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Driving Pet Peeves
By Josh Board | Posted September 19, 2009, 1:37 a.m.
I've touched on some of these things before, but thought it was about time to make one ultimate list of the things that bother me most on the roads. Anything you want to add, I'm always looking to expand my list.
Your kid was student of the month at some elementary school? Have him teach you what the color green means at a light, then. I’m sick of waiting 10 seconds for you to look up from your glove compartment or DVD player on your sunvisor.
You want an oil change, but the mechanic says you need 10 other things done.
Cops with stupid questions. Do I know how fast I was going? No, officer…the speedometer stops at 165 mph.
So, you’re all for “coexisting” eh? Well, how about letting me merge onto the freeway then?! And why are you driving in the right lane if you aren’t exiting?
An old car plastered with stickers about saving animals, saving the planet, global warming…and there’s thick smog exhaust coming from the back of their jalopy.
The Jesus fish. The Darwin fish. Enough with the fish.
Officers telling you every little thing with your car is illegal. No front license plate, big deal. Tinted windows…how will I pick my nose in privacy? Dice dangling from my rear-view mirror? Cops really come close to making me want to tell them to go out and catch real criminals.
Mechanics telling you, after you drop $1,800 “That weird sound is normal.” If you turned around and took your car to another mechanic, they’d say that sound means you need to spend $2,000 for them to fix.
Cigarettes flying out the window towards you like a ninja star. Now, I don’t think they’ll make my car blow up or anything, but in SD, fires have started this way. And it’s still littering. Take the rocks out of your head and the change out of your ash tray, and use that! If you don’t like stinking up your car, then stop smoking!
Cell phone drivers (myself excluded). Because of your bad driving habits, you’ve created a law that now doesn’t let me do it.
Senior citizens on the road. They drive like there are tennis balls attached to the car wheels, too.
Young people on the road. Too many reasons to list.
Left lane is for passing. If you aren’t passing anyone, time to move over.
Parking lots – if you drive an SUV the size of a Sherman tank and can’t fit it between the lines, go park on the street. If that means you walk an extra 100 yards, so be it.
Loud music. We don’t need to hear your bass and woofers from three blocks away. And why is it only the people listening to crappy music blast it? (this means you, Kanye and Jay-Z fans)
Stickers of your family. The world doesn’t care that you have two kids, two dogs, a cat, and a wife that wears bell bottoms. (On a side note: anyone ever notice how weird that lyric is in Crosby, Stills, & Nash’s song “Our House”? They sing: Our house, is a very, very, very fine house/with two cats in the yard…
Does that mean he has the cats buried there, like it’s some sort of pet cemetery…Okay, back to “pet” peeves of driving, not song lyrics...
And back to people with goofy stickers. We don’t care that you wear Oakleys or Nikes, or are a Cowboys fan. And we don’t want to read something you think is funny, if it’s more than three words long. Actually, let’s just put anyone with bumper stickers on this list.
let us not forget:
- the dangling testicles from the "man-trucks"
- political bumpers stickers (mondale/ferraro? time to change the bumper)
- for sale signes in windown chalk on every exposed glass area!
By mentaltwist 9:28 a.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
-I drive to Otay quite often for my job and our friends from the south need to realize our speed limit signs on the freeways are in MPH not KPH, its my favorite when I'm cruising along in the #2 lane around 65-70 and have to swerve around the jackass going 50mph.
-Cars with what I call "pokies" the ones with tires that extend two feet beyond the wheel wells.
-The dump trucks with the tiny sign saying say 200ft back/not responsible for broken windshields, which is BS because they are.
-Last minute lane divers, then ones who parallel the long line of cars at the off ramp and cut over the solid lines at the last min to exit, and the aholes that use the exit lane to jump around 15 cars and cut back over during traffic.
-People that merge on the freeway going 30mph.
-Prius owners...When they're not sniffing their own farts, they're busy clogging the fast lanes.
-91X -- Since I usually only listen to the radio while driving, I want to know how much the no talent ass clowns Linkin Park are paying to 91x cause thats all they seem to play. Didn't rap rock die with Limp Bizkit?
-If you missed your exit, don't slam on the brakes and cut off everyone.
-Big rigs cutting me off on a two lane road to pass another truck that is going 1 mph slower. (Ever drive to Vegas, you know what
I mean)
-People with dogs on their laps. I can't wait for the airbag to go off.
By jmtrudeau 10:07 a.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
The dangling testicles, yes. Those are annoying. Who thinks those are even clever?
I don't mind the "for sale" sign. I've often wondered, if you have one of those signs, and are driving horribly (ie cutting people off, or 55 in the fast lane), well...now we have your phone number. We can easily call and say "I'm not interested in the '89 Dodge Dart, thank you very much. But I was wondering if you took a driving class or even have a drivers license?"
