Keeping a distance and still get cut off?

onzedge

I was just poking a little fun. I have been travelling for the last week and am a bit punchy.

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daisuke149

i feel ya. Atlanta drivers are kinda dumb. I always keep distance just so theres plenty of stopping room. People think that its an open invitation to jump in. Esp in the rain, i leave a good distance and people just weave in and out.

PRoblem with Atlanta. When it rains, they go slower, but because they are going slower they feel they can now be only 3 feet from your bumper. Thus, everytime it rains, at least 2 major highways are shut down from idiots wrecking.


But the thing that pisses me off the most is:

Im in the right lane, ready to take an exit theres a car thats about maybe 10 car lengths beheind in the lane to my left. And theres NO ONE behind me.

Apparently he needs to take same exit as me so instead of just getting in behind me, they accelerate and as soon as they barely pass my car they cut in front and then have to brake hard to grab the exit. wtf yo.

Mt Tam I am

Wether you leave space for safety or rock chips, driving on the Los Angeles freeways is nuts. If I am in a string of cars all going 80-85, in the fast lane, with nowhere to go, I have a jerk tail gating me. If I pull over a lane and let him by, so he can be stuck, one car ahead of me, another dildo rides my bumper. If I leave enough space for a safety margin, it will be filled by somebody else. So in LA tailgating is the norm.

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roplusbee

When you take the highway/expressway/beltway you are going to run into the most idiots on the road, especially during rush hour and lunchtime. No matter where you live it is all the same. I am from Baltimore, live in Killeen/Fort Hood (TX), have been stationed in Oahu (HI) and Naples (Italy) and it is all the same.

If you leave space, someone will fill it and it really doesn't matter if their vehicle will actially fit. They will either act like they didn't see you or just move anyway. All I ask is that they use a signal so that I and the idiot behind me have a chance to react. You would also be surprised at the amount of idiots out there that think that by passing you, they have bested you in some way.

When it rains in Killeen 190 has at least 1 accident that involves like 3-4 cars on average. The last time it rained, I passed 4 accidents on my way to PT. The last one was at the Main gate, lol.

I really don't worry about it much. If I run into idoits (and I try to avoid the highway), I just , switch lanes, and roll out.

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RedBullRR

Seriously though what is it with some people they see my car and immediately want to cut me off.

On my way to work this morning chipper as FK I just bought my Double Din Navi... Some kid in a new Monte Carlo tried cutting me off he's flooring it, and I'm cruising in 4th gear. I just gave it gas and he couldn't pass me. I'm guessing that pissed him off cause he tried several more times getting within inches of my car. After several failed attempts with his lack of power... I pulled up next to him jumped out of the car after he curses at me only to see him high tail out of there.

So... Don't be a fkn douche on the road if you don't got balls to back it up. Okay end of rant. Carry on...

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birdmanx1

Funny but so true ... You are the one caring most about your car so they don't care if they hit you or not I saw this one guy in a parking lot with a beat up car; he "kicked" his door opened and it hit the nicer car right next to him. The dude just walked away like nothing happened.

Funny story RedBullRR, you'll get shot at in Baltimore before you are even done jumping out of your car. I'm sure roplusbee can corroborate what I'm saying

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RedBullRR

I hear you, same **** in Brentwood. It aint the nicest place in LI. I just have a short temp when it comes to people trying to use there car as a weapon. In my new Z that's a no no. In my jeep, there getting there car smashed.

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dP3NGU1N

Sounds like some crazy drivers out there. I don't know about you guys but LA has moving wall issues.

Eg: wide open 4 lane highway and there just happen to be 4 cars (probably SUVs) taking up each lane all of them pacing each other at around 60 mph. On the rare occasion that the disparity in speed allows a gap for you to pass it results in having to cut off the car that's slightly slower. FURTHER more if you start to speed up so you can get around the slower car the driver will speed up to BLOCK you. I still can't determine if this is conscious or they see something going faster in their peripheral and they're suddenly like "SQUIRREL!".

IMO if you're part of this moving wall (on purpose or inadvertently) then you deserve to be cut off. If not then people are just ******** where you live. Lol.

dad

I under stand what your saying! I keep a distance for safety, "suddenly stopping", or "evasive maneuvering"! There is always some one who just has to pull in front of me to eliminate my field of safety!


85 miles per hour, on a California freeway, is suicidal! Eventually they will be successful at that!

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atl370z

It happenes to me daily and I hate it! Alot ppl doesn't seems to know the meaning of "keeping a safty distance"!

cjeezy

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who notices this. I think that when people pass you and then cut you off, subconsciencely they're probably thinking they're in a fast car...with a smaller penis

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christian370z

Hahaha, so true. This happens to me a lot on the CA freeways and it ticks me off; I don't really care if someone is tail gating me as long as I can control the distance between myself and the person in front of me to allow for additional reaction time.

But the fact that people cut right in front of you even though they could have waited a few more seconds to pass and build distance makes me mad.

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Red__Zed

Yeah, that drives me nuts, especially because if they cut you off and then you hit them, it becomes your fault...

doubleG370Z

just had two vehicles cut me off today, what gives??