Some of my pet peeves when riding with other people in their cars, experienced #1 today.

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt)
11/06/2018 at 17:49 • Filed to: rant, rants, pet peeves, Bad Drivers

How do people drive with their windows all up, AND the HVAC turned OFF? Seriously , WTF people I am suffocating one minute in!! You SOULLESS LIZARD PEOPLE! (I asked them to turn on the fan almost immediately, it was unbearably stifling)

I am not going to police your turn signal use, but turn hat thing off after you’ve used it. CAN YOU NOT HEAR THE INCESSANT CLICKING?!

Use the High beams! And turn down the high beams when a car is approaching. THEY ARE FLASHING THEIR HEADLIGHTS AT YOU FOR A REASON!

If your car doesn’t have auto headlights, turn them on or off based on conditions. Oh the number of times I have told people that their headlights were off and they were driving with the daytime running lights on.

Stop constantly tapping the brakes! Smooth smooth smooth! not brake gas brake gas brake gas. Have you heard of COASTING, MOTHERFUCKER? A jerky driving style is very uncomfortable to passengers.

People who leave their windshield wipers on when the rain stops, or they have them going much faster or slower then they need to.

Constantly, I mean CONSTANTLY changing music. GOD FUCKING DAMNNIT FINISH ONE SONG FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

I know there’s a whole different list of bad driving habits on tailgating, signalling, merging, following signs,texting, too aggressive or too wimpy etc. but this is outside of all that, specifically annoying and mildly infuriating things that drive me mad as a passenger.

Anyway, rant over.

DISCUSSION (51)

Chariotoflove > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 17:41

Do like I do, just close your eyes and sleep till you get there. You’ll live longer.

Unless, of course, the driver does something stupid you could have prevented were you paying attention, and you both end up dead.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 17:42

I assume you mean the HVAC turned off with the windows up and yeah, I have no idea man. Makes me feel like this:

Kinja'd!!!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 17:44

But If I back seat driver my wife, she actually drives worse, and may back hand me . I don’t know what her problem is but she cannot complete a smooth shift to save her life. Every time I ride with her I’m like RIP transmission.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
11/06/2018 at 17:46

Off, yes.

Kinja'd!!!

I was angry when typing it out. Corrected.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chariotoflove
11/06/2018 at 17:47

It was a 10 minute drive to lunch with coworkers, not a road trip. I Usually volunteer to drive. My mistake.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
11/06/2018 at 17:48

Back Seat Driving- Best of Intentions, Worst of outcomes.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 17:51

Understandable, it’s the work of serial killers.

AestheticsInMotion > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 17:52

People who stay in 2nd gear, driving around at 5000+ rpm around town for absolutely no reason

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > AestheticsInMotion
11/06/2018 at 17:55

Alternatively, people who never cross even 3000RPM when driving (Manual or Auto doesn’t matter) even when merging on to a 75 mph freeway with a Semi barreling down your rear bumper because it would “strain the engine”. USE THE ENGINE AS IT WAS INTENDED FOOL! YOU’RE GOING TO KILL US ALL! I am not asking you to rev it to the redline.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:01

Constantly, I mean CONSTANTLY changing music. GOD FUCKING DAMNNIT FINISH ONE SONG FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

Me, I am ashamed to say

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:03

i hate the ones the constantly look at you as they jabber away.... dude... roads up front.... eyes on it pls

Just Jeepin' > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:03

Other than the rare taxi/Lyft ride, I think I average fewer than 1 ride/year with someone else driving. I actually rather appreciate not having to do the work myself but it’s just too stressful.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > AestheticsInMotion
11/06/2018 at 18:05

/me shifts at the redline

course.... that might also be coz i drive underpowered old shit boxes

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:06

Jesus lord, this is my co-worker to a fucking T. Me: We gonna die!!!!!

When I drive she is like your car (150 hp mazda3) is so fast. Me: No it is not fast, I just use the power it does have.

TheRealBicycleBuck > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:07

I’m not sure I agree with you on the headlights. Growing up in the hilly country meant that we had to pay close attention to switching between high and low beams. Rule of thumb was if you could see another car’s lights, turn off your high beams. Out there in no-streetlight land, another car could blind you from in front or behind from over half a mile away. Second rule - if you can see lights coming from the other side of the hill (they light up the trees), then turn your high beams off.

