Driving pop quiz!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

You are stopped at a red light, waiting to make a left turn. There is no left turn arrow on the traffic signal.

An oncoming car is stopped on the other side of the intersection, going straight through.

What do you do when the light turns green? Do you:

A. Yield the right-of-way to the oncoming car going straight, as you are supposed to, and then make your turn after that car has proceeded through the intersection, as they tell you to do in driver's ed and what the traffic laws say you must do, or do you:

B. Go make your turn as soon as the light turns green, forcing the driver of the oncoming car to slam on his/her brakes?

If you chose B, you must be one of the fuckasaruses rex I encountered at the same intersection today, both coming to and going from work. I hope you both enjoyed your complementary horn blasts and obscene gestures.

[DevilBoy]

Oooh, this sounds like fun.

You are first in line at a red light, waiting to go straight ahead.
The light turns green.
You now:

A. - Make a quick check of your surroundings to ensure it is safe, then proceed forward through the intersection.

B. - Finish your cellphone conversation, play with the controls on your stereo, stare at the wrinkles and bags under your eyes in your rear view mirror, then edge out into the intersection slower than a Galapagos Island tortoise... then make a last-second decision to change your mind and turn left, effectively cutting off anyone who had been in the left-hand turn lane as well as the oncoming opposing traffic.

[CountryBoy]

Just do what I do, go ahead and hit them. The look on their face when they're being pushed sideways down the street is priceless. :whistle:

[Kogarashi]

B. Go make your turn as soon as the light turns green, forcing the driver of the oncoming car to slam on his/her brakes?

Don't come to Connecticut. That's common fare around here. ::sigh::

[Becks]

New Jersey drivers can be like that, too.

[PepperElf]

You forgot this one:

C: Suddenly realize you didn't want to turn and left and try to pull your car back into the regular lane.

[Fenrus]

You also forgot D: Go 25mph in a 40mph zone, change lanes at least 3 times before the next light, end up in the far right lane, and decide you want to go left, cutting off the ENTIRETY of traffic going your way...

I got that one on the way to work tonight.

[smileyeagle1021]

You also forgot D: Go 25mph in a 40mph zone, change lanes at least 3 times before the next light, end up in the far right lane, and decide you want to go left, cutting off the ENTIRETY of traffic going your way...

I got that one on the way to work tonight.

ah Redwood Road... the corridor of suck... at least I'm assuming you're talking about Redwood because I've seen the exact same thing so many times on that road...

[Fenrus]

Nope! It was on 7800 s, right before gardner village. some jerkoff in a whi civic... :(

Also had a vette and a BMW race past me on i-15 on the way, the BMW decded to go around the person in front of him, and while changing lanes almost ran right into me....

Yeah... good times...

[smileyeagle1021]

ah, I've never actually used 78th... now I'll know to avoid it...

have you noticed for like the last couple of days every night CS.com might as well be "smiley and fenrus hijack threads willy nilly".com

[Fenrus]

It's because no one else is on and posting! :(

SOMEONE, PLEASE BREAK OUR CONVERSATION!!!

[otakuneko]

You're in the left lane of a multi-lane road with a turn lane going down the middle. Someone in the turn lane wants to turn across your lane of traffic. (Or, are in the right lane, and someone coming out of a driveway wants to go left) Whaddya do?

A. Laugh at the poor guy trying to get across the busiest street in town
B. Stop in the middle of the fucking road, trying to make a hole and be "nice" to the left-turner

If you answered B, please, hand in your license, and sell your car. Thank you. Someone will be by to deliver your sign shortly.

[DeltaSierra]

Ooooh can I play too?

You are stopped at a stop sign, waiting to turn left onto a through road (they don't have a stop sign) Do you

A) Upon seeing oncoming traffic, wait until they pass and then when clear to do so, make your left turn.

B) Upon seeing oncoming traffic, wait at the stop sign until they are 20 feet in front of you then jam your foot on the gas and shoot out across the lane to make your turn, forcing the driver of the oncoming car to slam on their breaks and honk their horn at you?

I end up doing B at LEAST 4 times a week. I don't understand those morons - they can SEE I'm coming (no buildings/trees/hedges blocking their view of me) but still they wait until I'm almost on them to decide to turn!!! :confused:

[Reyneth]

You're driving down a 4-lane road with a concrete median between the 2 opposite direction lanes and notice all of the people in the right lane are pulled over and stopped. You are in the left and there is an emergency vehicle behind you with lights and sirens going.
Do you:

A: Pull over as soon as you can to allow it through. After all, that could be you in the ambulance some day!

B: Keep going on your merry way because you are more important than any of this other stuff. Until someone driving the other direction flips you off and points you to the side of the road all in one motion out their window.

