Mini Rant....Why Must People....

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....wait until the last possible second to merge when the lane closure signs had been posted for a good mile beforehand?

I just finished lunch and was headed back to my office with my superintendent. Traffic had slowed to a crawl due to a construction lane closure a head and cars were backed up as you'd expect. The signs were posted. There were orange cones and even a big*** truck with a 2 foot high arrow pointing right.

Somehow this um...gentleman missed all that and came truckin' down the left lane and slammed on his brakes several feet before the lane ended. He began to nudge into my lane with no blinker and no warning. He was without any room ahead and within a foot of my front bumper. There wasn't room to let him in so I didn't. Nor did the guy behind me!

I saw him just long enough for him to give me a firm single digit salute and mouth a few obscenities before I got onto the highway. A few seconds later he came up behind me and tailgated me for the next 5 miles or so. He was close enough that my worker couldn't read his front plate number.

I got off at my exit and so did he. He stayed directly behind me a few more blocks and finally when I turned off he went straight. Hitting his horn and yelling out his window.

What give with these jerks? Mathematically, if he'd have left several seconds earlier he'd have been in front of me. Or, he could have merged (properly) in front of any number of cars (including me if he'd have done it 20 feet earlier).

Why is it my fault that he insisted on pushing things beyond the limit and then didn't like the outcome? Forget my rant, he scared the **** out of the guy working just in front of him inside the work zone.

End of rant....Sorry!
 
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Because they are used to those nice/more defensive drivers letting them in.

If you get stuck over there because of something other than stupidity I happily give you a car length to jump into. If you go flying by me at 80 to try and sneak in the front, I will do everything I can to make sure you sit there for at least ONE more car.

What I want to know is who is the *** hole that is ALWAYS in the construction zone more interested in looking than driving? When a 4 lane high way has construction and the speed limit goes from 65 to 55 I should not be driving stop and go at 25... I live in Iowa for crying out loud... theres not THAT many people.
 
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He didn't "miss all that", he was an arrogant jerk who liked throwing his weight, and that of his vehicle, around. He likely fancies himself a ladies' man as well, of the wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am persuasion. May be letting one of his harem support him and make the payments on that ride he's eventually going to total.

I won't slam on the brakes when tailgated--I've been whiplashed more than once and my whole spine is arthritic. But I'll make every effort to keep one of those highway hemorrhoids from merging at the last nanosecond if I can.

What's fun is to watch a herd of eighteen-wheelers mess with that kind of idiot. If they work at it they can give him a laundry bill he didn't expect.
 
there are better ways to annoy the road workers.
one of the best was this time my friend rolled up to pole position while the flagperson held "Stop"
fresh asphalt as far as the eye could see ...
He bounced the tach of that mustang off the 5K mark and the flagperson shook her head no and looked rather distressed at the prospect of a pair of trenches about to be scorched into the hour old surface.
for each urge of "no don't do it" he responded with an ear to ear sinister smile nodding a firm YES.
given the ok to go, he revved and held briefly at around 4K ... and let the revs fall to a modest level before pulling away in an orderly fashion
Poor thing nearly cried as she was dead sure he'd have dug a set of ditches down to the road bed ... must admit .. I was fairly convinced myself
 
Simple. Its called cheating.

Everyone is going slow in the lane. They dont want to wait so they drive in the closing lane all the way to the very end, then "cut" in line :-D

I dont let them. I just inch forward over and over so there is no space. If they want it, its not gonna be infront of me ;-)
 
Can't wait got ahead of everyone behind him probably saved himself about 5 minuets. I like it when the 18 wheelers get out in that lane and hold them up. I will let the truck over in front of me and block the stooge. Then again I carry everywhere. They feel that everyone owes them and better let them over.

I tried the 18 wheeler thing one time on the HD didn't work to well against a Navigator. Guy wouldn't get out of his truck when I finally got in front of him but was proud to give the one finger salute to me. Should of threw the helmet through the windshield but the helmet cost too much.

It's called Cheating and turns into Road Rage can be deadly. I learned to carry a cooler with plenty of ice and non alcoholic beverages and extra gallon of gas for times I have had to wait in a traffic jam. Been there done that many a times traveling on 3 major road ways in my 80 mile one way trip to and from work before I retired. Glad I don't have to go out during rush hour any more. Only used the gas once for myself but gave it to others be surprised how many will ride on empty in areas of heavy traffic and construction.
 
Kozmic, I think you might find that people that behave that way are in a big hurry to get somewhere. Yet, when they finally get around you, they can find the time to drive along side of you, questioning your lineage, giving you half a peace sign, tailgating you, cutting you off & doing a brake check;you know the routine. I've never been able to figure that out!:confused:
 
One of my all time pet peeves. I will not let one of those guys in-I'll ride the guy in front of me so tight another coat of paint on his bumper and we'll hit. If the guy starts to ease over thinking I'll capitulate-I ease into HIM. I've been known to straddle the lane to keep them from doing that or even a little weaving :D
Those guys who try to do that show themselves to be rookies as well. Everyone who knows how to drive knows that when pulling such a maneuver one picks a semi to duck in front of as they can't jack rabbit like the smaller cars can to cut you off. :D Anybody that tries that maneuver in front of a middle aged white male driver in a car, jeep or light truck dersrves what he gets ;)
 
It's all about control. These are the same clowns that honk at me because I DO NOT creep at a red light. If you creep you can maintain the illusion that you are still in control of your progress, not the light. I wish I was making this up. :(
 
I have noticed drivers in the Chicago area do this a lot. If a sign announces a lane closure they jump into that lane and drive to the point where it is closed and expect to be let in (as your driver did).

It sure is strange that they drive in an extremely rude manner and expect you to be mannerly.
 
Kind of like standing in line at the theator for 10 minutes and just as you near the end of the line someone runs up and gets ahead of you. I despise them.
 
I just let them in. I really can't afford the deductible. As for road construction I hate it as much as anyone, but I used to be one of the workers. So I understand it isn't a plot to ruin my day.

Trust me flagging traffic is no fun. It looks like a easy job, but after a half hr. or so your feet, legs, and back hurt awful. Working is much easier. Plus of course everyone hates you. Because it is all your fault they have to set there and wait.
 
Wee Hooker said:
Because liberals feel their privileged ?? :-)
Click to expand...

More likely because regardless of political views they are compensating for being, shall we say, less than generously endowed--with brain cells, or anything else useful. :D

Basic bullies and show-offs. The idiot described in the OP probably at some point had seventeen kinds of crud beaten out of him in a bar by a little guy half his size. ;)
 
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I love these guys when I had my one ton truck with a 12" lift with a ship n car channel cow catcher front bumper framed out with two inch pipe. I had a guy with a corvette cut me off in the middle lane from the entrance ramp.
They he looked in his rear view at the 500lb. Bumper with the Chevy sign
cut in the 1/2" thick steel. He swerved into the right lane very quickly
I miss that truck today with the idiots on the road.

I could of cleaned that vette down to the frame in on pass. I had 15k GVW with firewood in the back.
 
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