I don't care if you drive stupid, but...

LakeShow · 12-10-2012, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KERMIT

I always practice "traffic prediction" techniques.

You can generally tell what someone is going to do before they do it based on their surroundings.

...I always predict the worse of situations, keeps me aware of all possibilities and knowing how I can avoid a situation if necessary.

SoCalBoy · 12-10-2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

...I always predict the worse of situations, keeps me aware of all possibilities and knowing how I can avoid a situation if necessary.

that's why I drive 125+

.....jk....or am I

Mandingo · 12-10-2012, 12:25 PM

I've learned that in Dallas, all Mercedes vehicles come from the factory without indicator bulbs.

Us mortals have to do the best we can to read the minds of benz drivers so we can guess when they need to get in our lane, right in front of our bumpers.

UNKNOWN_370 · 12-10-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalBoy

drivers seemed curtious when i was stationed there back in 2003. i guess alot has changed

Maybe near your base or in the outskirts. Here in DFW?

1. No signals
2. The passing lane is the slow lane and right lane is the passing lane.
3. Everyone is talking and Texting while driving
4. more stop sign and red light runners I have ever seen in my life, so those cameras are making serious money here.
5. They think 4x4 means you can speed on ice.
6. They get road rage when they are making driving errors and start car bullying people which often leads to the road rager being shot dead right on the highway.
7. More fatal accidents in Tx than in any other state. Hmmm wonder why?

the list can go on

dmhenderson · 12-10-2012, 12:30 PM

If you set your mirrors properly in the Z, you can drastically reduce your blind spots. Checking your mirrors, NONE of your car should be visible on either side.

UNKNOWN_370 · 12-10-2012, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

...I always predict the worse of situations, keeps me aware of all possibilities and knowing how I can avoid a situation if necessary.

I'm from NY brah, only been out in Tx 6 years now. NYC is only aggressive during traffic hours and the dumb azzes in queens don't use signals. Especially the Cross Bay and Kissena Blvd areas. But aside from Ny being aggressive, they mostly drive with skill. so it's not as hard to be a good defensive driver in NY. Unless you drive in chinatown or the hesedic district. lol Thats some scary shyt.

SoCalBoy · 12-10-2012, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

Maybe near your base or in the outskirts. Here in DFW?

1. No signals
2. The passing lane is the slow lane and right lane is the passing lane.
3. Everyone is talking and Texting while driving
4. more stop sign and red light runners I have ever seen in my life, so those cameras are making serious money here.
5. They think 4x4 means you can speed on ice.
6. They get road rage when they are making driving errors and start car bullying people which often leads to the road rager being shot dead right on the highway.
7. More fatal accidents in Tx than in any other state. Hmmm wonder why?

the list can go on

reminds me of Florida drivers

UNKNOWN_370 · 12-10-2012, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalBoy

reminds me of Florida drivers

Yeah, florida is about the same. Maybe a little worse cuz the roads are more congested. But they drive at higher rates of speed in tx which makes the likelihood of dying in your car that much higher.

onzedge · 12-10-2012, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CDepp

Please, please, use your blinker so you let others know exactly where you plan on flinging about 3000-5000lbs of metal on the interstate...

Changing a lane? Blinker.
Making a turn? Blinker.
You think nobody is around and doing either? Blinker.

And no, the use of your blinker does not indicate your right of way. Be courteous and if changing into a faster lane, make certain it's clear and keep speed with the traffic in that lane. Additionally, don't pull out into traffic and creep across 3 lanes, making traffic slam on their brakes around you so you can make the next turn: get to speed while moving over, and if necessary, make a u-turn a turn or two up or two left turns. And, for the love of Zeus, if you mistakenly make a commitment to a turn lane, keep it and correct your err after making the turn - do not jettison back out into flowing traffic.

All these drivers make me frightened about getting my Z in the next couple weeks!

/I might be overreacting
//It's a Z, worth overreacting maybe just a little

I am fairly certain that blinkers are optional equipment on BMW and Mercedes -- based on my observations.

SoCalBoy · 12-10-2012, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I am fairly certain that blinkers are optional equipment on BMW and Mercedes -- based on my observations.

I think blinkers are nonexistent anymore since pple don't use them

UNKNOWN_370 · 12-10-2012, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I am fairly certain that blinkers are optional equipment on BMW and Mercedes -- based on my observations.

I also heard when you turn on german cars, a gas fills the cockpit that controls your mind into losing all sense of driver courtesy and respect.

Naenyn · 12-10-2012, 04:49 PM

Then there are the silly people that leave their blinkers on all the time... We get that a lot here in Phoenix. I blame the snowbirds.

ddot196 · 12-10-2012, 04:49 PM

This.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcS...e_gdata_player

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SouthArk370Z · 12-10-2012, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by UNKNOWN_370

If you think cali is bad? Try Dallas-Fort Worth Tx.

Mixmaster FTW

Chteelers · 12-11-2012, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dmhenderson

If you set your mirrors properly in the Z, you can drastically reduce your blind spots. Checking your mirrors, NONE of your car should be visible on either side.

This. Plus get those little $2 convex mirrors from Autozone. I angle my side mirrors almost fully out, and set the fisheye mirrors to watch down my flanks. No blind spots.

12-10-2012, 12:25 PM	#18 (permalink)
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dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 26	If you set your mirrors properly in the Z, you can drastically reduce your blind spots. Checking your mirrors, NONE of your car should be visible on either side. SouthArk370Z likes this. __________________

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Naenyn Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 212 Drives: '13 Magma Red Nismo Rep Power: 12	Then there are the silly people that leave their blinkers on all the time... We get that a lot here in Phoenix. I blame the snowbirds. Haboob likes this.

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ddot196 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 233 Drives: 2012 SR 370z Nismo Rep Power: 12	This. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcS...e_gdata_player Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2 onzedge and Z_ealot like this.

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