Are you a swinger?

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 10/28/2015 at 18:01 • Filed to: None

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No, not that kind of swinger. And if you are that kind, please keep it to yourself. I’m talking about those people who swing out to the right when making a left turn, or vice versa. These people drive me nuts.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:04

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Only when turning right into a parking spot. I don’t think there is any other way to get in between to cars unless you backed in I suppose.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:05

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Many summers of working for a lawn care company (and driving a truck and trailer) have me still taking corners wide. I don’t really swing out, but I go long into the corner and then pull back up alongside the edge.

bob and john > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:07

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Scandinavian flick bro.

also, bikes HAVE to counter steer to turn :)

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 10/28/2015 at 18:11

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Trailers are different. I’m talking about cars.

LongbowMkII > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:11

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apex bro.

I do it on one intersection downtown where there is a foot high curb and the standard tire width is a washboard from truck traffic.

tromoly > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:11

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If it’s on a curve that has a radius of ~20 feet that you can only go ~10mph through, and there isn’t a car coming through the corner the other direction, then yeah I’ve done that a few times to get through the corner easier. Any other place, no.

ttyymmnn > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 10/28/2015 at 18:11

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Parking lots don’t count. And, since I’m just crazy that way, I always back in when I can. It’s easier when your trailing wheels are doing the steering.

My citroen won't start > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:12

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No, if you do that you miss the apex

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:13

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I’m a swinger, but only when I’ve got the big trailer on.

Captain of the Enterprise > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:14

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Yes, it's a habit from driving my Vic, if you turn to tight you miss curbing with the fronts but will hit the curb with the inside rear wheel so I almost always do it in tight lower speed turns into parking lots and driveways etc.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:15

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“Oh my God it’s not a semi!” is something you’d hear a lot if you ride in a car with me.

Future next gen S2000 owner > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:16

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Yes and no. You get to guess which one goes with which question.

Slant6 > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:19

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ttyymmnn > Slant6 10/28/2015 at 18:20

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Those are awesome.

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:20

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“not that kind of swinger. And if you are that kind, please keep it to yourself.”

That’s not the way it works though. I’m told.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:21

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If I’m in a truck and the corner is tight...

ttyymmnn > Captain of the Enterprise 10/28/2015 at 18:24

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No curbs where I was talking about. This is the intersection. Driving east on Wells Branch Parkway, turning left (north), two lanes turn left (see the dotted line?). Guy in #2 lane (in a car) swings into straight lane before making his left turn.

ttyymmnn > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 10/28/2015 at 18:24

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Special circumstances don’t apply. I’m talking cars at a big intersection.

Smoggi - powered by 3 cylinders > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:25

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I prefer backing in aswell but then it’s just impossible to load that cart full of groceries into your trunk.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:26

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No need to swing at a large intersection unless you have a trailer. :/

ttyymmnn > Smoggi - powered by 3 cylinders 10/28/2015 at 18:30

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Right. Never back in at Coscto.

Spaceball-Two > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:31

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Ugh my wife does this (the turning) and it drives my nuts!

HammerheadFistpunch > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:34

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Holy hell I can’t stand these people! At a crowded downtown intersection it is NOT necessary for you to pull half way into my lane to execute your left turn. stop it!

Opposite Locksmith > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:43

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Only parking spots. I don't get why people do that. It's like a feint of sorts

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:44

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I was saying that I do it even in my Jetta, with no trailer.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:46

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Only when driving something very, very large.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 10/28/2015 at 18:46

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Please stop. ;)

ttyymmnn > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 10/28/2015 at 18:47

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Exactly. If you are driving a car, don’t. It’s annoying. And unsafe.

thebigbossyboss > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:48

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Long Haul drivers are notorious for doing this in their 4 wheelers. That and stopping at low bridges haha.

Captain of the Enterprise > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 18:53

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Oh, then no

Urambo Tauro > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 19:25

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ABSOLUTELY NOT when there is other traffic that might misinterpret my intention.

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 19:36

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The only time I swing wide to make a turn is when I’m driving one way along a divided parkway/boulevard and need to make a left turn, but there’s a stop sign in the median before I can proceed across the other half of the divided street. In Seattle, for example, if I’m heading north on 14th Ave NW and want to turn left at NW 56th St, it’s a rather narrow median, so I turn on my left blinker and swing slightly right before turning left.

lone_liberal > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 20:04

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If I could star this 100 times I would. It’s especially bad when you have narrow lanes and some idiot almost side swipes you because they can’t manage to turn correctly.

ttyymmnn > lone_liberal 10/28/2015 at 20:11

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But, he's the only guy on the road! How dare you drive where he wants to be?!

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 20:16

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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ttyymmnn 10/28/2015 at 23:16

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No

my biggest peeve is when people cross over the stop line when turning. It’s even more dangerous in areas with multiple lanes as the turning driver can’t see the turn lane they are about to cross.

Tohru > ttyymmnn 10/29/2015 at 00:47

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gotta do it to do that inertia drift bro

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 10/29/2015 at 05:13

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no.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > ttyymmnn 10/29/2015 at 06:24

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Oh you mean like the people who think they are driving a semi when in reality they are driving a Corolla?

Like the one who nearly took me out earlier today by swinging out back into the fastlane before turning?

Fuck those guys.