Monday, March 9, 2009

I want to start off by saying that I know I'm not the best driver out there. I sometimes drive too fast; I don't always let people over even when I know they want over; and I let my anger get the best of me sometimes. With that said, I feel I am very good about using my turn signals. As soon as I decide I want to change lanes, I turn on my turn signal, then check the other lane (the lane I'm wanting to move to) and my blind spot, then I change lanes. And, I don't cancel my turn signal until I'm almost all the way into the other lane.

I am sometimes amazed at how many stupid people there are in the world. Most people wouldn't know what a turn signal is even if you jammed it up their ass. Is it so difficult to move that little lever one inch?! Not only is it considerate and polite, it's the FUCKING LAW! The law requires that you use your turn signal when you turn. The law also requires that you use your turn signal when you change lanes. And, not as you're turning or as your changing lanes, but before. And, it sure as hell doesn't mean using your turn signal after you've already changed lanes.

And, that means, when you're moving into a left-turn lane, you are required by law to use your turn signal to indicate a lane change. Since you moved into a turn-only lane, you should leave your turn signal on, since you 're also required to signal for the turn. It is NOT acceptable, however, to wait until you're sitting at the light to turn on your signal.

Oh, yeah. You're also supposed to check the other lane before moving into it. If there's already a car in that lane - the one you want to change to - then that other car has the right of way. That means, IT'S THEIR FUCKING LANE!! The own that lane. Basically, you need to ask their permission to move into that lane. That mean, if there's not enough room for you to safely move into that lane, then you don't move into that lane. If someone is already in that lane, and there's not enough room for you to safely move into the lane, but you do it anyway, as soon as you hear the horn of that other car, move back into your original lane. The person in the other car isn't honking to let you know it's okay for you to change lanes - they're honking to let you know you're about to run into them.

And those solid white lines... Yeah, you're not supposed to cross those. Sure, the traffic's backed up. Sure, everyone wants to be in another lane. But, that's no excuse for acting like a total fucking r-tard.

I think I'm going to mount one of those little video cameras in my car and start recording the way people drive.

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