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airguy

airguy

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So first, a little background. I live in a rural area and commute 35 miles each way into the city for work, half of that is 2-lane state highway that is now in the process of being upgraded to 4-lane so there is active work going on. The traffic is crazy-heavy out here with all the oilfield activity and we have near-daily fatalities from stupid and/or inexperienced drivers getting in a hurry and taking chances. The locals and regulars have all learned to just dial it back and give it a couple more minutes, it's not worth the risk.

So yesterday after a particularly asstastic day at the office I'm driving home, and hit the area where it necks down from 4-lane to 2, and the speed limit drops from 75 to 65 (which also happens to be the county line). There is a jackass in a work truck riding my bumper hard and swerving around trying to find a spot to pass me but can't (wouldn't do him any good anyway, it's a solid line of trucks for the next 14 miles). This goes on for a while until we get to an intersection (with the double-yellow "never cross" lines on the highway) and he jumps on it, passes me and the two trucks in front of me at the same time. He's merging back into the right lane at around 100 mph (again across the double-yellow line) just as my radar detector is chirping at me and I see our local sheriff cresting the hill coming at us - and he immediately hits his lights. To make it better, this was an active work zone with crews present so the fine is doubled. I chuckled about this for the rest of the way home... :D
 
I love a feel-good story like this in the morning. Makes my day!
 
airguy said:
There is a jackass in a work truck riding my bumper hard and swerving around trying to find a spot to pass me but can't (wouldn't do him any good anyway, it's a solid line of trucks for the next 14 miles).
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I never understand this, long line of cars, yet the asshat behind me thinks riding my ass is going to get the guy 14 cars ahead to go faster. Dumb.
 
I have a real ***** of a commute every day on 8-lane I-40. On several occasions I have seen some jerk flying by stopped traffic on the shoulder get busted by the cops!
 
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airguy said:
So first, a little background. I live in a rural area and commute 35 miles each way into the city for work, half of that is 2-lane state highway that is now in the process of being upgraded to 4-lane so there is active work going on. The traffic is crazy-heavy out here with all the oilfield activity and we have near-daily fatalities from stupid and/or inexperienced drivers getting in a hurry and taking chances. The locals and regulars have all learned to just dial it back and give it a couple more minutes, it's not worth the risk.

So yesterday after a particularly asstastic day at the office I'm driving home, and hit the area where it necks down from 4-lane to 2, and the speed limit drops from 75 to 65 (which also happens to be the county line). There is a jackass in a work truck riding my bumper hard and swerving around trying to find a spot to pass me but can't (wouldn't do him any good anyway, it's a solid line of trucks for the next 14 miles). This goes on for a while until we get to an intersection (with the double-yellow "never cross" lines on the highway) and he jumps on it, passes me and the two trucks in front of me at the same time. He's merging back into the right lane at around 100 mph (again across the double-yellow line) just as my radar detector is chirping at me and I see our local sheriff cresting the hill coming at us - and he immediately hits his lights. To make it better, this was an active work zone with crews present so the fine is doubled. I chuckled about this for the rest of the way home... :D
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And he added a huge amount of travel time to his trip, YESSSSSSSS
 
Driving north on I-80 (in FL) one afternoon an idiot tries speeding in the breakdown lane. Unfortunately for him, a pickup had to swerve to avoid debris in the road - swerve right in from of the idiot. I saw the idiot fishtail and go back and forth across the three lanes until he ended up in the median. Yup, saved him a lot of time....
 
Bob Noel said:
Driving north on I-80 (in FL) one afternoon an idiot tries speeding in the breakdown lane. Unfortunately for him, a pickup had to swerve to avoid debris in the road - swerve right in from of the idiot. I saw the idiot fishtail and go back and forth across the three lanes until he ended up in the median. Yup, saved him a lot of time....
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Driving in Florida was an interesting experience. Only place I have been in the left lane passing slow cars in the center while headless drivers zip past at 100+ in the right lane
 
Now, if only that would have happened to the idiot soccer mom in a late model BMW driving Stevens Canyon Rd. at 50+ this morning. That's a narrow two lane canyon road (hence the name) with at least two springs wetting the road surface, conveniently located at blind curves. Maximum safe speed is about 35, and the gravel trucks take it at closer to 20.

Not a good place to be passing. Or to be impatient, for that matter.
 
Two lane road, 55 mph speed limit. It was snowing pretty bad, I was doing like 35 in my front wheel drive car. This pickup tailgates me for 2 miles or so. Doesn't even have his headlights on. He flies past me. I go around a curve a few miles later, and see him in the ditch. That really made my day. :)
 
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