Car/Driving related things that annoy the piss out of you - General

american driving fuck yeah [img]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/12/29/article-2079949-0F4B767F00000578-356_468x318.jpg[/img] wait..give me sec

[QUOTE=bradley;35131990]Where the hell are you from? That is not how it operates here. Plenty of time for turning as they are operated by visual or magnetic weight sensors which allow traffic to thin out in one area so they can alleviate another area. Very smooth system, traffic here is never terrible. But we do have idiot drivers -- everywhere does.[/QUOTE] A place where all of the traffic lights are on timers which are "adjusted" for different times of day.

Roundabouts are only a decent solution when they're large; scale them down to the size of the few we have here in Iowa and they become impractical due to the amount of stupid people who can't drive, which is sad because that's the only reason a roundabout should exist. In a perfect world where everyone payed attention in Driver's Ed and knew how to drive, stoplight intersections, or even driver-mediated intersections (my personal favorites) would be by far the best solution as they offer faster and safer traffic distribution if the drivers know what they're doing. the only reason such a system doesn't work smoothly is because of idiot drivers that don't pay attention or know how to negotiate one. [editline]14th March 2012[/editline] Oh, might as well throw in my detest for the MASSIVE stereotype surrounding age in respect to level of driving expertise. I'm no master at driving myself, but I sure as hell know how to drive better than insurance companies think I do. Why must I pay more for someone else's mistakes? It's stupid and grossly unfair. I wish there was more of a personalized driving assessment for new drivers that determined skill and understanding behind the wheel in such a way that would enable personalized ratings for every driver so I wouldn't be paying out the ass to drive a flashy car just because it's flashy and I'm an 18 year old male driver. Sad our government here in the US is in such a quagmire that not one person would sign on to something so expansive simply due to the amount of money involved. Ugh.

I honestly think insurance companies should go off a time on the road thing. I spend so much time on the road that i am more experienced then the fucking people in there 50-60's who haven't drove anywhere near as much as me so don't have anywhere near the experience. Progressive had the right idea with that dongle shit you plug into your car, they say it doesnt record your speed i think thats bullshit.

[QUOTE=MrWhite;35132464]Roundabouts are only a decent solution when they're large; scale them down to the size of the few we have here in Iowa and they become impractical due to the amount of stupid people who can't drive, which is sad because that's the only reason a roundabout should exist. In a perfect world where everyone payed attention in Driver's Ed and knew how to drive, stoplight intersections, or even driver-mediated intersections (my personal favorites) would be by far the best solution as they offer faster and safer traffic distribution if the drivers know what they're doing. the only reason such a system doesn't work smoothly is because of idiot drivers that don't pay attention or know how to negotiate one.[/QUOTE] Completely agree here.

[QUOTE=MrWhite;35117385]I find it extremely annoying when I'm going to pull out onto a major road and there's an oncoming car. I naturally stop and wait for the car to pass. The car travels at a normal speed until the last possible second, and, without any signalling whatsoever, turns onto the road I'm coming off of. This pisses me off like nothing else, as it's a complete waste of my time. I agree that there are times when signalling when turning isn't particularly necessary, but people who do this to others need to rot. In. Hell.[/QUOTE] THIS. The whole point of signaling is to influence another car's movement... don't care if someone moves without signaling when changing lanes, exiting a freeway, merging when there are no cars coming, in/out of roundabouts... etc, because there is no way that it would affect what anyone else does... but in a situation like that I wish people would USE THEIR DAMN SIGNALS

Most stoplights here still go on a pattern. Gets really annoying whenever I go on the exit off a highway closest to my house, there are two stoplights close to each other where I end up standing 5-10 minutes combined

The most driving I've done recently is in, I think it's a '92 Dodge Grand Caravan loaded to the brim with furniture and shit. being old and having a couch and four tables stuffed in the thing, it doesn't really take to acceleration very well and so when I'm at the front of an intersection and the light goes green and people start honking because the thing is so slow I'm just like fuck you I have a couch in a minivan I'm not going from 0-60 in 4 seconds oh, and people on the highway that consistently change lanes they're the ones who are like I JUST STARTED MY TURN BETTER LET MY INDICATOR FLASH ONCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALREADY OBVIOUS I'M TURNING BECAUSE I'M HALFWAY IN YOUR LANE ALREADY

I hate when I see people feather their brakes down an incline. I don't see it too much any more, but a few years ago I'd always see white boatcars' brake lights flash like turning indicators when going down a hill. Just the idea that there are people who think this is proper makes me grind my teeth.

