"and 100 more" (nth256)
05/23/2018 at 11:56 • Filed to: None
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"and 100 more" (nth256)
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Something I’ve noticed about Texas drivers is their tendency to swerve onto the shoulder when the car in front of them brakes quickly. I never really saw this in California, Oregon, or Washington.
I get it; rather than risk rear-ending the guy ahead of you, you move to the shoulder and complete your stop there.
But in the last week i watched as a late-braking Honda Element did a hard swerve toward the left shoulder, only to lose control of the rear end and smash his driver-side front into the concrete barrier. Seems he might have been better off bumping the guy ahead of him and having an awkward conversation about insurance companies than wrecking his car entirely, but i feel like this guy wasn’t paying attention in the first place, and instinct took over, leading him to swerve too hard.
But half these people use the shoulder as their first option, and then leisurely come to a stop, like using your brakes beyond 50% of their capability is somehow uncouth. I watched a guy in a newer Mercedes do exactly this. The guy behind him saw an opportunity to move up into the spot previously occupied by the Mercedes, and the Mercedes damn near hit the truck when trying to move back into the lane.
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> and 100 more
05/23/2018 at 13:29 |
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This is very common in the South were there are wide grassy runoff areas next to the shoulder without a steep drop. The concrete barriers that are right next to the edge of the shoulder that would prevent this are mostly near the cities
OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
> KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/23/2018 at 14:03 |
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Also seems like the speed in which vehicles are able to travel in the flat expanse of the south means people like that cushion of veering out of the lane to stop.
LOREM IPSUM
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05/23/2018 at 14:09 |
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People follow too closely, partially because they’re impatient, but also because leaving a safe gap is an invitation for the jackasses in the other lane to constantly move into said gap, forcing you to brake so you’re not riding their ass, thus leaving a gap for the next jackass to pull in front of you.
Rinse, repeat.
So everyone leaves a 1 second gap between themselves, except for the guy 20 cars ahead who left a safe gap that some jackass just swung himself into, forcing the gap-leaver to hit the brakes, forcing the entire highway to come to a screeching halt.
Now the convoy of 1 second gap leavers can either slam into the person in front of them, destroy two vehicles, get a ticket for following too closely, and possibly get sued, or they can crank the wheel and hope for the best.
*Disclaimer: ^^ has never messed with Texas.
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> LOREM IPSUM
05/23/2018 at 14:33 |
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NAILED IT.