| novakru |
08-05-2006 07:31 AM |
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Originally posted by crabapple
AMERICAN INTERSECTION RULES FOR DRIVERS. Very important.
If two people are opposing each other at a stop sign intersection, and one of them is going straight through and the other is SIGNALING to make a left turn, the person GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH has the right of way, and needs to go first. If you're the one making a left turn, DON'T cut them off. Wait for them to go, then you can go. You can prepare to make the turn, but until the other party crosses the intersection, that's ALL you're supposed to do.
If you're opposite a person at an intersection who is signaling to make a left turn, and you're planning on going straight through, and they ease forward into the intersection slightly (30-40%), THAT'S KOSHER. It doesn't mean they're making the turn. It SHOULD mean that they're PREPARING to make the turn. You should go straight through unless they're showing signs of actually beginning to make the turn (i.e., starting to swing the car left). In that case, they need driving lessons and they're in the wrong. Be careful!
Easily 60% or more of the people I see at stop sign intersections presumably have driver licenses but have NO IDEA of the rules they're supposed to be following. They shouldn't have those licenses if they are confused about these basic procedures, which are based on pure logic.
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You have just hit apon my biggest pet peeve.
People do NOT know how to drive here either.
I always get some little punk ass riding on my tail and I wonder if he/she realizes that if I had to stop suddenly,that he/she would be crashed in MY KIDS SEAT??? ooooo that pisses me off.
I went to get my NC driver's license awhile back and didn't bother to look at the book, I was thinking "all these MORONS drive here,what's the point?"
Well I FAILED it!
It had no questions about road rules except the one about "If a blind person comes to an unmarked crosswalk,and holds his stick up... blah blah blah."
The rest were these obscure laws in referrance to drunk driving. (apparently everybody is a bad driver here because they are constantly drinking and need to know the rules so they can escape the cops unless of course they are part of the crowd that pay them off every month so they can do anything they damn well please)
People also need to chill the fuck out when they drive-there are too many accidents and deaths because people are NOT PAYING attention and road rage.
This little 6 year boy was recently shot accidently because of road rage-that is the MOST senseless and tragic kind of death I can imagine. |