My mom was right in front of me and normally she gets mad when I swear or give the bird. But she said she wished she had thought of it!

[Cat]

Another fun thing in CT is you get the green to turn, and the folks in the other lane decide their red light doesn't apply to them....because ya know, its like the stop signs with the white boarder...they're optional :)

[Geek King]

Question: You are preparing to merge onto the highway when a long, black car with a yellow flashing light on it passes you in the highway lane, followed by a string of cars flying small black flags. Do you...

A) Recognize it as a funeral procession and respectfully (and legally!) wait for them to pass before attempting to get on the highway?

or

B) Insert yourself into the line of mourner's cars and continue on like that for a half mile?


The woman I saw pull this opted for B, of course. Fortunately, the motorcycle escort saw her merge in, pulled up alongside her, and rapped on her driver's window with his baton. One angry looking glare (that made me quiver) later, she stopped in the breakdown lane.

[BookstoreEscapee]

For people who don't go when the light turns green:

Are you waiting for a particular shade of green?

or

It doesn't get any greener!


I hope you both enjoyed your complementary horn blasts and obscene gestures.

It's so nice that you give those out free. I swear they charge for everything these days...

You are in your full-size pickup truck in the right lane of the jughandle leading into the mall (it's New Jersey, everything's a jughandle). The left lane can either go straight across or turn left. The right lane goes straight across only. There is a car in the left lane. You realize that you need to turn left. Do you:

A: Go straight across into the mall entrance, pull into one of the side parking lots and turn around safely even though it will take you an extra 42 seconds, or

B: Turn left anyway, cutting off the compact car that was going straight into the mall?

The correct answer, of course, is B, and yes, of course, the compact car was me. :wave:

[wolfie]

You are stopped at a stop sign, waiting to turn left onto a through road (they don't have a stop sign) Do you

A) Upon seeing oncoming traffic, wait until they pass and then when clear to do so, make your left turn.

B) Upon seeing oncoming traffic, wait at the stop sign until they are 20 feet in front of you then jam your foot on the gas and shoot out across the lane to make your turn, forcing the driver of the oncoming car to slam on their breaks and honk their horn at you?

The correct answer is "C" - like "B", except with the following addition:
Seriously underestimate the speed of, and stopping distance needed by, the oncoming 18 wheeler. Find out that the side impact beams in your doors are not enough to protect you against a 30 ton vehicle travelling 30 MPH. Saint Peter takes one look at you and tells you to go to Hell.

[Nashida]

Here's a tough one. I hope you've studied.

You are stopped behind me at a flashing red light. It's my turn to go through the intersection. Do you:

A: Let me move, then let the person to your left move as well as they were stopped before you.
B: Tailgate me as I take my turn, then get a car slammed into your left side because the person whose turn it was next didn't expect you there because they were already flying through at 35 mph, forcing me to pull over and provide eyewitness testimony for a t-boned car. Nevermind the fact you gave me a near heart attack because I thought I was going to get hit.

If you answered B, congratulations. Can't wait to see what happens to your insurance. And don't expect me to be in your favor either when the police report comes in.

[Salted Grump]

You're in the left lane of a multi-lane road with a turn lane going down the middle. Someone in the turn lane wants to turn across your lane of traffic. (Or, are in the right lane, and someone coming out of a driveway wants to go left) Whaddya do?

A. Laugh at the poor guy trying to get across the busiest street in town
B. Stop in the middle of the fucking road, trying to make a hole and be "nice" to the left-turner

If you answered B, please, hand in your license, and sell your car. Thank you. Someone will be by to deliver your sign shortly.

I ~have~ done B, actually, though in my case it was allowing an Ambulance to turn. And No, I will not Sell my 1970 Buick Skylark, Nor will I turn in my Driver's License. :)

Keep the Sign, too.:p

[Andrew B.]

I ~have~ done B, actually, though in my case it was allowing an Ambulance to turn. And No, I will not Sell my 1970 Buick Skylark, Nor will I turn in my Driver's License. :)

Keep the Sign, too.:p

I would think that your case is the exception, not the rule.

[BookstoreEscapee]

I would think that your case is the exception, not the rule.

Well, technically, in that case it was "the rule" :D

[PepperElf]

Dang. We all forgot choice E.

Run over the pedestrians and count the points. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Race_2000)

[Kusanagi]

Oooo! Me next!

You're driving on an uphill windy mountain road at 20mph under the speed limit, causing a string of a dozen cars behind you.

The turnout lane approaches on the right side.

Do you:

A) Use the turnout so others can get by you
B) Proceed on your merry way, ignoring the dozen horns and people flashing their brights
C) Edge over enough and STRADDLE the turnout lane white line, juuuuust short of providing room for other people to get around you without risking being nailed by oncoming traffic

Bonus points if you do all 3 in the 20 mile stretch of road, only achieving A on the last turnout half a mile before the road widens.

