The dumb drivers thread
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Dear lord I thought it was bad here, looks like I was badly wrong. I could not own/drive what I do here if I lived there, I would have constant fear of some idiot like that hitting me.
Hats off to you guys for braving that!
Hats off to you guys for braving that!
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Although i wouldn't say I see it every day, what Steve posted happens quite often on the D.C. Beltway and nearby I-95/66/270. The pace of life in this area is so rapid that there are lots of impatient and aggressive drivers. Some of the worst I've seen (and I've mentioned this before in other threads) are in Mustang V8s and BMW 3-Series.
....and, BTW, if a cop catches you doing that down the shoulder, there is a stiff fine for it.
....and, BTW, if a cop catches you doing that down the shoulder, there is a stiff fine for it.
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Although i wouldn't say I see it every day, what Steve posted happens quite often on the D.C. Beltway and nearby I-95/66/270. The pace of life in this area is so rapid that there are lots of impatient and aggressive drivers. Some of the worst I've seen (and I've mentioned this before in other threads) are in Mustang V8s and BMW 3-Series.
....and, BTW, if a cop catches you doing that down the shoulder, there is a stiff fine for it.
....and, BTW, if a cop catches you doing that down the shoulder, there is a stiff fine for it.
A couple of years ago, I got sideswiped by a Hyundai Tiburon on my way home from work. The guy ran, but I caught everything on my dashcam. I don't have the video available right now - I had it uploaded to YouTube for my insurance adjuster, but I've since deleted it. I think the original is still on my other laptop, but I'd have to look for it. There's more to the story, but the video shows it better than a block of text would.
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Yeah, sadly that type of thing isnt that unusual...
Today coming down 270, I was doing 82 in a 55 and had to move right for a Mini Cooper that wanted to go faster. 27 over not quite enough lol
Today coming down 270, I was doing 82 in a 55 and had to move right for a Mini Cooper that wanted to go faster. 27 over not quite enough lol
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Lol you got smoked by a Mini. That's actually kinda funny. I get the context but still.
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Are the cops bad about getting speeders there or do they not really care just because they have more important stuff to do? In LA they didn't care. 3-4 cars would turn left on a red light, that's just how it is out there and you'd never get stopped for it. The lights there mostly don't have arrows so that's how it runs. Minimum 3 cars turn left out there after light changes to red.
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Are the cops bad about getting speeders there or do they not really care just because they have more important stuff to do? In LA they didn't care. 3-4 cars would turn left on a red light, that's just how it is out there and you'd never get stopped for it. The lights there mostly don't have arrows so that's how it runs. Minimum 3 cars turn left out there after light changes to red.
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Here in Knox they just hide in all the tony parts of town waiting for fancy cars speeding to nab.
BTW though that stuff happens in smaller cities too. We were bad during the pain pill epidemic bc we have 40 and 75 that runs through town, both MAJOR interstates east and west and north and south. I75 was known as Oxycontin express.