Yep --- after getting past the accident, people were still in the left lane (4 lane road - speed limit about 35) going about 3, I went into the right lane and past about 6 cars in 5 seconds, and was still under the speed limit!
Maybe it scares everyone into going super super slow, so they don't think they will get in an accident? I was so angry this morning --- and traffic out here (S.D.) is significantly better than what I used to experience in Chicago. Guess it's been awhile -- Sioux Falls did just get recognized by Allstate for having the fewest accidents. I think last year when they announced that as well, I saw about 3 or 4 accidents in the next few days ...sabotagers....
It's worse when it's just a stalled car with its hood up. Even more frustrating.
A car parked on the side of the road is more or less just like any other car. So I think these people should just stay at home/work and look at the cars in the driveways/parking lot until traffic has slowed down. Then they can slow down for every scrap of plastic that catches the sunlight in the shoulder without causing problems. Everyone wins.
What pisses me off most is when its just a simple little fender bender and the idoits will still sit in the middle of the road blocking a lane instead of pulling off to the shoulder.
cardinalkarp wrote:What pisses me off most is when its just a simple little fender bender and the idoits will still sit in the middle of the road blocking a lane instead of pulling off to the shoulder.
[hijack]
Why do people do the same when they are getting pulled over on a road with little or no shoulder? I don't think any cop is going to be mad that you wait until the next available side street or parking lot to stop. Much safer for all involved.
New spin on this rant. Last week I was driving to my miserable job over the Oregon City/West Linn bridge we all know so well, and down on the river there was a tree just completely engulfed in flames and I could hear the sirens but the firefighters hadn't arrived yet.
I wanted to get a good look, but traffic was just cruising right past.
So if you're keeping score: Stalled Geo with hood up in shoulder=come to a complete stop fascinating; Tree engulfed in violent flames in the middle of the day=I have stuff to do.
MrSaigon wrote:New spin on this rant. Last week I was driving to my miserable job over the Oregon City/West Linn bridge we all know so well, and down on the river there was a tree just completely engulfed in flames and I could hear the sirens but the firefighters hadn't arrived yet.
I wanted to get a good look, but traffic was just cruising right past.
So if you're keeping score: Stalled Geo with hood up in shoulder=come to a complete stop fascinating; Tree engulfed in violent flames in the middle of the day=I have stuff to do.
For some reason I found this very, very funny.
I have to look, I may know the people involved and they may need me.
There's no way that Missouri is any worse about this than any other state in this great country.
