The Official Driving Pet Peeve for 2014 is?

"Just wear your damn mask..." (jimal) 01/17/2014 at 14:56 • Filed to: Traffic Sucks

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Stop line creepers. I don't think this one gets enough attention/

You know, those drivers who, if they didn't already stop beyond the stop line at an intersection, stop behind the line then slowly creep forward into the intersection. They never move immediately when the light turns green, so the only thing they're generally accomplishing is blocking the view for drivers who can turn right on red.

They are the automotive equivalent of people who keep pushing the elevator button because they think it will make the elevator arrive sooner.

spanfucker retire bitch > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 14:59

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I was once saw a line creeper just gun it - even when the light was still red. They just slowly began creeping forward, expecting the red light to turn green at any moment, but after about 20 seconds, they just raced right on through. I honestly couldn't even believe it. I've never seen anyone run a red light, after they already stopped for it.

Jayhawk Jake > spanfucker retire bitch 01/17/2014 at 15:01

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I've seen that at least 3 times here.

Jayhawk Jake > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:02

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I creep. I'm impatient. Never very far though.

I saw an old guy in a Mercury Milan last week that I don't think was capable of holding the brake pedal down.

He'd stop far back, then 'jump' his way forward. Like, he'd be stopped for a second, then creep but jab the brake. It was frightening

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > spanfucker retire bitch 01/17/2014 at 15:03

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Back when I had my riviera, I saw a guy in a saturn ion do something similar where he just kept creeping until he could no longer see the light. This two lane road narrowed down to one and I got the vibe that he didn't want to have me merge in front of him, and I wasn't planning on it until he was a full car length in front of the line. I waited and the moment it turned green, then I gave it a bootful and cut his dumb ass off. I miss my stupidly fast sleeper boat. :(

bfisch1629 > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:05

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I see this more and more and it continues to baffle me.

Jonathon Klein > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:05

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How about the jackasses that think that it's their job to enforce their own perceived rules about merging and blocking the merging lane 2miles from the merge.

bfisch1629 > spanfucker retire bitch 01/17/2014 at 15:05

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I've seen that too!

RaymondStantz > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:05

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If everyone drove a manual this wouldn't happen. It's cause of all of the evil automatics out there. - Average Jalopnik Comment

Bad Idea Hat > spanfucker retire bitch 01/17/2014 at 15:09

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There was an old lady in an 80's GM box that used to straight up run red lights by my parents' house. She'd be sitting their, with no cross traffic, and just decide to go. She was pretty famous around town, and for some reason never had her driving privileges removed.

Just wear your damn mask... > Jonathon Klein 01/17/2014 at 15:11

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That has already been covered... by Lifehacker.

CampingElement > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:11

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Not to mention that when you are past the line, you are NOT on the sensor loop that lets the traffic signal know you are there....Not a problem if there are people behind you I guess..

TheJWT > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:11

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I was once behind an old woman in a Lincoln who creeped through the entire intersection. She didn't even stop first.

ihm96 > spanfucker retire bitch 01/17/2014 at 15:14

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I have occasionally done this when there was absolutely no one around. I stopped like usual, but when I realize that nobody is even outside within sight I will sometimes go

JCAlan > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:14

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I like it when they pull so far forward that they no longer can see the light. So when the light changes, they just sit there until you honk at them. WAY TO GET AHEAD

Mathias Rios > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:17

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You should come to NYC. Where EVERYONE does this.

Jonathon Klein > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 15:20

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Sorry it just really ticks me off, and in that same spot where this happens your pet peeve happens all the time, there is the biggest sign known to man that says stop here when red, and people are halfway into the intersection. I think I am going to start a driving school for anyone that actually wants to learn how to drive properly.

Milky > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 16:33

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I always watch the light for the other direction like a countdown to green & when someone next to me starts to creep too early I instantly say this in my head.

Just wear your damn mask... > Milky 01/17/2014 at 16:51

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I do too... from the safety of behind the line.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > CampingElement 01/17/2014 at 17:07

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Where do you live that signal lights use this? Down where I stay everything runs on a timer.

brianbrannon > Just wear your damn mask... 01/17/2014 at 18:40

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Can we put them in the same hell as people that put their brakes on to go through green lights?

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 01/18/2014 at 02:38

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Most places do, don't they? I've noticed a lot of lights all over the country that seem to use a sensor...I thought that was almost standard now. Learn something new every day.

Atomic Buffalo > RaymondStantz 01/18/2014 at 10:58

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No, that is an exceptional Jalopnik comment. :)

Atomic Buffalo > Jayhawk Jake 01/18/2014 at 10:58

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Restless leg syndrome.

Atomic Buffalo > Just wear your damn mask... 01/18/2014 at 11:04

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They are the automotive equivalent of people who keep pushing the elevator button because they think it will make the elevator arrive sooner.

And then shuffle slowly into the elevator while checking their phone, holding you up.

And then act mystified when the doors close and their phone loses signal.

CampingElement > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) 01/21/2014 at 11:59

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Look down at the road as you approach an intersection, you'll probably see little cuts in the pavement in the shape of a square, that's the sensor loop. It uses a magnetic field to detect when a vehicle is present. Most parking gates use the same type of sensor.