KVNY
Member
+25|6939|SoCal
[rant]
Its been raining here in SoCal so the streets are wet.  My AC doesn't work too great so my windows were a bit foggy.  So i, and most other people were taking it a bit slower than usual tonight.  I was doing about 40 in a 40 zone as were most other cars.  Yet, some douche in a volvo comes and gets right up on my ass.  What the fuck??? Its fucking raining.  My windows are fogging up.  I'm doing the speed limit. Its night time.  Fuck. Off.

Back when i was a new driver I was driving on the freeway with my dad. It was night time and it was my first time driving his car.  We were cruising along in the carpool lane (the lane where only cars w/ more than 1 person in them can drive).  Some douche in a big ass fucking SUV gets rightup on my ass and starts flashing his fucking high beams.  I was allready doing about 75 (speed limit is 65 mind you). I pushed up to 80. Even now thats about the fasted i normally do on the freeway, whats the point of doing more? I'm already doing 20 mph over the speed limit, i'm a new driver, its night time, i'm new to the car. Its the car pool lane, not the fast lane. Fuck. Off.

Now I like driving fast, blowing past slow people, getting to my destination on time/ early and hate slow people that get in my way just as much as the next person.  But I figure that if someone is going slow, they're going slow for a reason or i'm just going entirely too fast.  mabey they're elderly.  Mabey their car isn't in the best of shape.  Mabey they're new to driving. Mabey they're lost.  We all know how scary it can be the first few times behind the wheel and I know we've all driven in an unfamiliar place.  So why be a douche and get right on their ass? All that does is make things more dangerous.  What if they have to brake suddenly? Now your car is fucked up, as is theirs.  What if they hit something cause they're so freaked out by the douche filling their rear-view mirror.  Why not just chill the fuck out and wait for a break in traffic to go around?  Its not very often that i get tail tail gated, as I'm not one to drive slow and do my best to stay out of faster people's way, but when i do, it doesn't really inspire me to go faster.  It almost makes me wanna just take my foot off the accelerator or even brake a little, but i don't cause people get shot for shit like that lol.

Anyway, to all you tail-gating, high-beam flashing, Need for Speed playing, jihad-jeeping ADD children: Chill the fuck down and cut it the fuck out. Fuck.
[/rant]

Last edited by KVNY (2008-01-23 22:38:08)

some_random_panda
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+454|6674

For us, the "maybe" bit for going slow is because there are a shitload of cameras on our streets, and they're all vicious.  3 k's over?  Speeding ticket for you.
commandochristian
Honda - The Power of Dreams
+293|6696|Michigan, USA

+1 for sympathy - the SUV in the carpool really got me, the bastard flashing his damn highbeams at you. I would've flipped about then. I guess that +1 is also for amazement at your control in the situation.
LT.Victim
Member
+1,175|6846|British Columbia, Canada
I know exactly what your talking about.

A few years ago during Spring Break we were driving down I-5 when it was raining really hard, plus all that mist that even if you put your whipers on high, you still can't see shit..

It seems people have no clue how to fucking drive in the rain in South Cali.. We saw like 5 car pile ups every mile or so, cars into the wall, 2 semis on their side, and people were still doing like 10 - 20 plus the limit with no regards to the weather what so ever..

At least here, most people know how to drive in the rain.
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6938

I live in SoCal and I feel your pain.


But there's a solution! (And a funny / amusing one at that).

Whenever someone tailgates me, even when I'm going 10 or 15 above the speed limit, I tap the brakes consistently. Not enough to slow me down considerably, but enough to get the person to back off. Usually they'll get the picture and get pissed off and back off.

But one time I had a guy who insisted on tailgating me to no end, no matter how much brake-pumping I did. Eventually he started honking and then moved over to the next lane (only a highway with 2 lanes going each way). He honks some more and I look over at him and he gives me the finger. Then the lane he's in starts slowing down while my lane is doing just fine, so I wave back to him, smile, and continue on my merry way while he gets slowed down. I was laughing my ass off. Even more so when I look in my mirror and see him pounding the steering wheel and screaming as he gets left behind in traffic.