For most motorists, I’d prefer they just leave their high beams off. There’s really not much of a reason to illuminate the entire forest when your low beams do an adequate job illuminating the thing you really need to see - the road.

Chariotoflove > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:12

Ten minute cat naps are great. Unfortunately, one is often expected to interact with the coworkers on these outings.

slipperysallylikespenguins > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:13

All of the above, plus when they turn on super loud music and then proceed to try to have a conversation with you.

jminer > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:15

I’m with you there. I drove a coworker around the other day and he commended that I was running the revs high. I drive a 5spd and don’t shift until 5k most of the time. When my nanny shift light tells me to change gears at 2100 rpm I very much ignore it...

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:19

You say you experienced #1, but don’t say which is #1. Do you mean #1 as in the first on the list or is this a countdown and #1 is the last one?

lone_liberal > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/06/2018 at 18:20

There is a need to illuminate the forest when there might be thrill seeking deer in it.

CompactLuxuryFan > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:21

Revving it to the redline is still using the engine as it’s intended. If you need the power, you need it and that’s that. Most autos will go to redline if you leave the gas matted. The only non-arbitrary cutoffs are redline and the actual fuel cutoff. Always hated this about my dad. Even now he has a DSG and he will _always_ manually upshift it at like 5K even if we’re about to hit a semi head on because he got too ambitious overtaking. He does so many annoying things behind the wheel but that one’s actually dangerous!

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:25

Me, all the time (RPM, not the merge speed). I grew up driving diesels and my dad was a truck driver so low revs feel comfortable for me. Plus, the tdi hits peak torque at like, 1700 RPM and above 3k you don’t have much. I come close to redline at least once pretty much every time I drive the 348 but when I’m casually cruising, I def catch myself shifting early.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/06/2018 at 18:26

That’s exactly what my dad taught me. Lots of parts here where there is dense woods and zero light. High beams are always on UNTIL I see a glimpse of someone else’s lights and then I quickly snap mine off before blinding them.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:27

My mom does the music one. I agree about the HVAC. Ventilation is nessecary.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
11/06/2018 at 18:29

Kinja'd!!!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
11/06/2018 at 18:29

Yes.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > farscythe - makin da cawfee!
11/06/2018 at 18:31

Kinja'd!!!

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > CompactLuxuryFan
11/06/2018 at 18:35

Agreed, Preaching to the choir here. But, For these people hitting redline= Instant catastrophic engine kaboom! so crossing even half the rev range is a risky maneuver.

Urambo Tauro > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:36

I’m waiting to make a left turn out of a driveway onto a busy road. To my right, there’s a large gap in traffic. But there are too many cars coming up from the left. Better wait.

So I wait. As the cars pass in front of me going left-to-right, I see a gap coming up. I get ready to make my move, but before I do, the last car in that line slows down as it gets closer. Is the car stopping for me ? ...Nope, it just turns into the same driveway that I’m trying to escape. Gee, thanks. If only they had indicated their turn, I could have gone ahead and not have been in their way at all.

But it’s too late now. That car slowed enough for the cars behind it to catch up and close that gap, and now I have to wait for another opportunity . All because somebody didn’t feel like signaling.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:39

“How do people drive with their windows all up, AND the HVAC turned OFF?”

Ummm... maybe because the temperature is just right?

“CAN YOU NOT HEAR THE INCESSANT CLICKING?!”

Isn’t that just part of the song on the radio?

“driving with the daytime running lights on.”

Daytime running lights? I don’t need to turn on the lights... my car does it automatically. See... this little green headlight shaped light on my dashboard tells me the lights are on. Though I don’t understand why all the gauges look so dark...

“Stop constantly tapping the brakes”

I’m just being a safe driver!

“People who leave their windshield wipers on when the rain stops ”

I just want to leave them on... just to be sure.

“Constantly, I mean CONSTANTLY changing music.”

Well I don’t want to hear any commercials and I might be missing a better song...

