Seriously?

[blas]

This morning I was waiting at a red light to go straight. I was behind a van and there was an older man in a pickup truck behind me.

The light turned green, and not even a second after doing so, the guy behind me was tooting his horn to try to get everyone going.

Seriously? The SECOND the light turns green, just because we aren't gunning it, you're going to start honking?!

The really sad thing is, this happens quite often. You don't even get a chance to take your foot off the brake and begin to proceed because some self important twat or douche just HAS to start the honking and fist shaking and temper tantrum that we aren't going THAT exact milisecond and gunning it across the street!

[McGoddess09]

Gah! That is SO annoying! Especially if you are in the left lane and have to yield. It's green, but not an arrow, so you have to wait and people get so pissy. No. I am not destroying my car so you can just go.

[Talon]

I guess the old honker just haaad to get to the bathroom.
And here I thought only New York drivers were like that. Hell when I visited the city last year, one driver was so incensed I wasn't flooring it on green, he actually jumped on the shoulder and drove around me. Take a chill pill already!

[ditchdj]

I've only seen that happen when I was in the Chicago area. Back in 2002 I decided that this time I was gonna drive like a homicidal maniac to assert myself on the road there. Only problem??? The roads were so freakin clogged with cars I couldn't even drive faster than 50 mph.

Hell when I visited the city last year, one driver was so incensed I wasn't flooring it on green, he actually jumped on the shoulder and drove around me.

Sounds like a transplant from Michigan. In that state, there's an unwritten rule of law that states that anything that's covered with asphalt or gravel is a "passing lane".

[ohsobitter]

I never go when the light first turns green if I'm the first car. Too many people run the yellow/red lights in Cincinnati. You'd great creamed if you went right away.

[blas]

It's the same way around here, because for some reason, we have quite long yellow light sessions and so many people are always so damn important and rushed that they'll still go even if it turns red as they approach.

[protege]

I had someone do that to me. Some stupid woman in a tiny hatchback thought I should have floored it. Not even a second after the light turned green...she laid on the horn. Now my Corolla isn't big by *any* means, yet, it could still pwn a Ford Festiva--no "intimidation" here folks. Still, I couldn't resist sticking my arm out the window, and giving her the "Pittsburgh Salute"

It didn't stop there though, after I'd turned left, she attempted to lay rubber. "Attempted," because her POS stalled. Meaning, she'd have to wait for the light again, and this time...there was a line of cars

[blas]

I also love it when people gun it when the light turns green, then all of a sudden lay off the gas and tootle at 15-20 mph, then stop at the red light, when it turns green, gun it again....weirdos.

[Talon]

...so many people are always so damn impotent and rushed...

Couldn't resist, edited for my amusement.

Where I grew up it was pretty much common practice that yellow light = hit the gas to beat the red light.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

Couldn't resist, edited for my amusement.

Where I grew up it was pretty much common practice that yellow light = hit the gas to beat the red light.

They do this here in NC as well and WORSE.

And speaking of which . . . have I got a tale to tell you so gather 'round the table and hear another tale of almost-Roadkill from Auntie DGoddess . . .

It was this past Monday morning and, naturally (as I still don't drive yet) Mom is taking me to work. We were waiting at a stoplight to turn onto the Main Road to get to the Kitty when we noticed this guy crossing (it's a 2 way intersection. The road we were on ended and you can only go left or right.)

This guy in an old orange Ford truck (looked similar to our Big Red, even had a driver door with gray primer passed by us slowly and meandered his way toward the 4 way intersection (where Main Street intersects w/Cone Blvd.) We were sitting in the middle lane heading straight, guy was on our right.

The light was still red but the guy in the truck just moseyed his way THROUGH THE RED LIGHT!

Oh Holy Hell . . . Mom and I briefly looked at each other, both of us

Light turned green and we caught up with the idiot, but stayed far enough behind because his truck was slowly drifting toward the right curb. Moron didn't even pick up the pace . . .it was as if he were the only car on the road.

Next light is right where my Dad works, at the Big Yellow E terminal. This light was also RED and a truck pulling a 53 footer was pulling out and making a left turn, heading south on Main Road.

Does this moron in the orange truck stop and give this driver plenty of room? Nope. He acted like the truck wasn't even there. Mom and I were waiting far back, holding our breath as this moron simply maneuvered his truck around the back of the tractor-trailer as it was still turning and continued onto his merry way. He missed kissing the back of the trailer by maybe a couple of inches, if that.

He kept creeping up the road, still drifting toward the right until he reached the BP station and finally turned in - if you can call driving up the curb and into the parking lot turning in.

We made it to the Kitty a few minutes later without any further incident, although I think I was starting to turn blue from holding my breath.

It's not so much what you're doing on the road . . it's having to worry and watch what other people are doing that's the scary part.