LT.Victim wrote:

It seems people have no clue how to fucking drive in the rain in South Cali.. We saw like 5 car pile ups every mile or so, cars into the wall, 2 semis on their side, and people were still doing like 10 - 20 plus the limit with no regards to the weather what so ever..
It's true. When it rains, people suddenly freak out and go half the speed limit, or they think they can keep going fast and wind up spinning out. Fucking dumbasses around here. Considering SoCal is densely populated and has the largest amount of cars in the U.S. (all of CA), you'd think people here could drive, but nope.

I've only been driving for 5 years (well 6 if you count the time for my permit), and I consider myself to be better than at least 75% of the drivers out there. I don't make stupid moves, I don't hold up traffic, I don't excessively speed, and I know the rules of the road. A lot of it is common sense, but pretty much everyone around here has their head up their asses.

Last edited by mtb0minime (2008-01-23 22:42:18)

Zilla
Killa of threads
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spell check FTMFW
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,981|6915|949

LT.Victim wrote:

I know exactly what your talking about.

A few years ago during Spring Break we were driving down I-5 when it was raining really hard, plus all that mist that even if you put your whipers on high, you still can't see shit..

It seems people have no clue how to fucking drive in the rain in South Cali.. We saw like 5 car pile ups every mile or so, cars into the wall, 2 semis on their side, and people were still doing like 10 - 20 plus the limit with no regards to the weather what so ever..

At least here, most people know how to drive in the rain.
Haha its raining right now.  Raining in SoCal is called "drizzling" anywhere else.  I hate the rain; it's way too much of an inconvenience.
KVNY
Member
+25|6939|SoCal

commandochristian wrote:

+1 for sympathy - the SUV in the carpool really got me, the bastard flashing his damn highbeams at you. I would've flipped about then. I guess that +1 is also for amazement at your control in the situation.
I should add that he actually wasn't such a bad guy after all.  He gave me a sign with his hand telling me I was number one as he went around me!

For us, the "maybe" bit for going slow is because there are a shitload of cameras on our streets, and they're all vicious.  3 k's over?  Speeding ticket for you.
wow I'd get a ticket every day lol. Here we just have traffic light cameras that get you if you're in the intersection when the light is red.  Yellow light at a camera intersection? don't try to squeeze through, or you'll be sorry...
KVNY
Member
+25|6939|SoCal

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

LT.Victim wrote:

I know exactly what your talking about.

A few years ago during Spring Break we were driving down I-5 when it was raining really hard, plus all that mist that even if you put your whipers on high, you still can't see shit..

It seems people have no clue how to fucking drive in the rain in South Cali.. We saw like 5 car pile ups every mile or so, cars into the wall, 2 semis on their side, and people were still doing like 10 - 20 plus the limit with no regards to the weather what so ever..

At least here, most people know how to drive in the rain.
Haha its raining right now.  Raining in SoCal is called "drizzling" anywhere else.  I hate the rain; it's way too much of an inconvenience.
Lol, No "drizzle" hear tonight.  It was freakin pouring. for a little while.
usmarine
Banned
+2,785|7045

LA drivers are fucking nut jobs.
Roger Lesboules
Ah ben tabarnak!
+316|6861|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!
Easy solution, Auto Dimming Mirror, love this things, wont ever go around without one!

And yeah, i feel you, fuck those little pricks tail gating.
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,981|6915|949

KVNY wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

LT.Victim wrote:

I know exactly what your talking about.

A few years ago during Spring Break we were driving down I-5 when it was raining really hard, plus all that mist that even if you put your whipers on high, you still can't see shit..

It seems people have no clue how to fucking drive in the rain in South Cali.. We saw like 5 car pile ups every mile or so, cars into the wall, 2 semis on their side, and people were still doing like 10 - 20 plus the limit with no regards to the weather what so ever..

At least here, most people know how to drive in the rain.
Haha its raining right now.  Raining in SoCal is called "drizzling" anywhere else.  I hate the rain; it's way too much of an inconvenience.
Lol, No "drizzle" hear tonight.  It was freakin pouring. for a little while.
Where in SoCal are you?  I'm in So. Orange County, and it might have rained for about 10 minutes, max.

