Boy, sure is slow around here anymore. SO, I've thought about this list for quite a while and I finally put it together. These are very common issues around here that DRIVE ME NUTS. (Ugh, even that unintentional pun bugs me!) I find myself driving around repeating what seems to be my mantra anymore, "I hate people." After reviewing my quick 62 point list, I don't think I'll ever be able to live in a city.
Now remember, these all have happened to me. Some on a daily basis. There are a few that seem the same, but they have very slight differences. And the funny thing is I can ALMOST ALWAYS anticipate what dumb thing someone is going to do before they do it. The sad thing is when I'm wrong and they actually act politely...then I just feel bad for being so negative.
Hopefully no one sees this as an attack or of me "whining." I simply wrote this stuff to occupy some time and have a bit of fun. With that, in no particular order (obviously, it's all over the board) here we go! Now that I'm going through it, I'm going to highlight in red text what I encountered driving around YESTERDAY.
THINGS THAT REALLY BUG ME WHILE DRIVING1.) Turning left and not getting in the turn lane
2.) Hitting the crosswalk button when I’m the only vehicle coming down the road (couldn't you just WAIT?)
3.) Hitting the crosswalk button at an intersection, then proceeding to jaywalk making all the traffic wait for the lengthier light
4.) Jaywalk SLOWLY across the road
5.) Getting tailed only to have them turn off at the next street from where they entered.
6.) AS SOON as the aforementioned person turns off, to have someone else enter and proceed to tail me.
7.) Driving extremely slowly and NOT pulling over to let traffic by
8.) Bicyclists using the sidewalk and running red lights (especially if I’m turning left. Who’s going to get the ticket if we collide, me or them? Yep, ME.)
9.) Bicyclists riding side-by-side on narrow roads
10.) Bicyclists riding in the middle of the road downhill (less than the speed limit.)
11.) People entering the interstate only to take the adjacent exit less than 100 yards away
12.) Not moving over for traffic accessing the interstate
13.) Not turning brights off
14.) When folks roll though an intersection with their blinker on, then honk their horn after I pull out in front of them (thinking they were going to turn)
15.) Getting tailed at 0400 in the morning on a dirt road
16.) Shoot, getting tailed on a dirt road at ANY time
17.) Not signaling to turn
18.) Hitting the turn signal after the turn is initiated19.) MEANDERING OR LINGERING at a green light only to make it so only THEY can get through the light
20.) MEANDERING through a light while I’m yielding to turn left
21.) Holding up traffic to turn left onto a one-way street (even though the left lane is completely open)
22.) Opening car doors without checking traffic
23.) Stepping out into traffic (jaywalking) from behind vehicles and then giving ME the dirty look for almost hitting them
24.) Waving me through the 4-way stop (even though they have the right-of-way) only to then tail me (happened yesterday ya'll. No kidding.)
25.) Stopping in the middle of a road on a blind corner to look at eagles
26.) Not slowing down AND/OR not looking right and left at an uncontrolled intersection.
27.) Not yielding at a yield sign
28.) STOPPING at a roundabout for no reason (treating it like a four-way stop)
29.) Not signaling on a roundabout
30.) CRAWLING through a roundabout
31.) Cruising a parking lot to find the closest space (worse if it’s at a sporting goods store.)
32.) Not paying attention to traffic or pedestrians when cruising the parking lot
33.) Backing up from a parking spot without looking / paying attention
34.) CRAWLING over speed bumps (worse if they’re driving a truck.)
35.) Parallel parking on an extremely busy street when side streets have plenty of parking spaces
36.) Passing me on the interstate before I can get into the turn lane to go around the slow car, forcing me to slow to a crawl (most common on passes behind semis.)
37.) Slowing WAY down on corners then going ridiculously fast on straight-aways
38.) Using ME as the pilot car (and usually tailing me on the straight-aways) in bad driving conditions while on the interstate
39.) Tailing me when I’m going the speed limit through a construction zone
40.) Driving 20 mph under the speed limit on a major road just to look at the water (think Coeur d’Alene lake drive or the Lochsa river…for some reason it’s ALWAYS near water.)
50.) Tailing me at 0600 when we’re the ONLY two vehicles on the road
51.) Cutting me off when I’m the only vehicle on the road
52.) Pulling out of side streets before I can even pass through the intersection
53.) Obviously staring at their phone and texting rather than watching the road
54.) Talking on the phone while driving (a given anymore)
55.) Pulling out in front of me when I’m the only vehicle on the road and going slowly causing cars to back up behind me, then turn off the road shortly thereafter….leaving me with someone tailing me
56.) Not waving back after making eye contact
57.) Bizarre increased traffic when it’s sunny out and a decrease in traffic when it’s raining.
58.) Parking so close to me I can barely get in / out of my truck
59.) Braking HARD before exiting the interstate
60.) When there are four people at a four-way stop all waving each other through, only to have one car start, then stop. Another car starts, and then stops. Continue.
61.) Driving in my blind spot, worse when on the interstate approaching busy on-ramps
62.) And finally, driving like an asshole until there’s a cop around. THEN, driving like a saint.
