Whats your problem!?

[koop]

Okay funny story, one day two co workers got off work at the same time, one left first and turned onto the hwy and was heading home when he passed a cop at a speed trap. Just to make sure the other guy kept his speed in reason he called him on his cell and told him about the cop. Co worker two set his cruse control AT the speed limit and when he passed the cop he got stopped, the reason? he drives a honda civic and it was suspicious? for him to drive at the limit. Its like he has a sign "pick on me" around his neck.

 

[Equus5O]

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There are roads with minimum speeds, if you have issues with slow traffic then take those roads. The slow drivers are on the back roads because it is ok to drive slow there. I think being in a hurry an expecting other people to move for you is rude an selfish.




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That mindset gets people killed. If you are driving to fast to slow down for slow moving traffic then you are driving way to fast to stop for me an my firetruck trying to save lives.....

Or how about a person on a bike or horse & buggy..... Its there road to.

Not on every road.

 

[Bantimna]

Sarah-That is very rude of that lady, someone should of cut her finger right off, then and there.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

The worst these days are people texting while they drive. A lot of my friends do it while I'm in the car with them and I never quite know how to handle the situation. The few times I've had to text for directions or something while driving, I made sure I pulled over in a safe spot. It's stupid to think you can watch the road and text at the same time.

 

[SillyChicken]

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It's your life, you have the right to ask them to stop texting and drive right.... offer to send the message for them!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

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There are roads with minimum speeds, if you have issues with slow traffic then take those roads. The slow drivers are on the back roads because it is ok to drive slow there. I think being in a hurry an expecting other people to move for you is rude an selfish.




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That mindset gets people killed. If you are driving to fast to slow down for slow moving traffic then you are driving way to fast to stop for me an my firetruck trying to save lives.....

Or how about a person on a bike or horse & buggy..... Its there road to.

Not on every road.

Every road but limited access interstate system. Those have a minimum speed.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

When a person's first reaction to ANY kind of slight is to give The Finger, it's a very sad world.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

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Nuff said.

 

[Ferrret]

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It was right after an intersection, no passing areas indicated by those nice double yellow lines. The speed limit for the area I was in was 45, and that kid wasn't going to be traveling that fast, let alone pay attention to the large amount of traffic that could have easily hit and killed him. There was a very wide shoulder provided and a sidewalk he could have ridden on. People were pulling over into a lane with oncoming traffic to avoid the oblivious kid. Bicycles are considered a vehicle here so if I hit him it would have been treated like a car accident, even if he got seriously injured, not a car/pedestrian accident. Of course the end result would have been a large suit against me for his injuries because he couldn't be bothered to notice the traffic around him. No helmet, no mirrors on his bike, no protective padding or clothing, and no reflectors. He wasn't set to be riding on the road, especially a road with heavy traffic daily.
All the cyclists I have ever come across are aware of the traffic around them and have politely moved onto the shoulder to allow traffic to pass rather than impede the flow of traffic. The speed limit for the area I was in was 45, and that kid wasn't going to be traveling that fast, let alone pay attention to the large amount of traffic that could have easily hit and killed him.

Yet he still has every right to do what he was doing an everyone else was breaking the law....

Well then I'm sorry for breaking the law and going around him instead of impeding the flow of traffic and blocking the intersection behind me.

 

[horsejody]

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Yes, he has a right to use the road, but he also may fall under laws that prohibit impeding the flow of traffic. It's a fine line. Motorists should be considerate and observant of bicycles, and cyclists should be considerate of drivers. Also, people should remember that, even if there is a sidewalk, it's illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk in most areas so cyclists should not be expected to use them.