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I can forgive most things except when the person in front of me stops for a (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 OP
Have you been driving behind my wife?... MiHale Sep 9 #1
😬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #3
I'm older now, and not as excitable. Squaredeal Sep 9 #2
🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #4
My one driving peeve is when people jump to turn left in front of me the instant the light turns green unblock Sep 9 #5
Bastards! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #7
"Really?" My wife at my braking for a yellow. She was a devoted go faster disciple. IA8IT Sep 9 #6
🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #8
I do it purposely to irritate the guy behind me trying to run the red. Especially, if his name implies he drives fast!😁 Wonder Why Sep 9 #9
🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #10
😁😁😁 Wonder Why Sep 9 #11
I applaud True Dough Sep 9 #12
Words of wisdom: If you want to run the light, the car in front of you must do it first. Intractable Sep 9 #13
🤗 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #16
My traffic pet peeve is when I be nice and allow a car to pull out in front of me 10 Turtle Day Sep 9 #14
Bastards! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #17
In NM - I got a ticket for going thru a yellow light womanofthehills Sep 9 #15
Bastard! 🤬 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 9 #18

MiHale

(10,479 posts)
1. Have you been driving behind my wife?...
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 11:36 AM
Sep 9

She takes caution to new levels. Also pre-plans driving route to avoid left turns…she hates ’em.

Squaredeal

(494 posts)
2. I'm older now, and not as excitable.
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 11:38 AM
Sep 9

However, what gets me is the drivers turning left who stop at the stop line when the left turn signal turns yellow, and sit there, rather than entering the intersection and wait for a break in incoming traffic to turn, although they have the green light to proceed and wait there until they see the next left turn signal come on.

unblock

(53,902 posts)
5. My one driving peeve is when people jump to turn left in front of me the instant the light turns green
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 11:47 AM
Sep 9

So I'm facing a car, we're at a red light, no other traffic, just waiting for the light to change.

I'm going straight, he's got his left turn signal on.

Light turns green. I have the right of way, but he starts turning left, knowing he will occupy the contested space first so I will have to stop to avoid an accident. I was going 3 miles an hour so stopping is obvious and easy, but it's annoying to start stop start.

This is literally creating a potential accident, he times it so that there will be an accident unless I hit the brakes,

*just go through the red light*! It would be safer, seeing as there was no other traffic, to just go through the red light, knowing that I'm not moving while it's red.

Oh but that would be illegal? Well, yeah, but so is failure to yield the right of way. It's basically the same law. But going through the red would be safer.

If your driving strategy is less safe than going through a red light, maybe you should rethink your driving techniques....

Wonder Why

(4,299 posts)
9. I do it purposely to irritate the guy behind me trying to run the red. Especially, if his name implies he drives fast!😁
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 11:53 AM
Sep 9

10 Turtle Day

(325 posts)
14. My traffic pet peeve is when I be nice and allow a car to pull out in front of me
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 12:16 PM
Sep 9

Only to have them go slow and dick around enough to make me miss the next light while they sail through on yellow/red. Grrr!

womanofthehills

(9,122 posts)
15. In NM - I got a ticket for going thru a yellow light
Mon Sep 9, 2024, 03:42 PM
Sep 9

Guess it’s at the discretion of the officer in some states.

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