Did people forget how to drive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People always sucked at driving. Or were too important to care about others. It's just that heavy traffic slowed them down.

+1

People in VA never learned to stay right, pass left. Clueless twots don’t even notice when a huge line of cars back up behind them.

OMG this so much. The northern leg of the GW Parkway is the bane of my existence. Rolling roadblocks going 45mph, and idiots who drop to 30 to go up a hill. MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED and/or MOVE THE EFF OVER. I know the scenery is pretty, but if the road ahead of you is wide open and there are 20 cars riding your tail, you are doing something wrong.

New Jersey has handled these people well. They simply have signs that say "Stay right except to pass". We have signs that say Right lane to travel slow or something. So it implies that the left lane is the fast lane and not the passing lane. With a speed limit of 50, someone going 52 might feel justified sitting in the left lane.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

Do you see how your tailgating of people is dangerous? The argument that "you're the one forcing me to drive dangerously because you're making me mad" is... abusive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

Do you see how your tailgating of people is dangerous? The argument that "you're the one forcing me to drive dangerously because you're making me mad" is... abusive.

So let's say you are in the left lane on the GW parkway going the speed limit, faster, slower, whatever. I pull up behind you and there are 5 cars behind me. Am I not supposed to "ask" you to get over? Now I have the car behind me on my butt, and the other 4 cars are all on each others butts. You may think they're jerks too but that's how people drive around here. Who is the asshole? It's clearly the one in front who isn't using the left lane properly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

Do you see how your tailgating of people is dangerous? The argument that "you're the one forcing me to drive dangerously because you're making me mad" is... abusive.

So let's say you are in the left lane on the GW parkway going the speed limit, faster, slower, whatever. I pull up behind you and there are 5 cars behind me. Am I not supposed to "ask" you to get over? Now I have the car behind me on my butt, and the other 4 cars are all on each others butts. You may think they're jerks too but that's how people drive around here. Who is the asshole? It's clearly the one in front who isn't using the left lane properly.

Both are assholes! All of the people you described are!

Tailgating is "asking" like brandishing a bat at someone who didn't get the message about "stand to the right / walk to the left" on metro escalators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

Do you see how your tailgating of people is dangerous? The argument that "you're the one forcing me to drive dangerously because you're making me mad" is... abusive.

So let's say you are in the left lane on the GW parkway going the speed limit, faster, slower, whatever. I pull up behind you and there are 5 cars behind me. Am I not supposed to "ask" you to get over? Now I have the car behind me on my butt, and the other 4 cars are all on each others butts. You may think they're jerks too but that's how people drive around here. Who is the asshole? It's clearly the one in front who isn't using the left lane properly.

Both are assholes! All of the people you described are!

Tailgating is "asking" like brandishing a bat at someone who didn't get the message about "stand to the right / walk to the left" on metro escalators.

You're off the escalator in 10 seconds! And there is no law about stand on the right/walk on the left. Follow the law and use the left lane to pass only! Everything can be avoided if you weren't such an idiot!

[Anonymous]

I've seen a lot more people going on red after briefly checking that nobody's coming. Big intersections too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

Do you see how your tailgating of people is dangerous? The argument that "you're the one forcing me to drive dangerously because you're making me mad" is... abusive.

Tailgating is the danger!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone's getting vaxxed and going out now but I see crazier stupid drivers than usual and more accidents than usual. Young and old not obeying lights or signs. What gives?

Yes, they did. My Dad (80) has not driven in 18 months. We hoped his license would expire, but it is covered under the emergency order. My brother took the keys, but my dad is now threatening to call the police.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love driving the actual speed limit on GW parkway and infuriating the VA drivers in overaized vehicles who tailgate like they can push me to go faster.

- DC tags

Perfect example of a person who makes the roads more dangerous for everyone, and who thinks that breaking the law themselves (not complying with slower traffic keeping right / using left lane to pass) makes them morally superior.

