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People who change lanes in the middle of a roundabout... especially when they don't even indicate!

People who either stop 15 feet away from or stop on the complete other side of the line at lights.

People who leave 15 feet of space between them and the car in front of them at lights.
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This is for the US, but people who ride the left lane for years. Called the passing lane for a reason. Get the **** over, dammit.

MrStillSmokin posted...

This is for the US, but people who ride the left lane for years. Called the passing lane for a reason. Get the **** over, dammit.

Heh...I am a little guilty of doing that... but in my country... it's the right lane. But I only do that if there are a bunch of cars in the left lane and I know I would be passing them anyways because I am driving faster.

MrStillSmokin posted...

This is for the US, but people who ride the left lane for years. Called the passing lane for a reason. Get the **** over, dammit.

It isn't really treated as a passing lane where I live and back when I had driver's ed years ago I don't ever remember the instructor saying it was for passing only.
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Should have designated freeway/highway usage on my last comment. Least everywhere I've lived, slower traffic is supposed to stay to the right on the freeway. Otherwise you can get things like, but not limited to, two slow vehicles riding side by side, congesting traffic. Stay right except to pass, and you won't block traffic.

If you can turn from the left lane, it isn't really a passing lane.
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KainWind posted...

If you can turn from the left lane, it isn't really a passing lane.

The left lane is a passing lane on the freeway, not in the city where you have traffic lights and pedestrian crossings
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Thought of another that really grinds my gears...

People who have to come to a complete stop to look at something....especially when it's on the other side of the road. If a cop has someone pulled over, way on the side of the road, and you're 3 lanes over....you don't need to slam on your brakes and go 2 mph. Same with accidents. If it's really that crazy of an accident then it'll be on the news. No need to come to a complete stop and cause another accident.

Just drive people.
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I really hate it when people just walk out in front of your car without even looking... because they assume they have the right away and I am going to stop. Which of course, I do...

But it still annoys the crap out of me.

PinkPuttyKat posted...

I really hate it when people just walk out in front of your car without even looking... because they assume they have the right away and I am going to stop. Which of course, I do...

But it still annoys the crap out of me.

I came inches from hitting somebody doing hat he over day AND today. The other day, this lady walked in front om my car from the right while I was looking left. Totally on me. Thank God I didn't hit her

This very day, some dumbass college kid wandered in a four lane highway just looking straight down at his phone. This guy crossed a road with a 45mph speed limit without even looking. I leaned in the horn and he stopped in time. This dipshit seriously thought traffic would just part like the Red Sea to let him jaywalk.
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Not signaling
Driving super fast on the street even when there is a red light up ahead.
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--kresnik-- posted...

PinkPuttyKat posted...

I really hate it when people just walk out in front of your car without even looking... because they assume they have the right away and I am going to stop. Which of course, I do...

But it still annoys the crap out of me.

I came inches from hitting somebody doing hat he over day AND today. The other day, this lady walked in front om my car from the right while I was looking left. Totally on me. Thank God I didn't hit her

This very day, some dumbass college kid wandered in a four lane highway just looking straight down at his phone. This guy crossed a road with a 45mph speed limit without even looking. I leaned in the horn and he stopped in time. This dipshit seriously thought traffic would just part like the Red Sea to let him jaywalk.

Yeah, that would have been scary! And no doubt us drivers would somehow be in the wrong. I can't get over how many people walk and text at the same time. It's crazy... my Dad saw a guy nearly get hit by a car because he was too busy texting. If Dad hadn't grabbed him by the jacket, no doubt he would have been hit.

Depending on the situation, the jaywalker is often 100% at fault and the driver may not be charged for anything, in some circumstances. Jaywalking is a crime for a good reason and if you're going to do it, you can't expect four lanes of cars in top gear to stop and politely wave you past. Just fucking dumbfounded. I leaned on the horn before he got dangerously close, but he didn't even look to the south.
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Fuckers that try to be "considerate" at 4-ways. You got there first, just fucking go. I'm all about being considerate on the road, but not at a 4-way. Just go when it's your turn so we can keep traffic flowing. I won't even get into the assholes that go out of turn.
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Motorcyclists. All of them.
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People who stop at the window and hold up traffic to check their order.

People who bring a list through the drive through

Get. Out. And go. InSIDE
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Here's another one:

People who make wideturns in regular sized vehicles. So dangerous and unnecessary. With the exception of a few vehicles, you don't need to make wise turns unless you have a CDL-required vehicle that has a "wide turns" sign.
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