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Here's the driving rule: don't pass on the right. Some idiot nearly killed me on Tucker Road ..... I really want to live a much longer life ..... have important things to do. And - if you're moving slower than surrounding traffic, move to the right. It's just common courtesy. No need to be a speed nazi. And double yellow lines ..... that means "do not cross." Nearly getting annihilated in Tehachapi almost turned my day sour. Sorry 'bout the complaining. But, the sun is out and the sky is blue again. Happy day. 38 comments from 14 users
posted by
LoriMorales
on Nov 14, 2007 at 07:05 PM
Christine, I am so there with you. I have a real life here!!!
posted by
ChristineFroehlich
on Nov 14, 2007 at 04:33 PM
Hey, I gotta ad my 2 cents here, please slow down when there's fog and you can't see 10 feet in front of you. I was on the 202 the other night with extremely poor visibility and someone, probably TROUBLE, tried to ride my bumper the whole way home. Some of us have kids waiting at home for us, and I'd like to make it to my destination in one piece!
posted by
LoriMorales
on Nov 14, 2007 at 04:05 PM
Had to go into Northridge today. Yuck .... but here's another rule everyone should know: When you are merging onto the freeway, those already on the freeway have the right of way. You have to MERGE ..... honestly, some people just kinda drive up (with cell phone in ear) and pay no attention to the car already in that lane, in that spot. Two solid objects cannot occupy the same space at the same exact time. Unless of course, you happen to have left home in your good ole time machine. Some day I'm gonna run my 10,000 pound Lincoln right into that stupid little Audi/BMW/Lexus side panel. "Honest officer, I was just driving along in the slow lane and this car came out of nowhere." And --- I can cry on demand. So, Audi/BMW/Lexus driver will so get a ticket and have to make a call to their insurance carrier. I'm in my early sixties - and just may have to give up driving. It's making me crazy and really, I much prefer my happy self, usually capable to laughing at life's challenges. Bad drivers are getting to me. posted by
Smokey
on Nov 14, 2007 at 02:58 PM
I agree with TK about flashing your lights at someone that is in the fast lane going slow. It is a request, "please allow me to pass" though when I flash my lights that isn't exactly the phrase that pops into my mind ;) Nothing is more annoying than driving back from bakersfield with someone infront of you that just won't get out of the way. posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 14, 2007 at 01:12 PM
Flashing with the headlights is a surefire way to start road rage in a lot of people. In southern CA, it's just not acceptable, even though the intentions may be polite. I was driving 100 on the 5 one day and some bad-word chick behind me flashed me. So I slowed down and sat next to the trucks I was passing for a few minutes. I mean, come on, is it necessary to flash someone going 100? It's reeks of bitchy-ness. I'm much more comfortable with multi-lane freeways, because there are so many options to get around. LA is fun because it's so easy- impossible to get lost there.Driving when you're tired is pretty scary. I know there were many times I would drive until my head dropped and I had to shake it to wake up. (Driving 70 hours a week can be pretty exhausting!) It's most frustrating when you don't have anywhere to pull over. The company I used to drive for was so wonderful about safety (somewhat because of an infamous lawsuit). We could stop at any time, call and say that we were too tired, and they would either give us more time on our load or transfer the load to another driver. posted by
olivia
on Nov 14, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Ah, Joty, that's sad. My mom is coming for Thanksgiving. It's a 1 1/2 from her house. She is 77. This is the first year she won't be driving up. She says it just makes her too nervous. So, my daughter will be leaving early to pick her up and then one of us will take her home. She has always been better at coming to visit than I am going to visit. So, I don't see her as much anymore. I hate leaving our mountain. But it looks like I'll be having to take more trips down it so I can see my mom more often. As for the driving thing. I'm a natural born speeder. I try to get places quickly, then I feel foolish, when I'm sitting at a stop light with someone I cussed out and passed 20 minutes ago. My annoyances are with those that are in the left lane and just absolutely will not pull to the right when they see a car coming up. Or when you are on a two lane road behind a slow car who has 10 cars behind him and won't pull slightly to the shoulder to let others pass, sometimes they even speed up, when you try to get passed them. I like being on the open road, no cars in front of me or behind me. LA freeways make me insane. posted by
TK
on Nov 14, 2007 at 11:45 AM
A quick light-flashing is an acceptable way to ask if the person will move over. It is common communication throughout Europe and is being seen more here. It is a request, "please allow me to pass". Many regions in Europe do not allow right-side passing under any circumstances so if someone wants to pass they must do it in the left lane. I know some people can take a civil form of communication and turn it into a contest of 'who's the bigger bully', but that is not the original intent.
