I love stuff like this. He reminds me of some CF posters. 
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You go up to the stop and never actually stop, instead you roll through and never make eye contact with the other drivers. This is what is taught in Iowa driver's ed. As a Chicagoan I cringe at Iowa drivers.
I used to call those rolling non-stops "California stops". Then I moved to California. They call them "Hollywood stops" in San Francisco. Kinda wonder what they call them in Hollywood, you know?
Forgot the part where you avoid looking at the girl that had to slam on her brakes because you pull out when she's halfway through the intersection.
My husband calls them "South Philly Slides".
Neither of us is from Philly.
I've had a lot of instances this past week where people are coming up to main roads (on which I'm driving) and then slam on their brakes at the stop sign.
I think people who pull clear out so that the front of their vehicle is out in your traffic lane before stopping and then get mad when you honk at them are special.
I love stuff like this. He reminds me of some CF posters.
[video]http://blog.theanimalrescuesite.com/cuteangryfrog/[/video]
#teamsqueakingfrogs
Depends...did the girl freak out and stop even though there was plenty of time to clear the intersection? Cause I hate that girl. Just because one person is moving, doesn't mean all others have to be at a dead stop. Like, 2 people facing each other one turning right, the other going straight...both go at the same time....and that's why there are turn signals...if everyone uses them and everyone's smart, we can be much more efficient. Nothing pizzes me off like inefficiency. Which, actually, is why I like roundabouts, despite the fact that they make me hate people worse...if everyone's not a scaredypants numbn**s. But, yeah, no, we have to have morons, who either plow thru like morons, or just treat them like a 4 way stop where everyone stops anyway.
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As long as they don't know it's my cephalexin, you'll be the talk of CF.
Here in podunk southern Iowa, we all come to a complete halt, do the 12 o'clock steering wheel wave, stare at each other awhile, and have a number of starts and stops deciding who is going to go first. Kind of a party.
We're coming up on the time of year that is more nervewracking to me than snow & ice. Tall corn season. On my route to work I've got a guy that takes his corn as close to the edge as is legal, and doesn't do much about the tall grass in the ditches. From the gravel road that runs between his fields, I have to turn onto a county road that is posted at 55mph. Of course, 55 is just a suggestion out there in the "wilds". Short people like me sometimes can't help pizzing off people like Velo...because WE CAN'T SEE WHAT'S COMING UNLESS WE STICK OUR NOSES OUT A WEE BIT.
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^KC, I'm tall (5'9" I think is tall for an old lady?) and I had this problem with weeds at an intersection the other day in town. I think it was city owned property, if it was private the city would be hounding the owner to mow or fine them for it.
Is it the one finger wave (meaning the raised index finger on the steering wheel, not the bird) ?
When my wife went to my hometown for the first time, she thought everyone was flipping me off. I had to explain to her that no, they are just waving. If they were flipping me off, their whole arm and torso would be hanging out of the window and there would be yelling involved.
^KC, I'm tall (5'9" I think is tall for an old lady?) and I had this problem with weeds at an intersection the other day in town. I think it was city owned property, if it was private the city would be hounding the owner to mow or fine them for it.
That's some TALL grass!
I guess I should maybe clarify that last post of mine, it might seem like I'm super aggressive guy...that's not the case, I endeavor to maximize efficiency for the entire population. A couple examples:
To get out of my subdivision, you have to cross a busy road (2 lane no stop sign, in town, but it's really steady traffic) and the crossing road (my street, if you will) has a stop. So at busy times, it'll back up several cars on the crossing road. So let's say I'm turning left, there's a car across from me turning right and it's their turn. They go, but I can't get thru the same gap. Then, it's my turn...but let's say the person across from me is going straight. If the gap coming is the right size, we can get 2 cars thru the same small-ish gap if the person going straight starts, and the person turning left starts just after, turning behind the car going straight. If it works out, I'll actually wave the other person started, letting them know that I want them to go, despite it being 'my turn' and then I'll start after they do, but about once a month or so, I'll run across this situation, and the person starts, but then when I start, they stomp on the brakes....now blocking the lane I'm going to turn into while the small-ish gap closes.
Similarly, on the busy road we're crossing, once you get out of town, there's a decent amount of hills, so there aren't that many passing spots. If someone is riding my behind and we get to a passing spot and I can make them a gap to pass by slowing down, I will...but if they don't pass, and keep riding my butt...yeah, eff you.
To get out of my subdivision, you have to cross a busy road (2 lane no stop sign, in town, but it's really steady traffic) and the crossing road (my street, if you will) has a stop. So at busy times, it'll back up several cars on the crossing road. So let's say I'm turning left, there's a car across from me turning right and it's their turn. They go, but I can't get thru the same gap. Then, it's my turn...but let's say the person across from me is going straight. If the gap coming is the right size, we can get 2 cars thru the same small-ish gap if the person going straight starts, and the person turning left starts just after, turning behind the car going straight. If it works out, I'll actually wave the other person started, letting them know that I want them to go, despite it being 'my turn' and then I'll start after they do, but about once a month or so, I'll run across this situation, and the person starts, but then when I start, they stomp on the brakes....now blocking the lane I'm going to turn into while the small-ish gap closes.
Similarly, on the busy road we're crossing, once you get out of town, there's a decent amount of hills, so there aren't that many passing spots. If someone is riding my behind and we get to a passing spot and I can make them a gap to pass by slowing down, I will...but if they don't pass, and keep riding my butt...yeah, eff you.
We're coming up on the time of year that is more nervewracking to me than snow & ice. Tall corn season. On my route to work I've got a guy that takes his corn as close to the edge as is legal, and doesn't do much about the tall grass in the ditches. From the gravel road that runs between his fields, I have to turn onto a county road that is posted at 55mph. Of course, 55 is just a suggestion out there in the "wilds". Short people like me sometimes can't help pizzing off people like Velo...because WE CAN'T SEE WHAT'S COMING UNLESS WE STICK OUR NOSES OUT A WEE BIT.
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That doesn't **** me off if it is for a reason. It pisses me off when there is no reason for it. It also pisses me off when they come up the to intersection above the posted speed limit and slam on the brakes at the very last second so they stop halfway into the intersection clear across the crosswalk. I see them coming and know I have the right of way but that won't protect me if they are an idiot or are not paying attention and plow into me. "Yay, I had the right of way; now load me into the ambulance."
I actually think Chicago drivers are pretty good. They tend to be decisive, efficient and even relatively considerate (not so much at sporting events).
Where i lived in Indiana (Carmel), there were a ton of roundabouts instead of four way stops or stoplights. I loved them. Less wait time than a stoplight and you can just cruise on when no one is there, as opposed to a stop sign where (legally) you have to stop regardless.
Give me a roundabout any day of the week.
Give me a roundabout any day of the week.
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