Did someone say bad drivers?
Yes, Michael did.
On a two lane road that travels in one direction, there’s a line down the middle. That line exists as a divider. One car goes to the left of the line and one to the right. You know, barring having to pass or something like that. The line does not actually trace the route you’re going. If you drive regularly and your diet doesn’t consist of frequent servings of paste, this concept is probably familiar to you. If, however, you were driving a white dualie in West Knoxville this morning, you may need a refresher.
We had just turned right and I was behind him. He goes to right lane and I move to pass in the left. He then looks like he’s going to get in the left lane and I, fearing he was a retard who didn’t bother to look, back off on the gas to let him over. He then doesn’t get in the left or the right lane. He decides he likes both lanes and he’s going to drive in them both. I figured he was probably texting, putting on make up, or having a power business phone call and wasn’t aware that he was a danger to other people. So, to let him know, I honked the honk of “hey, buddy, you should pay attention”. You know, letting him know that despite what he may think, he wasn’t actually the only driver on the road. And that he almost hit me. He got over and I went on.
A mile or so up the street, I arrive at my destination. As I get out, I hear a honk. It’s the idiot in the white dualie compounding his idiot error by slowing down in the street in front of my location and flipping me off. Yup, flipped me off for pointing out he was driving illegally and dangerously.
I blew him a kiss. That always seems to get them.
June 16th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Yep, when I’m confronted by a wheeled asshat, I always smile sweetly and wave. Or I have my cell phone in hand, taking a picture.
June 16th, 2010 at 1:56 pm
I live in a town like that. Like the town and my next-door neighbors. But I understand exactly what you said.
June 16th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Now the kiss is a good idea. Personally I like to get in the left outside mirror and run my brights.
June 16th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Yeah, some people seem to think the lines painted on the road are just “suggestions”, but they decide they want their half in the middle.
June 16th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Ooh, like the guy today who decided that the lines in the parking lot are the “park on” lines instead of the “park in between” lines, and left a rude note on my car when I, you know, parked in between the lines.
June 16th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
The ones pissing me off these days are the people who figure out too late that this is their exit, and cut across three lanes to catch an exit … barely.
Sheesh, people, take the next exit and double back. It won’t kill you whereas hitting me, the guy ahead and the K barrier might kill you.
June 16th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
You were lucky. It gets much worse than that. I was half expecting you to go into the story about how he slowed way down and then blocked your every effort to pass…
June 17th, 2010 at 3:13 am
Today I was driving in the right hand “slow” lane; I got a ticket last week so I wanted to make sure that I didn’t get another one. But the guy behind me in the Mustang must have thought that I was driving too slow — even though I was driving at the limit — so he squeezes between me and the yellow line, passing on my left — but he never signaled his intention. He just sped up and did it. And there was already a truck in the lane to my left. So three cars side by side: one in the left lane and TWO in my lane. They are somewhat wide lanes, but $#!T that guy was taking a risk.
Of course, I’ve done some stupid things myself, so who am i to blame? Maybe I’ll tell you about them sometime.
June 17th, 2010 at 3:04 pm
MO here is the “happy retard wave.” It really seems to get people mad.
June 17th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
I once had to kick a dent in some creep’s new Volvo: off my bike doing about fifty miles an hour.
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