Why do I keep seeing asshats?

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
11/15/2013 at 21:12 • Filed to: asshats, dashcam, dashcams, dash cam, dash cams, ass hats

At least I catch them on camera.

Was watching the oncoming traffic, waiting to turn left, and I caught this asshat out of the corner of my eye, who decided to go STRAIGHT from the right turn lane against the red light he had.

I made a thingy:

Red is asshat's path, green is mine. Because traffic light colors.

DISCUSSION (10)

PatBateman > Takuro Spirit
11/15/2013 at 21:16

Totally legal.

You see, he turned right first, made an EXTREMELY shallow u-turn, then turned right.

Asshat logic, yo.

desertdog5051 > Takuro Spirit
11/15/2013 at 21:18

But that is standard driving in the US.

zadtheinhaler > Takuro Spirit
11/15/2013 at 22:01

You get bonus points for Ben Folds.

The asshat gets a kick in the scrotum.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > PatBateman
11/15/2013 at 22:10

His u-turn was illegal. He crossed the double yellows.

PatBateman > wbizarre - OEM fetishist
11/16/2013 at 00:36

False.

The yellow lines were on his right. The vehicle did not technically cross them.

Asshat logic.

MBG141 > Takuro Spirit
11/16/2013 at 00:59

That's it...

I'm getting a dashcam for my car this X-Mas.

McMike > Takuro Spirit
11/16/2013 at 08:11

Times like these, I want to:

1) Buy a dashcam

2) Mount it on the dash of some old-rugged, steel bumpered, beater.

3) Educate

Takuro Spirit > McMike
11/16/2013 at 09:03

Oh, trust me, the thought has crossed my mind a time or two.

The only things keeping me from doing so is:

1) I need to DD the thing to MPG is important

2) Most of this crap happens on my commute, so I can't rally be late, BUT

3) It'd be fuckin WORTH IT.

McMike > Takuro Spirit
11/16/2013 at 09:19

Every time a bully wins a game of commuter chicken* against me (they always win. I always flinch first) I always say to myself, "I wish I didn't care so much about this car.. I wish I drove something big, strong, and ugly so I didn't have to be so goddamn defensive"

Sometimes, I run to craigslist, and shop for "truck" $2500-3000 and see what comes up.

This time, I found these three.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/4152129615…

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/cto/415376…

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/cto/416452…

* no-signal merge, expecting you to move is the most common action - sometimes tailgating.

Takuro Spirit > McMike
11/16/2013 at 10:09

You could troll so hard with that pace truck. Just get in front of the asshats, hit the flashers (or install some strobes) and slow way the fuck down.