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[CamoDeafie]

10 pages on who has the right of way to turn left?! Yes, original poster had the right of way!

We're bored.

 

[CLT65]

That's just how we roll around here. Can we make it to 12 pages, or will interest fizzle before that?

 

[Flopsweat]

That's just how we roll around here. Can we make it to 12 pages, or will interest fizzle before that?

 

[solv3nt]

That's just how we roll around here. Can we make it to 12 pages, or will interest fizzle before that?

Nah. Interest is at an all time high.

 

[Mikej]

Thank you for using your turn signals, it seems like they were an option for a lot of people because they never use them. Kinda like stop signs it's only a suggestion. At least you finished your day.

There's a right way and a wrong way to use turn signals. The right way allows people to know what's going to happen, and adjust for the happening. The other way, is, the wrong way and provides ZERO help in adjusting to the actions of the signaler. And, lets those around you know that you are an inconsiderate dolt.

 

[Alexx1401]

I can contribute to the thread with one of my tangentially related stories:

The way I heard it, this guy was getting a ride home from work with a buddy, who was telling him about how he was looking forward to dinner. His girlfriend's, hopefully soon to be fiancé, parents were in town and he would be meeting them for the first time.

About that time a car pulled out in front of them, an older gent who seemed a little lost. The buddy flips the old guy off and yells, "Learn how to drive, stupid old man!"

The next day at work the guy asked his buddy how the dinner with the future in-laws went.
The buddy seemed really down, embarrassed: "Well, you remember that old man who accidentally cut us off? Yeah, uh, that was her dad…

I have known a few people over the years that pulled a stunt like that on the person they later found out was some manager where they worked.

 

[Flopsweat]

I have known a few people over the years that pulled a stunt like that on the person they later found out was some manager where they worked.

I was driving a few coworkers to a company event when some idiot in a big BMW tried to cut us off on the way into the parking garage. I went around him and that seemed to be the end of it. One of my passengers goes "Do you know who that was?" I said, "Some self-important ahole?" He said, "That was the Senior Vice President of something or other". I said, "Do you think he recognized you?" He said no. We parked, went to the company meeting and were mostly bored.

 

[Flopsweat]

There's a right way and a wrong way to use turn signals. The right way allows people to know what's going to happen, and adjust for the happening. The other way, is, the wrong way and provides ZERO help in adjusting to the actions of the signaler. And, lets those around you know that you are an inconsiderate dolt.

In southern California, using a turn signal before changing lanes was just warning the other guy to speed up so you couldn't get in front of him. Plus they alert the CHP that you're making a lot of lane changes.

 

[bradsteen]

Nah. Interest is at an all time high.

 

[Bobbygun]

10 pages on who has the right of way to turn left?! Yes, original poster had the right of way!

I don't think he did. Somewhere along the 10 or 11 pages, I think he acknowledged as much.

 

[TTSX]

10 pages on who has the right of way to turn left?! Yes, original poster had the right of way!

No

 

[P7M13]

Just the other day, I come to a stop, my left turn blinker is on. A car comes to a stop on the other side. As he reaches his full stop, I start to go, turning, and the other dude decides he's going too. I halt abruptly, a quarter of the way into the intersection, and wave the other guy on. He's foaming at the mouth, swearing, and looks like he's about to stroke out. I'm wondering, "wtf?" when I realize my blinker is pulsing fast. Front light was out. Fixed it today - a PITA cuz I had to remove the whole headlight assembly.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Just the other day, I come to a stop, my left turn blinker is on. A car comes to a stop on the other side. As he reaches his full stop, I start to go, turning, and the other dude decides he's going too. I halt abruptly, a quarter of the way into the intersection, and wave the other guy on. He's foaming at the mouth, swearing, and looks like he's about to stroke out. I'm wondering, "wtf?" when I realize my blinker is pulsing fast. Front light was out. Fixed it today - a PITA cuz I had to remove the whole headlight assembly.

You have to replace the whole car on newer models.






Lol, pretty much.

