On my way home from work this arvo, heading to pick up my significant other before returning to home sweet home and the cats, I encountered a driver I like to call "You Little S***head", since that's what I yelled at them.
(I have no idea whether or not this person is actually little. I just know they drive a teeny-tiny little blue car, which is why they were able to pull off what they did.)
There I am, sitting at a red light. I'm the first car in the left lane, waiting to go straight. It's sort of a four-way intersection, but to my left is the entrance to Macdonald's instead of another road, and there's a nice little sign saying "Left turn on red permitted after stopping". (Australia, we drive on the left, I guess it's equivalent to an American right on red.)
Suddenly, a teeny-tiny little blue car appears on my left! There's no lane there! There's a bike lane, which is definitely not intended for cars, teeny or not. Strike one!
Teeny blue car pauses for a moment, then starts forwards, only to slam on the brakes as an SUV cruises past in front of us heading into the Maccas parking lot. "Left turn on red permitted after stopping" actually means "after stopping and looking to see if it's safe", dude. Strike two!
SUV out of the way, teeny blue car starts off again... straight across the intersection against the red. "Left turn on red" does not mean "What the hell, go straight, nobody's in the way right now". Strike three! You're a s***head!
(I have no idea whether or not this person is actually little. I just know they drive a teeny-tiny little blue car, which is why they were able to pull off what they did.)
There I am, sitting at a red light. I'm the first car in the left lane, waiting to go straight. It's sort of a four-way intersection, but to my left is the entrance to Macdonald's instead of another road, and there's a nice little sign saying "Left turn on red permitted after stopping". (Australia, we drive on the left, I guess it's equivalent to an American right on red.)
Suddenly, a teeny-tiny little blue car appears on my left! There's no lane there! There's a bike lane, which is definitely not intended for cars, teeny or not. Strike one!
Teeny blue car pauses for a moment, then starts forwards, only to slam on the brakes as an SUV cruises past in front of us heading into the Maccas parking lot. "Left turn on red permitted after stopping" actually means "after stopping and looking to see if it's safe", dude. Strike two!
SUV out of the way, teeny blue car starts off again... straight across the intersection against the red. "Left turn on red" does not mean "What the hell, go straight, nobody's in the way right now". Strike three! You're a s***head!
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