Tacoma driving hazard venting

Yeah that was one of my favorite “Friday” threads. I’m glad you picked up on it .

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/smokin-a-raptor.676237/

 

My serious response;
Don’t let jerks on the road get to you. Slow down, sit back and enjoy your awesome truck. Let them do whatever and hopefully they get passed you soon.
I like to haul ass in my truck (and get poor mileage), but if someone is being a jerk I won’t play their game; I think about keeping my truck for 10+ years, so I’m not gonna risk wrecking it over some jackass.

 

Much better phrasing than I would have used.

 

Shout out to the guy riding my tailgate last night after I pulled out of my neighborhood (well before he was approaching) all the way along that .5 mile drive to the 4-way stop sign with 8 people lined up. Getting there fast would have made a hell of a difference as we waited for them to figure out whose turn it was for the next several minutes.

 

Dusted that biker out there also, left him chocking on dust.

 

I will say that pulling my little camper up almost the full length of the 405 was an experience onto itself. After that, squeezing that trailer up any tree-infested switchback was a cakewalk.

 

I drive a two lane road with no passing that the cops hangout on so I drive the speed limit. All too frequently I get some yahoo in a mall cruising F150 or Silverado with blacked out windows, 6” lift, wheels stuck out 4 inches past the fenders, led lights all over front and right on my rear bumper. Assholes!

 

Imagine how a self driving car would do in todays traffic with these idiots all around it, passing across double lines, passing on right lane, you name it they will do it. I don't think self driving cars have a chance in this society without killing innocent people. Computers cannot second guess what going to happen like the human mind can.

 

America needs to do a better job teaching people how to drive. Slow driving in the left lane doesn’t happen outside of this country.

 

Welcome to Friday! 99.9% of drivers are barely capable of obeying 20% of the traffic laws. No signals, crossing solid white lines, running stops, on and on. What us .1% drivers need is grille mounted shotguns!

 

Since we're all creatures of habit, you wake up around the same time each morning and inevitably see the same people each morning. There's a guy in a 1st gen Taco that hauls it down the road and you best get out of his way (no, its not the guy who dusts Raptors) or else he'll tail you all the way. Obviously can't be a member of this forum because we're all awesome and respectful human beings but it's about who's behind the wheel and not what they drive.

 

you would not last 2 minutes in north Idaho. I think there is a section in the drivers manual about staying in the left lane no matter what. Or they are all the people who moved up from California. Not sure.

 

i think people are insane, which is the core issue

 

I'm a pretty chill driver, but this is the one thing that drives me insane.

Unless its a large vehicle, bus, 18 wheeler, tow truck etc etc.

But i know that Honda civic can easily do 70 by the end of the ramp, why the hell are you doing 40

 

The most common response is "I thought there was a speed limit".

They remember seeing a sign on exit ramps so they think the same thing applies to on ramps.



So basically....people are idiots.

 

People in their small sedans always drive around me, I think it’s because they can’t see anything while driving behind me. My truck isn’t leveled and it’s two inches higher in the back from factory.

 

I just drove up 83 through PA. No one with a PA tag could do this. They all were stopping on the ramp. I almost rear ended a few of them.

 

So, driving the speed "limit" in the left lane is cause for rude and unsafe driving behavior? DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF SPEED LIMITS? They are not, as many seem to think, suggested starting speeds.

 

We are retired so I get to laugh at all the lemmings heading to sea....

 

Yeah bud, get the hell out of the passing lane if you aren’t doing any passing. It’s a tough concept but I think if you move over, you’ll find people less rude.