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Geez, I'm gettin' tired of some of the STUPID crap people are doing lately! My 2 favorites peeves involve left turns, and involve the other driver trying to be courteous---but how do you let them know THEY'RE BEING STUPID??
Peeve #1- While waiting to turn left at a red light, the last oncoming car I'm waiting for decides to turn right. Only instead of turning, the car STOPS! ... to wait for ME to turn left! Don't these schmucks know THEY have the right-of-way? I would get my turn done faster if they just plain make their turn! I don't know how many stand-off's I've had, but I REFUSE to go until THEY go! Maybe they'll get a clue...
Peeve #2- This is basically the same as the above, but probably more dangerous--this is where I'm waiting to turn left from a side street onto a 4-lane with a center turn-lane, and a car is approching from my right, to turn left onto the street I'm waiting on. Now, all I have to do is wait for him to turn in front of me, then I can go. But no, he STOPS, even though there's plenty of time to turn! Again, this car is trying to be courteous, but all he's really doing is creating a dangerous situation! This has happened twice recently...the one time, I finally got tired of the stand-off, I decide to go---and of course so did he! And guess who's fault it would've been if we'd hit each other?
The main problem with both of these scenarios, is they always seem to happen at NIGHT, and I can't see the other driver!!! So I don't know if they're actually waving me on, or just being brain-dead!!
Please, if you have the right of way, GIT!!
Peeve #1- While waiting to turn left at a red light, the last oncoming car I'm waiting for decides to turn right. Only instead of turning, the car STOPS! ... to wait for ME to turn left! Don't these schmucks know THEY have the right-of-way? I would get my turn done faster if they just plain make their turn! I don't know how many stand-off's I've had, but I REFUSE to go until THEY go! Maybe they'll get a clue...
Peeve #2- This is basically the same as the above, but probably more dangerous--this is where I'm waiting to turn left from a side street onto a 4-lane with a center turn-lane, and a car is approching from my right, to turn left onto the street I'm waiting on. Now, all I have to do is wait for him to turn in front of me, then I can go. But no, he STOPS, even though there's plenty of time to turn! Again, this car is trying to be courteous, but all he's really doing is creating a dangerous situation! This has happened twice recently...the one time, I finally got tired of the stand-off, I decide to go---and of course so did he! And guess who's fault it would've been if we'd hit each other?
The main problem with both of these scenarios, is they always seem to happen at NIGHT, and I can't see the other driver!!! So I don't know if they're actually waving me on, or just being brain-dead!!
Please, if you have the right of way, GIT!!