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- snowcrazy, on 11/19/2008, -1/+298People who don't know how to merge onto the freeway make my blood boil!
- antespo, on 11/20/2008, -5/+265When someone is tailgaiting you: Hit the windsheild wiper fluid button and it will spray on the windsheild behind you. Disclaimer: I almost got driven off of the road from doing this but it is fun and teaches those tailgaiting bastards a lesson.
- bonius, on 11/20/2008, -12/+261I hate those halogen lights, especially with fog lights on as well.. Are you that ***** blind
- inactive, on 11/20/2008, -0/+175I was tailgating a car on a motorcycle one day, and the guy slammed on his brakes. I flew over the handlebars, over his car, off of a bridge, and landed in the river 100 feet below. Luckily I was fine.
Actually this happened in GTA IV but it got me thinking about how vulnerable you are on a bike. - DivisibleByZero, on 11/20/2008, -1/+172People on the freeway who slow down and try to yield to me when I'm merging are worse. You have the right of way. Keep your speed consistent and I'll plan my entrance around you.
(note: does not apply in rush hour when freeway traffic is moving at like 15mph anyhow. Go ahead and let the guy in) - zomgwaffles, on 11/20/2008, -3/+139-wait until the last minute to take the exit and swerve across 3 lanes to get there.
-when merging onto the highway make sure you come to a COMPLETE stop and wait for all 4 lanes to be clear before you head in.
-treat all yield signs as stop signs
-when making a right hand turn dont yield to the right before your turn, keep in the middle of the road and slow down to 5 miles an hour before turning
-make all left hand turns at the very last minute when the light turns from yellow to red so everyone else has to wait till the next light.
-when on the highway slow down to 30 mph to let people merge in
- wait at least 1 minute after the light turns green to hit your gas peddle
i could go on for hours - Jwoey, on 11/20/2008, -0/+130My girlfriend's explorer has wiper fluid on the rear window, too... and the spray wasn't pointed at the window, but pointed straight up...
It was pretty great for tailgaters. - cyrusuncc, on 11/20/2008, -0/+128Wait in the left turn lane, and put your right blinker on when the light turns green.
- BelatedHero, on 11/20/2008, -4/+115Road Rage 101: How To Piss Off Other Drivers AND End Up Getting Shot By One
- Jade10145, on 11/20/2008, -1/+107In Massachusetts its standard operating procedure to not use your turn signals...Also passing is encouraged in all lanes..
Some additional ones
11- Leave your turn signal on for miles and miles with no intent to turn. I can't tell you why this is annoying but for some reason it is, to me at least.
12- Get in the fast lane, do the speed limit or less, refuse to leave this lane even if people are passing you on the right. Extra points if you are chatting on a cell phone, or are driving a mini van with lots of children.
13- Fail to stay in your lane and swerve dangerously close to other drivers while you talk on your cell phone. Act as if you don't even notice.
14- Tailgate people while having a bumper sticker on your car that says "I'm not tailgating, I'm drafting" with a picture of a NASCAR champ.
15- Give someone the stink eye even after they did the right thing and let you pass.
Lets be honest here, when some of the world does actually drives like this, sometimes it really leaves you with no choice but to retaliate with the same tactics. fight fire with fire - fszymanski, on 11/20/2008, -16/+99Haha Dugg for drive like a women cause its true.
- Atomic05, on 11/20/2008, -0/+81They forgot maneuvering your vehicle so as to box someone in behind a slow car and to keep them from passing because you haven't left enough space or you're directly in the way.
Also, people who don't use turn signals are a pet-peeve of mine. I mean, how lazy can you be? - deadasdisco, on 11/19/2008, -6/+79it was like the author was inside my head, ESPECIALLY the part about girls driving as dangerously close to the slower moving vehicle in front of her on the highway instead of just going around them.
- freshgrease, on 11/20/2008, -0/+68I ride a motorcycle. Being a douche like this would result in death.
- MrSurly, on 11/20/2008, -3/+70This may seem odd, but people who yield the right-of-way when they actually have it really REALLY piss me off. You have the right-of-way. I already stopped for you. Don't you stop too and wave me on, you ***** idiot. GOOOOOOO!
