Use a freaking blinker!!!

Discussion in 'Random Thoughts' started by bedlam, Jun 27, 2005.

  1. bedlam

    bedlam Senior Member

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    This is not a new concept. It is common courtesy. This should be one of the first things taught in driving school. I can not stand being behind someone who just begins to slow down for no apparent reason. ‘Are you having car trouble?’ No, you just forgot where the blinker was. Even better are the ones that turn the blinker on half way into the turn. Oh, gee thanks. How thoughtful of you. The blinker is a warning to those behind and around you that you are going to be slowing down and turning. Keep this simple little phrase in mind: Blinker and then Brake. Be a considerate driver. It cuts down on road rage, not to mention, my blood pressure... My bitch for the day...
     
  2. luminous_times

    luminous_times Member

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    I love you...


    It's like you are inside my head or something

    heh heh

    For real though, I hear what you are saying. Nice to know the shitty drivers aren't just in the U.S.
    :D [​IMG]
     
  3. lace_and_feet

    lace_and_feet Super Member

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    Yeah. Assholes. Aside from blinker usage being necessary for safety, it can be a nice gesture to show that some people still realize that they are not the only one worthy of recognition.
     
  4. daisymae

    daisymae Senior Member

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    I use my signals. :D The kids actually prefer my driving.....Jules gets a "That's not how Mom does it....":D

    Something else I hate is bicycles.....not the people who know what they are doing and obey the traffic lights. (there are precious few who do)
    I'm talking about the idiots going the wrong way down a one-way street not even wearing a helmet. The ones who fly through red lights and stop signs.
    If you want me to treat you as traffic, ACT LIKE IT.
    Seriously, you should need a license to ride a bike in public.
     
  5. Tree-Hugger

    Tree-Hugger The Chainsaw

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    I can't stand people who ride their brakes. Every few seconds the person hits their brakes. It makes me wonder if they are lost, but usually it's just dumbfucks that use both feet when they are driving an automatic. Oh and I hate yo-yo drivers. They speed up to 60 mph, and then back down to 25 mph. grrrr
     
  6. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    i get road rage quite a bit. everytiime i pick my sister up from work, i get the urge to run people down, just for being idiots...and its always something new.
    -i hate people who don't use blinkers: i feel like running them off the road

    -i hate people who just suddenly decided to double park: i feel like smashing their windows

    -i hate people who just stop and talk to people in the street. like they just stop at some random point in the street and some guy comes walking into the street and talks to the driver. this happened last night. i come down and i see this, and theres a back up of l2 other cars behind the front guy. so i decide that i'm going to go around. well, when i do that, the front car decides to pull a U'ey and now i'm stuck in the wrong lane of traffic waiting for the rest of the cars to go. and and the kid is just standing in front of me now.

    -and i hate parents who let their kids run across a busy street without using the crosswalk. i almost hit a kid about 4 or 5 years old, because the mother decided she wanted to cross when it wasn't safe.

    i hate stupid people.
     
  7. mystical_shroom

    mystical_shroom acerbic

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    I cant stand when people dont use turn signals as well.. Also people who ride your ass when its obvious someone is in front of you but they will ride so close on your ass that you want to jump out of your car and kick them in the head...am i suppose to have go go gadget wheels and go over the person in front of me..
    Also people who pull out right in freakin front of you and dont speed up, but go real slow to where you have to slam on your brakes..
    or people who dont pay attention when they get a green arrow and just sit there like an idiot..
    Or the people who talk on cell phones and all over the road and almost smash into you..
    Or people at stop signs who, you know its your turn, but they feel the need to wave you on like they are doing you a favor, when its your turn to go.. Or they wave you on cause they think that you dont know its your turn...
     
  8. HippyLandscaper

    HippyLandscaper learning a new way

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    I agree, it sucks when people don't use the blinker. On the other hand, it gets really annoying being behind the person who won't turn the damn blinker off. You can't pass them, and they drive for miles and miles with that little light burning into your head. I guess they will turn that direction eventually.
     
  9. AreYouExperienced

    AreYouExperienced American Victim

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    No, that would be the brake lights. The turn signal is absolutely pointless and a waste of technology. If you see someone in front of you turn on their brake lights, you put on your brakes as well. It doesn't matter which way they're turning.

    No wonder there are so many horrible drivers out there, people confuse which signals mean what.
     
  10. mystical_shroom

    mystical_shroom acerbic

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    i like honking my horn...
     
  11. AreYouExperienced

    AreYouExperienced American Victim

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    Yes and we're all very proud of you.
     
  12. mystical_shroom

    mystical_shroom acerbic

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    haha....so am i
     
  13. fitzy21

    fitzy21 Worst RT Mod EVAH!!!!

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    i honk the horn the minuite the light turns green. i don't give the lead person no time..he better get moving real fast.
     
  14. Death

    Death Grim Reaper Lifetime Supporter

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    I obey traffic laws on my bicycle. Unless its the middle of the night on the backstreets, i always stop at traffic lights, stop signs. Why the fuck would i want to ride on the wrong side of the road?

    And four way stops. oh my god. The rule is - whoever gets there first, GOES FIRST! I was pulling up to a stop sign and this lady was already sitting there for like 3 whole seconds. then i come to a complete stop and have my feet on the ground. She looks up as if to say, "oh yeah. im driving.". Then she has the nerve to try to wave me on.. WTF fuck her i turned right and went around the back of the bitch's car.
     
  15. ihmurria

    ihmurria fini

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    gah, people need to learn how to drive. The other night (on my bike) this car raced ahead of me, then stopped completely at an intersection ahead of me, turned it's blinker on and edged into my lane (parking/turning lane), then stopped again. I stopped because I couldn't tell what the fuck he was trying to do, if he was trying to go ahead of me. So I wave them on since they're blocking regular traffic while I'm not, and the guys in the back seat keep looking at me waving the car on, they're not moving. Finally I yell "fucking move guys!" and they get out of the way (they hadn't left me much room to squeeze past them in my lane either, they managed to mostly block two lanes at once, whoo)

    people are stupid and should die.
     

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