So we haven't done one of these for a while...

"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94) 07/22/2015 at 14:00 • Filed to: None

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What are your biggest pet peeves on the road? Anything. Vehicular idiosyncrasies, passenger behaviour, other road users behaviour, things the driver does when you’re a passenger... whatev. Mine:

1) Construction zone ends. Left lane opens again, and the guy who has been holding up traffic traffic through the construction zone jumps straight in. Or any case where an additional lane to the left opens. Another is where 2 highways merge and the left lane hogs from one jump in front of the merging traffic.

2) Rush hour. I’m making a left turn, and the light goes red. I’m supposed to clear the intersection, but A1 pillock crowds through the red and I have to hold up the cross traffics advanced green. News flash, asshole: think of some besides yourself. If you can save yourself time without holding someone up, go nuts. Holding up one person? I’m not making that call. Holding up 10 or 20 that could have made their left turn if you hadn’t charged the red? diaf, plox.

3) The ones who refuse to beat a truck at a merge (from the light, such as shown in the pic, not advocating charging into a dangerous situation). Yes, even your Mirage can beat a truck off the lights. Do it, and give it all you’ve got. Everyone behind you is hoping you will, because (though it’s not their fault) the truck is slow. Think of yourself as a blow-off valve. The truck is a blockage, building up pressure (read:congestion). You have the opportunity to provide an outlet, and reduce the pressure even for those who will be left behind.

Patrick Nichols > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:02

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camping... (not really)

scoob > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:03

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The asshole who creeps forward at a red light into the crosswalk and maybe sometimes the intersection, and then doesn’t actually notice when the light turns green.

CB > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:04

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The 401-404-DVP interchange that was designed by Satan.

Also, getting off of the 427 at Eva. Accidentally did that at 80 km/h in the snow once.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:05

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People who refuse to let you in when you need to get off the highway.

People who go too damn slow when passing so you get caught behind the slow people for longer.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:05

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Not doing the speed limit, as in people going below the speed limit. It wasn’t as big a problem in Florida, because everything is flat and straight, so I could actually pass with ease. Now that I have hills and curves, I cannot, so I am stuck behind fuckstick drivers that don’t have the decency to drive the speed limit, or at least get over for those that do.

CB > Patrick Nichols 07/22/2015 at 14:08

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What about people who camp parking spots?

“Oh, I see these people are very slowly putting things into their vehicle. Better stop in a way where no one can get past me.”

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:08

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Headphones in while driving. Why the fuck do you need those in, doesn’t your car have a stereo?

Burnt out brake lights. I can understand one, because hey, shit happens. But when only part of your third brake light works, there’s a damn problem.

People who HAVE to be in front of you to change lanes. No, you don’t not have to speed up and cut me off to get to that off ramp when you could have fell in behind me without issue.

Left lane hogs who SPEED UP WHEN YOU GO TO PASS THEM. Alright asshat, guess I’ll just floor it, because fuck yoooou!

People who don't even hit 40 by the end of an off ramp and aren't at 60 until 2 miles up the highway. Listen, if my old 160 horsepower POS van can get to 55 by the top of the on ramp, your V6 Accord can.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CB 07/22/2015 at 14:09

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401-404-DVP

Patrick Nichols > CB 07/22/2015 at 14:09

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Those people are the worst especially when the parking lot isn’t full

Mercedes Streeter > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:11

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When everyone (including professional vehicles like wreckers) insist on running me off the road. Okay, so you make me crash and total my car/kill me.

Haha, funny right!?!?!

Rainbow > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:14

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Texting.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/22/2015 at 14:14

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Left lane police are terrible.

Whatever their excuse is for it though, don’t listen. It’s just that they are terrible drivers. The same people who do 80kph down a 100kph highway are often the same ones who do 60kph through an active and perfectly legit (read:not by a college) school zone and then don’t even come close to a stop, or even a rolling stop at the stop sign.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:15

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People who barge their way into traffic and force others to stop instead of waiting for someone to let them out.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 07/22/2015 at 14:20

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Personally I’d be afraid of missing something if I was wearing headphones. And these people do ALL THE TIME.

Ditto. I would also include people who smoke their taillights so dark that I can only see the brakes are on because one is broken (I am not making this up).

This is a grey area to me. I tend to like to be in front, but I judge based on their behaviour (unless I’m right beside them, in which case, front it is). If they’re a slowcoach, front, if only because I don’t want them to get off too and be in front of me. Decent speed? sure, I don’t mind falling behind.

Ditto. If there’s room do it back and see who chickens out first.

Dittodittoallthemotherf*ckingditto

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/22/2015 at 14:22

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The worst part is I find these people are the ones who don’t know what either pedal does. They can’t find the brake to stop and wait for a gap, but they apparently never touch the gas when they’re out, either.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Mercedes Streeter 07/22/2015 at 14:22

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Yeah. Why, you don’t think it’s funny?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Rainbow 07/22/2015 at 14:24

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Or being in the car with a texting driver. Who has a heavy foot. In a snow storm. With no washer fluid. In heavy traffic.

