Annoying drivers

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » December 4, 2007 1:37 pm

D) All of the above.

Unfortunately, some folks would include "people traveling faster than all other traffic on the road and 5-10 MPH over the speed limit, but going slower than I want to go in the LANE I WANT TO BE IN" in the "slowpoke" category.

Those folks can kiss my grits.

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » December 4, 2007 1:38 pm

Burny Charles wrote:I always give tailgaters a warning that I'm about to slow down and turn, but I use my e-break to rapidly slow down first, before actually pressing the brake. If they want to be that close to me, fine let em.

(It feels weird calling tailgaters annoying here)

Tailgaters are one thing; tailgators are perfectly fine!

mason · Post by **mason** » December 5, 2007 4:45 am

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mason · Post by **mason** » December 5, 2007 4:51 am

IrishPirate wrote:Can't tell you how many times I saw someone make a stupid move because they weren't paying attention to traffic while talking on the phone! I also love the drivers who pull out in front of me and practically stop moving.

this might be the same thing. how about drivers who change lanes in front of you, and then slow down? or how about drivers who are hard charging in the 2nd or 3rd lane and then suddenly discover they are at their exit.
and this seems like a good time to ask this question. when you use your turn signal, does that mean you are entitled to changelanes at will, or does it mean you want change lanes when traffic allows? i know the answer, i just wonder what definition others have.

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RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » December 5, 2007 5:38 am

phjrsaunt wrote:
Burny Charles wrote:I always give tailgaters a warning that I'm about to slow down and turn, but I use my e-break to rapidly slow down first, before actually pressing the brake. If they want to be that close to me, fine let em.

(It feels weird calling tailgaters annoying here)
Tailgaters are one thing; tailgators are perfectly fine!

depends on if they bite, or if they wear orange and blue?

bravedave · Post by **bravedave** » December 5, 2007 9:21 am

Nobody tailgates me

and I have no qualms about passing slowpokes (hey, that's what sidewalks are for) but cellphone zombie drivers scare me.

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » December 5, 2007 9:33 am

What scares me is women putting their makeup on while they're driving. Before I went to law school when I was working on LI I used to see that all the time. Or the a-holes who try to read the paper while they're cruising down the highway.

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » December 5, 2007 9:56 am

Tailgaters....I've brake checked more than a few. I remember a KK donut truck trying to climb into my trunk....I'll bet he had a mess to clean up! I even called his boss and reported his reckless driving, the boss said it wasn't the first time.

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » December 5, 2007 10:34 am

they are all pretty bad

I hate a tailgater that is on my arse when I am already in the fast lane doing 15 MPH over the posted speed

I also hate a slowpoke in the fast lane doing the posted speed or a person on a back road that can barely make it to the limit

and finally nothing beats a cell phone stuck to someone's ear that is not paying attention, not using signals and going slow

pojo · Post by **pojo** » December 5, 2007 11:03 am

I love it when the tailgaters flash their brights at you to get you to move over..... I can see that for letting a semi in to pass someone, but not for speeders........... that's break check time.

Carolinadreamin' · Post by **Carolinadreamin'** » December 5, 2007 11:16 am

I live in northern Virginia....everyone here has road rage. Everyone talks on the phone while driving.

We not tailgating....we're drafting. We're not speeding around the beltway...we never really can drive at speed so we just want to see how fast our cars can go!

Could be worse...we could be in Maryland!

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » December 5, 2007 11:17 am

I'm gonna go with the cell phone idiots. They are rampant here, and they are usually doing one (if not both) of the two other things as well.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » December 5, 2007 11:18 am

pojo wrote:I love it when the tailgaters flash their brights at you to get you to move over..... I can see that for letting a semi in to pass someone, but not for speeders........... that's break check time.

I've had someone tailgate me so bad that it got to break checks. That p*** him off more....so he got right on my tail, literally within about a foot. So I slammed on the breaks. His fault if he hits me, right? He swerved, then tried to pass me on the shoulder. So I swerved and ran him into the ditch. Bastard.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » December 5, 2007 11:19 am

The one I truly hate the most is the guy who tries to take the shoulder lane during rush hour, while everyone else is waiting their turn.

Virgin-Island-Girl · Post by **Virgin-Island-Girl** » December 5, 2007 11:21 am

I agree with #1 Drunk Drivers.

The next thing would be aggressive driving. There's no place for it on the roads; I suspect that it usually means some guy is trying to make up for a small....

pojo · Post by **pojo** » December 5, 2007 11:26 am

CaptainP wrote:
pojo wrote:I love it when the tailgaters flash their brights at you to get you to move over..... I can see that for letting a semi in to pass someone, but not for speeders........... that's break check time.
I've had someone tailgate me so bad that it got to break checks. That p*** him off more....so he got right on my tail, literally within about a foot. So I slammed on the breaks. His fault if he hits me, right? He swerved, then tried to pass me on the shoulder. So I swerved and ran him into the ditch. Bastard.

good for you.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » December 5, 2007 11:27 am

Virgin-Island-Girl wrote:I agree with #1 Drunk Drivers.

The next thing would be agressive driving. There's no place for it on the roads; I suspect that it usually means some guy is trying to make up for a small....

Engine?

Dezdmona · Post by **Dezdmona** » December 5, 2007 11:42 am

Tailgaiting.

I'll never forget my Driving Instructor telling me NEVER to switch lanes when someone is tailgaiting me.
His reasoning: They are already impatient and you can't predict when they might whip out into the next lane to pass.
It could happen just as you decide to pull over, then you've got an accident. Made sense to me. (And I've seen it happen lots of times over the years)

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » December 5, 2007 11:44 am

CaptainP wrote:
pojo wrote:I love it when the tailgaters flash their brights at you to get you to move over..... I can see that for letting a semi in to pass someone, but not for speeders........... that's break check time.
I've had someone tailgate me so bad that it got to break checks. That p*** him off more....so he got right on my tail, literally within about a foot. So I slammed on the breaks. His fault if he hits me, right? He swerved, then tried to pass me on the shoulder. So I swerved and ran him into the ditch. Bastard.

You and Shannon are my latest heroes.
Kudos to both of you.

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » December 5, 2007 11:56 am

And tailgaters flashing lights when I'm already over the limit? Just makes me slow down ..

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