Yes I hate those people who say "you tailgate me, I'll drive slower!" THEY are the ones making it dangerous for everyone. Because then I have people tailgating me etc etc.

Do you see how your tailgating of people is dangerous? The argument that "you're the one forcing me to drive dangerously because you're making me mad" is... abusive.

So let's say you are in the left lane on the GW parkway going the speed limit, faster, slower, whatever. I pull up behind you and there are 5 cars behind me. Am I not supposed to "ask" you to get over? Now I have the car behind me on my butt, and the other 4 cars are all on each others butts. You may think they're jerks too but that's how people drive around here. Who is the asshole? It's clearly the one in front who isn't using the left lane properly.

Both are assholes! All of the people you described are!

Tailgating is "asking" like brandishing a bat at someone who didn't get the message about "stand to the right / walk to the left" on metro escalators.

You're off the escalator in 10 seconds! And there is no law about stand on the right/walk on the left. Follow the law and use the left lane to pass only! Everything can be avoided if you weren't such an idiot!

Thanks for the assumption, but I only use the left lane to pass.

You are not law enforcement and you have no right to illegally threaten anyone. And tailgating is a threat. You are choosing to put people in danger.

Also, FYI, when I'm going 5 mph above the speed limit to pass someone going 5mph below the speed limit, that is legal. Just because you want to go 20mph over the limit doesn't mean I'm doing anything wrong.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was behind someone in a straight lane who blocked the lane to wait to squeeze into a left turn only lane. Selfish and stupid. Everyone was honking but they wouldn't budge.

I was taught if you miss your turn you DON'T stop. Just maintain the flow of traffic and look for the next turn. It was less than 1/8 mile up the road, easy u-ey.

Have people not been taught this? Why is missing a turn the end of the world? GPS?

Wait, what? So was the turn lane full and they were just behind the last car waiting to get in the lane? Or were they stopped beside cars in the lane?

I ask because for some reason, people in DC think that making a legal left hand turn that stops traffic behind them in that lane is cause to honk, threaten, and scream at people unless they either drive into head on traffic or mow down any pedestrians in the crosswalk. The driver isn't doing anything illegal, they are just mad they have to stop for 5 seconds on a busy city street.

I don't care. I didn't pay over $100k for this Range Rover to sit waiting behind your ugly Toyota. Get out of my way.

You're kidding, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was behind someone in a straight lane who blocked the lane to wait to squeeze into a left turn only lane. Selfish and stupid. Everyone was honking but they wouldn't budge.

I was taught if you miss your turn you DON'T stop. Just maintain the flow of traffic and look for the next turn. It was less than 1/8 mile up the road, easy u-ey.

Have people not been taught this? Why is missing a turn the end of the world? GPS?

Wait, what? So was the turn lane full and they were just behind the last car waiting to get in the lane? Or were they stopped beside cars in the lane?

I ask because for some reason, people in DC think that making a legal left hand turn that stops traffic behind them in that lane is cause to honk, threaten, and scream at people unless they either drive into head on traffic or mow down any pedestrians in the crosswalk. The driver isn't doing anything illegal, they are just mad they have to stop for 5 seconds on a busy city street.

I don't care. I didn't pay over $100k for this Range Rover to sit waiting behind your ugly Toyota. Get out of my way.

You're kidding, right?

We'll, I am, yes. I don't own a Range Rover. But don't you see that attitude all over DC? Including "I have a right to tailgate you" person?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was behind someone in a straight lane who blocked the lane to wait to squeeze into a left turn only lane. Selfish and stupid. Everyone was honking but they wouldn't budge.

I was taught if you miss your turn you DON'T stop. Just maintain the flow of traffic and look for the next turn. It was less than 1/8 mile up the road, easy u-ey.

Have people not been taught this? Why is missing a turn the end of the world? GPS?

Wait, what? So was the turn lane full and they were just behind the last car waiting to get in the lane? Or were they stopped beside cars in the lane?

