Don't look at me...

"This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:" (hkt00) 09/10/2020 at 16:26 • Filed to: Crunchberries

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Just shot over to Starbucks for a cold brew and was on my way back to my kids school to pick him up. Made a left turn from the left turn lane and apparently the guy behind me decided to follow. Unfortunately neither they nor the oncoming pickup truck they were turning in front of noticed each other because they slammed head-on into one another directly behind me.

I can only assume they were both gawking at the bike instead of each other, though I accept no responsibility.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 09/10/2020 at 16:40

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Yikes! Glad you’re okay.

PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 09/10/2020 at 17:00

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I swear 90% of drivers just do whatever the person in front on them does!

It’s the only way a traffic planner could justify converting all the ‘yield-to-oncoming’ dedicated left turn lanes to protected left turn lanes....pisses me off!  

L et me turn left when it’s clear, I don’t want to wait for a l ight to sell me what my eyes can. If it’s a blind corner, fine but that’s it. Idiots!

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 09/10/2020 at 17:21

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d’oh

i once had someone politely reverse out of the bike path they were only blocking a little bit straight into the person behind

i mean i apreciate the gesture.....but i coulda gotten by fine as was

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > PyroHoltz f@h Oppo 261120 09/10/2020 at 17:34

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I loathe turn lights that don’t blink yellow when the straight on is green. There’s one near me that I * ALLEGED LY run from time to time. I only * ALLEGEDLY ever do it when I literally cannot see another car on the road. Which is about 50% of the time I use that turn.

Th ank you MN for ruling red light cameras unconstitutional!

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*not allegedly, literally.

wafflesnfalafel > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 09/10/2020 at 18:58

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I swear the pandemic crazy driver syndrome has not let up at all...  

Urambo Tauro > This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: 09/10/2020 at 19:27

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Fucking lemmings...

Got plenty of them in my area too- blindly following the vehicle in front, even (especially) if it’s a large truck that they cannot see around. Just because there’s enough of a gap for one vehicle to make the turn, does not mean there’s room for two!

They often come to an abrupt stop behind me in the left turn lane when the car in front of me makes its left turn. ... as if they expect me to tailgate that other vehicle on through . Fuck that. I need to see FOR MYSELF that the way is clear before I go.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 09/10/2020 at 23:18

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It’s rare for a protected turn lane to not have sufficiently good line of sight but it happens sometimes on hills. Not often but that same thing drives me crazy. Not as crazy as trying to make a left from a stop sign when people turning in front of me move very slowly and I miss 5 gaps in a row.