i hear ya on that , today i yelled out the window nice turn signal at least 2 times.

Man, that's me everyday, but I don't bother rolling down the window anymore, no one is paying attention anyway.  So I just yell it to myself and bottle it all up.  I'm like a road rage bomb just waiting to go off.  And I am not a violent person, at least when I'm sober:-)    Today I sat 4 cars back of a red light that must have just broke, and the people in front of me waited 3 switches of the other traffic light green, red, green, red, green and these SHEEP in front of me just couldn't figure out our light was stuck on RED.  I almost just ran into the car in front of me so they would move.

I never use my blinker I am in and out of traffic cuttin vetts off and givin them the finger as I do it..LOL I am kidding yes people dont know how to drive..it sucks but there is no fixin stupidity..

That was you!  You son of a b...   LOL! That was good inked.

another one i like is the jacka$$ on the cell phone that does 10 under till theres a passen zone then they do 20 over. and the cop nails u for passen there ass. yes its happened too many times 4 me. infact that was my first ticket on my temps at 15. lol damn that was 20 years ago now. 

Ya - get it all the time from people on the deerfoot - kinda makes me curious - you'd think that when people pay upwards of twenty thou for a vehicle, they'd make sure the price included signal lights! Maybe I'm the only one likes to make sure of that...

definately a problem around St louis... very poor signal use.

people suck at driving

Oooo, I hate stupid drivers. I am the guy you don't want to be around if are a stupid driver. I will follow you and when I catch you I will give you SH*&. My wife is always going around saying, "My husband the traffic cop"  I was just thinking about this yesterday I am glad to see I am not the only one.

Here is a usefull hint. The traffic lights are flashing. In one direction they are yellow and the other are red. If you are driving and you have the yellow flashing. That means you have the right of way. So don't stop cause the guy sitting at the red flashing lights is waiting for you so he can go. So just go.

P.S. I don't have road rage or anything. I just get pissed of when people can't drive. In fact I have an audio clip on my profile in my videos of me reaming out a chick.

Yes, these are all a pain in the A. I nearly always use a turn signal unless the person giving directions gives one of those "oh, turn right here, NOW!"  I always wonder -- does this person even realize they're moving in a car toward the place they're wanting to go? Why wait to the last second to give me the directions?

Also, can't stand the people who do 10 under then 20 over at a passing zone -- I call those people "FastLane Monitors" -- they're just like the asshat hall monitors we used to have in school -- wtf do you care if other people are driving faster than you? You obviously have nowhere to go, since you're driving like you can't quite reach the pedals...oh wait, passing zone, and you suddenly remembered gas is on the right...and as I hit 90 to get around your sudden race to the WildOats market, YOU give me a look like I'm the bad driver? Ahem. I think not.

But yeah, in tight traffic I'm less concerned with people using their signals, cause I figure they're doing nearly all they can to drive anyway...keep both your hands on the wheel, fine, just don't freaking slow down if you do cut me off...

And as for the technology that's keeping people from paying attention -- just saw a thing on some local news channel the other day -- "Driving while inTEXTicated" -- it's the new drunk. Heheh, "texting is the new drunk", that'd be a good shirt.

Yes, peeps not useing turn signals is a pev of mine too! 

Here in SOCAL, it's the extremes. Either you get the one driving in the #1 (fast) lane doing 55 with the blinker on for 20 miles. Or the one that cuts across 4 lanes of traffic with no signal, and then gives you the (you're #1) gesture because you didn't get out of his way when he wanted.

The way I get back, I just wave and give a big smile !! 

It's a problem here as well. Toursit capital of the world isn't spared. Crossing 2 lanes without the blinker to not miss the exit  is pretty common , and then you have the guys that forget they have it on . They can't hear it coz either they drive a convertible or the music plays too loud! So you wait a mile while behind before realising that the idiot isn't changing lane or turning... so you pass him and he gets the look and the swearing ( in french ).

