PSA: You drive like an asshole!!

**Ted Striker** · 02-08-2019, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by toast2266

With 2 or 3 friends, I've successfully moved a few poorly parked cars by hand.

**Timberridge** · 02-08-2019, 10:46 AM

You haven't lived until you see some Asian dude thinking he's in still in Japan heading straight for you on a two lane road.

Though to be fair I've done that a few times myself in those countries that drive on the wrong side of the road.

**Ted Striker** · 02-08-2019, 10:58 AM

I actually learned to drive in England. The first time I went back as a 20something adult I was pretty cocky about it being no big deal until I was on a basically one lane back road, went around a blind 90° corner, and came face to face with another car. Instinctively, I went right. Neither of us was going more than 10 mph, so it wasn't really a big deal, but he made sure to let me know of his displeasure. IIRC, the phrase he used was American twat.

**Timberridge** · 02-08-2019, 11:05 AM

At least he didn't call you a wanker. I find that I'm ok the first days or so...when I'm really paying attention. Then as you say, you get comfortable and things go awry at an intersection, etc. A close call then jolts you back into the attention paying mode for a while.

**mcski** · 02-08-2019, 11:06 AM

Yep. Spent a lot of time driving on the wrong side in Oz, no big deal until I had to flip a bitch in a high traffic area and got totally discombobulated about where I should be finishing the uturn. I think the words were American Cunt

**summit** · 02-08-2019, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

You haven't lived until you see some Asian dude thinking he's in still in Japan heading straight for you on a two lane road.

Though to be fair I've done that a few times myself in those countries that drive on the wrong side of the road.

Signs abound in NZ reminding people of that

**Ted Striker** · 02-08-2019, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

At least he didn't call you a wanker. I find that I'm ok the first days or so...when I'm really paying attention. Then as you say, you get comfortable and things go awry at an intersection, etc. A close call then jolts you back into the attention paying mode for a while.

Yeah, that was exactly it.

The worst places are the US Virgin Islands, where they drive on the left with American cars. You'd think that would be a disincentive to driving like an asshole, but assholism knows no bounds.

**Timberridge** · 02-08-2019, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Summit

Signs abound in NZ reminding people of that

Outside a developing country, it's one of the scariest places I've ever driven. On the south island guard rails are very randomly placed those mountain roads, and it's a long way down the side of the mountain into the valley.

Originally Posted by pisteoff

The worst places are the US Virgin Islands, where they drive on the left with American cars. You'd think that would be a disincentive to driving like an asshole, but assholism knows no bounds.

A bunch of islands Caribbean are like that...crazy drivers too.

**PNWbrit** · 02-08-2019, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by mcski

Yep. Spent a lot of time driving on the wrong side in Oz, no big deal until I had to flip a bitch in a high traffic area and got totally discombobulated about where I should be finishing the uturn. I think the words were American Cunt

Sounds Australian.

Uber driver spotted today in DT Seattle, as snowpocalypse 2019 approaches, performing u turn on 4th Avenue (one way) so as to more accurately align with the prescribed direction of travel.

He had an Ethiopian flag bumper sticker.. naturally.

Some antipodean curses were hurled at him.

**Rideski** · 02-08-2019, 11:57 AM

Small black front wheel drive car aggressively tailgating and weaving through trucks with no lights while texting.

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**Timberridge** · 02-08-2019, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Rideski

Small black front wheel drive car aggressively tailgating and weaving through trucks with no lights while texting.

Followed by another car with driver taking pictures.

**PNWbrit** · 02-08-2019, 01:03 PM

Originally Posted by Timberridge

Followed by another car with driver taking pictures.

What an asshole.

**k2skier112** · 02-08-2019, 01:19 PM

Turn yer damn wipers on!

College student in a small SUV, Idaho plates with a ski rack rolls thru intersection making a left turn, with a cop in her blind spot approaching from her right, damn near t-bones him...quickly pulled her over.

STOP AT FUCKING STOP SIGNS!!!

**irul&ublo** · 02-08-2019, 02:40 PM

Sergio always drives like an asshole

**old goat** · 02-08-2019, 05:33 PM

Originally Posted by toast2266

Escalade is tough.

With 2 or 3 friends, I've successfully moved a few poorly parked cars by hand. Get the suspension bouncing and normal sized cars can be skootched a bit. Especially if there's some gravel under the tires.

Came out of a restaurant in France to find out little Renault, locked, in a different place than where we left it. No tire marks.

**riser4** · 02-08-2019, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by old goat

Came out of a restaurant in France to find out little Renault, locked, in a different place than where we left it. No tire marks.

It was lifted. Bahahahaha.

**SumJongGuy** · 02-08-2019, 06:15 PM

In high school during a concert, the stage band carried the concert band director's VW rabbit up the sidewalk and tucked it tightly inside the brick wall lined entrance to the school. There was maybe 2 inches between the front and rear bumpers and the walls. Stage band FTW! Found out later in life that band director was actually a pretty damned cool dude. Felt kinda bad about giving him so much shit but that car stunt was funny as hell to this day..

**schindlerpiste** · 02-08-2019, 06:17 PM

My question is what do you do when someone is driving like an asshole, and you are the recipient of the assholery?

I fight with my wife about this just about overtime we drive down to the valley.

**PNWbrit** · 02-08-2019, 06:17 PM

We picked up geography teacher's Triumph Herald and put it on high school tennis court a few times.

**old goat** · 02-08-2019, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by PNWbrit

Sounds Australian.

Uber driver spotted today in DT Seattle, as snowpocalypse 2019 approaches, performing u turn on 4th Avenue (one way) so as to more accurately align with the prescribed direction of travel.

He had an Ethiopian flag bumper sticker.. naturally.

Some antipodean curses were hurled at him.

I learned a new word today. Thank you.

Originally Posted by Rideski

Small black front wheel drive car aggressively tailgating and weaving through trucks with no lights while texting.

Wrong thread Jong. Belongs in Darwin Awards.

**Meadow Skipper** · 02-08-2019, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by schindlerpiste

My question is what do you do when someone is driving like an asshole, and you are the recipient of the assholery?

I fight with my wife about this just about overtime we drive down to the valley.

This is ‘Merica, you have a gun, right?

**wooley12** · 02-08-2019, 09:12 PM

Peeze. Belongs in the gun thread because it's too real.

I can swear remarkably loud and still drive remarkably calm. Lots of practice.

It's one of those situations where if you win, you lose.