The idiots on the road thread

[ahtoxa]

Every day, even on my short commute I encounter oblivious, arrogant, inexperienced and overall incompetent drivers. This thread is for YOUR stories of such.

Today, I was driving through my apartment complex on the way to work. All the sudden, a car pulls out of the parking stall right in front of me. Speeds are real low so it's not an issue, but he was still right in front of my nose. He then proceeds to back out far too much as needed to complete the Y turn out of the lot. I notice he's one of those who have to look down at the shifter to go from R to D in an auto - this takes 5 seconds.

Whatever, it's fine, he's my neighbor and it's really not a big deal. He saw me waiting and I didn't have an issue waiting a few seconds.

Then he suddenly stops in the middle of the turn to get out of the complex. Getting around him is awkward as he's in the middle of the turn.

So I wait. And wait. And wait. He's twisting around in the seat, apparently looking for something in the car. I had to make a few tight maneuvers to squeeze by him eventually, as he just kept looking for some ****. Really, dude, there are, like, other people out there trying to go on with their day.

Also, every damn day I have to make a left turn that has two turning lanes. I'm always in the right-most left turn lane because I have to make a right turn about 100 yards after the said turn. Every. Single. Day. There are are people that either try to cut into me mid-turn from the left or want to squeeze into my lane as soon as the turn is over.

Lane discipline, people! For F's sake, the lane you NEED to be in at the beginning of the turn has a SHORTER line of cars backed up, so you would have actually been further ahead in line had you used the correct turning lane.

 

[ChrisJ]

Apartment people...........

Back when I was living in an apartment I watched a man get a 4WD SUV stuck in a parking spot next to me and I backed out without shoveling in a 2WD pickup. He literally started the car, put it in reverse and 4WD, floored it and held it there spinning the tires.

Apartment people.

 

[getthebiscuit]

Man... people who just dont pay attention to whats going on! Like they so stupid they cant think bout too many things at once. I have been almost side swiped at least a dozen times and I then proceeded to layyyyyyyyyy... on my horn lol. But the worst people by far are the people who have to come to a COMPLETE ****ING STOP to turn.

 

[TheFallenAngel12]

I get behind slowpokes on a regular in my town. I encounter the kind of people that feel like doing 25 in a 35 and then as soon as they hit the 25 zone, the SOB's do 35 through it!! This is like an every day occurance. Or they take forever to get up to speed. And as the guy above said in his rant, TURN THE F'ING VEHICLE ALREADY!!! Too long to make a simple turn. Im not asking for you to speed, just get into the gas and get up to speed and move that damn thing! If i catch up to you in no time flat doing the speed limit, YOUR GOING TOO SLOW!!!

 

[getthebiscuit]

MOVE OR BE MOVED!!! I want to install like intercom on my car, make the voice sound like darth vader. A horn is really rude, darth vader telling people how to drive should be ok right? haha

 

[ahtoxa]

There was this jerk camping in the left lane as I was getting home from the lake. Pacing a car to his right, just sitting there at a few miles below the speed limit. Ugh.

 

[TheFallenAngel12]

and tonight proved my point exactly about the get up to speed rant i made and people doing well under the speed limit.... Light changed, This vehicle was well in front of me and i just get on the gas barely hitting 2500 rpms each shift but yet, only doing the speed limit, i come FLYING up on this persons rear end and have to slam my brakes on to slow down to 25mph in a 35mph zone! Hence what i wrote earlier... Told you it was an every day occurance!

and the cars pacing and hogging both the slow lane and the fast lane, usually the fast lane car is dragging along not passing the slow lane car and just coasting side by side with them. yeah i deal with that all the time when going to the next town north of me, there, and back. usually coming back as no one in that area can drive a lick if there life depended on it. ok, im done now....

 

[Fempunk]

All of that ! Lol and....I hate when people turn right in front of you. Like, its bad enough that im only a few car lengths away when you decide to turn but to top it off there are 2 lanes, the other lane has no one in it, but you still turn into my lane?! I always have to swerve into the other lane to avoid hitting these *******s.

Also, people who see a cop and completely let off the gas. Really dont need to go 20 in a 45 zone just because a cop is in front of you. Even more annoying that the cops act like it doesnt happen all the effing time.