I use Hand Signals....because I'm old

other than that the things i hate is people that copleatly stop to turn and people that ride on my ass

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LMAO you are finally starting to admit it.... I just keep a jar of screws in my center console so when they cut me off I can pass them and dump them in front of them... the really show them who is number one..and women drivers here in CA you have no idea..

Inked, I put that out there just for you ~

Inked - are you trying to see if I can digitally give you a smack on the back of the head!!

But I know what you mean, unfortunately. I have seen WAAAY too many women applying makeup, gesticulating wildly, swerving all over their lane, reading newspapers (yes, the kind of things you need to block your ENTIRE view of the road in order to see), and even, if you can beleive it, feeding kids while driving. I have this horrible habit of paying attention to what I am doing while operating a lethal weapon, and I can't even begin to express the level of irritation I get towards women who seem perfectly content to confirm everyone's beliefs in what a woman driver does.

But not signalling, and then cutting people off is another thing that makes me shake my head - it happened to me twice yesterday on my way home - by the same 18-25 year old, 5-10 to 6-1 foot blonde short-haired caucasian guy, driving a two tone white and beige 98 F-150 super cab with bald-arse tires, leaking exhaust, and a windsheild that was more gone than there. If I'da caught the lisence plate, then you'd better believe I'd be posting that as well. Idiots deserve recognition. If I didn't love my car so much, he prolly woulda found out exactly what a monte carlo suppository feels like.

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Inked - are you trying to see if I can digitally give you a smack on the back of the head!!

But I know what you mean, unfortunately. I have seen WAAAY too many women applying makeup, gesticulating wildly, swerving all over their lane, reading newspapers (yes, the kind of things you need to block your ENTIRE view of the road in order to see), and even, if you can beleive it, feeding kids while driving. I have this horrible habit of paying attention to what I am doing while operating a lethal weapon, and I can't even begin to express the level of irritation I get towards women who seem perfectly content to confirm everyone's beliefs in what a woman driver does.

But not signalling, and then cutting people off is another thing that makes me shake my head - it happened to me twice yesterday on my way home - by the same 18-25 year old, 5-10 to 6-1 foot blonde short-haired caucasian guy, driving a two tone white and beige 98 F-150 super cab with bald-arse tires, leaking exhaust, and a windsheild that was more gone than there. If I'da caught the lisence plate, then you'd better believe I'd be posting that as well. Idiots deserve recognition. If I didn't love my car so much, he prolly woulda found out exactly what a monte carlo suppository feels like.

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its just sad that Women use ther compact as there rear view mirror then there dumb ass' hit a pot hole and get eye shadow in there eye, then they drive blind doing auto cross weaving across 4 lanes of traffic being careful not to spill there Latte..  that is not talent its stupidity!
 

Here is one for you, I got my F-250 slammed yesterday by some dumb twit that does not understand illegal lane changes.   If you are in the darned inside lane at an intersection and decide to turn then you must turn into the inside lane, not the damn outside lane.  And for the women out there driving big pickups, if you can't drive them stay the frig home or drive your damn car. 

I hate it when people try to cut across 4 lanes of traffic to make a turn at the last second.  Did you not know where you were going to being with?  And if you missed your turn, could you not go straight and make a u-turn back to that road?    Oh, and don't tailgate me.  I really don't like that. 

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Here is one for you, I got my F-250 slammed yesterday by some dumb twit that does not understand illegal lane changes.   If you are in the darned inside lane at an intersection and decide to turn then you must turn into the inside lane, not the damn outside lane.  And for the women out there driving big pickups, if you can't drive them stay the frig home or drive your damn car. 

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 Well Said

Loved it, yesterday, was turning off the 125 south onto westbound 8 (they're in San Diego)  I see two cars in the #4 lane.

The front one had 5 car lengths on me and the other was half a car length behind me. Could I have slowed down, SURE, but why, I have a HEMI, I can get infront of her. I put on my turn signal and accelerate to 2 car lengths in front of her. As I began to pull into the #4 lane, I notice she is giving me a thumbs up and mouthing the words "I like you car"....................