Regarding people cutting back in line, after jumping out to pass 15 drivers, yeah, that bugs. It bugs me almost as much, that the idiot people in line, let the person "scoot" their way back in. DON'T THEY REALIZE WHAT THEY'RE DOING??? Would they let them cut in line at a grocery store? Or, do people get to do this in the comfort of their own vehicles?
Missed exit...why don't people realize, they can just take the next one and back-track, instead of some manuever that's hardly safe?
And yes, the trucks on the way to Vegas. That's too funny. I never realized that, but...you kind of want to tell them "now you know how we feel. just stay behind them until there isn't a single car you have to cut off and slow down."
By JoshBoard 10:43 a.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
A friend of mine points out that the quality of the car stereo is in direct inverse proportion to the quality of the music on it -- Tim's Law, I call it. That's why you hear rap music from three blocks away. Just know that these people are going to be deaf at an early age and will pay long and hard for their sins. I hear a car like that drive by and say to myself, "Nice stereo, pal. Shame about the music."
By russl 11:40 a.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
By far the worst thing ever to happen to safe driving is cel phones. Not a day goes by that I don't witness something really dangerous happening on a street or the freeway because (despite the law) someone is talking on a cel phone and driving without a brain.
Once, I swear, I was on the freeway and a woman in front of me was driving so recklessly that I pulled up next to her, opened the window and suggested she get off the phone. She had her phone in one hand, flipped me off with her other hand, I'm like, what is she driving with, her knees???
They've been advertising this gadget on television where five people can simultaneously use their laptops in a car --- WTF??? It's like those commercials for Orville Redenbacher or the Hertz ads, who exactly is driving???
Gotta say, the rest of the stuff on that list doesn't bother me, or not much, anyway. My driving's not always perfect, and I don't expect anybody else to be perfect, either. I remember the old ad slogan that said, "Watch out for the other guy" which I tend to agree with. When the car in front of me slows, looking for the right street, the house number, the lipstick in their purse, I just chill. Nothing worth losing my temper, or my life, over.
By CuddleFish 11:48 a.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
In residential areas, Fish, I don't flip out when someone slows down. I understand there are all kinds of reasons for why someone might be doing it. But on the freeway, you need to stay at freeway speeds. Otherwise, it's dangerous for every other driver. And, drivers need to realize, slower traffic is supposed to stay to the right.
I agree that cell phones have created so much bad driving. I just don't think you need to pass a law, to punish the "good" drivers that can walk and chew gum at the same time. Just as I don't think you need an alcohol ban on the beach, because a few idiotic college kids, get drunk and rowdy. Instead, just increase the "intoxicated in public" fine, to something so outrageous, they'll think twice before doing something stupid next time.
And Russl...you know what the craziest thing is? I've had one or two people, try to tell me "it's not just rap music." And ever since they've said that (about 7 years ago), I've specifically paid attention. And, I have to say: I've never heard Abbey Road blasting out of a car stereo, or Exile on Main Street, or some Wagner or Vivaldi. Nope. It's always hip-hop/rap. Now, once at 2 a.m., a huge truck was blasting out AC/DC, with windows down. But in 7 years of me actually paying attention to what type of music, that's the only time I can recall hearing something other than hip-hop.
And that being said, I by no-means say that ALL fans of hip-hop blast their music. Most of them don't. I'm just saying, when you do hear a car stereo thats louder than it should be, that's usually the genre of music.
By JoshBoard 12:36 p.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
We are going to have to agree to disagree! :)
Oh, and in case, you are ever following me, I'm the one in the black PT Cruiser blasting Hey Jude out my windows and singing along at the top of my lungs. :P
By CuddleFish 3:07 p.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
I have a black PT Cruiser as well. I only sing along to Hey Jude when it gets to the "na na na na" parts, and of course, Sir Paul yelling "Jude, Jude, Judy, Judy, Judy, wow!!!"
The best Beatles songs for blasting in the car: Tomorrow Never Knows, Hey Bulldog, Ticket to Ride, Magical Mystery Tour, and Help! (surprisingly, Baby You Can Drive My Car doesn't make the cut)
By JoshBoard 4:23 p.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
LMFAO I can just imagine you driving along with the windows open and singing, Jude, Jude, Judy, Judy, Judy, wow!!!, at the top of your lungs! I'd buy a ticket to that show!
By CuddleFish 4:45 p.m., Sep 19, 2009 > Report it
I had this girlfriend once who, while coming back from lunch, was singing along to Hey Jude. She sang in a band, which would've been cool, except it was a country band. Not cool, because she always wanted me to go see them. And I hate country music. But I digress.
As she got to the "na na" parts, I wondered how many "na nas" they had, and if the song beat Journey's "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin" which also ends with a bunch of "na na's".
Later, I heard a message from her saying merely "278" (or whatever it was). I had no clue what "278" meant, until I thought about it for a few minutes. She played the song and counted them all.