Last edited by KEN-JENNINGS (2008-01-23 22:46:24)

Nappy
Apprentice
+151|6513|NSW, Australia

you should be able to just touch your brakes, so the lights come on, but dont actually do anything,

park in a garage at night and try to find a spot where your brakes dont work but your lights are on
KVNY
Member
+25|6939|SoCal

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

KVNY wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

Haha its raining right now.  Raining in SoCal is called "drizzling" anywhere else.  I hate the rain; it's way too much of an inconvenience.
Lol, No "drizzle" hear tonight.  It was freakin pouring. for a little while.
Where in SoCal are you?  I'm in So. Orange County, and it might have rained for about 10 minutes, max.
LA county, San Fernando Valley.

Whenever someone tailgates me, even when I'm going 10 or 15 above the speed limit, I tap the brakes consistently. Not enough to slow me down considerably, but enough to get the person to back off. Usually they'll get the picture and get pissed off and back off.

But one time I had a guy who insisted on tailgating me to no end, no matter how much brake-pumping I did. Eventually he started honking and then moved over to the next lane (only a highway with 2 lanes going each way). He honks some more and I look over at him and he gives me the finger. Then the lane he's in starts slowing down while my lane is doing just fine, so I wave back to him, smile, and continue on my merry way while he gets slowed down. I was laughing my ass off. Even more so when I look in my mirror and see him pounding the steering wheel and screaming as he gets left behind in traffic.
nice. Like i said before, i'd be afraid to do that cause there are some people, especially in LA, that would just bust out the ole .45

Last edited by KVNY (2008-01-23 22:50:42)

LT.Victim
Member
+1,175|6846|British Columbia, Canada

KVNY wrote:

For us, the "maybe" bit for going slow is because there are a shitload of cameras on our streets, and they're all vicious.  3 k's over?  Speeding ticket for you.
wow I'd get a ticket every day lol. Here we just have traffic light cameras that get you if you're in the intersection when the light is red.  Yellow light at a camera intersection? don't try to squeeze through, or you'll be sorry...
Thats pretty harsh, I mean, I was allowed to go 3k over the limit on my Driver test without getting docked for speeding..

And the Intersections Cameras here are pointless, sure they take a picture of your car and send you a bill, but if you don't want to pay it all you have to do is go down there and say there is no way that they can prove you were the one driving the vehicle, so they cannot charge you with the ticket.. Happened to a few people I know..
usmarine
Banned
+2,785|7045

KVNY wrote:

LA county, San Fernando Valley.
lulz porn capital.
LT.Victim
Member
+1,175|6846|British Columbia, Canada

Nappy wrote:

you should be able to just touch your brakes, so the lights come on, but dont actually do anything,

park in a garage at night and try to find a spot where your brakes dont work but your lights are on
I can see my lights come on in my side Mirror.. lol
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6938

KVNY wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

KVNY wrote:


Lol, No "drizzle" hear tonight.  It was freakin pouring. for a little while.
Where in SoCal are you?  I'm in So. Orange County, and it might have rained for about 10 minutes, max.
LA county, San Fernando Valley.
South Orange County? Well lah-dee-fuckin-dah! jk, you're on a gaming website socializing with people, which is more than I can say for the stereotypical stuck-up rich people from that area.


San Fernando Valley? I'm right on the other side of ya



Me? I'm originally from Anaheim (the part that's right next to Yorba Linda), but I'm currently at school (UCLA). It's been raining all day and was slightly pouring a bit a few hours ago.
Ultrafunkula
Hector: Ding, ding, ding, ding...
+1,975|6757|6 6 4 oh, I forget

KVNY wrote:

I should add that he actually wasn't such a bad guy after all.  He gave me a sign with his hand telling me I was number one as he went around me!

mtb0minime wrote:

But one time I had a guy who insisted on tailgating me to no end, no matter how much brake-pumping I did. Eventually he started honking and then moved over to the next lane (only a highway with 2 lanes going each way). He honks some more and I look over at him and he gives me the finger. Then the lane he's in starts slowing down while my lane is doing just fine, so I wave back to him, smile, and continue on my merry way while he gets slowed down. I was laughing my ass off. Even more so when I look in my mirror and see him pounding the steering wheel and screaming as he gets left behind in traffic.
Mwehehe A few good pointers more. If you have a bright fog light in the rear, that's good to put on. It's annoying to drive behind someone who has a red sun shining in the back of the car. Or, if the weather is sunny and stuff I have an urge to wash my windshield constantly.
Didn't you say the car was a Volvo? Well that explains it all. A Volvo owner > the rest. "I drive a tractor. I'm better than you" Pff...
KVNY
Member
+25|6939|SoCal

