1. When opposite cars pull up to a 2 or 4 way stop at the same time, why is it that one car almost always does a quick rolling stop then propels itself forward as if the world will end if they come to a complete stop like they’re supposed to? God forbid I stop first and continue on my drive, and you do the same only half a second later. What’s the big deal? You just look like an idiot.
2. If you got into the wrong lane, don’t force yourself into mine. Newsflash, if you got yourself into a turn only lane, guess what? Too fucking bad, make your turn and loop back around and try again. When I’m in a no turn lane and you’re in a turn left/right only lane, and our light goes green, don’t slam on the gas and cut me off simply because you’re too busy playing with your cell phone to see the arrows in each lane. A vehicle is something that gets you from point A to point B. It’s not your living room, where you need to constantly fiddle with the music, lights, your food, and this and that, so much to the extent that you’re a complete idiot on the roads.
Plug your iPod in before you start driving, hit shuffle, and keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road.
3. To the lazy fucks I see standing 15 feet away from a crosswalk trying to slowly walk out into the road to get cars to stop so they can cross: Fuck you, I’m not even going to slow down so if you keep walking onto the road you’re going to have Jeep imprinted in your ass for about a week. Take 10 seconds, walk to an actual crosswalk (yes, they exist), and I’d be happy to stop to let you cross. Just because you want to cross the street, does not mean you can do it anywhere you want to, and it doesn’t mean I have to stop and let you cross. What baffles me are the people that do this with a baby in a stroller, and the second they see a vehicle coming they sprint across the street pushing the stroller.
If people just took an extra minute out of their day to spend on focusing on the roads, and other cars, I think we’d all have much less stressful commutes. —In no rush over here
This article appears in Mar 3-9, 2011.
Numbers 1 and 2 are legit, they annoy me as well, 3 i have a few points, are the people at unmarked crosswalks THEY DO EXIST! any intersection is considered a crosswalk thus giving the pedestrian right of way, it doesn’t matter if there is a cross walk 15 feet away!
As I’ve said before …pedestrians, be afraid, be very afraid !
i swear people are doing driving bitches to piss me off.
1) people have no idea about the right of way at a four way stop.
2) what if you cant see the arrows because you dont know the area, but i agree people need to turn then turn back again.
3) fuck you, i do that because half the time i feel like i’m going to be run over, and its imprinted in me from being in britain where cars have right of way, i didnt listen to that road safety hedgehog for nothing.
these are the hedgehogs for all you canucks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAgxZ-l5pY8…
eggcellent point… and here’s one for the cyclists
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/r…
OP. You sound like my road rage.
doubleup87. I believe the OP was stating that people cross the street not at an unmarked intersection, hence the term jaywalking. Bugs the shit out of me too.
By the way OP, these people need to take an extra minute out of their day to grasp the concept of thinking.
Ha ha i love the picture Z
First two could be answered with “…Cuz this is Halifax, where no-one gives a shit since they are the only one on the road”. Times have changed…
The stop sign thingy is cuz we are too fuckin ignorant to be bothered to see where we are in the queue so fuck it. It has evolved into a stop and go sign, not stop and wait your turn. This frosts my shorts as I quite often see people just about run into someone else because they just feel like they can go… dumbasses.
I get road rage, but jesus christ, manage your expectations. If I flew off the handle everytime someone did something stupid in a car, I’d…be a pretty stressed out dude! My advice is to assume every driver is an idiot. Like, complete fuckin’ dicks. That way, when someone ‘gives you the b’niss’, your much less likely to be surprised and upset to the point that you’re posting online about it. As an added bonus, when someone does something rad in their car (e.g. – letting you go first, slowing down so you can pull out (heh), etc) you’ll be delightfully surprised, still acknowledging the normal bell curve of douche-baggery but at the same time appreciating that some people actually get ahead of that curve every once in a while.
this is n.s. o.p., what the hell do you expect?
actually,number 3 is incorrect,look it up in the provinces road laws.a person can in fact cross any street or corner if that person uses due diligence when crossing..a crosswalk is usually in areas of high traffic for the safety of that individual,but,the pedestrian always has the right of the road..sorry if that bothers you,but,that’s the law…i,on the other hand,wouldn’t place my body in harms way just to prove my point,but,remember,when your driving a car,your responsible 50% of the time.
comma party!
coming to lock you up
http://thefirepio.com/files/2010/07/comma.…
I made the comp read that comment … torturous …
“If people just took an extra minute out of their day to spend on focusing on the roads, and other cars, I think we’d all have much less stressful commutes” – And a lot less bitches.
Anglo you appear to be a very bitter human being.
This is why I try to avoid driving when my destination is on the peninsula. Not sure whose idea it was to make each and every intersection an implicit crosswalk but what a fucktard decision it is. It’s hard to stay focused on the motorists around you when you’ve got to keep an eye on every single intersection you pass for some boneheaded pedestrian crossing the street without looking and with headphones on.
Also, I think we should add a 4):
Dickhead drivers who hit and run on parked cars. Grow some balls and leave your contact info, dickface(s).
I never avoid driving anywhere due to the nutters on the roads. But As Uncle Ben said, I pretty much drive now as if everyone around me is going to do something completely unexpected.
Actually to further point 2, I honestly believe that most asshats that get in wrong lanes do it on purpose in order to get that all-important one car length ahead. Case in point, heading to the Mackay bridge from the Windsor St exchange. The left lane is clearly designated to exit onto Barrington St (fuck, they even have signs that say so), yet gotta love those fucks who use it to speed ahead of everyone just to get on the bridge first. It is one of my guilty pleasures in life to speed along with them in order to intentionally block them out. Makes my day
#3 is awesome! LOL. OP, if they are not on a crosswalk, or at an intersection, fuck ’em. There are cases in Halifax where pedestrians were hit by cars because they a) were not at a designated or recognized crossing, b) didn’t give sufficient time for the vehicle to stop before crossing. They must think their fat asses can outweigh a huge car.
i agree with you halifaxmentor except for one thing, the law also states that jaywalking is an offence as well. the driver still has the onus to avoid hitting pedestrians, but in the case of a jaywalker, if every effort to avoid hitting the person has been safely made, then it isnt the drivers fault for the pedestrian being cavalier with their lives and breaking the law.