tailgating
very annoying when people get on your tail while you're driving in solid traffic going roughly the speed limit with about 10 miles of cars in front of you, i never understood why people would do that. in the city it doesn't really bother me 'cause if they rear-end me i'd end up with a sore neck for a few days and a few thousand dollars in my pocket but on a highway moving at 65-70mph it might be quiet a different story...
from my road trips outside CA i only notice that people with CA license plate do stupid things but my view is slanted against CA drivers so i might not be noticing how most locals drive.
well, i am just wondering, is just a east/west coast /third world kinda thing or do people drive like morons everywhere in the States?
from my road trips outside CA i only notice that people with CA license plate do stupid things but my view is slanted against CA drivers so i might not be noticing how most locals drive.
well, i am just wondering, is just a east/west coast /third world kinda thing or do people drive like morons everywhere in the States?
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amazing, how many "law abiding" citizens got defensive and tried to justify unsafe behavior on the road. [;)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
amazing, how many "law abiding" citizens got defensive and tried to justify unsafe behavior on the road. [;)]
you mean justify speeding? I haven't seen anyone try to justify going too fast. It's a choice. If you're in the left lane going the speed limit or over, it shouldn't matter to you. You get over to the right lane and let them pass. No reason to be a "Left lane vigilante"
If you're on a 2 lane street and backed in behind a bunch of other cars, disregard my comment[:D]0 -
I love to hear idiots talk about jamming brakes to get rear ended. When everything is said and done, they are happy to have a wrecked car, insurance adjustments, scrambling to find another vehicle, possible small claims court, possible hospital visits, inspecting car repairs, lost time from work......all that and more, just to show someone "something".
They could have avoided all that by just letting the person get ahead of them.
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quote:Originally posted by rogue_rob
you mean justify speeding? I haven't seen anyone try to justify going too fast. It's a choice. If you're in the left lane going the speed limit or over, it shouldn't matter to you. You get over to the right lane and let them pass. No reason to be a "Left lane vigilante"
this is the third comment on someone being "left lane vigilante" here. where do you guys get it from?
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If you're on a 2 lane street and backed in behind a bunch of other cars, disregard my comment[:D]
and if you're on a 5 lane highway that's going so tight you need vaseline to change lanes?
bottom line is that while i don't like people speeding i am not going to do a damn thing to slow them down but stay as far away from them as possible. same with pretty much any unsafe driving behavior i see on highway. i guess it comes down to manners, courtesy and respect towards other fellow human beings. when people drive 20+ mph over flow of traffic, tailgate, cut people off, etc. -- it's just complete disregard for lives and health of others.0 -
I can't say I disagree with you. I tend to drive a few miles an hour over the speed limit on the highway. I HATE the people that stay in the left lane and do not get over(when there is room and they are able to) and if you try to pass them on the right, THEY SPEED UP. It's just people that either do it on purpose or just don't pay attention. In my opinion, these are the people more dangerous than the speeders. 0 -
of course they are just as dangerous, any kind of "unsafe" driving is dangerous, and in traffic, tailgating is just the most common behavior. i think when people get DL they need to sit through a few hours of footage of results of high speed accidents, maybe that'd fix something. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
of course they are just as dangerous, any kind of "unsafe" driving is dangerous, and in traffic, tailgating is just the most common behavior. i think when people get DL they need to sit through a few hours of footage of results of high speed accidents, maybe that'd fix something.
...That used to be part of the drivers' ed. course in school. Sometime in the 70's, they stopped showing the gory accident films because it "upset" some pupils. I kind of thought that was the intent.....to make kids think, and be a little afraid of themselves.0 -
When I am being tailgated, I apply the brakes just enough to make my rear tires smoke. I am usually then given safe room.
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quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
quote:Originally posted by spanielsells
I'd avoid Colorado if I were you. In Colorado, if you are in the left lane impeding traffic, even speeders, you are in violation of the law. The state has not given anyone except designated law enforcement officers the right to monitor and enforce speed limits in the state. No, you can't be a self-designated LEO.
i think you misread or misunderstood what i said or meant. in simpler terms: i will not go any faster than i want to just because some moron is in a rush to get killed or crippled for life.
I'm simply telling you that you can do 75mph in the left lane in Colorado to your heart's desire. However, if there's a car behind you and you don't get out of the way, you will be the one pulled over, not the speeder.0 -
quote:Originally posted by HobbyGuy
No joke, snide comment intended, nor implied... you really would like it here. "Road courtesy" is truly an understatement here in Western Montana. I haven't seen one case of road rage in over eighteen months of living here! People are considerate, period.
that's what i hear, i wish my company had an office over there... been looking at MT for a while now.
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Back in California I'd see some form of road rage every day (no exageration)! Somebody rear-ending someone and it goes to the shoulder for a "fist to cuffs" (and worse). I responded to several freeway shootings over the years and you've just got to know that most were induced by someone cutting another person off, creating a hazard, or just because there are too many people on the freeways at any given time. Some people simply have shorter fuses than others. [V]
i don't see much of road rage in bay area, even though it's just like third world country here, where i guess all kinds of disrespect is very common -- some numbskulls also call it "part of culture", whereas it's the lack of culture, imo.
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quote:Originally posted by HobbyGuy
quote:Originally posted by thesneakyrussian
what made you choose Montana?Originally posted by HobbyGuy
I've been coming up for fishing and hunting trips since I was a youngster. Fell in love with the Bitterroot Valley back in 1973 and promised myself that I would retire here some day. Thank goodness "some day" finally arrived and I'm still young enough to enjoy it! [^]
ah, sweet deal. glad to hear that [:)]
i am definitely doing a trip through WY and MT this year, just as soon as i find a house. how're the winters over in MT?0 -
quote:Originally posted by HobbyGuy
The weather in the "banana belt" (Bitterroot Valley) is unlike the rest of the state. We actually have a microclimate. While Butte had snow the other day, it was in the upper 60's here in Missoula. This past winter was very mild (which was good for our first) and I only shoveled the driveway half a dozen times all season. Eastern and Northwestern Montana seem to have the harshest winter months, while Western and Southwestern areas have the mildest. Of course, there will always be exceptions. Ten years ago we had 10' snow drifts and getting around was next to impossible. The business districts really suffered from lack of sales. People had to "hole up" for a few weeks without being able to go to the market, gas stations ran out of fuel and the airport halted flights. It snowed so much that people got up on their roofs to relieve all the weight. You guessed it, roofs were collapsing all over town and it was a real mess. Fortunately, those horific storms seem to be few and far between. [^]
holy crapola! [:0] must've been Global Warming (tm) everyone's talking about [}:)] speaking of which, last year it snowed in SF and this year it was the second in a row when the hills south of SJ were covered in snow.
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Here's a link to our local newspaper's weather page (they have a better explanation than mine):
http://www.missoulian.com/missoula_weather/
great, thank you!0
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