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What grinds your gears?

People who can't figure out how a 4-way stop works.  I have it happen several times a week, and it happened earlier today.  I will approach a 4-way stop, and before I get there, I check to see what the order of cars are.  Today, as I approached the 4-way, there was a gray Civic at 3 o'clock, and a white Tacoma at 9 o'clock, and both were already at a complete stop.  As I rolled to a complete stop, the Civic went straight, and I came to a complete stop about the time the Civic was in the middle of the intersection.  Since the Tacoma had not yet moved, I assumed he must be turning left, and had not gone yet, because the civic was still in the intersection.  After the Civic was gone, I looked to my left at the Tacoma, and got the wave to go ahead.  I know he was trying to be nice, but it pisses me off, because had he followed the rules, he could have gone when the Civic was going, because they both went straight.  After the delay, I went, and in my mirror I see him go straight.  If he had followed the rules, we would have gotten through more quickly, but by "being nice" he delayed both of us.  

 
cocky0 said:
Other than attempting to shift gears without the clutch engaged, of course. 

This is another one of those threads I used to enjoy reading through before CT was abruptly shut down. What got me thinking about it again is something I've noticed a lot lately. 

So you're driving along, and you come to an intersection with a red light. Usually somewhere on the pavement, there will be a wide painted white line or bar indicating where your vehicle should be stopped. Back when I was in driver's ed in high school, I remember our teacher telling us to put the front bumper right above that line. It appears that lately I've noticed a trend of people, who were sick that day, stopping well short of this stop line. I don't mean a few feet either. I'm talking entire car lengths away from the stop line. 

Now there are instances where this is warranted. For example if a tractor trailer is attempting to make a turn into the opposite lane, the driver may need a little extra room to bring the truck around without destroying something. Stopping far enough back to allow this maneuver to be made is perfectly acceptable. This is not what I am seeing though. I'm instead seeing somebody who looks like they dropped out of kindergarten because they couldn't pass the block stacking portion of the test, obtained a driver's license as a prize in their Count Chocula, and promptly decided to drive their grandmother's 1974 hoopty as poorly as possible. 

To these drivers, I declare SHAME!

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I intentionally do this at one intersection near my home. The angle is not the normal 90 degrees and drivers making a right turn often (very frequently) swing wide into where my car would be - it is an act of kindness to them, me and my vehicle (and unintentionally my insurance provider). 

What sticks in my gizzard is folks who leave 1/2 or more a car length between their are and the one in front of the at a stop light. 

 
markymark550 said:
In theory, zippering is more efficient, but in reality I don't think people understand how to do it safely.
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In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice they are not (pick a famous person it credited to almost everyone Einstein, Bertram Russel, Feynman, Yogi Berra, Kettering, Brewster ....etc etc....)

 
Got cut off again last night. Dude on his cellphone not paying attention to his surroundings. He was very close to buying me a new truck.

 
Rude/inconsiderate people

Texting while driving... is it really THAT important that you put yours and other's lives at risk?

Adults who sneeze into their hands

People who don't use their turn signal

People who say they don't like a certain type of food without ever trying it

Going through TSA

 
markymark550 said:
In theory, zippering is more efficient, but in reality I don't think people understand how to do it safely.
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On my route to work I travel on a beltway and then exit onto a ramp which connects to another highway but the exit ramp goes from two lanes down to one.... people DO NOT comprehend this concept and get so angry if you try and do it... soooo annoying.

 
People being late. 

If you are late, you are telling the person you are supposed to meet that your time is more important than theirs. It's such an easy thing to control and so many people don't bother to do it. Yes, there are circumstances out of your control, but I am talking about people who are habitually late and don't seem to mind. 

end rant. 

 
Cockypantherfan said:
Rude/inconsiderate people

Texting while driving... is it really THAT important that you put yours and other's lives at risk?

Adults who sneeze into their hands

People who don't use their turn signal

People who say they don't like a certain type of food without ever trying it

Going through TSA
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Gotta agree with those that don't use turn signal and those that won't try new foods.

I'm so anal about turn signals that I use them leaving my driveway!! And since I turned 13 I have tried everything possible, cuisine wise.

 
Catdaddy66 said:
Gotta agree with those that don't use turn signal and those that won't try new foods.

I'm so anal about turn signals that I use them leaving my driveway!! And since I turned 13 I have tried everything possible, cuisine wise.
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Turn signals give your plan away to the enemy!

 
Catdaddy66 said:
Gotta agree with those that don't use turn signal and those that won't try new foods.

I'm so anal about turn signals that I use them leaving my driveway!! And since I turned 13 I have tried everything possible, cuisine wise.
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Good on you. It’s also such a simple thing to flick the turn signal... don’t know why everyone doesn’t do it bc it’s kind of an important thing to signal intent while piloting a 1,500+ lb vehicle.

 
I could go on about grocery stores too. People with a month's worth of groceries in the express lane, those folks that can't figure out how to use the self-checkout, check writers, etc.

 
As I witnessed this morning - someone tapping their brakes because they're reading or responding to a text. On I-77. Middle lane no less...

 
People in BMW’s that think they are more important.

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Just to illustrate my first point, I finally managed to get a photo of one of these guys.

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Note that there is another vehicle in front of the Nissan which means this guy in the black Tacoma is a full 2 car lengths back from the stop line. No 18 wheelers were turning, and even if there was, that intersection has two turning lanes making it improbable that a driver would need that much room for a left turn.

 
Elderly women in oversized land yachs driving 20+ mph under the limit on one lane roads because of a few flurries. 

We slowed to about 8mph to get over the bridge.  I actually put on my hazzards so I wouldn't get rear ended. 

 
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