- megamod, on 11/20/2008, -3/+68just quickly tap your breaks so the imbecile behind you gets a heart attack trying to avoid you. My theory is, if they want to drive close to your rear bumper why not help them get even closer.
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -0/+64I always use the turn signal, but don't tell me that you've never noticed that people tend to SPEED UP when you indicate that you're about to turn into their lane, especially if traffic is heavy. In some situations that can be even more dangerous than the ninja-merge.
- angelgabe, on 11/20/2008, -4/+65I love women, but all the worst drivers I've ever known have been chicks. All of them. They bitch at you for not being able to multitask and then they can't even single-task. I'm sorry we can't have sex with the TV on cause I pay too much attention to the TV. I suck, I get it. But you get lost on the way to your own house... FROM YOUR OWN WORK!!
- DarcyM, on 11/19/2008, -9/+69I thought all that stuff was normal.
- diggit83, on 11/20/2008, -2/+59I need about 5 of those speed limit signs to place on my way to work.
Oh, and HID are Xenon, not halogen.... - IHaveIssues, on 11/20/2008, -0/+57My personal #1 issue that pisses me off didn't make the list: following someone with no/broken brake lights.
- cyrusuncc, on 11/20/2008, -3/+57I drop my car into 2nd gear and pull the parking brake. No need to give them a warning like my brake lights lighting up :)
- fangs4evrything, on 11/20/2008, -2/+51Sometimes I use the wiper fluid, sometimes tap the breaks repeatedly, but even better: I do my best to slow down, making sure that I do so where they can't get around me, like right next to a big rig or something. Take THAT *****!
- WiretapStudios, on 11/20/2008, -2/+49As per the comment below the article which made me realize:
HID lamps. Halogen lights are the ones that come with almost every car. - jerrycan, on 11/20/2008, -5/+51All it takes these days is to simple drive the speed limit.
- antistupid, on 11/20/2008, -5/+42you won't do ***** tough guy
- KSUdesigner, on 11/20/2008, -0/+35Did you forget rule #1 already? Do not use turn signals. Ever.
- ahawks, on 11/20/2008, -2/+37Yes, they do have lower rates, and it infuriates me. Practically ever girl I've known has totaled at least one car, and I've been driving for almost 12 years and don't even have a single speeding ticket.
***** that. - Gr00ver, on 11/20/2008, -0/+35Do Not Use Turn Signals. That pisses me off every time.
- sublimemm, on 11/20/2008, -0/+32Thumps up for "ninja-merge"
- alvinhokid, on 11/20/2008, -1/+32you don't see it as much of a problem, the others on the road are the ones who do...
- sparklejackie, on 11/20/2008, -4/+35Not all women are as dumb as your girlfriend.
- inactive, on 11/20/2008, -0/+31That list just described every driver in the Bay Area.
- erasedgod, on 11/20/2008, -0/+31I think it's ok to use them if you
A: Have no intention of turning or changing lanes.
B: Intend to go the exact opposite direction of the way you're signaling. - Homerr, on 11/20/2008, -2/+31People that hit the brakes before they are on the offramp piss me off.
- elmuerte17, on 11/20/2008, -0/+28This list is for amateurs. Things I do:
1. Pull out onto the highway with oncoming traffic ~500m away. When the guy in the lane behind you moves into the next lane to pass you, accelerate to match him. Continue to do so until he gives up. I usually make it to about 160km/h before they realize how fast they've been tricked into going to "show me up" by passing me and cutting me off.
2. The rolling roadblock. I've started to do this more often as fuel prices are forcing me to drive slower... if you see some douchebag coming up fast behind you (easily identifiable as either a jacked-up 1-ton turbo diesel truck or a Honda Civic/Accord/Acura Integra, or similar, with mismatched and poorly fitting body mods) it is your responsibility to pull up next to the guy in the pedovan doing 20 under the speed limit and match him until the douchebag behind you uses a turning lane to get around.
3. Brake slam. If some jackass is tailgating you (see #2) wait until they're nice and close, then hit the brakes. Repeat as necessary. Helps a lot if your car is a heap and theirs is expensive (notice I didn't say nice). It'll be their fault if they rear-end you.
