en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
·DSL EXTREME
| reply to Dogfather
Re: As a motorcyclist I just say -sigh-
That's a typical L.A. area driver for you.
I've never seen as many reckless drivers as I have here in SoCal.
You've got:
a) Distracted driver (kids, cellphones, eating, makeup, reading, you name it) - LOTS of these, esp. cellphones
b) Power drivers - many driving large suvs, BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, etc... with the "I'm more important than you attitude", driving up the shoulders. My old boss was one of these... passed others between parked cars. Many end up crashing during rain.
c) Tourist - in the center lane, cutting across 2 lanes of traffic at the last second so they don't have to turn around and come back, or pulling a u-turn where they shouldn't.
d) Death wish - many 'kids' in small cars (accords, civis, Mazda 3, etc) 'tuned' driving through lights, cutting lanes and typically going at least +15 over the limit. Also drive excessively fast in the rain.
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Canada = Hollywood North |
just_4_fun
Premium
join:2000-10-18
Trenton, NJ
 ·Verizon FIOS
| I don’t want to one-up you but they are just as dangerous here in NJ or the Northeast for that matter. NY, NJ and PA have to rank right up there. I agree the cell phone have to be the worst because most people using them while driving aren’t that good of drivers to begin with anyway. Nothing pisses me off more is when some tool on a cell phone that launches out in front of me with no turn signal. You could usually see it coming, they telegraph it by not being able to maintain their lane. BTW- I'm a biker too, so stay safe out there. |
