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i lived out in LA, and when people tailgated there, it was an act of aggression and a signal to move out of the way (if possible).
here, i find some people tailgating, say on the ravenel bridge, who don't ever pass me when i do move over. not saying it happens more than in LA, but what's surprising is that it's just happenstance and not some sort of aggro thing. some drivers just don't know the three second rule most of us learned at 16. and i get why an aggro mood makes people take risks--i just can't fathom why a more or less pacific sort wouldn't behave appropriately.
generally people are courteous as others have said.
if i were to complain about drivers it would be from the pedestrian side. while there are lots of courteous drivers who yield, there are some people who don't understand the meaning of a cross-walk and barrel on as if the pedestrian is being careless or offensive. but i assume those are out of town drivers who aren't used to pedestrians and city driving. i'm not sure.
Have you ever lived in Boston or Atlanta?? I've lived in both places, and the things you list in your post are MILD here compared to those places (and others, I've very sure).
Something happened today that really made me laugh ...
Two cars were coming towards each other at an intersection on E bay. One of them had their blinker to turn left across the intersection and the other car coming towards him didn't have its blinker on, but it turned left anyway. The driver that had been waiting on the intersection thinking that the other guy was going straight got pissed off and honked, cursed, and shook his fist at the no blinkie guy for turning left because he was upset he waited a couple of extra seconds in the middle of the intersection for nothing.
Probably doesn't make sense as I explain it but basically one driver honked his horn and cursed the other out because he felt he was uncourteous for not blinking. I promise you it was funny.
Something happened today that really made me laugh ...
Two cars were coming towards each other at an intersection on E bay. One of them had their blinker to turn left across the intersection and the other car coming towards him didn't have its blinker on, but it turned left anyway. The driver that had been waiting on the intersection thinking that the other guy was going straight got pissed off and honked, cursed, and shook his fist at the no blinkie guy for turning left because he was upset he waited a couple of extra seconds in the middle of the intersection for nothing.
Probably doesn't make sense as I explain it but basically one driver honked his horn and cursed the other out because he felt he was uncourteous for not blinking. I promise you it was funny.
Did the driver who was cursing and hooking have a yellow license plate?
I've lived in both California and NYC, and I can tell you that driving in the Charleston area is WAY better. The only complaint I would have so far is that people tend to drive slow, but I'm a lead foot anyway. In general the issues the OP brings up are much much worse in most other cities I've driven in.
If people are constantly tailgating you, maybe you drive too slow and should move over. Nothing more annoying than someone who obviously sees you are on their ass and refuses to move over when there's an open lane.
[quote=Qtopplings;38015922]I've lived in both California and NYC, and I can tell you that driving in the Charleston area is WAY better. The only complaint I would have so far is that people tend to drive slow, but I'm a lead foot anyway. In general the issues the OP brings up are much much worse in most other cities I've driven in.
If people are constantly tailgating you, maybe you drive too slow and should move over. Nothing more annoying than someone who obviously sees you are on their ass and refuses to move over when there's an open lane.[/QUOT
Everyone has a right to speak their opinion , but there is never an excuse to tailgate. They put everyone's safety in jeopardy. One persons time is not more important then another person's time.
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