You know, this talk about traffic etiquette and California free-ways reminded me of something I saw Friday afternoon. I was making my way home in the RR when I stopped at a stop sign to cross a very busy street. There should be a stop-light there, but thats another kettle o' fish. Anyway as I waited for my chance the traffic coming from the left would slack up and the traffic coming from the right would be boiling and vice versa. There is no center turn lane, just the two east and two west bound lanes. In the left east-bound lane a woman in a white Chrysler minivan was waiting to turn left across the west bound traffic, down the street I was waiting in. Well, the cars coming at her weren't coming fast enough or something because she started screaming and yelling and cussing and making all sorts of hand gestures making a royal fool out of her redneck self. Finally the traffic slowed and she turned and crossed in front of me and as she drove past me I could make out the!
Christian fish symbol on her front license plate AND another on the rear door to her mini van.
As a Christian myself, I was proud of her continued efforts to display her Christian beliefs in such a public display...wonder if the Easter bunny visited her house?
>>> jimfoo@qwest.net 04/14/01 09:32PM >>>
Because they don't want you getting ahead of them. This is the me first,
screw you country any more. I heard that someone did some research which
showed that people pulling out of a parking space took more time to
leave when someone was waiting for it. Go figure.
Frank Elson wrote:
>
> Am I getting this correctly?
> Are you lot saying that if you indicate that you want to do something on
> the road, pull over, turn right or left, move into another lane, someone
> will stop you doing it?
> why?
>
> Best Cheers
>
> Frank
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Bieler <mrbieler@earthlink.net>
> To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 10:00 PM
> Subject: Re: LRO: People's Republic....
>
> > Now that I am in Los Angeles, I have learned the most effective way to
> change
> > lanes is a "head fake". If you look in a direction, others will assume
> that is
> > where you are going and will speed up or slow down to prevent your lane
> change.
> > Instead, look longingly to one side twice to fool other drivers and
> quickly look
> > where you WANT to go and turn the wheel. I have also learned just to
> close my
> > eyes and go for it.
> >
> > But no matter where I go or what I see, I will always reflect back to the
> time I
> > saw a women in the #2 lane of the 805 Freeway in San Diego driving North
> just
> > past Mission Valley in a Brown 1978 Cutless Supreme driving at 65MPH
> riding on
> > the right front rotor. No tire. No wheel. Just the rotor. Sparks
> flying back
> > 25~30 feet. Not a cop in site. Light traffic. And she didn't look like
> she had
> > a care in the world. Just tooling along doing the speed limit. I think
> of that
> > and all the other idiotic things I see seem to pale just a little.
> >
> > I love California. It's like watching Cops 24 hours a day. Instant ego
> boost.
> > When even I feel low or blue or think I just colossally screwed up, I look
> around
> > me and I realize my life isn't nearly that f**ked after all. I just
> think, "Hey,
> > at least I'm not on Cops!"
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > Mark Pilkington wrote:
> >
> > > Do not get me started on the lack of use of the turn signal here in
> > > California. In England, we use turn signals on dark country single lane
> roads
> > > when you are the only car for miles. It is natural and instinctive and
> taught
> > > in the driving test, (which involves more than backing between two
> cones)
> > > NO-ONE uses them here. There was a news program on it and motorists
> were
> > > stopped and asked why they did not use them. The answer was that "if
> you use
> > > them, you are telling the other motorists what you are going to do, and
> so
> > > they can cut you off"!!!!!! If you do not use it and just barge out
> into the
> > > traffic, the theory is that everyone just gets out of the way. That
> however
> > > assumes that the people you are barging in front of have brains!!
> What I
> > > have learned to do, which is a necessary mix of both Britain and here
> and is
> > > needed for survival is indicate, and then barge out anyway.
> > > Does anyone want to hear my opinions about "Rolling roadblocks" as
> well!?
> > > Mark Pilkington
> > >
> > > "A. P. \"Sandy\" Grice" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus" <Alan_Richer@Lotus.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >Don't blame US for California.....we're on the other end of the
> landmass
> > > > >for a very good reason!
> > > >
> > > > Just returned from the People's Republic of Kalifornia. Had to drive
> from
> > > > SFO to Modesto and back for a funeral. Apparently, the rental car was
> one
> > > > of only three or four vehicles in the entire state fitted with a bit
> of
> > > > optional equipment:
> > > >
> > > > a turn signal
> > > >
> > > > I immediately identified myself to all as an out-of-state driver by
> > > > actually *using* it...
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > >
> > > > *----jeep may be famous, LAND-ROVER is Legendary----*
> > > > | |
> > > > | A. P. ("Sandy") Grice |
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> > > > |(O)757-622-7054, (H)757-423-4898, FAX 757-622-7056 |
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> >
> >
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