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Driving Pet Peeves

Jordan2 — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:40:10 GMT

I started a thread on this subject about 1 1/2 -2 years ago, I figured I need to revisit these things that bother me! I feel like I am the only person who still signals my turning intentions! Now I don't need you to signal me your turning left when your already in the turning lane, I can figure it out! Also, I live in a private house and have a driveway. Now I never backup fast, I look both ways and back off slowly. I can't tell you how many times someone comes speeding around from the corner, mind you I'm a bit into the street, and swerves around me! They can't wait one freaking minute for me to pull off my driveway completely! And don't get me started on people coming from the other direction who turn right in front of you, even though there is no one else behind me! Also the person who can't wait to cut in front of me, goes SO SLOW, makes the light, and leaves me behind for the red light! Gee, I feel so much better!

Re: Driving Pet Peeves

Kachina624 — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:47:10 GMT

The thing that irks me the most are people who poke along well below the speed limit holding up a line of cars behind them. They of course don't have the good manners to pull over and let people pass.

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Plaid Pants2 — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:48:51 GMT

1. CELL PHONES

2. People who tailgate

3. People who drive at maximum warp

4. People who drive with their high beams on. They are blinding!

5. People who turn on to a street from the middle lane.

6. People who don't turn on their headlights at dusk.

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Desertdi — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:58:34 GMT

People who come to a complete STOP and look around when turning from an open highway onto a secondary

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Susan Louise — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:10:34 GMT

Those that don't turn on the signal light til they actually turn...or worse yet, not at all...

Those that text and or talk on the phone...for example, obviously not paying attention when they are still sitting at the light after it changes...

Those that use a handicapped parking space when they don't have the permit...especially the young folks who are quite able to walk longer distances to get into the store/retailer/etc...

Re: Driving Pet Peeves

Allegheny — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:12:12 GMT

@Jordan2 Are you saying that you back out of your driveway onto the street? I am just curious, we aren't allowed to do that in our state (though a lot of people do so and I understand why they do so).

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GCR18 — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:33:57 GMT

People that have a red light and turn right on Red, while the other side has a left green arrow. Then they drive under the speed limit. People that don't know how to drive in a round about. People that talk on their cell phones or better yet, text while they drive.

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Jordan2 — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 23:59:36 GMT

@Allegheny wrote:
@Jordan2 Are you saying that you back out of your driveway onto the street? I am just curious, we aren't allowed to do that in our state (though a lot of people do so and I understand why they do so).

@Allegheny, I live in New York. We are allowed to back off our driveways into the street. I'm curious, how do you get off your driveway?

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Azcowgirl — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:00:55 GMT

When people are seemingly so angry about something that they endanger the lives of people by squealing their tires as they weave in and out, nearly hitting people and acting like they don't care who they may hurt including their selfish selves.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:08:00 GMT

@Allegheny wrote:
@Jordan2 Are you saying that you back out of your driveway onto the street? I am just curious, we aren't allowed to do that in our state (though a lot of people do so and I understand why they do so).

@Allegheny How do you get out of your driveway? Every place I ever lived people back out of their driveways.

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DiAnne — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:09:28 GMT

Tailgaters and people on phone and/or texting while driving.

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tansy — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:12:51 GMT

People who pull out in front of me even though there are no cars behind me. It's even worse when they then drive below the speed limit.

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nunya — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:15:56 GMT

people who have no idea how to merge onto the highway, and the people who won't move over for the people trying to merge onto the highway

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Shanus — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:36:25 GMT

.....when someone gets in their car in a very crowded parking lot, sees other people waiting in line for their space & they sit there to talk on the phone or text friends....with the engine running so they can still have a/c!!!

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Sushismom — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:42:03 GMT

I often drive a 3-lane expressway to pick up my grandniece from school at least once a week. I can't tell you how many times all 3 lanes are under the speed limit because of slow drivers!

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:47:49 GMT

People who text and drive. (Please just crash into another texter.)

People who wait till the last minute to get over in a lane, instead of getting in that lane to start with. Then some numbnuts lets them in at the last minute. Stupid, meet Ignorant....

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nana59 — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 00:53:33 GMT

People who go through stop signs and end up totalling my car on 6/2.....and leave me to suffer with excrutiating pain from bruised ribs....yup-that's my driving pet peeve....

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Foolywooly11 — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:04:41 GMT

The drivers who speed up when you're trying to turn in front of them, pull out in front of them, as if they have to go "first"; reminds me of children in line at school trying to skip in front of the kid in front of them.

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Meowingkitty — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:13:51 GMT

People who sit in the left turn lane and don't move up to let at least two cars through.

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beach-mom — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 01:26:20 GMT

I drive on a three-lane expressway. Near home the farthest lane on the right goes to "Right Turn Only." I sit in traffic sometimes for a mile. The center and far left lanes creep along. Inevitably some thoughtless drivers will come speeding up the right hand lane, and then have to merge into the center lane at the exit, which holds everyone else up! Same thing with construction - you are waiting your turn, and someone doesn't pay attention to the signs and goes around everyone else!

Parking lots: People who don't return shopping carts and leave them in the middle of a space, especially when there is a cart return right there! My car has been damaged in the past by someone who actually pushed her cart away from her into the side of my car. I had just parked. When I got out and said something, she replied, as she was getting into her car, "Well, we can't all be perfect." And she drove away!