Can't get to a passing zone soon enough when I come up on one.
Posted on 03/14/2024 4:18:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway
My very conservative, very smart father (worked on the Apollo program, multilingual, started his own engineering and manufacturing business) owned two Priuses and loved them both. They are engineering marvels.
The vast majority of the drivers don’t know how to drive. If I had a dollar for every time of them cut me off, pulled in front of me, or did something like that, I could buy Elon Musk.
Around here its because they are driven by car thieves and chased by the police.
Cars where there's so many stickers on the rear window you know the driver can't see out of it. Rear cameras do not compensate because it requires more change of focus (and possibly button pushing) than using a rear-view mirror.
Not idiotic but just wrong: those "In Memorium to" messages. Nothing like depressing yourself every day while telling everyone else you can't get on with your life...while spreading a little depression to their day as well.
I could and can see just fine. Unlike many drivers I use alll the mirrors in my car and scan them constantly, about once every 15-30 seconds.
I know exactly what is going on around my vehicle at all times. And I don’t need a camera even if I got one that allowed me to look while driving.
Can't get to a passing zone soon enough when I come up on one.
Worst piece of crap car I ever owned was a Ford. Never ever will buy another one again. Ever.
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Totally agree. Ford. Found On the Road Dead. Fix Or Repair Daily.
I rented an “economy” car back in the ‘90s a GEO Metro 3cyl.
It was a few months old, and that car redefined the word “suck.” You never accelerated, you had it floored it all day long. Noisy, cramped, crappy seats, cheap materials all around, and really too small, puny looking, tires.
Only idiots bought those cars because if (God forbid) you hit a chipmunk, then you and your passenger would be DOA.
Yeah, that’s how fast they disappeared. They would end up in junk yards, and be immediately crushed for salvage.
And here in South Florida, Toyota 4runners. I'm not sure why it is, but invariably the drivers are Haitian - the absolute WORSE drivers on the road. Maybe because they have had so little driving experience back in their homeland.
If I had seen them side-by-side, then I might have noticed the similarity I guess. 🙂
For me, it’s a tossup between BMW and Mercedes drivers.
A: Turn signal light assembly installer.
The problem is either not using the turn signals at all, or using them when going straight.
“Any car with a “Coexist” bumper sticker. “
True dat. Also any Jeep with 1,000 ducks on the dashboard.
Wasn’t criticizing. I was talking about the people who think they’re entire travel history, hobbies and politics have to be plastering their car’s backside. I find these types don’t signal, won’t let people into their lane and are almost always on the phone when I pass them.
Yes, I see leaves, and I saw a whole median on a road filled with daffodils!
Raining down here right now… :-)
Hahaha that was supposed to be a text to my wife! On a road trip, passing through Washington DC…:)
Anyway, I get what you mean…
Nonsense, we drive Subarus because they’re great in the snow, they’re dependable and they’re easy to service and maintain.
In fact, I’d say they’re almost the majority of cars driven in Alaska and North Idaho, which don’t have a lot of liberals.
Ed
-PJ
If Ted kennedy had been driving a Volkswagen Bug, Marie Jo Kopechne would still be alive!
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