posted by
Yasobich
on Nov 14, 2007 at 09:28 AM
heheh i was driving thru solvang one morning after work an i fell asleep a the wheel an woke up on the other side of the road just in time to swerve back but the car coming at me swerved off the side of the road an launched his car off a 10 ft cliff into a field of strawberries, i slammed on my brakes an went over to see if he was ok, he got out an laughed at me because he was sleeping too.after that day i never got tired behind the wheel again posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 14, 2007 at 09:14 AM
Bigdog, I think you and I drive exactly the same. I don't know if anything annoys me more than people flashing me to get out of their way. It's always people from northern CA, and I turn into the biggest bastard when someone flashes me (with their headlights... not the other kind of flashing ;) I'm so sad I never got flashed. Happens to my husband all the time, so not fair.)
posted by
Joty
on Nov 14, 2007 at 07:57 AM
My dad was in his late seventies when we wouldn't allow him to drive anymore. It broke his heart, but he knew he shouldn't be. He'd go out and just sit behind the wheel of his little Ford Escort in the driveway.
posted by
bigdog
on Nov 14, 2007 at 07:00 AM
On the Hwy I to try to drive in the right lane and if i come up to a slow car in the right lane i merge left and pass the car then i merge back into the right lane. And if i am in the left lane and i come up on a slower car in the left lane and there is nobody in the right lane then i merge into the right lane and pass the car. If i am passing another car i usually will speed up and get around that car. There is nothing more frustrating then getting behind two cars going the same peed limit. Only control freaks do that And if i am passing a car and i see behind me that a car is coming up on me fast , and because i pass cars faster then what the car i'm passing is going i can usually stay out of there way. I can usually drive 80-85 down the hill. But while i drive i adjust my speed according to traffic. Now coming up the hill is a different story because of the trucks, but i don't usually have a problem with passenger cars. But now if i am in the left lane and a faster car starts flashing their lights at me telling me to get out of their way then I'll turn into a control freak and drive the same speed limit as the car I'm passing just to piss off the driver flashing me.
posted by
TK
on Nov 13, 2007 at 10:32 PM
On a highway I drive on the right because I actually try to stay within the speed limit. When I approach a slower vehicle I use my turn signal and pass on the left. Often, the vehicle I'm passing will speed up. If you come up behind me and get upset because I'm in your way, too bad. I didn't set out to spoil your fun today. I will move into the right lane when it becomes clear. Until then, please take a deep breath before you stroke out. I used to drive like you, like a middle-aged adolescent with something to prove. Then I grew up.
posted by
madkow2747
on Nov 13, 2007 at 08:56 PM
My grandma managed to pass her driving test... don't know how, don't know why. She went to her test with an arrangement for my mom to pick her up afterward, for when they took away her license, but turns out she's perfectly capable of driving, according to the DMV. I know I sure wouldn't want to be on the road with her though.Haha, Highway 666... it's Highway 491 now, and it's really a pretty nice drive. No tailgaters though. posted by
weebles
on Nov 13, 2007 at 04:40 PM
Joty...I don't know if there's a number age, but I do think that past the age of, say, 75 or so that drivers should be required to take a driving test every other year or so. I've known a few seniors that really needed to be off the road, but there seems to be little you can do to make it happen.
posted by
weebles
on Nov 13, 2007 at 04:37 PM
OOOOOhhhh...tailgaters. I think there's a special place on Highway 666 for tailgaters. I hate, hate, hate 'em. Especially if I'm on the highway and there is a giant truck in each lane, and I'm in the left lane, waiting for my truck to pass the other truck and get back over to the right, and here comes a car being driven by some rectal orifice and rides my bumper as though that will somehow magically make the big truck disappear. Yeah, like that's going to happen.Tailgaters are the reason we need those ray guns like on Star Trek :o) |
