OT Idiot lights-out drivers

Exactly. But, now they are a "fixed obstacle" to anyone wanting to use that lane for a turn from *either* direction!

We have a lot of places where another "traffic control" (sign/light)

*should* be installed. But, the bean counters only act based on actual TALLYABLE *accidents*. So, all the "grief" a lack of control may cause doesn't count for anything.

Our biggest "control" problem lies with the f*cked up way they redefined the intersections. When you approach an intersection, you encounter the Stop Line ("stop here"). Then, typically, a "cross walk" (domain of pedestrians). Then, some distance further afield the intersection *legally* begins.

For an interesting example:

(hopefully I've snipped the URL correctly for the satellite view) Note the distance (car lengths) between the stop line (first stripe across roadway), crosswalk (second and third stripes) and "wait" line (fourth stripe at the "curb extension" defining the intersection).

So, you end up with folks stopped *in* the crosswalk. Illegal to enter the intersection (which may *begin* 20 ft further down the road!) after the light changes -- but, you've already crept past the stop line in the hope of getting through the intersection on the preceding green/yellow (think: turns).

Folks don't know how to handle it when they find themselves trapped. So, you get folks trying to backup to creep back in front of the stop line, etc.

Morons in Feenigs who feel it is their moral duty to just keep (re)writing laws...

No, that was "done away with" (can't say "eliminated" cuz the lane is still

*there*, just no longer has that "feature!") about 10-12 years ago. Now the "center lane" is intended solely for traffic entering or exiting the respective lanes.

It's still a source of confusion as many folks are intimidated by it.

Ditto the "lagging left".

Reply to
Don Y
Loading thread data ...

As someone from a country where Evelyn Waugh married Evelyn Gardner and it wasn't a same sex marriage, there might be some confusion with British names :)

Reply to
rbowman

More likely around here he's a senile old fart doing 40 kph while I'm doing 125 kph so I'm closing at 85 kph.

Reply to
rbowman

When you drive a Yaris in the land of SUVs and F250 pickups, you can't see shit, including traffic signals over an intersection. I'm better off on a bike where I can stand on the pegs.

Reply to
rbowman

I've sometimes wondered what goes on in the mind of an Audi TTS driver trying to force his way into traffic when he has to loop up to read the logo on the 11/R22.5 steer tire. He may be a master of the universe in his world, but he was a speed bump in mine.

In most circumstances I let people in but when someone figures they're so important they deserve to cut into the head of the line my stubborn streak comes out.

Reply to
rbowman

If you want to rob banks you should ride a bike; they're invisible. It got up to 43 today so I went out for a ride. I'm particularly cautious this time of year since people don't even think about motorcycles being in traffic in February around here. Later on in the spring, the city has a motorcycle awareness campaign but you're on you own in late winter.

Reply to
rbowman

Clare can be a last name too.

Reply to
Ed Pawlowski

No way, no day. For example, almost all of my firearms would be illegal in New York state because of regulations pushed through by Cuomo. If the people of NY want to put up with his liberal, gun-grabbing crap, that is their prerogative. It will not fly in Montana.

No offense, but you could stick Great Britain out in the eastern part of Montana where not too much lives except prairie dogs and rattlesnakes. This is a vast country and as you might gather from US politics, the different regions have as much use for the others as some Scots have for England.

Reply to
rbowman

It would be hard enough to put big enough tires on a Lotus Super Seven to make it legal :) In fact, I think the Evora is the only street legal model in the US.

Even worse are French cars; except for those imported by individuals they haven't been in the US market for 25 years. It's an economic decision. Can they sell enough to bother to meet US certification? Apparently they can meet the European Certificate of Conformance.

Reply to
rbowman

Sensible and legal are not the same thing. Prior to 1999, the daytime speed limit outside of town was 'reasonable and proper'. That tended to be around 100 on a lot of roads. Then the maximum was dropped to 75. Was that more sensible? Last year it was increased to 80. Sensible now?

Reply to
rbowman

Ditto. Here, the guys drive trucks (that have IMMACULATE beds that have never considered CARRYING anything!) and the gals drive SUV's or minivans. That just leaves the panel trucks, delivery vehicles, busses, etc.

A "regular car" (pick your favorite make/model) is essentially a "hole" in a sea of oversized vehicles. You learn to look at the traffic signals on *cross* streets to infer what *yours* is likely to be!

Reply to
Don Y

I think I've only replaced one rear turn-signal bulb in my life, and that's it for bulbs, except when I added after market halogen headlights about 20 years ago. They burned out. I should have stayed with the headlights the car came with.

Reply to
Micky

I think "harry" Macaw is taking the crazy position he is taking figuring he can out- mart or out argue or whatever a "woman".....

And closing speed, past a certain very limited point, and damage, become pretty well irrelevant as dead is dead - and totally destroyed is totally destroyed.

The best way to survive a collision is to avoid it. The best way to avoid it is to see and be seen. The BE SEEN is the part very effectively affected by "daylighting". As a rallye driver in the past, "daylighting" was one of the safety precautions we ALL took - long before DRLs became mandatory, or even common.

Reply to
clare

yeah I like truckers, for good reasons. I'll nearly always let them in if I can do it safely, flash my lights at them if they let me in to thank them, and try to give them a wide birth. On the way to work I could swear they let me in the rocking chair on purpose so I could get off on my exit. Least I'd like to think they did that more than once.

Reply to
Muggles

I've never been fond of riding motor cycles myself. Kind of scary. How do you get used to it?

Reply to
Muggles

Says the Brit - where they still drive on the "wrong" side of the road and have kept their currency (instead of adopting the Euro like the rest of the "European Community" they are otherwise part of.

Again, 3 words

Pot Kettle Black

Reply to
clare

No "being " ignorant is being a prick Being a prick IS irrelevant. Not knowing how the lighting system of a vehicle works - and that DRLs usually don't turn on the tail-lights, for a law enforcement officer, is NOT irrelevant.

Damned sure I'm glad there is an entire ocean between where you drive and where I drive, is all I can say about that.

Here that car would be pulled off the road and it would cost you a hefty towing bill to get tit to a garage to have it repaired AND you would be charged with operating an unsafe vehicle on a public road, AND in Ontario you would be getting close to having your vehicle immediately impounded and your licence suspended for a minimum of 7 days, with that suspension being held against your record for 3 years. Just about 5mph short. Exceding the speed limit by 50kph (roughly

30mph) will get you that charge - with an associated fine of between $2000 and $1000 and a possibility of 6 months in jail upon summary conviction. The suspension may also be extended to up to 2 years, and good luck getting anything resembling affordable auto insurance for the next 3 to 5 years minimum. Oh - and you pay the towing and impound fees too - which can be quite sizeable...
Reply to
clare

Obvious to your small mind perhaps. The insurance companies definitely feel differently about it than you do. And so do many other motoring safety groups In 5 minutes I could likely find 10 or more studies showing there is a safety advantage to counter every one of yours stating there is not.

Reply to
clare

And why is that??? Differing conditions in differing states may make what is sensible in one state totally unsensible in another. Road conditions, weather conditions, social sensibilities, etc.

For example "road trains" can make perfect sense in Nevada, where allowing them in California or Oregon would be total lunacy. - and the highway laws reflect that.

Reply to
clare

You develop a different attitude, particularly as an OTR driver. You're driving ten to twelve thousand miles a month and you're typically not running on a tight schedule. By that I mean you don't have to get to the office by 9:00. Most of my runs were at least 1,000 miles. You learn to take the long view. A few minutes one way or the other don't mean anything and you have plenty of time to study traffic patterns.

Reply to
rbowman

HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.