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Old 03-20-2017, 12:56 AM
 
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It's true. Many refuse to acknowledge it. But the drivers in Florida are pretty terrible.
Just like braindead whites tend to not focus on a lot of things. I am not one bit surprised. I know that area up there by Palm Harbor, Mid Pinellas.. very bad drivers.. VERY BAD. The whole bay area has terrible drivers. I would say where I wont find as many is along the city corridors of St Pete like 4th St N, less amount of traffic considering its a hot zone. Central Ave a lot of it is manageable I find. I like the parts of St Pete that have less traffic personally and they exist, but a lot of crap drivers in the Tampa Bay area no question just about everywhere else, Sarasota surprisingly is pretty damn bad too. Not to be underestimated just because its not up where you are. But yes the dangers of driving NEED to be brought up and it isn't. I am pissed off each damn time I have to go on the road so I stay at home more like a hermit. I don't really have to go out a lot thankfully so I don't.. only unless I have to.
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Old 03-20-2017, 01:28 PM
 
Location: Tampa
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Okaayy so I went out with this guy the other night right. He is born and raised in Florida but he lived in germany for 14 years and he just moved back to Florida like 3 weeks ago. He said "I am really gonna have a hard time driving in Florida " .... And he said he drove in Germany. Can you believe the trauma this person is going thru ? I feel so bad for him.... I think he should run as a congressman and try to bring the Germany driving skills to Florida 😂. Otherwise nobody is going to do anything about the bad driving in Florida .... He is our only hope....
He's going to have a heart attack when he sees all the cars passing in the right lane.
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Old 03-20-2017, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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I learned to drive and spent a couple of decades in Germany. They're serious about driving there. Gotta pay a lot of money for a driving course and demonstrate you're competent. They have driving down to a science. That's why on autobahns they often allow speeds that we'd never consider to legaize.
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Old 03-20-2017, 04:32 PM
 
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I learned to drive and spent a couple of decades in Germany. They're serious about driving there. Gotta pay a lot of money for a driving course and demonstrate you're competent. They have driving down to a science. That's why on autobahns they often allow speeds that we'd never consider to legaize.
Love to drive my C6 over there at 180+.
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Old 03-21-2017, 06:37 AM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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Love to drive my C6 over there at 180+.
You'd pizz your pants Mr 55 MPH.
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Old 03-21-2017, 06:47 AM
 
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Wow, have you shipped your Corvette to Germany? That must've been an incredible experience.

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Love to drive my C6 over there at 180+.
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Old 03-21-2017, 04:36 PM
 
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You'd pizz your pants Mr 55 MPH.
Every chance i get i am over 120. Just short burst when traffic is not around. Not something i would do on US19.
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Old 03-21-2017, 04:38 PM
 
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Wow, have you shipped your Corvette to Germany? That must've been an incredible experience.
Not a chance. Cost more to ship it than what it cost new.
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Old 03-24-2017, 08:25 AM
 
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I learned to drive and spent a couple of decades in Germany. They're serious about driving there. Gotta pay a lot of money for a driving course and demonstrate you're competent. They have driving down to a science. That's why on autobahns they often allow speeds that we'd never consider to legaize.
I know a lady who driving a Porsche (this happened approx. 27 years ago) with fast speed on the autobahn and if you have driven over there you know the beautiful landscape with some hills and not too sharpe, curves.

The autobahn was quiet until she run into a little hill with a curve and behind the curve where the view was blocked as it is on many autobahns, there was a traffic jam....she ended up paralyzed from the neck down!
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Old 03-24-2017, 01:53 PM
 
Location: SW Florida
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Coming back from Sanibel last week on I75 we were going over a small overpass. Just on the other side was a mangled up bicycle in the fast lane. Nobody could see it until they were right on it. Some went left to the median and a couple went to the middle lane forcing the cars there to swerve right. We saw a minivan drive right over it. It could have caused a big pileup but there wasn't anything on the news about it.

I'm guessing it fell of the back of a camper and the owner never noticed it was gone until they stopped somewhere down the road.
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