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Driving rules people seem to have forgotten.

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Sapphire Gypsy

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So after watching some stupidity on the road today I've come up with some rules of driving that people seem to have forgotten or that just generally annoy the hell out of me. Very Happy

1. A red light means stop, not keep going just because you think no one is coming.

2. a 4 way stop means that everyone has to stop, and stopping behind the car in front of you does not count as YOUR stopping at the stop sign.

3. Turn signal, THEN breaks. Also doing so more than 2 feet before your turn might be a good idea.

4. There is no such thing as a "fast lane." There's a passing lane... that means after you pass a car you get back over, not ride 40 miles in that lane for no apparent reason.

5. Riding 3 inches off my bumper does not give you a draft that will save you gas, so unless you want to come sit in the passengers seat BACK OFF!

Any laws you want to remind people of?

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BlueMaxx

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6) Always use a blinker when turning. Thinking of switching the blinker on doesn't send a psychic signal to the person behind that you're making a turn.

7) If you're on a cell, hit a drunk driver instead. Two birds, one stone.

8) People make mistakes, so if a construction lane is coming up, don't speed up beside me so I don't have room to merge.

9) If I make room for you to merge because of a construction lane, GO! I'm slowing everyone behind me.

10) I know you have a "badass" car, don't go a hundred from behind me and then slow/push me like I'm in your way, especially when I'm not even in the fast lane.

shark6495

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11) just because I let one car in does not mean you get to merge also

12) Make eye contact with me before you try to merge

13) A yield sign means you must give way the right of way to the flow of traffic

14) Please do not eat Chinese food while driving a stick shift....

15) Just because your car is bigger than mine does not mean you have the right of way

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BlueMaxx

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16) Just because you think you can make the turn by pulling out in front of me before I reach the crossing, doesn't give you the right to almost make me shat.

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17. A car is meant for carrying a person or an object from Point A to Point B, not for you to show off your new giant speakers and awful, loud music collection.

18. Please don't make me regret taking that ride with you by driving like a maniac, because I will break your neck -- even if it means coming back from the dead.

19. When you see lights coming in the opposite direction at night, the natural reaction should be lowering down your lights -- not causing the other driver blindness and possibly crashing his car outside of the road.

20. When you're nearing crossing lines and an old man just puts his leg on them, it's not your call to drive as fast as you can and see if you can get through before hitting the poor man.

21. Unless you live in China, "My wife is having a baby!" is no longer a valid excuse when a cop stops you for driving too fast. Deal with your mistakes.

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22. Don't cut me off then drive 20 under the speed limit

23. The rear view mirror is NOT a make-up mirror

BlueMaxx

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24) I know you're a paraplegic, but I stopped my car, can you not pull your mangled wheelchair out from under my front bumper with your arms?! Rolling Eyes Sheez.

24 1/2) Same w/Segway users. Wink

25) Just because you're a police officer, doesn't give you the right to go almost twice the speed limit and not obey the rules of the road when there isn't even an emergency. Or Hell, at least fake it by turning on your frickin' lights.

melvinlikechris

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26) when you're at a roundabout, you give way to drivers on the right, just cos you can't remember that doesn't mean you have the right to glare at me

27) When you have mulitple lanes, use them! Stop all going in the same, it creates unnescary levels of congestion... and merging is not an offense you dickhead!

Sapphire Gypsy

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28. When there's a clearly marked construction zone where traffic is being brought down to one lane. Do not get out of the remaining lane to rush to the front to squeeze in somewhere.

29. Giving the wave to people at intersections is not polite, it just takes up unnecessary time. Follow the rules established and there will be no need to pretend your a traffic cop and wave me on.
* also if the other person were to get into an accident because you waved them out into traffic it could be your fault and you could be ticketed for "impersonating a police officer"

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Heytherejeffro

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Tomer Soiker wrote:
20. When you're nearing crossing lines and an old man just puts his leg on them, it's not your call to drive as fast as you can and see if you can get through before hitting the poor man.
On the other side of that coin, if you're in traffic, and an old puts his leg in the crosswalk, don't jam on your brakes and cause a 12 car pile-up because grampa needs to cross. We'll see him, we'll stop, don't worry.