[QUOTE=MrWhite;35132464] In a perfect world where everyone payed attention in Driver's Ed and knew how to drive[/quote] In a perfect world everyone has driver's ed. We don't. The great state of Tennessee expects new drivers to learn from their parents. This, most often, means they're figuring it out as they go, as most teens in this area get their licenses and first car so their parents don't have to chauffeur them around anymore. [quote] Oh, might as well throw in my detest for the MASSIVE stereotype surrounding age in respect to level of driving expertise. I'm no master at driving myself, but I sure as hell know how to drive better than insurance companies think I do. Why must I pay more for someone else's mistakes? It's stupid and grossly unfair. I wish there was more of a personalized driving assessment for new drivers that determined skill and understanding behind the wheel in such a way that would enable personalized ratings for every driver so I wouldn't be paying out the ass to drive a flashy car just because it's flashy and I'm an 18 year old male driver.[/QUOTE] There sort-of is. They look at your driving record. I guarantee you if you had a bunch of at-fault crashes on your record it'd be MUUUUCH higher than it already is.

[URL]http://g.co/maps/js92r[/URL] That's how they decided to "fix" the congestion at the air-port. Then you get diverted to another round-a-bout before you get to the road that goes to the air-port. There's also the fact that the signs like this [IMG]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4037422/retarded sign.jpg[/IMG] And they keep adding more signs and changing them... and it cost us millions of dollars... [sp]Yes, there is actually 2 different turn-offs for the airport, except one is a fucking long detour made of bullshit and I feel bad for any tourist that accidentally takes that route.[/sp] I wish I had made a video when the area was still under construction, you had to drive through a patch of holes in the ground where it was literally 1/2 foot deep potholes EVERYWHERE. Just EVERYWHERE. That's not even an exaggeration. There was more holes than solid ground to drive on, I was literally laughing my ass off the entire way (because my mom was like OMG WTF KFMDKLFMKLM)

[QUOTE=MrWhite;35137652]I hate when I see people feather their brakes down an incline. I don't see it too much any more, but a few years ago I'd always see white boatcars' brake lights flash like turning indicators when going down a hill. Just the idea that there are people who think this is proper makes me grind my teeth.[/QUOTE] My university has a stop right at the bottom of a fairly steep incline. It makes me rage whenever I need to use that road...

That's acceptable, though. Here in Iowa we have 2 lane roads over rolling hills and absolutely braindead drivers who see the need to brake down every hill. It really sucks for truck drivers, though, as they can't ever build up the speed it takes to get over the other hill at a decent speed, which makes these derpy drivers feel the need to abuse their horn.

[QUOTE=ice445;35129233]Left turns in general, North America will never learn[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://www.famouslogos.org/logos/nascar-logo.jpg[/IMG]

This ONE roundabout in Birmingham, the city with the worlds worst road network. For those that are not thustly informed. One must always give way to the right before entering a roundabout then when on it, just take your exit. Everyone will give way to you. Now this one... [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/trafficu.jpg/][IMG]http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2115/trafficu.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [I]Purple lines are where to stop. There are no painted lines to show where to stop on the actual roundabout[/I] Completely inadequate signage, nothing to tell you who's giving way and where, there were so many near misses whilst I went through. Stupid design!

