Just coming back from picking up a sandwich for lunch. The lights green for me to turn left thru the intersection and a dumbass in a ford suv just shoots straight thru the light from my right to left. Good thing I keep a look out and drive defensively. I saw the idiot in time and managed to avoid it. RLR is one major problem in this city for some reason. As far as I'm concerned these idiots should be jailed.

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Not sure if there's a jail big enough to hold them all.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

I saw one just today and saw her squeaky shiny paper plated brand new Honda Accord get crumpled (totalled I believe from one side)

I take a road where it intersects a 4 way crossing under a tollway bridge - as it is a large 4 way intersection it uses 2 sets of lights - one as you approach the bridge and one as you leave - both are timed different with a delay/lead to wash off residual traffic and to keep the farther lane (right) side flowing correctly too.

fast forward - Im stopped at the red light before the bridge - we have traffic coming from the left at above 40 mph I believe - all sane minded people are at the traffic light.

after a short while the farther set of lights turns green (same road but the one immediate to me is red) and traffic from the left is still flowing.

This lady seeing its green boots the go pedal and gets side hugged by a RAM 2500 with a Ranch Hand brush guard on it. - Such drivers as that lady should be jailed.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)

Speeding, tailgating, running a light, etc, should get you a ride in a crash simulator to have an airbag popped in your face.

I also like the idea of removing all safety equipment from cars and having a spike in the middle of the steering wheel aimed at the driver's heart.

Are you saying you never drive even one mile over the speed limit, ever?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

RLRs suck : they kill motorcyclists on a regular basis

It's a sport in AZ. They have a club with a logo, nice sweatshirts and everything.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I've said it before and I"ll say it again. Turn off the radio, turn off the cell phone, crack the windows, turn on your headlights, fasten the seat belt and approach intersections CAREFULLY. Constantly check all rear view mirrors and expect the unexpected because inattentive texting, cell-phone yakking drivers are on the road and they are coming for YOU.

I've seen red lights at intersections that flash like a strobe light; they tend to really get people's attention. I wish there were more of an installed base but the cities don't seem to have much motivation in installing them.

^^^

How about a red light "camera" with a Kalaschnikov or missile launcher instead of the camera part?

Ask me during work hours when I get paid to answer stupid questions.

I've got to say; there is one question that consistently bothers me; what is a "TwitchKitty"? Is your Kitty Twitching? or, is that the name of your cat? Curious minds want to know.......

Hmm.... Sounds like you learned to drive in Germany. Minimizing distractions is a BIG part of what they teach. It is a big part of why they have such a great safety record in spite of no speed limit in some areas.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

I wish I had learned in Germany, but no I just paid attention during driver's ed in High School. Plus, watching all the morons on the roads everyday causes me to be even more careful and more attentive.

I learned the hard way. By being a moron when I was young and having parents with a "you broke it you bought it" state of mind. I was paying my own insurance at 17 and hating it, but I learned how to keep myself out of trouble, with most of my tickets and accidents happening in my first two years of driving. I did screw up a couple of times in college, but took the financial spanking for it. It was one of the best lessons I ever got from family and I did my own kids the same way. I signed over titles and enclosed them in 18th birthday cards for all three. "It's yours, figure out how to insure and pay for keeping it up. Happy birthday and welcome to the wonderful world of legal majority." They hated it too. The older two have already thanked me, the boy will too but I'm not holding my breath till he has done.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

There was a guy in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, about 20 years ago that was so fed up with people running red lights, dinging his car in parking lots and parking so close to his car he could not open the doors that he just built a steel frame around his car.

And then he put big spikes on it.

It was totally ugly, but he said it did keep people from running into him.