Knoxville Drivers/Habits

[husbus]

Originally Posted by mjb62676

I'm ok with that...it's the pulling out into the left hand turn lane I don't like...at all. You never know if they are pulling out in front of you or if they are just pulling into the lane (which I'm pretty sure is illegal).

Yeah, it's scary when they launch themselves into traffic and then slam on the breaks in the turning lane. I don't know whether I should be slamming on my breaks or not.

[husbus]

Originally Posted by LilCabinGirl

If you can ever do the speed limit of 45 on Kingston Pike, it's a good day. I also find that drivers here do not realize they share the road with other drivers. I have seen people literally stop in the middle of Kingston Pike, holding everyone up, while they decide if that is where they need to turn.

The other day someone backed out onto Lovell, because they changed their mind about which business they were turning into, so they were perpendicular to traffic blocking both lanes. Amazing!

[LilCabinGirl]

Originally Posted by husbus

The other day someone backed out onto Lovell, because they changed their mind about which business they were turning into, so they were perpendicular to traffic blocking both lanes. Amazing!

That is hilarious! I see stuff like that all the time on Kingston. It amazes me every time.

[hiknapster]

Oh yeah, and people in other parts of the country are superior drivers.

[jabogitlu]

Originally Posted by husbus

You could just pass them in the right lane like everyone else.

No, the situation I clearly outlined was one in which two slow drivers were driving beside each other, also known as occupying BOTH lanes of traffic at the same time. I would be pretty dumb to not realize I could pass a slow-moving car in the other lane.

[Kitties of Domination]

Originally Posted by DBradley

The rudest are on the highways with the out-of-state plates, for the most part. I really want to have a sign that I can hold out the window that says, "Bless your heart, we don't do that in Tennessee. Please be sweet."

Hahahaha I've actually thought about doing that before.

And the whole 45 in parking lots, 45 in the fast lane of a 70 mph interstate thing KILLS ME. That and people that ride RIGHT next to each other and block both lanes and the people that take forever to turn. Honestly, East TN has some of the worst driving I've ever seen. It's not that the drivers are aggressive, they just dont know how to drive. In the Tri-Cities they don't ever even teach you how to parallel park.[/quote]

You can always tell west Knoxville types downtown because it takes them 3 minutes to parallel park. "Parallel parking and I have to walk to get there?! I'll just stay in Turkey Creek".

[jabogitlu]

I'll admit that it can be difficult for me to parallel park. I do best when backing into a space, but traffic is such that if you pass the space up (to be able to back into it) the car behind you is already on your ass again. But in Knoxville it's not difficult to find two spaces empty together usually. That or I'll just take advantage of the free parking garages (I'm usually downtown after 6/7 anyway.)