Not merging onto the freeway going freeway speed. (crashed my last car like this, the guy in front of me figured it was smarter to slow down to 20mph instead of simply speeding up and merging like a normal human being) People who don't MOVE OVER when they're turning. Seriously, bike lanes are dotted for you to ENTER them before you turn. Same goes with turn left, get as far over as you can to the left before you turn. People who drive under the speed limit and then think you're obnoxious for passing them. I don't have a problem if I'm stuck behind someone going the speed limit, but if they're going 10 under and there's only one lane, yes, I'm going to ride your ass. People on their phones, reading, not holding the steering wheel, or looking at their passengers. Hands on the wheel, eyes on the road, always. People who sit with their seat backs fully reclined and their noses barely at window level. It looks fucking retarded and is completely unsafe. My arms, when fully extended, allow my hands to fully plant on the dash behind the wheel. This allows complete movement to any part of the wheel. Fartcans on ~90hp econoboxes. Shit sounds like a lawnmower. People who DON'T USE TURNOUTS. Holy fucking shit, if you want to go 20 under on a windy road, at least let the line of 20 cars pass you. It completely baffles me that people are either so oblivious to the people they're holding up, or they're pretentious enough to think that they're forcing people to be safe by driving slower. Also, to the people stereotyping BMW drivers, I drive an e36 and generally I try to be as courteous as possible to other people on the road. I obey traffic laws and I don't do stupid things when there's other people around. I only drive aggressively when other driver's behavior warrants me to do so. My car is very clean and I'd like to keep it that way.

Yeah but the second you do anything dumb you become "typical bmw asshole"

Improper paragraph structure, what a typical bmw asshole

My favorites are the stereotypical old person drivers. I got stuck behind an old guy who took 1 whole minute to get to 30 mph on the way to work one Saturday morning. And of COURSE, it was on a 2 lane road. And don't forget the fact that he was riding his brakes.

I miss my Great Grandad (Never knew my grandad), He always seemed to have a new car every other week. Always Hot Hatches, went from a supercharged Focus hatch to a Cobalt SS after he wrecked it.

[QUOTE=Demache;35152443]My favorites are the stereotypical old person drivers. I got stuck behind an old guy who took 1 whole minute to get to 30 mph on the way to work one Saturday morning. And of COURSE, it was on a 2 lane road. And don't forget the fact that he was riding his brakes.[/QUOTE] "Oh god oh god it's moving faster oh god oh fuck this is so fast dear god fuck" At least, that's what I imagine what's going on in their heads... probably nothing at all though.

[QUOTE=bradley;35131990]Where the hell are you from? That is not how it operates here. Plenty of time for turning as they are operated by visual or magnetic weight sensors which allow traffic to thin out in one area so they can alleviate another area. Very smooth system, traffic here is never terrible. But we do have idiot drivers -- everywhere does.[/QUOTE] At the busiest intersection in our state, they quite literally have the left turn signal timed to only let maybe 5 cars turn left EXACTLY (fortunately its a double turning lane). Its about a 10 second light. [editline]15th March 2012[/editline] Oh I have another favorite intersection. Take a look at [url=http://maps.google.com/?ll=43.546649,-96.691362&spn=0.000604,0.001078&hnear=Madison,+Lake,+South+Dakota&t=h&layer=c&cbll=43.546705,-96.691442&panoid=yo_caa9LJqjfK7Qs4UvsjA&cbp=12,354.2,,0,2.13&z=20]this one[/url]. If your coming from the north, west, or south, you get a turn light. But if your coming from the east, fuck you, you better hope nobody is in oncoming traffic.

Another one that happened earlier. Pulled up at a set of lights and blipped the throttle to rev-match dropping down to 2nd then came to a stop. On my left is a chaviot special. Clapped out Citroen Saxo with a bucket hanging off the back and 4 chavs all eyeballing me. He's sitting there revving his engine, I'm sitting there putting a new CD in the player, clearly not racing. Lights go green, he redlines it then drops the clutch and just about manages to break traction and spin the wheels for a second... It was a bit damp. Then disappears off. Why bother?

