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Venting on Utah Drivers!!

The HOV lane has become a giant joke.

This morning I was in the left "passing" lane driving 3 cars behind a cop in moderate traffic. HOV traffic was moving faster than me, and lo and behold this dude driving in HOV noticed the cop and bailed right in front of me (because he obviously wasn't supposed to be in that lane). Then another. And another. Soon there were around 15 vehicles biding their time, and as soon as the cop turned onto 215 these rats all jumped back into the HOV. I can't fault them completely as most were clearly businessmen who needed to get to work, and their time is more important than mine.

We need a new automatic system that simply shoots a cannon at HOV offenders.
 
@ Nick: I hate people like that. I mean, I might be making it out to be more than it is, but it's breaking the social contract of society...isn't it? There's this one 2 lane street in Studio City that takes you from the valley to the city. Its called Laurel Canyon. About a 1/4 of a mile from the apex of the hill it turns into one lane for through traffic and the right lane for turning right, ONLY, onto Mulholland Drive. There are always people driving on the right side to the very last second and then try to merge.

****ing ********.
 
@ Nick: I hate people like that. I mean, I might be making it out to be more than it is, but it's breaking the social contract of society...isn't it? There's this one 2 lane street in Studio City that takes you from the valley to the city. Its called Laurel Canyon. About a 1/4 of a mile from the apex of the hill it turns into one lane for through traffic and the right lane for turning right, ONLY, onto Mulholland Drive. There are always people driving on the right side to the very last second and then try to merge.

****ing ********.

That happens all the time here and actually makes me more upset. In reality the HOV thing shouldn't bother me all that much since it means less traffic in my lane.
 
People who slam on their brakes and then signal. I want to murder them. All of them.

The same applies to the idiots that slow down to a near stop right in front of you on a 2 (or even 1) lane road with a median lane in the middle, then they move slowly into the turning lane and THEN signal (or not). I watched one moron stop traffic in that inside lane sitting there waiting for it to clear in the opposite direction, with cars piling up behind them, then when it was clear to turn they moved into the center median lane, then turned. Why didn't he move into the center lane so the lane he was in could keep moving?!?

Now I had a friend of mine who is a police officer explain that technically you are not supposed to sit in that center median lane waiting to turn, but that not one cop he knows would pull you over for doing so, and that he has personally pulled over many who sit in the traffic lane clogging up the street due to impeding traffic waiting to turn when they could have pulled into the center lane.
 
The most annoying drivers are the ones that just appear right behind me and rest their headlights on my bumper.
I swear they were just beamed behind me by Scotty or something.
I usually take that time to create a "teaching moment" by either pacing the car next to me, or slowing down until they back off, or change lanes..... then of course I speed up so they can't pass me.
It's also fun to watch those cars constantly change lanes to get a second or two ahead of the next car, they drive like a fly flies. It makes me laugh when I am right behind them at the off-ramp. I usually help them feel at home by bumping them just a little at the light, because I know they had a rough day and need a laugh.

yep, tailgaters are the worst, i do like giving the "teaching moments" on I-215 as you say and watch them get frustrated and changing lanes only to be behind a slower car and having to keep changing lanes at the point i passed them and just laugh.

these people seem to come in bunches like you'll see others following the same pattern. idiots.

i also hate people who use the middle lane as their own personal lane and expect you to let them merge in whenever they so choose. this black guy actually started yelling at me because i wouldn't let him in, but what was I supposed to do? slam on my brakes and let the guy behind me ram me? his teenage son was in the car and just stared at me like i committed a crime, great driving lesson to teach to his son. smh.
 
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yep, tailgaters are the worst, i do like giving the "teaching moments" on I-215 as you say and watch them get frustrated and changing lanes only to be behind a slower car and having to keep changing lanes at the point i passed them and just laugh.

these people seem to come in bunches like you'll see others following the same pattern. idiots.

i also hate people who use the middle lane as their own personal lane and expect you to let them merge in whenever they so choose. this black guy actually started yelling at me because i wouldn't let him in, but what was I supposed to do? slam on my brakes and let the guy behind me ram me? his teenage son was in the car and just stared at me like i committed a crime, great driving lesson to teach to his son. smh.

Nice racial undertones. Prepare to be flamed.
 
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