OK, she gave my the bird and was yelling obscenities I couldn't hear because of my engine and my music was turned up.

So, you might have wondered how I did I reply? I opened the sunroof, stuck my hand out it, smiled and waved back to her. Next exit was mine, so being the good driver I am, put on my turn signal, and looked back to make sure my way was clear. And could imagine, what a coinsidense, the happy camper was getting off on the same exit. On the exit, it splits two ways. I took the right side, Ms friendly was going to the left. I did mange to slow down enough to wave good-bye to her before we parted ways.

Moral of my story, just cause someone has their head cramed up their anus, doesn't mean you have too!

That is funny and true. Today I had one again.

I will get right to the moral.

If you are NOT going to bother stopping at a stop sign and procede to turn into on coming traffic. DONT DODDLE, get up to speed to not incoveniece other drivers. Thank you.

#2- Driving on my bumper will not make the vehicle in front of me speed up.

Awesome replies guys!  That was alot of fun reading those:-)  It is a little calming to me to know that it seems like alot of you go through the same things I do while driving.  Man, there is so many stupid and inconsiderate people out there on the roads.  I do like Robs idea of killing them with kindness after blowing their doors off, that's good stuff.     And to answer the tailgating issue, again they teach that in drivers ed., 1 car length per every 10 mph.   I had a tailgater one night coming home from a bar when I was driving my 85 mustang 5.0.  I took off like a bat out of hell, turns out it was a cop. BOOOO.  He only gave me a warning. YEAAAA.

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Yes, these are all a pain in the A. I nearly always use a turn signal unless the person giving directions gives one of those "oh, turn right here, NOW!"  I always wonder -- does this person even realize they're moving in a car toward the place they're wanting to go? Why wait to the last second to give me the directions?

Also, can't stand the people who do 10 under then 20 over at a passing zone -- I call those people "FastLane Monitors" -- they're just like the asshat hall monitors we used to have in school -- wtf do you care if other people are driving faster than you? You obviously have nowhere to go, since you're driving like you can't quite reach the pedals...oh wait, passing zone, and you suddenly remembered gas is on the right...and as I hit 90 to get around your sudden race to the WildOats market, YOU give me a look like I'm the bad driver? Ahem. I think not.

But yeah, in tight traffic I'm less concerned with people using their signals, cause I figure they're doing nearly all they can to drive anyway...keep both your hands on the wheel, fine, just don't freaking slow down if you do cut me off...

And as for the technology that's keeping people from paying attention -- just saw a thing on some local news channel the other day -- "Driving while inTEXTicated" -- it's the new drunk. Heheh, "texting is the new drunk", that'd be a good shirt.

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Texticated.  I here ya!  Cruisin down I-10 doing about 80 and I glance to my right and see some dude or broad looking down and texting while they are doing about 75 mph.  That has got to be the dumbest thing!

 

I used to get aggrivated at my local drivers, but then I started goin to NH to visit relatives and for vacation.  Holy crap are they bad up there.  NEVER use turn signals, merge without looking, cut ya off, and run into ya, then act like YOU did somethin wrong.  (Yes, that happened to my mother, no BS.)  Tailgate, brake for no reason, ignore signs, run red lights.  It's terrible.  To make it worse, when it snows, there are regularly vehicles flipped on thier lids cause they are driving to fast for conditions.

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I used to get aggrivated at my local drivers, but then I started goin to NH to visit relatives and for vacation.  Holy crap are they bad up there.  NEVER use turn signals, merge without looking, cut ya off, and run into ya, then act like YOU did somethin wrong.  (Yes, that happened to my mother, no BS.)  Tailgate, brake for no reason, ignore signs, run red lights.  It's terrible.  To make it worse, when it snows, there are regularly vehicles flipped on thier lids cause they are driving to fast for conditions.

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Yeah, I worked in Jersey and New York for a while, they are the worst.
 

