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Took advantage of a day off to get out in the car and enjoy a warm
summer's evening while burning a few 2.689USD gallons of Saudi Juice. My observations: 1: I guess that our beloved president failed to suck off the crown prince and toss the king's salad this week. The price of gas here is up about 0.15USD over last week. 2: Proof that cops have quotas? I'm heading down 17 south (in the proper right lane) toward the Jekyll Causeway and approaching the Lanier Bridge. Approaching on my left and preparing to pass is a 5th wheel being towed by a as we will see woefully underpowered Toyota (I believe) pickup. As soon as we reach the bridge and begin the climb, the pickup- trailer combo starts slowing dramatically. Two cars behind the newly mited sloth is a Glynn COunty Police Car. You think that he would pull Mr. Sloth Wrong Vehicle For The Occasion/Mr. Sloth Incompetent Driver for LLB or obstructing traffic? Of course not. Glynn County's finest just slipped over to the right and passed the rolling (and slowing) road hazard. I guess this copper had already met quota and just wanted to get to doughnut time. 3: Did someone take 1/2 the population of Ohio and transplant it to Jekyll Island, GA? Never seen so many OH tags in one place in my life. 4: Speaking of OH drivers, the ones I observed today still have that annoying affinity for the left lane. Like the one who turned out from the shopping center and started heading south toward my northbound tail in the left lane. BTW it was a two lane road. 5: Thinking of the Island, this must be the only place where a drive at 35MPH is enjoyable. **** off, LBMHB! Also noted that the State Patrol is now using Dodge Chargers. Thanks for reading my rant. |
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necromancer wrote: > 2: Proof that cops have quotas? I'm heading down 17 south (in the proper > right lane) toward the Jekyll Causeway and approaching the Lanier > Bridge. Approaching on my left and preparing to pass is a 5th wheel > being towed by a as we will see woefully underpowered Toyota (I believe) > pickup. As soon as we reach the bridge and begin the climb, the pickup- > trailer combo starts slowing dramatically. > Thanks for reading my rant. You're welcome. The underpowered truck situation is common in hilly areas. I used to see it a lot in Colorado. However (as you may guess) my view of the situation is a bit different. The truck gets all the speed he can approaching the hill/bridge, so as to make it as far as he can before slowing a lot. Once he starts slowing, the trick is to get to the right. Sometimes it doesn't work because even though he is signaling his intention, the impatient ones behind him keep passing on the right. So he can't. So more people get angry, even as they keep him from moving right. Kinda funny to watch. You see cars do that a LOT to 18-wheelers. That may not have been the exact situation in your case though. Sometimes you just can't tell by looking. Once, at Independence Pass in Colorado, I had a vapor lock just about exactly at the top of the pass, about 200 feet or so short of a parking lot entrance. The car stopped, I couldn't push it, and the shoulder was very very small. All I could do was pull over for two minutes, as far as I could, and the the vapor lock go away. What to do? 4-ways on, for whatever that might do (traffic is slow there). Might as well look at my map for a minute while I wait. Well, not without some justification, some folks decided that I parked an operating car there just to read the map, and I got an earful of precise but improper language. No much point in getting mad back, and no chance to explain. Der ya go. Moral of the story: not all situations are as they seem. |
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> said in rec.autos.driving:
> You're welcome. > The underpowered truck situation is common in hilly areas. I used to > see it a lot in Colorado. However (as you may guess) my view of the > situation is a bit different. > The truck gets all the speed he can approaching the hill/bridge, so as > to make it as far as he can before slowing a lot. Once he starts > slowing, the trick is to get to the right. Sometimes it doesn't work > because even though he is signaling his intention, the impatient ones > behind him keep passing on the right. So he can't. So more people get > angry, even as they keep him from moving right. Kinda funny to watch. > You see cars do that a LOT to 18-wheelers. The problem with this driver was that he continued to stay in the left lane even after the copper and the other two had passed. He could have moved over, but chose to obstruct traffic anyway. > Sometimes you just can't tell by looking. > Once, at Independence