[QUOTE=sam.clarke;35162046]Another one that happened earlier. Pulled up at a set of lights and blipped the throttle to rev-match dropping down to 2nd then came to a stop. On my left is a chaviot special. Clapped out Citroen Saxo with a bucket hanging off the back and 4 chavs all eyeballing me. He's sitting there revving his engine, I'm sitting there putting a new CD in the player, clearly not racing. Lights go green, he redlines it then drops the clutch and just about manages to break traction and spin the wheels for a second... It was a bit damp. Then disappears off. Why bother?[/QUOTE] Came up to a redlight this morning, and waited as a dude in a truck pulling a massive trailer turned left onto the road I was on. Something was up; he straight up blasted that intersection, I swear I saw his trailer whip around a bit. The lights turn green, and I go along as normal. He's going pretty quick for a guy with a trailer, but still slow enough that I catch up to him going a couple over. So I'm following him for about a block, and eventually he slows down and begins to turn into a lot on our right, but he stops in just enough time to leave his entire trailer blocking the road, just to roll down his window and flip me off. I don't even know what I did? [editline]16th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Protocol7;35136598]The most driving I've done recently is in, I think it's a '92 Dodge Grand Caravan loaded to the brim with furniture and shit. being old and having a couch and four tables stuffed in the thing, it doesn't really take to acceleration very well and so when I'm at the front of an intersection and the light goes green and people start honking because the thing is so slow I'm just like fuck you I have a couch in a minivan I'm not going from 0-60 in 4 seconds oh, and people on the highway that consistently change lanes they're the ones who are like I JUST STARTED MY TURN BETTER LET MY INDICATOR FLASH ONCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ALREADY OBVIOUS I'M TURNING BECAUSE I'M HALFWAY IN YOUR LANE ALREADY[/QUOTE] Dude. Just get the shit out of your car? Not only are you annoying other people, but you're absolutely demolishing whatever fuel economy you may be able to reap from that thing, not to mention it's a visibility hazard and a toll on your suspension.

[QUOTE=Snaker;35108516]\ Oh, and people that swerve onto the oncoming lane before taking a turn, thinking they are driving a bus or something.[/QUOTE] I kind of have to in my Corolla if I want to park in a tight spot, but it's more of a flick outward than a full-on bus turn into the other lane. [editline]16th March 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=ice445;35131057]Where the fuck did you infer this from? I'm talking about the lack of roundabouts. They're far more efficient in terms of minimizing traffic delays at busy intersections. There's a reason Europe uses them. You can disagree that we need roundabouts, but I don't see how you can disagree with me on disliking waiting forever during rush hour to make a left turn because there's a million people in front of you waiting.[/QUOTE] Nobody in America knows how to use one, it'd make things worse.

I hate when I turn my indicators on, to say im moving over a lane. Then a F250 decides they don't want me getting over, mind you they were already atleast 2 cars back. So they speed up AS im moving over a lane, and blare there horn at me.. What an ass. They proceded to ride my ass, so they got a nice brake-check.

I hate how in the south, if there are two lanes on your side, and there is road work way up ahead, everyone gets out of the lane like a mile ahead of the actual merge. Then when you're trying to get to the front to merge like a sane person, some jackass in an F350 with dual-lies pulls out in front of you and goes the pace of traffic to keep you from moving up.

Took my Crossfire out this weekend on a bit of a roadtrip down to Arkansas and I saw some of the stupidest shit I've ever seen as far as driving. I saw an old Chevy Camper Van stuffed to the brim with junk. I could not see the driver at all. What the hell. I pulled up to an F150 with some redneck paint and, as I was taking off sensibly, he pointlessly guns it and smokes me out, flinging rocks up onto my windshield as he did. Insurance is going to cover a resin treatment for the 20+ noticable chips in it. What the hell. I was in the leftmost lane, doing 85 on the freeway, and I had old Buicks riding up on my ass. I'd get over and they'd back off. What the hell. I was on the right side and coming up on an on-ramp, and I see a Grand Caravan trying to merge. I get over like any courteous driver would, and she merged over just fine. She matches my speed, but I need to get over to exit because my hotel is coming up. I speed up to overtake and she speeds up to match. I slow down and so does she. This kept going on until my exit passes by, at which time she gets behind me and starts riding my ass. What the hell. Once I got down to Arkansas, though, everything got better. I saw some really cool cars down there on some of the winding back roads; Porsche Carreras and Boxsters, Audi TTs, Mazda Miatas, benz SLKs. You know, cars that show that you might actually understand how to drive :v:

People who go 20 in a 30, keep hitting the brakes because you're too close to them, then go to 45-50 when you try to pass them...

[QUOTE=Zamped;35199293]People who go 20 in a 30, keep hitting the brakes because you're too close to them, then go to 45-50 when you try to pass them...[/QUOTE] its funny when they are some dumbass in a stock civic and you just walk past them while they stomp the throttle down