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Author Topic: The "What makes me go insane!" thread John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-09-2009 02:05 PM                     quote: Randy Stankey If you want to drive fast, get in the left lane. If you want to drive slow, the right lane is for you. That's what they do here. Of course, either is illegal here too.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 11-09-2009 02:10 PM                        Hurricanes are not nearly as dangerous as the drivers in Florida. They are insane. And it's not just old people. It EVERYONE. They drive 20 mph over the speed limit on I95 and tailgate at less than a car length behind you. And at that same 80 - 85mph speed, they zoom back and forth across three lanes with virtually not car lenth for any safety margin of error. In my entire driving career in NYC -- not typically know as an easy city to commute -- I have seen 2 vehicle crashes with fatalities. I was in Fort Lauderdale for 10 days and in that time I saw 3 fatalities on I95. THREE! one where a motorcyclist's body was about 100 yards away from the crushed cycle and his leg about 10 feet from the rest of his body. I nearly crashed myself when I saw it, uncovered, just there on the road. You take your life in some other Floridian idiot's hands when you travel on the I95 corridor.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-09-2009 03:22 PM                        People in Billings, MT don't know how to city-drive. You can sit there for a long time signaling, trying to make a lane change, and not one of those people will let you in. WHereas in a real big city like Denver, Chicago, Orlando or Salt Lake, normally within five seconds of putting the blinker on, somebody will open up a space. At least that's been my admittedly limited experience.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 11-09-2009 06:19 PM                     Some large cities, New York City in particular, have public awareness campaigns on eliminating traffic problems. "Don't block the box" is one I heard often on the radio when I lived in NYC. It was an effort to fight gridlock situations that can and do occur in Manhattan traffic. Some guy drives out into the intersection as the light is about to change. The traffic ahead of him doesn't move. So he's stuck out there blocking traffic for the crossing street. As more people copy the same selfish behavior the gridlock situation grows. This same problem can occur in ANY city. Right now I see it happening at certain intersections in downtown Lawton thanks to so much traffic being detoured off I-44. The driver knows the chance he's taking going out into the intersection, but he takes the gamble anyway.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 11-09-2009 06:44 PM                        Amazingly, people don't do that very much in Denver, though it has been known to happen. Drivers do lots of other pointless crap here, though.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-09-2009 07:18 PM                        quote: Mike Blakesley WHereas in a real big city like Denver, Chicago, Orlando or Salt Lake, normally within five seconds of putting the blinker on, somebody will open up a space. Don't expect that here. If you signal for a lane change here, the following drivers will close up any and all spaces. 'Vegas drivers do not like having anyone merge in front of them. In fact, they don't like anyone in front of them period. Signaling here is considered a sign of weakness, and of a loser. And Las Vegas loathes losers.  |  IP: Logged Karl Borowski Expert Film Handler Posts: 161 From: Sulking in GameFAQ Forum Registered: Sep 2009 posted 11-09-2009 07:43 PM                     Could be worse. . . In New Jersey and South Carolina they don't use blinkers  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 11-09-2009 07:53 PM                     Indicators? We call them Confimicators here in Queensland. Used only AFTER the maneuver has been performed.  |  IP: Logged Karl Borowski Expert Film Handler Posts: 161 From: Sulking in GameFAQ Forum Registered: Sep 2009 posted 11-09-2009 07:59 PM                     quote: Paul Mayer And Las Vegas loathes losers. I thought it relied on them to fund its government and education system. . .  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-09-2009 10:41 PM                        It's a love/hate thing...  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 11-10-2009 12:01 AM                        When I'm in Vegas, I'll be sure to cut you off since the people there seem to appreciate it.  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 11-10-2009 12:36 AM                        Oh we do, we do... You guys make excellent Florida-8 pistol targets.  |  IP: Logged Michael Voiland Expert Film Handler Posts: 219 From: Naperville, IL US Registered: Aug 2009 posted 11-10-2009 12:37 AM                     People not letting me do my job.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-10-2009 01:54 AM                  quote: Karl Borowski Could be worse. . . It could be raining  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-10-2009 06:53 PM                        Insane: The media grousing that "A Christmas Carol" performed "below expectations." YOU IDIOTS, it's not even the Christmas season yet! The real grosses are yet to come...didn't any of you media learn anything from Polar Express? Oh that's true, most of you were probably still in high school then.  |  IP: Logged

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