And, that would've been a cute and funny message, but she called from work and somehow she messed things up. When she hung up her phone, what really happened was my machine was put on hold. And I heard elevator muzak versions of about three songs before it finally cut off. I stood there listening to them, because I wasn't sure what was going on. I thought she was leaving those songs for some comedic reasons. It wasn't until the middle of the second song, that I started to think maybe she just didn't know how to work her phone system.
By JoshBoard 1:06 a.m., Sep 20, 2009 > Report it
Yo, Josh m'man!
When you get pulled over by the cops, it's not because they would rather "write a cite" than go off and take down "Real Bad Guys!" To pull you over, pal, there has to be "probable cause" before they go Code-3 and wave you over.
Now, I realize that there are quite a few Barney Fifes in any law-enforcement agency. However, most of the other officers are out on the streets and highways, doing a job that keeps them in food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.
And here's the best part. If you disagree with said citation, you can dispute it in court! A typical citation is only a promise to appear before the judge, where you can explain your side--and cop a walk, if you're lucky!
Other than that...now you know why I stick to public transportation! Oh, if the seats on those MTS/NCTD buses could talk...
--Robbiebear
By LaPlacaRifa48619 8:26 a.m., Sep 20, 2009 > Report it
Josh, San Diego is worse than it used to be, but if you want to punish a someone, make them spend a few weeks driving in Seattle. Anyone from California will go out of their freaking minds. No wonder they all drink coffee, they drive like they are sleeping. They drive the same speed in all lanes, stop on the on-ramp when merging, pull out in front of you from driveways and side streets making you slam on your brakes, and as a rule drive 10 to 15 MPH under the posted speed limit.
Of course drunk driver are the worst. They are always out on Friday and Saturday nights and you can see many trying to keep their cars between the lines.
Thosballs that hang from truck tow hitches? Might as well throw away 10 bucks. When I see the neanderthals that have those I think trailer trash low IQ.
By Ponzi 3:01 p.m., Sep 20, 2009 > Report it
lmao this was a good one, josh....
regarding bumper stickers, i totally agree (along with most everything else posted here...but i LOVE linkin park)
you have to admit the campaign sticker "Lick Bush in '88" was pretty damn clever back then :D
By magicsfive 3:46 p.m., Sep 20, 2009 > Report it
I dunno. Might've been clever for about five minutes. Ironically, I'm guessing Clinton thought those stickers were clever.
By JoshBoard 9:08 a.m., Sep 21, 2009 > Report it
Dunno what would be ironic about that, but in any case my guess would be Clinton didn't give it more than a moment's thought.
So anyway, I don't get it. What's wrong with bumper stickers?
By CuddleFish 11:43 p.m., Sep 21, 2009 > Report it
Bumper stickers can be done right. But 90% of the time, they aren't, and just make the car they're on look like crap.
Let me ask you, Fish. How often do you see bumper stickers that "add" to the look of the car?
By JoshBoard 11:18 a.m., Sep 22, 2009 > Report it
My guess is people don't attach bumper stickers to their car to add to it's look. How odd that you should think so!
Do you remember that car that the driver covered over with little googaws, including a feather on the roof? I loved that car! Sadly, the owner sold it a while back, or was trying to sell it anyway, there was a sign in the window, and now it's gone.
People express their individuality different ways. I like reading bumper stickers, personalized license plates, those memoriams in the back windows. Traveling works of art.
By CuddleFish 11:44 a.m., Sep 22, 2009 > Report it
"How often do you see bumper stickers that 'add' to the look of the car?" Mine, for one. I discovered that one of those little blue-and-gold "equals" signs is PERFECT for covering a dent.
By russl 12:33 p.m., Sep 22, 2009 > Report it
So if there was a bumper sticker that said 'People Born in '69 Rule' ??
By verolicas69 10:37 p.m., Sep 23, 2009 > Report it
Listen, I'll be the first to admit I'm a hypocrit in these regards.
I think most personalized license plates are goofy, yet both my cars have them.
I think most bumper stickers are goofy, yet my first car (Mustang), had a Zeppelin, Beatles, Doors, and Who bumper sticker. My second car (also a Mustang), had a Doors sticker, a goofy license plate frame that said "Sex, Drugs, and Basketball".
My Porsche had two stickers of the radio station I was working at. One on each side of the bumper. Later to be replaced (when we were fired), by a Joe Walsh sticker (because it was silver, the same color as the car).
One of my cars now is free of stickers. The other has a couple, but not so many that it overwhelms.
You're right, Fish. I don't think someone gets a bumper sticker and says "This will make my Lexus look that much better." But, it makes nice cars look crappy.
My liberal lawyer friend, has this sweet, red convertable Audio. She had an Obama/Biden sticker, which looked cool during election time (because of the red/blue color combo). Now she has a Dodger sticker. And it's not just the fact that I hate the Dodgers, but the fact that it's shiny and silver, and just looks weird on the bumper.
I do think it would be funny if someone had a Bentley or Rolls, and a bumper sticker that said "My other car is a Pinto" or something like that.
By JoshBoard 12:35 a.m., Sep 24, 2009 > Report it
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