 

[solv3nt]

No

Discuss

 

[Certaindeaf]

Discuss

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[MichaelH]

The city I'm from is nestled into the hills of Western Pennsylvania. That necessarily means a lot of roads are narrow two lane roads that run through valleys where creeks used to run. It's big city so there's lots of traffic at rush-hour. Many of the roads were built before there was such thing as a left turn lane or signals. There is an almost universal understanding there that if you are the first person at a red light in front of a line of cars, you need to turn left, your signal is on, and there's a line of cars behind the person on the other side of the intersection at light, when the light turns—if you're on it—its expected you'll turn left before the other guy goes straight. This does not apply if there is a left turn lane or there's more than two lanes in each direction, does not apply to the 2nd car and ONLY applies to turning left after a light turns green on a two-lane road. It's an unwritten piece of the social contract that helps prevent gridlock in a city that didn't adequately plan for traffic.

Well, I learned to drive there and so I thought that was what the law was. When I moved out west I 'd get pissed at the rude people in the opposing lane who would just go without letting me turn in front of them. And some people got really angry when I turned in front of them! I don't know how many years went by that I was pissing people off before I realize that that is not the law. I actually looked it up and could find nothing that said anything about it. It turns out this phenomenon is known and it's called the Pittsburgh left and it only applicable in Western Pennsylvania and a few other places.

Pittsburgh left - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mikej]

Well, I learned to drive there and so I thought that was what the law was. When I moved out west I 'd get pissed at the rude people in the opposing lane who would just go without letting me turn in front of them. And some people got really angry when I turned in front of them! I don't know how many years went by that I was pissing people off before I realize that that is not the law. I actually looked it up and could find nothing that said anything about it. It turns out this phenomenon is known and it's called the Pittsburgh left and it only applicable in Western Pennsylvania.

Being the courteous person that I am, if someone were to take off and do that when I was in front of the line going straight, I'd likely be gob smacked! And say "You go boy!"

You drive here. You see how bad potland has become.

 

[Flopsweat]

The city I'm from is nestled into the hills of Western Pennsylvania. That necessarily means a lot of roads are narrow two lane roads that run through valleys where creeks used to run. It's big city so there's lots of traffic at rush-hour. Many of the roads were built before there was such thing as a left turn lane or signals. There is an almost universal understanding there that if you are the first person at a red light in front of a line of cars, you need to turn left, your signal is on, and there's a line of cars behind the person on the other side of the intersection at light, when the light turns—if you're on it—its expected you'll turn left before the other guy goes straight. This does not apply if there is a left turn lane or there's more than two lanes in each direction, does not apply to the 2nd car and ONLY applies to turning left after a light turns green on a two-lane road. It's an unwritten piece of the social contract that helps prevent gridlock in a city that didn't adequately plan for traffic.

Well, I learned to drive there and so I thought that was what the law was. When I moved out west I 'd get pissed at the rude people in the opposing lane who would just go without letting me turn in front of them. And some people got really angry when I turned in front of them! I don't know how many years went by that I was pissing people off before I realize that that is not the law. I actually looked it up and could find nothing that said anything about it. It turns out this phenomenon is known and it's called the Pittsburgh left and it only applicable in Western Pennsylvania and a few other places.

Pittsburgh left - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Having driven in Pittsburgh, I can attest to this. There is also a thing called the Philly Salute. I'm sure everyone can infer the meaning of that one.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Just the other day, I come to a stop, my left turn blinker is on. A car comes to a stop on the other side. As he reaches his full stop, I start to go, turning, and the other dude decides he's going too. I halt abruptly, a quarter of the way into the intersection, and wave the other guy on. He's foaming at the mouth, swearing, and looks like he's about to stroke out. I'm wondering, "wtf?" when I realize my blinker is pulsing fast. Front light was out. Fixed it today - a PITA cuz I had to remove the whole headlight assembly.

Better than having to go in behind the front tire. I hate that cab-forward crap.

 

[P7M13]

Having driven in Pittsburgh, I can attest to this. There is also a thing called the Philly Salute. I'm sure everyone can infer the meaning of that one.

Is that the notion of lobbing a grenade? After all, Philly is the "City of brotherly bombing".