Why Must Everyone Drive Like a Moron!!!

[Stoneman]

Yeah! It's like this one time, this dude was walking his dog. And I was like, "what are you doing?". And he was like, "I'm walking my dog". So I was like, "oh". And he was like, "yip". Then I was like, "have a good day". And he was like, "you too"...

[bemused]

feel better now?

1. what passes for "driver education" everywhere in this country is laughable.

2. the skill / knowledge / awareness necessary to get a driver's license... ditto.

both of these spring from the belief that it is everyone's god-given right to obtain-- and keep-- a driver's license... except in extraordinary circumstances. the idea that it should be a merit-based privilege is a concept that is completely alien to most folk.

3. there are some weird rules to driving anywhere in eastern MA. they're not in any books anywhere, and they're not in the driving code... but they are definitely peculiar to this area.

4. tourists. fuckin' "summer complaints". all over both roads you mentioned this time of year. add the bizarre habits they bring from their home planets to the whacked driving that goes on here normally... and ya get a regular circus out there! I think of it as "enhanced situational awareness" training...

just rode 128S from Peabody to Rt. 4 (Hanscom AFB) and back to attend to some biznisss... saw everything you mentioned and more... it's never a dull moment out there!

[rocker]

If you don't know how to drive get the F&*#! off the roadways. People suck... Whenever you go to renew your license you should have to take a test regarding common courtesy on the road way.....

[TenaciousN2]

I can not stand three things about the drivers in this area.

1- when you are minding your own business in the not passing lane and the other lanes are all open and there is some Masshole behind you tailgating. I do not understand for the life of me why i have to get out of there way when I am not in a passing lane.

2- when stuck in heavy traffic and moving at roughly 10-15 mph I leave a little space in between me and the car in front of me so I have time to stop and not plow into the back of the vehicle in front of me. I was on my way up 93N when in this situation and some fat ass old guy in a Mercades ML 340's decides he is going to cut in. He almost clips my front driver side corner and in the process of me beeping my horn and screaming out my window he runs me off in to the break down lane. I proceed to give him the one finger solute and get out of the break down lane in front of him and traffic starts moving after a couple hundred yards. Well he then decided he must speed up almost rear end me and beep his horn and filp me off. Then he goes in to the fast lane and is on his way while i am getting off at my exit.

3- The non use of turning signals. They might as well make them and optional feature for cars out here cause no one uses them.

I do not understand the mentally of drivers in this area, it frustrates me to no end.

ARRRRGGGGGGG!

[bemused]

Originally posted by TenaciousN2
I can not stand three things about the drivers in this area.

'course, the drivers from your neck of the woods ain't any real prizes, either. my favorite signature western New York state maneuver? come barrelling up the on-ramp to the highway... bull your way across three lanes of traffic to get into the fast lane... then immediately start forcing your way BACK across those three lanes, so you can get off at the very next exit!?!

[zx-stewie]

Originally posted by Stoneman
Yeah! It's like this one time, this dude was walking his dog. And I was like, "what are you doing?". And he was like, "I'm walking my dog". So I was like, "oh". And he was like, "yip". Then I was like, "have a good day". And he was like, "you too"...

That's also like that time I went down to the beach and saw Kiki, she was, like, all "Ehh",
And I was like, "Whatever".

[SEVENSGT]

Originally posted by Mystery Squid
I'm just so sick of it. Every damn day I drive 3 and 128, and it truly amazes me as to how poor 95% of people drive. I can't even count how many times I've come across some a-hole not passing in the passing lane. WHAT DO THEY NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF THE PASSING LANE

I think it's just cause you're a Kawi Snob

[TenaciousN2]

Originally posted by bemused
'course, the drivers from your neck of the woods ain't any real prizes, either. my favorite signature western New York state maneuver? come barrelling up the on-ramp to the highway... bull your way across three lanes of traffic to get into the fast lane... then immediately start forcing your way BACK across those three lanes, so you can get off at the very next exit!?!

Back in good old western NY I found my way around on the back roads, people don't know how to drive out there but its in a different way than from out here. I have come to the conclusion that there are different kinds of retarded drivers every where you go but because we live near boston the population of these fools is increased by 20 fold.

Oh well i am drinking tonight. $5 steak tips at the white horse if anyone is interested