sir_eccles

Ok, I admit it. When I said certain sites I meant Facebook *hangs head in shame*.

sir_eccles

*ring*

- Hello and how are you doing on this wonderful day?



- This number is on the do not call list

SultanOfSwing

I've put our numbers on that list so many times now I'm pretty sure it's bollocks.

Hiro11

Chicago has many, many huge 3+3 lane divided surface streets. Commonly, lights on this type of road will have five total lanes with two dedicated left turn lanes. The situation occurs at two left turn lanes turning left from two dedicated left turn lanes onto a three lane road. Two cars side by side stopped at light. Car in full left lane fails to turn into the full left lane of the road they're turning on to and instead turns into the middle lane, cutting off the other lane of traffic also turning left. This happens all the time.

Hiro11

No. It's illegal to cross the center line and pull in front of oncoming traffic always. It doesn't matter who was there first.
No. You shouldn't blow by an entrance ramp at 80 mph in the full right lane, preventing people from merging on to the highway. People do it all the time when there's plenty of room in lanes to the left. Also, don't pass on the right past an entrance ramp regardless of how big a hurry you think you're in, that's just dangerous and generally inconsiderate.
You've really lost me here. People need to go through the GD light. Don't fall asleep and let a gap open preventing cars behind you from getting through on a left turn arrow.

Pulaski

OK, thanks, that's what Oakvillian and I worked out is probably what you meant.

Virtually all major (multi-lane) crossroads in NC have a curved dotted line painted to direct traffic, especially in the left lane, into the correct lane of the exit from the junction.

Pulaski

Oh, OK, I get it now. .... I didn't connect your first post on this topic to getting through a green light - and yes I agree entirely, traffic waiting at a light, especially but not only at a left turn green arrow, traffic needs to "hook up like a train" and all go through, as gaps will trigger the light to change.

Hiro11

Exactly the same here in Chicago and and yet people cut across the dotted line all the time.

bremmner

After driving for a few years over here i'm still trying to not get in the 'me first' mind set of most Yank drivers. When i learnt to drive in the UK the term the instructor used was something like 'for the common good' meaning all road users working together smoothly and efficiently. Yes i know this goes against the grain of most Yanks who's only goal in life it seems is to get ahead of the car in front of them even if they have to slam the brakes on to turn off. This is not a 'pet' peeve of mine just an observation, in fact i don't have a 'pet' peeve but a list a mile long of peeves that would bore even a cricket watcher!!

Charles

Pulaski

Generally I agree, and I am waging a one-man battle to "let people out" or "let people across" in heavy traffic and uncontrolled junctions or flashing yellow arrows, and in most cases allowing someone in or out has an insignificant or no impact on my journey time.

Not leaving a gap in stationary traffic to allow traffic into and out of side roads is a particular peeve of mine as it tends to turn a traffic jam in one direction into a traffic jam in both directions.

After a number of years I am finding that more people are clued into why I have flashed my lights and waved/pointed. Middle aged women and retirees of both sexes comprise most of those who don't "get it".

mrken30

The problem seems to be that while drinking coffee, munching a Big mac or slurping down a slurpy, a lot of drivers are unable to turn the steering wheel more than quarter turn, thus taking most turns wide.

This may also explain why so many drivers move slightly to the left of the lane just before turning right. When they move left I always think they are going to turn left, stupid me.

dc koop

Cant speak for the rest of the US but in general California drivers are pretty well mannered. French drivers seem to spend more time yelling and gesticulating at each other than concentrating on the driving. The worst drivers I came across are in Quebec, particularly in Montreal.

One peeve I have driving on LA Freeways are out of state truck drivers who drive their rigs in the third lane unaware apparently that big rigs are confined to the slow and second lanes

SultanOfSwing

Funny you should mention the lorries. Driving on the freeways in (central/northern) California when we were there last year, I was pleasantly surprised that the lorries for the most part kept to the slow lanes where they belong.

Then we get off the plane home, and not five minutes after entering I-94 outside Milwaukee airport, we were stuck behind a lorry doing 56 trying to overtake another one doing 55. Utter arsing wankpots.

mrken30

At least he was doing 56, its even worse when both are doing 55, then the one overtaking slows down for a bit, then speeds up. Do you ever call that "Am I driving well?" number

sir_eccles

You're clearly a communist and will be first up against the wall.