I have no desire to ever experience such things again.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:25

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And after forcing you to do a hard stop they then wave sheepishly to you as if to say “thanks for stopping to let me out”

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/22/2015 at 14:26

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Or flip you off for driving like a maniac—they remind me of Jeremy in the Peugeot driver test

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:44

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I wasn’t even referring to left laners, but totally agree. I mean people on two lane highways or state roads.

cazzyodo > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:50

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Smoking.

I developed an enormous dislike when I was little thanks to school telling me it was bad and my grandmother smoking like a chimney. I wanted her to live a long life so my hunting her down when she was smoking became a game.

Now, if someone is in their car smoking and I can smell it I get mad. It’s distracting! Also, people throw their cigarettes out the window all the time. That’s littering! Bird nests in our bird house at home are made with cigarette butts. On top of that, the embers flying everywhere at night freak me out because I always think a piece of metal fell off the car in front of me.

I could rant forever on this.

ChooChooMotherFudger > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:55

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People who don’t know how to stop at a stop sign. Just because you rolled a foot a head and stopped 15 feet back of the line after the person before you goes, doesn’t mean you get to go a head of me.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/22/2015 at 14:57

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Even worse then.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 07/22/2015 at 14:58

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Even worse then.

thebigbossyboss > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 14:59

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People who block a flowing lane to merge into a stopped lane of traffic. Fuck those people.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > cazzyodo 07/22/2015 at 15:00

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I don’t really get mad, but I do get reeeaaaly disgusted. Like almost to the point where I feel I need a shower disgusted. Especially when they’re in front of you in heavy traffic.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ChooChooMotherFudger 07/22/2015 at 15:02

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Personally, I’m a roller. But the second-gear-stop-if-nobody-is-there roller. What you are describing is a special kind of reject

ChooChooMotherFudger > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 15:04

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Sunday marked the second time they have almost hit me, and I haven’t been drive that long

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 15:09

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Peopl honking at me for driving the speed limit in a school zone.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 07/22/2015 at 15:18

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There are a time and place for most things, and schools zones happen to be by far the most reasonable speed limits. Unless it’s something like this , in which case I’d be honking too you would be getting passed. Seriously, it’s a 4-lane road which because a college is technically a school has a 40kph speed limit. If you haven’t learned how to stay off the road when there are cars coming by the time you’re in college... fill in your own punchline.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 15:22

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It's a residential area with a 30 km/h limit. Some honk, some pass me. It's sad.

MyOtherBathtubIs-aSAAB900 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 17:21

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I just did a near-enough-as-dammit 2000 mile trip from mid-state NY to TN, to Charleston, SC, then home. I an’t tell you how many 3 and 4 lane sections were clogged by a line of cars in the left lane slowly passing sporadic traffic in the right 2 or 3 lanes. While it was fun in a SpyChaser sort of way, it really seemed to irritate all the lemmings in the left lane. The fact that I was doing it in a loaded SUV with a roof box may have had something to do with it. Whatever. What is hard to understand about “Keep Right Except to Pass”? That means if there’s a 100 yard gap after you pass, you pull right so that faster traffic can move up. And by the way, 10 over is NOT an unreasonable pace.

And as an aside, I do not care what you think about how quickly I came up behind you and how quickly I filled up your mirrors. Watching your mirrors is YOUR job. Not mine. I am in the left lane because I am trying to pass you without putting us both in jeopardy —and no doubt tipping over your teapot—by sailing by on your passenger side unannounced. If you were surprised to find me in your mirrors, you’d be shocked at the sonic boom created by a raucous Toyota V8 punching a Prado-with-storage-capsule sized hole in the atmosphere next to your passenger window right where your girlfriends ugly feet are collecting stray bugs off the mirror airflow. Seriously, you people are disgusting...Wait. Where was I?

Oh that’s right, I’m in grey, where no of this matters. I blame Gawker for that too.

Berang > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/22/2015 at 21:54

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People who tailgate. Doesn’t matter if they’re riding my ass, or somebody else’s. When I see it it’s irritating. It’s kind of like somebody loudly proclaiming “Here I am! A total dumbass!”

pip bip - choose Corrour > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 07/23/2015 at 04:20

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people who don’t slow down going through turning lanes.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Berang 07/23/2015 at 07:20

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There’s tailgating, and then there’s IstartedcoastingdowntoyourspeedbutyouaregoingsoslowlyImisjudgedandratherthansmearmypassengersalloverthewindshieldIcamealittleclose, sorrybutnotquite.

Because you are here on oppo, I’ll assume it was the first and agree. Then we have the ones who tailgate you when you are in the slow lane with at least one clear lane beside you...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MyOtherBathtubIs-aSAAB900 07/23/2015 at 07:26

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Agreed. Manymany times agreed. I was thinking, if everyone had the same rule as Georgia where it isn’t illegal to pass on the right, but is illegal to be passed , I’d put up with them. Until I saw a cop, when I’d pass them all. On the right.

Not anymore you aren’t.