things that tick you off [not traffic edition]

[Insert Name Here²]

90% of the time it's because they're on their cellphone. That's the kind of stuff that really grinds my gears. I'll slap that stuff out of your hand if you try to use your phone while I'm in the car.

this oh my loving god

My dad tends to use his phone all the damn time and it's scary af when he drives and texts

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[MoltenKitten]

I almost died because someone texting and driving almost head on'd my school bus (actually a suburban that day)

[Foxscotch]

Never driven on an interstate

I live like right on top of I-85, and I can hardly imagine going anywhere without using the interstate. but then I remember there are generally only a few passing through any given state, and it's like oh. right. ok

[sorrel]

90% of the time it's because they're on their cellphone. That's the kind of stuff that really grinds my gears. I'll slap that stuff out of your hand if you try to use your phone while I'm in the car.

On my way home at 8:30 pm I literally watched this car swerve into the shoulder and across those noisy bumpy things and then some before getting back on the road :P

[MoltenKitten]

People who put their blinker on miles before they actually want to turn

People who put their blinker on while they're turning

[Daswiruch]

People who put their blinker on miles before they actually want to turn

wtf that gives you a good indicator of where the person's going to go and allows you to plan ahead how does that piss you off

People who put their blinker on while they're turning

now that's loving stuffty

[MoltenKitten]

wtf that gives you a good indicator of where the person's going to go and allows you to plan ahead how does that piss you off

Not a good indicator when they pass 5 intersections

[Insert Name Here²]

wtf that gives you a good indicator of where the person's going to go and allows you to plan ahead how does that piss you off

I think he may be talking about those drivers who leave their blinkers on / turn them on like a half mile before they actually turn

[Daswiruch]

Not a good indicator when they pass 5 intersections

where i live there are not many intersections so i was confused
sorry

[Foxscotch]

wtf that gives you a good indicator of where the person's going to go and allows you to plan ahead how does that piss you off

well, if you turn it on too early, it defeats the purpose of using it, kind of. not really. it's annoying though, because you should generally slow down when you see someone using their signals in front of you (unless it's clearly just for a lane merge I guess), and if they're not even gonna start braking for a quarter of a mile it's kinda pointless
on the other hand if you start braking at all before using your turn signal it is also pointless. because by that point they already can guess that you're gonna turn if there's nobody slowing down in front of you

on a tangentially related note, every once in a while, I see someone who frickin, turns on their turn signal when the person in front of them does. what? literally who does that. who in the entire frickin world does that. then once the other person turns they turn it off. WHAT. die. drive your car with your dumb turn signal habits off the edge of the planet

[e-maxx]

When someone pulls out in front of my I love to drop my car down a gear and let it engine brake. You'd be surprised how fast people get out of your way when there's a loud ass car that's like 20 different colors coming up behind them.

[ReddBoi]

when people put their indicator on right as they turn

[XR-7]

When people are driving in the fast lane and aren't moving (and darting around them isn't a viable or safe option), I accelerate right at the rear of their car and follow them closely. Most of the time, it works wonders because from the front, my car looks extremely convincing as a police car so they move out of my way long enough for me to pass (of course, then they see I'm a fake and then freak out). In the event that they're still too stupid to move, I'll follow them really closely hoping to make them uncomfortable enough to scoot over, otherwise I wait for a big enough gap in the slow lane to overtake them that way, pull in front of their car, and then give them a dosage of their own medicine (unless I'd be effectively holding up more cars behind them, then I don't do that) before going my own way.

[otto-san]

When people are driving in the fast lane and aren't moving (and darting around them isn't a viable or safe option), I accelerate right at the rear of their car and follow them closely. Most of the time, it works wonders because from the front, my car looks extremely convincing as a police car so they move out of my way long enough for me to pass (of course, then they see I'm a fake and then freak out). In the event that they're still too stupid to move, I'll follow them really closely hoping to make them uncomfortable enough to scoot over, otherwise I wait for a big enough gap in the slow lane to overtake them that way, pull in front of their car, and then give them a dosage of their own medicine (unless I'd be effectively holding up more cars behind them, then I don't do that) before going my own way.

[XR-7]

Yeah except if I write tickets then I will get a jail