This is seriously making me consider getting a train horn installed in my car.

Oh, one more:

You are driving in the fast lane on a highway or road with two lanes going in your direction. You notice a car in the slow lane going slower than you and when you catch up, what do you do?

A) Continue going along
B) Get behind him because people faster than you are coming up behind you
C) For some completely unexplainable reason, you decide to match pace with them either right in front of them or right behind them, allowing no cars to pass either one of you?

I'll get hit by the first scenario and the second the road becomes two lanes, this one will happen.

[PepperElf]

i had that happen... i chose choice A-2... continue along without going more than 5mph over the speed limit (traffic wasn't *heavy*) until i could pass him and pull into that lane.

it wasn't fast enough for the jerk behind me who came up FAST flashing his highbeams like he was having a heart attack... sooo... i slowed down.. was still going faster than the slow car but the high-beams kept going insane... i pulled over when i was finally able to ... heh. he flipped me the bird after that... but i'm sure he'd be even more pissed off if he realized... to this day i still have *no* regrets about that. i don't respond to drivers who act like that.

[DeltaSierra]

The correct answer is "C" - like "B", except with the following addition:
Seriously underestimate the speed of, and stopping distance needed by, the oncoming 18 wheeler. Find out that the side impact beams in your doors are not enough to protect you against a 30 ton vehicle travelling 30 MPH. Saint Peter takes one look at you and tells you to go to Hell.

Good point! I've had my heart in my throat several times seeing people cut off semi's and logging trucks because they have NO CLUE that they can't stop on a dime!!!!

[Crow The Robot]

My turn.
You are behind a car that is stopped and has it's right turn signal on, do you:

A) Pass the car on it's left side allowing you to be on your merry way and not interfere with the turning car
or
B) pass the car on the right, into oncoming traffic thus traveling directly into the turning cars line of travel and nearly cause a crash.

A person behind me chose B.

[trunks2k]

You're behind one car at a stop sign on a street that only has parallel parking. You notice the car in front of you starting to back up into the open spot next to you. There's enough room between you and him so that he can park without hitting you, but it's a little close since you didn't notice his turn signal and backup lights were on when you came up behind him.

Do you:

A.) Back up a foot to give him a little extra room? After all, there's enough room between you and the car behind you to give some breathing space.
B.) Just let him finish parking? There's enough room for him to get by and backing up might be too dangerous.
C.) Proceed to roll down the window and scream at him asking him what he thinks he doing, scream that he's blocking traffic, beep the horn very loudly, inform of where he should remove his head from, compare him to both male genitalia and parts of the human posterior, and when he says something back at you forcefully enquirer as to why he is speaking and what type of sexual services his mother exchanges for money?

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

One from today!

You have the green light but want to make a left turn, and have to wait for oncoming traffic going straight. So you pull out into the intersection with your blinker on.

When the light changes, do you:

A. Make your turn when oncoming traffic has stopped, or

B. Linger in the intersection for over 5 seconds after the light has turned red, not moving until you are given several horn honks and obscene gestures from people waiting to get through the intersection because their light will change to red in a couple more seconds?

If you chose B, you're the stupid fuck in the Oldsmobile station wagon who held me up through a green light unnecessarily. Please see me for your complimentary swift kick in the head.

[Dips]

Around here our most common question and answers fall in a pretty basic category:

Question: You come upon a red octagonal sign with the word "STOP" on it. What do you do?

Answers:

A. Stop

B. Don't stop.

:rolleyes:

[Chromatix]

Q: It's winter. There is snow on the roads. Your car has, as per the law at this time of year, snow tyres fitted (but not, in this case, studs - they're optional), and is rear-wheel drive. You're on the main road, and to your right is a steep uphill road. Both sides of this fairly narrow road are pretty much filled with parked cars.

Do you:

a) Turn right cautiously.

b) Turn right confidently, knowing your vehicle's capabilities in these conditions.

c) Hit the loud pedal as hard as you can, hurl yourself around the corner, and make your rear end swing dangerously from side to side up the hill, barely missing the parked cars.

Yeah, I saw option c) happen once.

[smileyeagle1021]

You are driving north on 15, you first exit onto 80 westbound, then exit onto Redwood going north. Do you
A. go 65 on 80 westbound, then 40 on Redwood going north (the speed limit for both)
or
B. go 40 on 80 westbound then 65 on Redwood going north.

If you chose B, please go to hell, you are the reason that I was almost late for work last night.

