are drivers who are behind me and decide that i have too much room between me and the car in front of me. I keep about 3 car lenths distance between me and the car in font of me. Fricken pisses me off bad!!!:| These guys must think that "humm there the guy in front of me has too much room. im going to pass and get ahead of him"

I also get a laugh because the idiot who just passed and cut me off get no further ahead than I do.

 

[mithrandir2001]

Anyone know the feasibility of installing missile launchers under your car's front bumper? I've been in plenty of situations where launching a missle and fragging the car ahead of you would be most beneficial to the interests of smooth traffic flow. Of course, debris would cover the road and might be hard to navigate through...

 

[LAUST]

Dude I hear ya, and the other one is whats with people in the fast lane going under the speed limit.. Get TF outta the WAY!!!!

If these people have time to song and dance their way through town FINE go find a small town and live that life, but here in the big city people got $h!t to DO, so drive your a$$ home and make room for people who can drive.

 

[RambleOn]

I hate when I'm at a McDonalds drive-thru and the person at the window gets their change and food/drink and doesn't pull away right away. This stupid bitch in front of me yesterday spent about 30 seconds screwing around, putting cups in drink holder, making sure they got the correct stuff etc, fvck you slut, drive into a spot to take care of that, some of us have to get back to work and don't feel like waiting around because of you.

 

[rudder]

I hate when I'm at a McDonalds drive-thru and the person at the window gets their change and food/drink and doesn't pull away right away. This stupid bitch in front of me yesterday spent about 30 seconds screwing around, putting cups in drink holder, making sure they got the correct stuff etc, fvck you slut, drive into a spot to take care of that, some of us have to get back to work and don't feel like waiting around because of you.

lets all say it together.... serenity now.

 

[StageLeft]

All I want to know, is what goes through some people's minds when the light turns green?

Very little. Occasionally I'm in a different land and realize it just went green but I do my best to make up for it by accelerating quickly once I realize what I've done.

 

[Pikachu]

"If you sit at a light for more than 5 seconds after its turned green, I'm going to lay on my horn."

You, my friend, have patience! :Q

I guess it's just Murphy's Law, but whenever I do go through the trouble to pass some pokey SOB, I get stuck at the next light and and he'll pull up right behind me. But when I think better of passing them, of course they get caught at every damn light.

Didja ever wonder what traffic would be like, if everybody on the road drove like you? I know one thing, if everybody drove like me, when the light turned yellow no less than a string of five cars would plow through it!

 

[lo5750ul]

Anyone who doesn't obey the sensible rules of the road. :|

Examples
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When the lane markings are solid it means DO NOT change lanes. This includes when using an entrance or exit ramp too.

When changing lanes use your indicator AND mirrors AND CHECK YOUR BLIND SPOT before starting to move over.

When someone indicates they wish to pull over in to your lane do not immediately accelerate and close the gap.

You can not stop your car in 20ft unless you hit the car in front. Leave a reasonable gap between you and the car in front.

If you plan to turn off the road, use your indicator to do so. Do not just turn as the fancy takes you.

The left lane is for overtaking ONLY. IF you plan to turn left 3 miles down the road, stop being a lazy phucker and stay right until you are less than half a mile away.

If you do not wish to do the speed limit, stay in the right lane.

Driving with one hand is dangerous. Driving with one hand and smoking a cigarette is more so. Driving with one hand, smoking a cigarette and chatting on a cell phone - well, God can wait but obviously you can't. Get a hands free kit if talking to your girlfriend/boyfriend about the weather is so important you have to do it while driving.

Make sure your headlights are properly adjusted to illuminate the road ahead - not the interior of the car ahead!

Use fog lights when it is foggy - NOT all the time, it blinds other drivers.

If someone beeps at you it is to let you know they are there because you have probably just done a stupid maneuver where you cut them off, so think about what you did and apologise, don't give the finger because you think you are king of the road.

When the light turns to green, start moving, don't wait until it is yellow again to start - you will upset the long queue of traffic behind you who do have a life and somewhere to go.

The red light means stop behind or at the white line. It does not mean you can continuously creep over the line. This is one of the most stupid things I see. A driver creeping over the line until they are blocking cross traffic, and when the light changes to green, they pootle away.

 

[StageLeft]

I give about 4-5 seconds then a light tap on the horn, followed by further taps of longer duration every 2-3 seconds after that.

 

[guyver01]

You people all need your drivers licenses suspended if what you wrote pisses you off. Morons like that are what cause accidents.

 

[lo5750ul]

<< You people all need your drivers licenses suspended if what you wrote pisses you off. Morons like that are what cause accidents. >>



Excuse me?

 

[Rent]

Been there, done that.

People like you make people like me late. Stay in the right lane. :|


<< You people all need your drivers licenses suspended if what you wrote pisses you off. Morons like that are what cause accidents. >>