7 types of annoying drivers: Are you one of them?

Wheels.ca ^ | May 20, 2011 | Ian Law

[Dust in the Wind]

Does anyone know how to write the English language any more?
"This driver lacks confidence in their driving abilities"
How about "This driver lacks confidence in his driving abilities..."

Their is personal possessive; they're might need a gender qualifier at some point but then again I'm just a truck driver.

Wouldn't a genderless driver be an it?
As in "This driver lacks confidence in it's driving abilities..."

smile)

[RobRoy]

>>So, now the onus for road rage is on the driver who has crossed paths with a person who can’t control him/herself? Um, yeah.<<

In a very real way, yes. I believe the legal term is “mitigating circumstances”.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Slow news day at the original site, apparently.

There’s really only one worst type:

Slow in the fast lane.

[Dust in the Wind]

Big bump

[RobRoy]

IN that situation, as soon as a car looks like they are gonna turn, I’m out there.

[Fresh Wind]

I was chased by the cops once in a 1963 Rambler classic...

OMG, I learned to drive in one of those dogs.

[razorback-bert]

I am coming to believe that no one know what a YIELD SIGN means.

[familyop]

"My vote is for Nervous Nick."

Yes, on driving the speed limit or less, as long as he allows others to pass. He doesn't feed extra revenues to grabby, defaulting, desperate government by paying for tickets. No on his other improper driving habits (failing to speed up to blend in while merging).

As for the perpetual pests in others' blind spots, following too close, and the like, they'll just continue getting killed. Their numbers on the highways are decreasing more each year, too, as they drop out of their jobs on the way to the default ahead. It's fun to see the spoiled, vain ones populating the ditches every winter, too (all winter ice, wrong tires, high winds, no services, tow rigs taking forever to get to them,...).

It's getting more peaceful all the time.

[getarope]

Red-Light Runnin’ Randy!

[RobRoy]

>>It should be a $50 fine to fire at a driver like that, which can just be mailed in. On the 3rd offense, then you have to go before a judge, but they normally just dismiss it.<<

Funniest post of the day. Good job!

[Yaelle]

Um, I think they forgot Bust A Cap Carlos. He is annoying me this morning because he murdered two people in another car in my hood last night, and one of his friends tried to shoot the cop who came to investigate.

http://www.lbreport.com/news/may11/405shoot.htm
http://www.lbreport.com/news/may11/405shoot2.htm

Being shot at from other cars is THE most annoying thing on the road, I think...

[Albion Wilde]

I am popular Paul. No matter what I do to stay as far away from everyone else on the road, folks flock to me. I could be the only person on the road at 4 AM and within minutes I am in the middle of a pack of 12 vehicles I speed up, they speed up, I slow down, they slow down.

OMG, I totally hate that! Experienced that in New Jersey on 295 between Wilmington and Philly, which is not a heavily-traveled road. Some people just can't stand to be alone, even on the highway.

[familyop]

"I’m whichever one it takes to pi$$ off the drivers around me the greatest! : )"

Have fun, until you meet one of the true good ol' boys. ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2cDW8BRNVc

[RobRoy]

>>There’s really only one worst type:

Slow in the fast lane.<<

If I had to whittle it down to one, that would be the one.

[RegulatorCountry]

I’ve got the ideal, practical and very fast “sleeper” car, a Sube Legacy GT wagon, turbo, AWD, five speed, aftermarket pro-tuned, not many cars are faster. Very few problems, nobody really understands why I just shot past them unless some teen in a slammed ricer with fart can exhausts recognizes what it is, then it’s on, lol.

[Yaelle]

As for merging, I note the California "Suicide Exit," a combination exit/entrance merge area about 300 feet too short.

Holy crap, are you ever right! There are a lot of these X-exits around here. They are collisions waiting to happen. I hate them. Especially when your "opponent" in these death matches is a semi...

[mylife]

It is my theory that humans in general tend to be pack animals.
I however, am not.

[RobRoy]

>>OMG, I learned to drive in one of those dogs.<<

Hey, it wasn’t a great car, but it had something none of my friends’ cars had: Fold down seats. Awesome for the drive-in. ;)

[Salamander]

There’s no “Bat Outta Hell” category?

Drat.

[RobRoy]

>>It’s getting more peaceful all the time.<<

Actually, I don’t think so. The main reason I quit bicycle commuting is that it is just too dangerous. I did it since 1990 and stopped a couple years ago. I stick to trails or lightly traveled roads now for recreation.