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[Darksin]

I worked in medical field many years, now in a school, stupid patient, stupid student tricks, stupid Guests, Tour groups, oh yeah. A book would be too funny. :p:

Today I could write a book on stupid drivers ugh. They are expanding our rapid transit in my neck of the woods, so lots of road work, what don't people understand about merge into one lane?????? No, they all have to go racing up to the end of the merge and cut everyone else off, but the winner was the pick up truck guy who actually went around the merge cutters and cut them off hahaha. Can't believe it.

I don't think the folks in PA ever learned to Merge. They all get to the end of the ramp.. and STOP.

Just STOP.

:pleasdie:

[shilohmm]

I don't think the folks in PA ever learned to Merge. They all get to the end of the ramp.. and STOP.

Just STOP.

:pleasdie:

Before they hit the actual merge lane, you mean? I think they do that because they know if they give me enough room to skin by and merge while they're waiting, I will. :twisted:

That's one of the most dangerous Evil Driving Habits around, because if the person behind you knows the RIGHT way to drive, they're going to be spending a fair bit of time looking backward. But of course if the person doing what they're supposed to be doing ends up hitting the guy who doesn't bother planning, it's the person in the back who gets ticketed. And so the moron who keeps getting bashed in the rear remains convinced "there are a lot of bad drivers out there" instead of getting a clue.

[WEDFan]

I found that notalwaysright.com has a lot of sgt for a ton of jobs. Some of them are hilarious.

I like the sister site notalwaysworking.com, too. I check them both regularly. :D:

[Darksin]

Before they hit the actual merge lane, you mean? I think they do that because they know if they give me enough room to skin by and merge while they're waiting, I will. :twisted:

That's one of the most dangerous Evil Driving Habits around, because if the person behind you knows the RIGHT way to drive, they're going to be spending a fair bit of time looking backward. But of course if the person doing what they're supposed to be doing ends up hitting the guy who doesn't bother planning, it's the person in the back who gets ticketed. And so the moron who keeps getting bashed in the rear remains convinced "there are a lot of bad drivers out there" instead of getting a clue.

Sort of, this level of stupid is hard to explain.
They will speed up the ramp, then when they get close to the "Merge" area they will all slow down to a completely stop. Most of them won't go until they have both lanes of the highway COMPLETELY OPEN, those of us who can drive and learned a long time ago what "Merging" was only need a normal sized space. The only problem is now your at a complete stop, trying to go uphill and merge successfully into 60MPH traffic!


Now wonder I generally go completely insane while driving!

And the TUNNELS!
Dear Lawd, They all must have a licenses as a "Tunnel Inspectors". I think it's a box on the License application I forgot to mark off, it has to be!
Because Pittsburgh is SURROUNDED by tunnels, they've been there forever. They haven't moved yet.. but every-damn-time you get NEAR one everyone has to slam on the brakes and CREEP SLOWLY threw to inspect the walls/roof! Let's all ignore that "maintain speed threw tunnel" sign and SLOW DOWN thus causing a massive traffic jam from 7am-11pm every damn day.

Then again most of these people believe that all tolls are wrong. That going more then 10 miles from your own home for anything is simply silly and that they know EXACTLY where a UFO landed.

I've gotta get back to civilization before they figure out I'm here! :p:

[TeamUBR]

And the TUNNELS!

and they know EXACTLY where a UFO landed.

Never thought about tunnels. Around here it's bridges. They are so afraid their car will suddenly veer into the rail and fling them to a fiery crash (into the river) that they slow down to 10 mph under the speed limit. It amazes me that none of them have figured out that by slowing down, they drag their terror out even longer. Your car is going over the rail just as bad at 50 as it will at 80. Just floor it!

And the UFO comment was priceless.

j

[200footdrop]

The only problem is now your at a complete stop, trying to go uphill and merge successfully into 60MPH traffic!

That's what I love about Florida. All flatland and no elevation. Of course, when you have to go hiking in New Mexico's mountains and you've live in 10ft. ABS, flatland Florida, that's when it sucks.

And the TUNNELS!

If in the very rare chance that I'm in a tunnel (see above for reference to flatland Florida), I just tend to speed up and roll the window down, hear that (not so powerful at all) engine roar.

[ashoutinthedark]

Certainly tunnels around here. There are several in the area, and I swear, it's 10 mph or less getting up to them. The opposite happens on the other side, there is absolutely no traffic at all. I swear, at this point I watch every time I go through for the little rubber wheels on the sides of the tunnel to fling the cars out of it

[Darksin]

@200FootDrop

That's what I loved about Florida. Having spent most of my life there, the hardest thing to get used to is everything seems SO MUCH FARTHER when hills/mountains are involved!


@Ashoutinthedark
Oh man, I WANT THAT! Remind me to send PENDOT a letter demanding those be installed immediately!

[200footdrop]

@Darkskin

Yes, living in Florida definitely has it's benefits. My mother is still telling me the horrors of when she lived in Maine. Trying to start her (manual) car on a side of a hill after a stop in snowing/ice conditions is something I don't want to do for a long time.

[hobie16]

Ask her if the car ever froze to the ground after a freezing rain.