Bad drivers (vehicles, motorcycles, fuel, braking)

[tet tea]

I detest people who hog the middle lane of a three lane highway. That, for some reason really chaps my cheekies.
Another one is when you are overtaking someone on the autobahn and an 8 series BMW comes flying up your butt flashing their lights (illegal btw), when you are side by side with the other car on your right. You can only go forward and the numb nut behind you is riding your rear like their life depended on it. Which is kind of ironic since I am going 155km.

[AksarbeN]

One way streets with wrong way drivers!

[missyM]

Originally Posted by dukester2

I love the people that get right up on your bumper and act totally disgusted with you when you are in a line of traffic and can't go any faster than you are already going.

dukester......you weren't in the left lane, were you?

I get really freaked out when people stop at the bottom of the on-ramp because they're too stupid to merge into 40 mph traffic.

I must confess of something now. We were traveling in Idaho over a mountain pass with alternating one and two lanes for passing and such. Rather than pass our little Honda, a woman in a very large pickup chose to buttride us uphill and down, one lane or two. She really didn't like it when we got to the Reduced Speed one lane with cones so NO passing, and I set the cruise for 5 under the limit. I think she finally got the hint.

[dukester2]

dukester......you weren't in the left lane, were you?

Yep, I was in the left lane, hunched way over the steering wheel, gazing forward and my left turn signal had been on for 20 miles.

[Pikantari]

Originally Posted by bhs119

when there is a long line of slow moving traffic--as there often is around here--and a car cuts out of line to go ? Where?--and then has to work its way back into the same line.

That is relatively minor--most drivers seem to believe they 'Own the Road'.

It would be a 'Great Day' for me if such drivers were apprehended and forced to simply 'Wait' and Be Courteous. My fantasy. I think many would absolutely self-destruct. Which would not be a bad thing...

sls

Dont you love that??? Also, when they know the lane is gonna end 2 miles back but continue on in it until the VERY END OF IT! I never let them in. I just let them sit there... let someone behind me let them in....not me, not gonna do it... crazy people

[Pikantari]

Originally Posted by BrianH

I love the 70 (ish) year old lady who drives the Red 2500 Pickup and dosent stop knor look left or right and nearly hit me two times in one day on my motorcycle.

Brian H are you that motorcycle guy that drives inbetween the traffic? Tell me you aren't....oh please, not you!

[chaos]

1. When the snowbirds move into Scottsdale for the winter, you have the 80 year old gramma sitting in the MIDDLE of the intersection trying to figure out how to make her cell phone work.. and.

2. Fast lane driver who gets a phone call, answers and suddenly cant go any faster than 40.
My road rage:
Just to be mean, I went around one of these people pulling the "fast lane slow down, got a phone call" when I got in front of him.. I slammed on my brakes, just for a split second. he freaked. I think he got the msg.
Probably was not the smartest thing for me to do, but you know, enough is enough. I wish they would give tickets to people talking on phones while driving.

[Delaneyland]

The biggest one for me are the folks that don't know the function of an entrance ramp...PLEASE share with friends, family, etc., that entrance ramps are designed to increase your vehicle speed to that which is the legal speed of the highway you are entering!

[Crew Chief]

Originally Posted by Delaneyland

The biggest one for me are the folks that don't know the function of an entrance ramp...PLEASE share with friends, family, etc., that entrance ramps are designed to increase your vehicle speed to that which is the legal speed of the highway you are entering!

And while you are doing that, looking in the mirror to plan your merge with the least amount of disruption to the flow of traffic...

[7th generation]

Oh don't get me started! Two lane road with shoulder and the vehicle in front of you is turning left. You ease beside them and while there is a break in oncoming traffic,they suddenly jerk the wheel to the RIGHT to make their left turn. One would assume the person in front of you is driving a semi with a 50 foot trailer behind them-low and behold you realize they are driving a compact car!