LT.Victim wrote:

KVNY wrote:

For us, the "maybe" bit for going slow is because there are a shitload of cameras on our streets, and they're all vicious.  3 k's over?  Speeding ticket for you.
wow I'd get a ticket every day lol. Here we just have traffic light cameras that get you if you're in the intersection when the light is red.  Yellow light at a camera intersection? don't try to squeeze through, or you'll be sorry...
Thats pretty harsh, I mean, I was allowed to go 3k over the limit on my Driver test without getting docked for speeding..

And the Intersections Cameras here are pointless, sure they take a picture of your car and send you a bill, but if you don't want to pay it all you have to do is go down there and say there is no way that they can prove you were the one driving the vehicle, so they cannot charge you with the ticket.. Happened to a few people I know..
The worst thing is that they recently built a separate road for the city bus line. At some parts it runs parrallel with th street, so in some places theres an intersection and then 100 feet later another intersection.  The first time you encounter that the lights can be fucking confusing as hell so i'm sure many a person has gotten a ticket mailed to them with a picture of them sitting in their car going "What the fuck?"
KVNY
Member
+25|6939|SoCal

mtb0minime wrote:

KVNY wrote:

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:


Where in SoCal are you?  I'm in So. Orange County, and it might have rained for about 10 minutes, max.
LA county, San Fernando Valley.
South Orange County? Well lah-dee-fuckin-dah! jk, you're on a gaming website socializing with people, which is more than I can say for the stereotypical stuck-up rich people from that area.


San Fernando Valley? I'm right on the other side of ya



Me? I'm originally from Anaheim (the part that's right next to Yorba Linda), but I'm currently at school (UCLA). It's been raining all day and was slightly pouring a bit a few hours ago.
Nice Cal state long beach FTW!! I know i know, state school, but its not bad!  And the SFV has rich parts and poor parts lol.  I'm not rich, but i'm not poor either.
NemeSiS-Factor
Favorite Weapon? Pistol
+29|6953|Everett, WA, US
When I see someone pulling up fast on me on say, a two lane road, I like to speed up to the closest adjacent car and parallel it.  If I'm lucky, he'll assume the other guy will go faster and changes lanes behind him.  Then I'll speed up and look as though I'm moving to pass.  When he changes lanes behind me again, I'll slow down and put about a car length between me and the guy in the other lane (who still doesn't know I'm fucking with this guy).  One time a guy got fed up with my game of grab-ass and just went around in the turn lane.  Got pulled over 20 seconds later.  Flipped him off as I drove by.  Aggressive driving is the way to go, not defensive.
KEN-JENNINGS
I am all that is MOD!
+2,981|6915|949

KVNY wrote:

mtb0minime wrote:

KVNY wrote:


LA county, San Fernando Valley.
South Orange County? Well lah-dee-fuckin-dah! jk, you're on a gaming website socializing with people, which is more than I can say for the stereotypical stuck-up rich people from that area.


San Fernando Valley? I'm right on the other side of ya



Me? I'm originally from Anaheim (the part that's right next to Yorba Linda), but I'm currently at school (UCLA). It's been raining all day and was slightly pouring a bit a few hours ago.
Nice Cal state long beach FTW!! I know i know, state school, but its not bad!  And the SFV has rich parts and poor parts lol.  I'm not rich, but i'm not poor either.
I graduated from UCLA in 2004.
NemeSiS-Factor
Favorite Weapon? Pistol
+29|6953|Everett, WA, US
And for the motorcyclists, the windshield cleaning spray helps to pull them out off your ass.
mtb0minime
minimember
+2,418|6938

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

I graduated from UCLA in 2004.
woot! krmaz 4 u lolololol. Supposed to graduate in 09, but I'm an engineer and I'm working very slowly, so I'll probably be here an extra quarter or two, even with summer classes

KVNY wrote:

nice. Like i said before, i'd be afraid to do that cause there are some people, especially in LA, that would just bust out the ole .45
Hah yeah I hear ya on that. I haven't had to pull that shit in LA yet, but when I tell my parents stories of bad drivers and my solutions to them, they get mad at me and tell me to be careful.

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