Dear Traffic gods - sorry

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
12/18/2014 at 23:11 • Filed to: Story time

Whatever I did to displease you this evening. I offer a burnt offering to make it right.

Three act story:

Act 1 - I want to go home, so I get in my car, on P4 and head to the ascending ramps, a little lady in a corolla with handicap tags cuts in front of me from the other direction without bothering to yield (as was the sign). Alright, handicapped...ill let it slide. Then its 2.5 mph for 4...levels. I am not exaggerating either, I actually had to go into low range to keep from having to use my brakes too much...uphill...in a parking garage.

Act 2 - you know what I hate? I hate going into an intersection without being able to clear it. i.e. i WONT, if i can help it, proceed into the intersection unless I know I wont have to stop in the middle. Its embarrassing to me and the oppo sticker...i wont do it. I've come to develop a pretty solid sense for the lights on my commute home and i made the call to follow the bus through the intersection, judging by its pattern of decel that I would have just enough room to clear. In the middle of the intersection an silver (aren't they all silver?) Mercedes E class cuts me off (no signal) and now he's behind the bus and I'm in the intersection. I don't honk, I just get as far out of the intersection as I can and wait...traffic moves before the light changes and all is well.

Not 1 block later a Mazda is trying to get over into the right lane to turn where I and e-class are, evidenced by his slowing down, liberal signal use and frantic looks of "I really need to get over there". The silver e-class in front is having none of it, and intentionally refuses to make room. The truck in front oh the e-class turns into a business forcing the e-class to slow and the Mazda scoots in where the truck was, JUST in time for his/her right turn. And then the E-class HONKS at this guy....SERIOUSLY! I'm still behind him so I immediately lay on my horn and turn on my brights. man alive.

Act 3 - on the freeway, headed west, about to get onto the southbound interchange. I'm taking it easy, early into the exit lane, and there is about 1 car length in front of me and the other car exiting. From the far left lane, a slammed WRX comes across 2 lanes and slots into that one car length then...wait for it...flips me off.

I hate driving in December, peoples minds are gone.

DISCUSSION (10)

shop-teacher > HammerheadFistpunch
12/18/2014 at 23:26

Jeeze. I'm pissed off from your commute. Glad you finally made it home without killing anybody.

Re Act 2: I hate people who block intersections with a first raging passion. Recently I got cock-blocked by an 18-wheeler who decided to block the whole freaking intersection, in order to save 0.0 seconds.

Funktheduck > shop-teacher
12/18/2014 at 23:31

I once saw a public transport bus deliberately run a red light and block an intersection for 2 light cycles. No one could go from any direction except one lane in the opposite direction of the bus. This was at a 5 way intersection too.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch
12/18/2014 at 23:32

Florida, every day, no matter how big/small the town.

shop-teacher > Funktheduck
12/18/2014 at 23:47

Whoa! That would have sent me into a rage.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > HammerheadFistpunch
12/18/2014 at 23:59

That slammed WRX... you should've tailgated him for a bit, brights on, one hand on horn. If he brake checks you, drive in to him. Car's already slammed, so I think you'd be doing the cop a favor by getting that pile of smoking shit off the road.

Stance is for looks, not for driving on the freeway.

HammerheadFistpunch > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/19/2014 at 00:05

i can't tel you how many times I've looked for a good legal defense for rear ending brake checkers? soon as i find one I'm ordering that arb bumper

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > HammerheadFistpunch
12/19/2014 at 00:09

why not try BS-ing. Car's slammed. Say it's broken. say the taillights aren't working. your defense to the cop?

"The tires are too small for the wheels! they're stretched out! The suspension's broken! look how low it is! he must have cut his suspension out! oh, and the taillights weren't working! he must've broken them when he wired in that sub!"

problem=solved

HammerheadFistpunch > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
12/19/2014 at 00:11

see the taillights aren't working...well they weren't before i put them in the back seat either

wafflesnfalafel > HammerheadFistpunch
12/19/2014 at 00:52

agree - the 5% of drivers that are crazy at any other time of the year seem to turn into 15% during the holidays. A couple days ago I was 5 cars back from a lady in a newer A6 on a two lane road - posted 35, everybody doing 45, when I see her weave slightly to the right, touch the break and before I could finish thinking "what are you doing, lady" she had attempted a u-turn right in front of the oncoming Dakota 4x4 pickup like he wasn't there as all. Both clearly totaled. Folks stopped, he was ok (but understandably pissed,) the lady looked like she was pretty beat up from the airbag, (and darn lucky she isn't dead...)

Funktheduck > shop-teacher
12/19/2014 at 09:14

I was because I was running late because traffic was so bad and that bus just added to it.