[sarasquirrel]

youre driving north on I-91 and it splits to I-91 or I-93, 3 lanes on the left for 91 and 2 on the right for 93. do you:

a) signal and move over when space is allowed to continue on 91
or
b) cut off at last possible second on the drivers right hand side

if you said b, then youd be the jerk who nearly took my front end off last week!
at the last second when you an no longer change lanes, he cuts me off, and squeezes between me and a school bus going about 70. he then goes around the bus and cuts it off, and takes the next exit. i was driving ( i didnt even hit the horn) so my mom turned to look to see what company this guy drove for and all we see is the bird.

wtf dude? u cut me off and you get and at me? its not like he tried to pull up and SIGNAL..ha

CT drivers do suck--big time, but this was in MA

[KiaKat]

Erm....91/93 never intersect... Do you mean 95/93?

Cause I hate that split. Avoid it like the devil. If I have to get from CT into Boston, I go up through Worcester and grab 90. It's still a pain, but less so than 95.

95 is the Road From Hell. I'm convinced of it. I have never once had a good experience on that thing.

[Midnight_Angel]

You are driving along the slow lane of a highway, going at about 100km/h (roughly 65mph). There is no other car ahead of you for more than a mile. Now, two things happen at the same time:
- You are approaching the entry lane from a feeder road, converging with your lane from the right. However, said lane is empty.
- Another car, using the fast lane, is coming up from behind you at 180km/h (110mph).

Do you...

a) continue on your merry way, allowing the faster car to pass you
b) pull over into the fast lane without accelerating, to make way for a hypothetical car on the feeder you might have overlooked
c) as per b), but without giving any signal
d) as per b), but less than 150 feet in front of the other car?

Bonus points if you chose c) and d), only to step on your brakes after arriving in the fast lane to 'discipline that speed freak that drove up way too close' to you.

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You are driving a small vehicle, along a road within city limits, with parallel parking on the right side. You spot an empty space in the parking line. However, another vehicle has pulled over to it, and is now giving signal, indicating that the driver is going to move backwards, into said parking space.

Do you...

a) pass the vehicle and find another place to park
b) sound your horn, using your car's maneuverability to pull forward into that parking space, giving the other driver a one-finger salute.


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You are driving along a road (at about 30 mph) when, approximately 50 yards ahead, you see another car whose driver apparently managed to kill his engine while doing a turn through your lane.

Do you...

a) slow down and stop, allowing the other driver to re-start his engine and move out of your way
b) attempt to drive around the blocking car, sounding your horn
c) sound your horn anyway, going straight ahead, slamming into said car without slowing down.

If you chose c), don't forget to testify that 'of course you didn't bother to try and avoid the collision; it's not your fault if the other driver didn't move after you clearly and audibly sounded your horn'.

[Yurimaru]

Three lanes... Left-turn only lane, middle lane and far right lane. Man in far right lane suddenly decides he needs to turn left, and nearly plows into the drivers in the middle and the left-turn lanes... Luckily no one was hurt... I wonder if there is a special planet these people come from, where the driving test is the Opposites Test?

[Kogarashi]

Erm....91/93 never intersect... Do you mean 95/93?

Actually, they do, but it's way up almost to Canada. (I checked Google Maps 'cause I was confused too.) It's probably supposed to be 95, though.

We take 91 up to 90 to get to Boston.

[KiaKat]

Right. But because the poster mentioned MA and CT, my brain ran in circles for a minute and I forgot that you have three interstates that intersect further north.

You'd think, I grew up around there, and I still get geographical brain farts when it comes to the Canadian border.

[sarasquirrel]

Right. But because the poster mentioned MA and CT, my brain ran in circles for a minute and I forgot that you have three interstates that intersect further north.

You'd think, I grew up around there, and I still get geographical brain farts when it comes to the Canadian border.

i was driving north on 91 in MA and it split, they didnt intersect, im almost positive it was 93

luckily 95 is by the shore i dont need anything there ;)

[sarasquirrel]

i was driving north on 91 in MA and it split, they didnt intersect, im almost positive it was 93

luckily 95 is by the shore i dont need anything there ;)

ok so i was wayy off, it was 391 oops!:o

[KiaKat]

That's funny. It came off as being very similar to the 95N/93N split south of Boston.

Usually, if I'm driving up 91, I'm headed to either Canada, VT, or NH, and I don't split off - though, thinking about it, I should still know the split, since I'd be on 91 all the way through...

*wanders off to check maps and to try and remember the route*

[Kogarashi]

That's funny. It came off as being very similar to the 95N/93N split south of Boston.

It sounds a lot like the 91N/95N interchange down here, too. Two lanes to the right to continue north on 95, two lanes to the left to connect to the beginning of 91, and one lane to the far left to turn off onto Rte. 34.