I used to not signal when I was younger. Now I have nightmares of someone rear ending me as I cut through traffic cause I didn't let them know where I was going. So I signal all the time. I don't really care of other people don't or not, I can usually read their driving properly to know if someone's about to change lanes. People always drift over a teeny bit before starting to signal anyways.

The best though are those who get halfway or fully into the next lane, and THEN flash their signals. That makes me laugh.

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It's a problem here as well. Toursit capital of the world isn't spared. Crossing 2 lanes without the blinker to not miss the exit  is pretty common , and then you have the guys that forget they have it on . They can't hear it coz either they drive a convertible or the music plays too loud! So you wait a mile while behind before realising that the idiot isn't changing lane or turning... so you pass him and he gets the look and the swearing ( in french ).

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I would imagine it's even worse in a tourist capital, no doubt.  You have a bunch of out-of-towners not knowing where they are going and all the sudden seeing the exit or street that they have been looking for, for 45 minutes.  To them it's like seeing God shining upon them and they just go to the light in some sort of trance.  Not realizing they are in a car and they could cause a serious accident getting to that exit they need to be so bad and also immediately.  Stupid Tourists!
 

It isn't God they see JonnyB , it's Mickey Mouse! lol

Im one of those assholes who doesnt use their signals, but only because theres nobody around to see them. I use them in the city

yea, I don't use them *every* time, just to signal other people. If no one's around or I have plenty of space to move over, I don't bother. (tho sometimes I end up throwing them on anwyays out of habit)

I ALWAYS have space. its my one advantage of having a small car.

Agreed gaiiden and jond91, if no one is around than obviously turn sig. not needed.  It's all about realizing your surroundings and adjusting to them.  If you feel that you have a bad croud of drivers globbing together and you happen to be stuck in the thick of it than it is time to let these geeks know what you are doing and where you are going, which is away from them.  It is all about  being aware and awake behind the wheel, have some freakin courtesy towards others and hopefully it shall return.

eh, i find myself using my blinkers bout half the time...

heck some times when i use them i dont relize i did.... other times i will go out of the way to use them

 

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eh, i find myself using my blinkers bout half the time...

heck some times when i use them i dont relize i did.... other times i will go out of the way to use them

 

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So I guess you are a fair weather signal user.  Hell, that's better than nothing.
 

lol

i suppose...

usually if i use my signal its cuz someone is right on my bumper or at night...
or like i said randomly...

but yea... fair weather user haha

 

'S funny, but it's all in how you are taught - my mom drilled it into me that if I am making a turn, I signal. It's gotten to be such a habit that I even signal for parking spaces in a lot now. It's bad enough that I don't even turn my engine over unless I have my seat belt buckled - I can't even just move my car out of my driveway without my seatbelt - feels like driving naked, although I imagine there are a few guys in the world wouldn't mind seeing a naked lady driving a sports car; specially a car as gorgeous as mine

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'S funny, but it's all in how you are taught - my mom drilled it into me that if I am making a turn, I signal. It's gotten to be such a habit that I even signal for parking spaces in a lot now. It's bad enough that I don't even turn my engine over unless I have my seat belt buckled - I can't even just move my car out of my driveway without my seatbelt - feels like driving naked, although I imagine there are a few guys in the world wouldn't mind seeing a naked lady driving a sports car; specially a car as gorgeous as mine

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Things that make you go hmmm...              So you are a creature of habit.  That's good as long as it is good habits.  The seatbelt in the driveway is kinda funny.

Here is a new one. On Monday my mother in law took me to the hospital in Edmonton. On our way back she was telling me how my wife calls me the traffic cop. So just I was explaining it to her, how I can't stand stupidity while driving. A few moments after she enters an interesection which had been amber for quite some time with some one waiting to make the turn before it turns red. So just before half way in the intersection the light goes red and she slams on the brake.  Hm. I feel safe. I had always had suspsicions of her driving so I always steered clear of being a passenger. To confirm my suspiscion a few blocks down she runs a full out red. as well as it takes her about a quarter mile to change lanes.

hahahaha, I ran a red light once, I thought it ment go for red cars.