4. Point 'n laugh. This pisses people off ten times worse than giving them the finger. In my opinion, everyone's so desensitized to getting flipped off that it doesn't bother them unless they're a total rage-oholic. It's twice as offensive if you do it to someone who just flipped you off as a result of following #1-4. Also works great when you're sitting at a red light and the punk kid next to you is revving up his Honda CRX with the fart cannon 4" type-R exhaust.
5. Stare at people. This one's a bit more subtle, but if you pull up next to someone just look at them with a completely blank face. Continue to do so until they notice and get unnerved enough to turn onto a different road.
Following these tips will turn the drudgery of your daily commute into non-stop entertainment and piss off your fellow drivers to no end. - derekmas10, on 11/20/2008, -2/+30It's legal if they do it between the number 1&2 lanes as there is no radiator on motorcycles and they would overheat in gridlock.
- WhiskeyLemur, on 06/30/2009, -1/+28I almost never have a problem with motorcyclists, but people on plain old *bicycles* make me want to howl. They inevitably treat traffic signals as vague suggestions rather than rules instituted for their safety and that of others - I've lost count of how many times I've almost collided with some meatbag on a bike running a red light or turning without bothering to look, both while I was driving and while on foot. I don't know what it is - maybe it's because bikes feel like they're fast and maneuverable enough to avoid any collision.
- catestarrr, on 11/20/2008, -1/+27I used to drive like this article. Everyday; "oh, you;re being stupid? I"LL SHOW YOU STUPID!" then i realized that life is too short....if you have a strong enough ego, pull over a little to the right and let them go on past. If you are so important, then you can be a minute late. My blood pressure is sooo much better now.
- asgardshill, on 11/20/2008, -5/+31A bag full of marble-sized ball bearings is a great thing to have with you on the road. Nothing says, "Back off *****!" to tailgaters like throwing these little metal beauties out your window at 70 MPH.
- xtmno3, on 11/20/2008, -0/+24I love people who will speed up because 2 lanes are merging into 1 and they want to be in front. Just ignore the fact you are going far faster than them and will subsequently be riding their ass the rest of the distance, they MUST be first in line.
Also, people who speed up because you are passing them. - freezerburn666, on 11/20/2008, -10/+32i hate tailgating.. that's the worst. yeah i have to go to new places i've never been, sure i have a map printed off google but its hard to read through the dark and snow to find the street signs. just because i'm going the speed limit doesn't give you the right to ***** ride my ass, i will slam the breaks get the ***** out and punch in your window if you tailgate me to the point of no return.
- strictnein, on 11/20/2008, -0/+22Had the woman tailgate thing happen to me at around 3am on a empty stretch of interstate. I was tired as hell, so I was in the right lane doing 55 in a 55. A woman pulls onto the highway and catches up to me and starts tailgating me. There are three other lanes to use at this point. So I use my favorite method of pissing people off on the highway: turn off the cruise and just coast. We got down to about 30mph before she finally went around me.
- kayfouroh, on 11/20/2008, -4/+25Hey douchebag,
You have a legal obligation to not block side roads. - vizeroth, on 11/20/2008, -0/+21I'm usually ok with one brake light out, but it amazes me when 2 or all 3 brake lights are out, especially the center light, which in many cars you can see reflected in your own rear windshield.
Also, here in Virginia you have to have a safety check performed on your vehicle every year, which means each of those lights has to have failed since you got that stupid little sticker on your windshield. - mrpogo07, on 11/20/2008, -7/+28touche...but I ****ing HATE when sitting in stand still traffic to see a motorcycle sliding between cars like a tool!
- anonymous1986, on 11/20/2008, -0/+20You forgot - except to piss others off
- CrackyJSquirrel, on 11/20/2008, -0/+20regardless of speed you merge like a ***** normal person. Its called timing and depth perception. Merging lanes should work like two cogs or a deck of cards being shuffled. Know your position and get in or out based on it. I absolutely hate people who do not practice this common sense merge procedure. Its so simple, but you always get the jerk-off who would rather die than let one car in front of them, messing up the whole merge flow. Like the 2 second difference in time really matters.
Great now I am all road raged. - longhorn627, on 11/21/2008, -0/+19Also known as the Brake Check.
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