The unfortunate JKU & JLU of the day thread
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What do I need those for? I know where I'm going....
I've got a friend....Mikey the cable guy. When he uses the left hand turn lane he doesn't use his turn signal. "I'm in the turn lane, why should I?"
Maybe because the other guy turning is afraid you're going to go straight while they're turning? WTF Where does this thinking come from?
I think the answer's in the question....thinking isn't involved (no offense to your friend).
Where I grew up, you got pulled and cited for not indicating...and they were sticklers for actually coming to a complete stop at stop signs as well...crazy!
I'm not one for much government intervention but roundabouts are one that needs it.
When I moved to Minnesota there were not many if any roundabouts and then they went and put them everywhere yet they never had any updates on how to actually use them. It should be a requirement to test on their use to renew your license.
And the retards that can't stay to the right on multilane roads really piss me off. I went to school in Germany I've seen how well it should work. Over the weekend we were going to an Octoberfest and on the way I'm in the left lane passing somebody (60mph zone) slightly ahead there's an on ramp. Some asian lady comes on the on ramp and proceeds immediately to the left lane. I had to stand on my brakes to not hit her (driving my superduty) I laid on my horn, yet she never went over 45. Had to go around her on the right. Surprised I didn't get rearended.
I love it when people have their turn signal on to go left and then they still cut over 3 lanes to make a right.
Run it similar to a pilots license that never expires. You DO need a flight review to brush up on regs and demonstrate maneuvers. And a current medical.
I'm not saying you have to go to a class, but at least do some education (maybe online?) on the basics we've just mentioned.
I have strong feeling on this current topic in this here thread.
Because you don't know how to navigate a roundabout or because you've been considering buying an unfortunate JKU?
I've never understood why people have so much difficulty with them. There's a yield sign where you enter. Everybody knows what a yield sign means. If they just obey the sign (yielding to traffic on the road they're entering) then it removes the variable that the road they're entering goes in a circle and it's just like any other intersection with a yield sign.
I also visited England 1 month before getting my drivers license so maybe that gave me a leg up and am taking for granted the thought process of someone who's never seen one before. I do concede that the multi-lane roundabouts they have in urban areas add a layer of complexity above and beyond a yield sign.
I went through several single-lane in Nebraska on Tuesday and was practically giddy with how well they worked and how much more quickly I got to my destination than I would have if they had been stop signs or lights. We had a fair number of them in Colorado Springs and they never seemed to cause much trouble.
There's always going to be the drunk that tries to drive straight through the middle at 3am, though.
And there lies the issue, for some reason some people see five more sides on them.
The problem with that is you don't know who those people are when you're following someone into the roundabout and there's nobody to be seen, they stop unexpectedly and look both ways even though only one matters and the stop wasn't necessary.
On another note when you're in the middle of corn country and you have a 60mph road that had no stop signs on it but it has a cross road with 1/10th the traffic, this is not an ideal candidate for a roundabout.
I'll grant you the multi-lane roundabouts, watch footage around the Arc de Triomphe as an example. But the single lane jobbies are about the simplest traffic control device ever invented. Yield if a vehicle's already in the circle, move on if not. And if you are in the circle already, FFS do not stop to let others in....that's the biggest issue here. I had a local tell me it's just the local people being friendly and courteous....I quickly informed them that is not how it is perceived by others, except for maybe other local morons. Might sound judgemental but there are two of them on the island I live on, and I've had more near misses at both of them than I can count. They either don't stop at all or stop in the circle...always a gamble as to which way it will go.
So as not to be completely guilty of derailing/hijacking this thread, here's some "unfortunateness" I found recently...
Something in green:
And red:
I kind of look at this like people and plastic surgery...maybe don't feck with the face so much, eh? Reminds me of the pouty fat lip craze as of late. Save some loot and have a girlfriend crack you in the mouth before hitting the town, 'cause that's about what it looks like in the end...
Something in green:
And red:
I kind of look at this like people and plastic surgery...maybe don't feck with the face so much, eh? Reminds me of the pouty fat lip craze as of late. Save some loot and have a girlfriend crack you in the mouth before hitting the town, 'cause that's about what it looks like in the end...
The biggest problem I've seen are fools that STOP when they don't need to. Either stop before entering when there's nothing there, OR stop once actually IN the roundabout. But these Florididiots can't even make a RH turn without stopping when they have the full right of way, so why would I expect them to be able to navigate a roundabout?
I deeply hate all of you fellow drivers.
Doing a job in Bastian, VA but staying in Wytheville. Saw this gem at the local walmart.
It hurts my eyes real bad!!!
It hurts my eyes real bad!!!
alittleoff
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I think those are those fold down steps so you can reach the roof, but maybe this "guy"...
Yep.. fold down steps to get to the roof. But in this case... why? Nothing on the roof to get to.
Yep.. fold down steps to get to the roof. But in this case... why? Nothing on the roof to get to.
Because it’s cool yo!!!
You TJ people are so out of touch.
