Do you lose your cool when driving? (page 2)

luna2

People talking on cell phones as they drive.

YES! Drives me nuts. Actually, everything pisses me off when I'm driving. I use horrible language, stuff I never say anyplace else. lol I refrain from making gestures at other drivers, though.

Finally-Free

Ok, you want to know what really bothers me on the roads? STUPIDITY!

Pedestrians who jaywalk during rush hours while talking on their cell phones and not even looking for oncoming traffic. People wonder why more than half of the traffic fatalities in Toronto were pedestrians.
Cyclists who will ride their bikes in any lane, travelling in whatever direction they wish, ignoring crosswalks, traffic lights, and jaywalking pedestrians using cell phones. And they do this while riding with no hands. I'm surprised there are so many cyclists still alive in Toronto.
Streetcars. I'd like to meet the idiot who invented streetcars and throw him under the wheels of his own invention.
People who don't understand the concept of an "advanced green light". (hint - it means you can start driving instead of sitting there like bloody stupid)
People who stop for a red light and leave 3 car lengths between them and the guy in front of them.
People who, while driving forward, search for something in the back seat, and then curse at the stupid bastard they just rear-ended.
People who shave or put on their makeup while driving.
People who don't know how to accelerate. (hint - when the posted speed limit is 60, going 30 doesn't make you a better driver)
People who signal right when making a left hand turn.

I could go on all day, but I think my blood pressure's going up.

W

Sad emo

From a pedestrian pov - people who don't indicate - they aren't just there for ornamental purposes

Particularly annoying when I'm crossing the road into which a motorist is turning without indicating - and they expect me to run out of the way! No apologies from me to them - they need to learn the highway code!

On pointless use of the horn, there was a motorist on the road outside where I work last week hooting at the car in front because she wasn't moving - they were stuck in two lanes of standing traffic - where the hell was she supposed to move to?! I'm pleased to say this lady got out of her car and subjected the idiot to a severe verbal assault then calmly returned to her own car leaving him looking even more stupid!

greendawn

Drivers that jump the queue by squeezing through any hole they can find or ones that move at very slow speed without thinking that they are irritating drivers behind them, as if the road belongs to them.

undercover

Yesterday I was trying to find a place to park at the clinic. And its not easy. So I see a guy get in his car, so I put on my blinker and wait. Some stupid lady pulls up behind me and starts ramming on her horn. I lost it. I flipped her off and rolled down my window and called her a stupid bitc*! Horn honkers drive me nuts! What ticks you off on the road?

So was that like the only parking space in the parking lot? How long were you waiting for the guy to leave his spot?

I see this all the time in parking lots. People circle around in parking lots like a shark in blood infested waters waiting for a victim to come out and get in a car close to the front and then they'll sit and wait for that person to load their groceries, get in, strap in, fiddle with the radio and then leave. All the while, cars are backing up behind the car waiting for the car in the space to leave.

I can relate to the frustration of the lady behind you though I wouldn't resort to blaring the horn obnoxiously. But why can't people just park in the first available space and walk? God knows we need the f'in exercise.

OTOH, I can relate to your frustration if you had just pulled and up and the guy was actually ready to back out. In that case the lady behind you needs to realize the world doesn't revolve around her and she just needs to calm down.

ButtLight

OTOH, I can relate to your frustration if you had just pulled and up and the guy was actually ready to back out. In that case the lady behind you needs to realize the world doesn't revolve around her and she just needs to calm down.

that was it. I turned down one lane, and saw the guy in his car, buckling up, so I put on my signal. She had to wait about 30 sec for him to back out of his spot. At our clinic, its almost impossible to find a spot. You have to, like you said, keep driving around till you see someone leaving. I can see getting mad if she was stuck there, but she could have also made a left with no problem. grrrr.

inbyathread

Only when the air conditioning stops working.

Finally-Free

But why can't people just park in the first available space and walk? God knows we need the f'in exercise.

Exactly. I could never understand people who have to get the closest possible parking spots, like they can't walk the extra 10 steps it may take from another spot. I wonder how many of these same people spend $100 a month on fitness memberships?

As a rule, I always park at the far end of lots just to avoid the stupidity. The extra exercise is a bonus.

W

blondie

BL, i keep my cool, but I have been known to throw around d..n or sh*t. I was out in field service with an 80-year-old sister once and got cut off by another driver and "sh*thead" flew out my mouth. I looked over and said "sorry." She smiled and said, "exactly, what I was thinking."

Blondie

JH

I like to park far away because I have a new car and hate when people park next to me, and open their doors on my car !!! So I always try to park very far from everyone...

But sometimes you just can't when the parking is full

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