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superdoug

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30. DON'T FUCKING DRIFT!!! You have signals and presumably driver's training. A car is a dangerous piece of machinery that is a threat to everyone around it when mishandled. When you let it 'drift' from lane to lane with less than a car length of space between you and the next car, you're putting me and everyone else at risk. Asshat.

Denim

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31. If you drive a BMW, a Jag, a vette or any fancy sports car and I am driving faster then you. Please just pull over, give me the keys and title to your car and take mine, because you do not know how to drive what you have.

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Lewis Black is Sabertooth

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32. Turning on your turn signal on a four lane highway doesn't give you the right to cut across four lanes of traffic.

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33. To all the assholes who drive fast in the winter time, your precious car with four wheel drive doesn't do SHIT on ICE.

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C's Lady

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Sapphire Gypsy wrote:
2. a 4 way stop means that everyone has to stop, and stopping behind the car in front of you does not count as YOUR stopping at the stop sign.

Addendum to this one) when there ARE other people stopped at a 4 way, the correct term is RIGHT of way. If you and another person stop at the same time, the person to the RIGHT of you gets to go first. If you have doubt about this, LET the person to the RIGHT of you always go first. Will save you a ticket if they smack you.

As for mine--

1) Unmarked intersections are not your signal to go barreling through them. You might wanna check to see if there is someone coming from the other direction.

2) Yield does not mean you have to stop. If there is someone coming, of course you have to, but if there is no one around, you can proceed slowly through the intersection.

3) Watch for pedestrian crossings!! If there is someone waiting to cross, it is your duty to stop. (this one annoys me most, because there is one right outside the police department where I work, and people suck at paying attention to this one!


4) We have a couple of corners here that have merge lanes, meaning that you can turn the corner without stopping, so long as you stay in your lane. It doesn't mean you have to completely stop and let other traffic in. As long as you stay in your lane, you shouldn't get hit.

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C's Lady

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Oh, I forgot one. Don't go drive in Jersey. That whole "no left turns" thing makes people (me) dizzy! And it's just nuts!

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Lewis Black is Sabertooth

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Outta the way jerkass!
Driving rules people seem to have forgotten. Honkforsugar

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Sapphire Gypsy

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Denim wrote:31. If you drive a BMW, a Jag, a vette or any fancy sports car and I am driving faster then you. Please just pull over, give me the keys and title to your car and take mine, because you do not know how to drive what you have.

I fully support this. Very Happy

38. An exit ramp has an acceleration lane for a reason. You should be AT highway speeds before entering the highway.

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superdoug wrote:30. DON'T FUCKING DRIFT!!! You have signals and presumably driver's training. A car is a dangerous piece of machinery that is a threat to everyone around it when mishandled. When you let it 'drift' from lane to lane with less than a car length of space between you and the next car, you're putting me and everyone else at risk. Asshat.
Uh, that's weaving, not drifting.

THIS is drifting:

Gandicles

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Forgot to add one:

39: Lanesplitting is LEGAL in California. Try to cut me off and I will punch your god damn mirror off. And then I will sell it on craigslist.

Sapphire Gypsy

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really, legal.... that seems insanely unsafe but whatever.

40. There are noise ordinances in place for a reason. Would it kill you to turn down the radio when you're at a stop light?

Now that said I'm notorious for blaring my radio on the highway, but I turn it down in residential areas and at stop lights.

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colossus1979

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I say we all need spy hunter cars and an unlimited ammo code. ahh, the joyus carnage. evil

BlueMaxx

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C's Lady wrote:
2) Yield does not mean you have to stop. If there is someone coming, of course you have to, but if there is no one around, you can proceed slowly through the intersection.
YES! Everyone I ride with, or am driving behind, apparently doesn't know what "yield" means. They always stop! grrr

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vikoros

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##) When you're turning onto a two or more lane street, STAY IN YOUR LANE! You don't need to drift across to the farthest lane just because you're lazy.

##) Too me, the Fast Lane does not mean the "it's okay to speed" lane. Don't ride my bumper when I'm driving 70 in a 70 just because you want to do 90. I'll get over when there's an opening for me to do so.

##) If you're a soccer mom with a really nice SUV, a car load of kids, and a really awesome 3G cell phone, stay home. The way you drive endangers your children.

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When you pull out in front of someone make sure you use the gas pedal to reach a sufficient speed so the person you just pulled out in front of doesn't have to lay on the brake.

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