Driving pet peeves

Probably six or seven years ago, I almost rear-ended a shitty early 1990s Ford Escort wagon because their brake lights were not functioning. It was the middle of the day, I was going 45-50 MPH, and this Escort had no way of indicating that it had stopped. The brakes lights were both out; I actually got of the vehicle, walked up to the Escort, and told the elderly drive that both of their brake lights were out, and they reacted in a disturbingly indifferent manner. Idiots like this are the reason people like me who actually take care of their vehicles have to submit to yearly safety emissions that we don't want or need!

 

People who think that a turn signal grants automatic right of way and then act like you did something wrong by not letting them in...

 

When you beep at somebody for doing something wrong and/or almost causing an accident, and they have the nerve to flip you off...

 

People that drive too fast or too slow...

 

No texting I agree with, but no talking on a phone period (without a handsfree device) is just a way for bored cops to generate revenue in my opinion...

 

Ideally there's that line but so many people just abuse the phone anyway, I can see why it had to be done

 

I know people who refuse to use a smartphone, so they’d have to physically talk on the phone!

 

If yer yakking on the phone yer not paying 100% attention to yer driving. Hands free or not.

 

I’ve got Bluetooth and I prefer to not even use that honestly, but I don’t think it’s fair to give a whopping ticket to someone who can’t afford it just because they were talking on their phone; Texting is another story...

 

Seeing people driving wearing a mask when they’re the only one in vehicle

 

X2!

Kinda like wearing a condom when you’re in bed alone!

 

Hands free phone mount located directly in the drivers field of vision.

 

people.

 

I got Bluetooth too. I use it if I'm parked.
If a law is unfair, contact the legislators that passed the law. lol good luck.

 

Some of the older phones had speaker though so it was possible.

 

Broken traffic lights; Sat at a red light with a “NO TURN ON RED” sign for two cycles, waiting to make a right turn...

I had a DoorDash order to deliver, so I ended up running it (again, after sitting for two cycles); I have a dashcam, so if I got pulled over, I had proof that the light was malfunctioning!

 

People at the drive-thru. Why do I always get stuck behind some stupid numbnut in the drive-thru?? People who don't know what they want. Fast food chains have made it so simple - Pick a number and move on!
People who have to special order everything. "I want light special sauce & 3 pickle slices, not 2, extra well done fries & a diet coke with ice on the side... ", which invariably gets messed up & makes your wait longer.
Or people who pull into the drive-thru with a laundry list & order for the whole f'ing office.
Damn, if you can't complete your order in under 30 seconds, park the car & take your stupid @$$ inside!

 

This kills me. People don't seem to realize that pulling forward doesn't make the light change faster. The lights around here won't change if you're that far up. I've cut down side streets before to go around people that do that, so they have to sit there until someone else comes along to set off the sensor.

 

What sensor? Haaaaa that would be nice. I've sat at lights for over 60 seconds when there was absolutely nobody at the intersection in any direction. Absolutely pisses me off. Every time I'm thinking WTF I am waiting for here.