I ask because for some reason, people in DC think that making a legal left hand turn that stops traffic behind them in that lane is cause to honk, threaten, and scream at people unless they either drive into head on traffic or mow down any pedestrians in the crosswalk. The driver isn't doing anything illegal, they are just mad they have to stop for 5 seconds on a busy city street.

That happened to me yesterday. I was making a legal left turn off 16th Street and the guy behind me nearly hit me trying to squeeze past me. I had pulled up as much as possible to let the cars behind me pull around, anticipating that they would try to do so anyway, but I still got tons of honks. Drivers are so damn impatient that it's scary sometimes.

I agree it's awful, and it's all over the place here. What can we do about it??

This is the only thing cops should actually be used for. When they witness this behavior, they need to pull the cars over. I have seen a zillion cops watch people run red lights and they do NOTHING. They need to crack down on distracted and aggressive driving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was behind someone in a straight lane who blocked the lane to wait to squeeze into a left turn only lane. Selfish and stupid. Everyone was honking but they wouldn't budge.

I was taught if you miss your turn you DON'T stop. Just maintain the flow of traffic and look for the next turn. It was less than 1/8 mile up the road, easy u-ey.

Have people not been taught this? Why is missing a turn the end of the world? GPS?

Wait, what? So was the turn lane full and they were just behind the last car waiting to get in the lane? Or were they stopped beside cars in the lane?

I ask because for some reason, people in DC think that making a legal left hand turn that stops traffic behind them in that lane is cause to honk, threaten, and scream at people unless they either drive into head on traffic or mow down any pedestrians in the crosswalk. The driver isn't doing anything illegal, they are just mad they have to stop for 5 seconds on a busy city street.

I don't care. I didn't pay over $100k for this Range Rover to sit waiting behind your ugly Toyota. Get out of my way.

You're kidding, right?

We'll, I am, yes. I don't own a Range Rover. But don't you see that attitude all over DC? Including "I have a right to tailgate you" person?

Yes, I do. I stopped driving like a jerk when I was about 25. Especially now that I have done work to become a happier, more relaxed person, I am not stressed when I drive. I feel so bad for these miserable schmucks who drive like this. They are all f'ed in the head and jerks in real life. It's best to assume you could be driving like this around your boss. (Happened to a friend once, whoops! Really hurt his reputation.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was behind someone in a straight lane who blocked the lane to wait to squeeze into a left turn only lane. Selfish and stupid. Everyone was honking but they wouldn't budge.

I was taught if you miss your turn you DON'T stop. Just maintain the flow of traffic and look for the next turn. It was less than 1/8 mile up the road, easy u-ey.

Have people not been taught this? Why is missing a turn the end of the world? GPS?

Wait, what? So was the turn lane full and they were just behind the last car waiting to get in the lane? Or were they stopped beside cars in the lane?

I ask because for some reason, people in DC think that making a legal left hand turn that stops traffic behind them in that lane is cause to honk, threaten, and scream at people unless they either drive into head on traffic or mow down any pedestrians in the crosswalk. The driver isn't doing anything illegal, they are just mad they have to stop for 5 seconds on a busy city street.

I don't care. I didn't pay over $100k for this Range Rover to sit waiting behind your ugly Toyota. Get out of my way.

You're kidding, right?

We'll, I am, yes. I don't own a Range Rover. But don't you see that attitude all over DC? Including "I have a right to tailgate you" person?

Yes, I do. I stopped driving like a jerk when I was about 25. Especially now that I have done work to become a happier, more relaxed person, I am not stressed when I drive. I feel so bad for these miserable schmucks who drive like this. They are all f'ed in the head and jerks in real life. It's best to assume you could be driving like this around your boss. (Happened to a friend once, whoops! Really hurt his reputation.)

Oh, and to anyone who wants to get into it, I raced when I was younger and have been taught to drive by some of the best so I know what I'm doing. I"m just not a big enough loser to prove my dominance on city streets in my sedan.