Pass in Colorado, I had a vapor lock just about > exactly at the top of the pass, about 200 feet or so short of a parking > lot entrance. The car stopped, I couldn't push it, and the shoulder > was very very small. All I could do was pull over for two minutes, as > far as I could, and the the vapor lock go away. What to do? 4-ways > on, for whatever that might do (traffic is slow there). Might as well > look at my map for a minute while I wait. Well, not without some > justification, some folks decided that I parked an operating car there > just to read the map, and I got an earful of precise but improper > language. No much point in getting mad back, and no chance to explain. > Der ya go. Moral of the story: not all situations are as they seem. Yours was a different situation entirely. You had to pull over due to a mechanical problem. IMO, the 5th wheel driver stayed in the left lane out of sheer arrogance. Just my opinion, but a raised hood might have better communicated "mechanical problem," to approaching drivers (you did not indicate if you did this or not). -- -- "No one goes to Hooters for wings." --Chris Rock |
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necromancer wrote: > The problem with this driver was that he continued to stay in the left > lane even after the copper and the other two had passed. He could have > moved over, but chose to obstruct traffic anyway. If he could have moved over and the lane was clear, then I probably agree with you. > > Sometimes you just can't tell by looking. > > Once, at Independence Pass in Colorado, I had a vapor lock just about > > exactly at the top of the pass, about 200 feet or so short of a parking > > lot entrance. The car stopped, I couldn't push it, and the shoulder > > was very very small. All I could do was pull over for two minutes, as > > far as I could, and the the vapor lock go away. What to do? 4-ways > > on, for whatever that might do (traffic is slow there). Might as well > > look at my map for a minute while I wait. Well, not without some > > justification, some folks decided that I parked an operating car there > > just to read the map, and I got an earful of precise but improper > > language. No much point in getting mad back, and no chance to explain. > > Der ya go. Moral of the story: not all situations are as they seem. > > Yours was a different situation entirely. You had to pull over due to a > mechanical problem. IMO, the 5th wheel driver stayed in the left lane > out of sheer arrogance. Just my opinion, but a raised hood might have > better communicated "mechanical problem," to approaching drivers (you > did not indicate if you did this or not). I wasn't going to be there long enough to raise a hood. It's just one of those situations where he was making a supportable conclusion based on what he saw, and had no way of knowing the one extra bit that changed things. That's why I wasn't upset with him. Life's like that sometimes. It's also why I've learned to slow down on some of the conclusion I might otherwise draw about some of the things other people do. > "No one goes to Hooters for wings." > --Chris Rock |
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> said in rec.autos.driving:
> If he could have moved over and the lane was clear, then I probably > agree with you. He could have. He only got to within maybe 2 car lengths of my rear bumper before the effects of the bridge (gravity, namely) took hold and he started losing speed in a big way and the right lane behind me was as clear as can be. Granted, the two and the copper bringing up the rear could also use a lesson in KRETP.... |
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"necromancer" > wrote in message . > > My observations: > I've noted that just about every time you "hit the road", you encounter multiple instances of aggravation and inconvenience. Suggest, henceforth, you stay home. You'll ameliorate your own blood pressure, and perhaps stop boring others. |
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> John Gaquin said in rec.autos.driving:
> I've noted that just about every time you "hit the road", you encounter > multiple instances of aggravation and inconvenience. No, just that I vent about what irritated me here. Or would you rather that I take my aggravation out on someone on the road? -- "Give me Liberty or give me Death!" --Patrick Henry |
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"necromancer" > wrote in message > > No, just that I vent about what irritated me here. Or would you rather > that I take my aggravation out on someone on the road? LOL!! Same choices proffered by a six-year-old -- "I'll cry and whine, or I'll stamp my feet and kick the furniture" |
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