/jk

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
11/06/2018 at 18:41

My wife shifts ok, but she’s oblivious to when she’s bogging the engine and doesn’t downshift until after the turn. Also completely refuses to put it in neutral even at a long light. Yes she will stand on the clutch in first the whole time.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
11/06/2018 at 18:42

Me, reading your reply

Kinja'd!!!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:42

“USE THE ENGINE AS IT WAS INTENDED FOOL! YOU’RE GOING TO KILL US ALL! ”

But that will hurt my fuel economy. And I don’t like the sound my car makes when I press more than 2 mm on the throttle.

It scares me.

/jk

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
11/06/2018 at 18:47

The fully autonomous, electric future cannot come soon enough for these people.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Just Jeepin'
11/06/2018 at 18:51

That is really something. Not all of us are that committed, or lucky I would say LOL.

Just Jeepin' > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 18:53

Among the many benefits of being a hermit.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
11/06/2018 at 18:54

I have two music moods while driving: skip to the next song every ten seconds or listen to the same song on repeat for a month.

arl > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 19:14

Too soon, man. Too soon. And it will always be too soon.

arl > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 19:14

Are we brothers from another mother? Because I’m right there with you .

TheRealBicycleBuck > lone_liberal
11/06/2018 at 19:51

While it is a commonly held belief that having your brights on will mitigate your risk of hitting a deer, the truth is not so clear. Deer are adapted for low light and see motion better than detail. Bright lights dazzle them and make them freeze in place until the “predator” gets close enough to trigger flight behavior which includes running and jumping. Their field of vision has little overlap, so their binocular vision - their ability to perceive depth - is extremely limited. When running across your path, they can’t perceive depth at all since they are effectively seeing your car with only one eye.

Driving with your brights on makes the situation worse.

lone_liberal > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/06/2018 at 19:57

I’m not talking about scaring them from off from the road . I’m talking about your brights giving off enough light in front and to the side to be able to either make out their outline or see the reflection from their eyes while they’re still on the side of the road and before they jump out in front of you.

fintail > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 20:17

Wipers going too fast for conditions are a key sign of an inept driver. Same for brake tapping.

TheRealBicycleBuck > lone_liberal
11/06/2018 at 20:40

And I’m saying that if your lights are low, there’s less chance they will freeze in place, then run in front of you when you get close. If you can see the reflection in their eyes, then your lights are bright enough to dazzle them. If you don’t dazzle them, there’s a better chance they will detect the motion and move away from the road instead of freezing in place. The large pupil and tapetum lucidum ( reflective surface in their eye) means that a headlight appears 50 times brighter to a deer than it does to us.

wafflesnfalafel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 21:53

Ha - I nearly always have the windows down and nearly everybody complains. Apparently I have some dog DNA or something. (I mean, why wouldn’t you have the windows down all the time unless it’s raining or something?)

smobgirl > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 22:11

Every morning I use the highway and I’m not first in line at the light, we’re going between 37-42 at the on-ramp merge point. I know it’s an uphill but for the love of all things holy, STEP ON THE EFFING THROTTLE.

pip bip - choose Corrour > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/07/2018 at 04:42

some people shouldn’t have licences

Maxima Speed > TheRealBicycleBuck
11/07/2018 at 10:53

Im going to have to disagree with you there. Im not talking about the brightness thing. Im talking about the behavior of deer in stressful situations. They do NOT behave predictably in the instant of a stressful moment. Before and after? Yes. But in the moment they just act. Some run, some run and double back. My dad hit one the other day who triple backed. Some just stand there frozen .

Maxima Speed > fintail
11/07/2018 at 10:59

I often end up running wipers a bit too fast because of the beat. Certain speeds are just not “ harmonic” at all and really bug me.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/07/2018 at 16:27

https://www.wired.com/2008/12/when-ford-and-h/

But if they hit the gas they'll kill their dashboard trees! Then there will be no oxygen in the cabin. How will they breathe!?

fintail > Maxima Speed
11/07/2018 at 20:53

I’ve never had that. My past several cars have had auto wipers, which sometimes go faster than I wish, as they don’t seem designed for Seattle mist. I just manually activate them.

i86hotdogs > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/07/2018 at 21:00

People who leave their windshield wipers on when the rain stops, or they have them going much faster or slower then they need to.

This makes one look like they don’t know what they’re doing. I judge how bad of a driver (person) one is based on how poorly they handle the basic task of wiping the dang windows. I’d rather you never use your turn signal than have your wipers set to 11 when there’s a slight drizzle.