Okay, some pet peeves here
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One thing that I've noticed has gotten REALLY bad out here in the city or suburbs of the heavily populated areas of Southern California, is that not only are the roads way too over crowded (congested traffic is normal), but everyone is in a hurry and trying to cut corners to save time, even if it means doing dangerous maneuvers on the road. Besides not getting common courtesy out there, there seems to also be no laws or rules on the road anymore. People's attitude seems to be anything goes as long as you don't get caught! So many people are trying to race home or to wherever they're going, and they are so desperate to cut off maybe 10 seconds of their commute, that they're willing to put themselves in a potentially dangerous situation cutting other cars off, etc. They don't care if they accidentally push your car off a cliff, as long as they get to their destination in record speed. Of course it's been happening for decades, but I mean in recent years it has gotten NOTICEABLY much more common, especially since it has gotten very over crowded in many parts of SoCal. I've lived out here all my life, and nowdays I feel the general vibe is that people are in a huge rush, and generally speaking everyone is only looking out for themselves (or their loved ones, not YOU), like a 'dog eat dog' mentality.
Another thing that bugs me to no end is pedestrians (I know they have the right of way) who walk super slow in front of your car like you're not even there. When "I" am a pedestrian, I am conscious of cars waiting for me to pass, and I will walk a bit faster out of their way just out of courtesy. Sure I have the right of way, but I am not going to be that self absorbed out in public... sometimes if I'm in a bitter mood I tell myself I should since everyone else seems to lol!
Also about pedestrians, it kills me when I am in a car and people walking will dart out here and there without even looking back and forth first to see that I, as a driver, am paying attention and not going to mow them down accidentally. Especially the way drivers are these days as I mentioned, I wouldn't just "trust" that a driver is paying attention "just because" I have the right of way as a pedestrian!
Okay... I have a quick story here while we're on the subject of driving. So I think we all know we're "supposed to" keep eyes on the road ahead while behind the wheel... but I saw someone yesterday who was apparently exempt from this.
While driving home in heavy traffic, I had to do a double take to make sure it was what I was seeing. Now the traffic was not so bad that it was stop and go, it was moving along at maybe 30-40 mph on the freeway, but there were enough cars on the road that you'd better be paying attention as well as have quick reflexes to stop if you needed to. I actually saw a woman in a car next to me............ READING A BOOK. I thought 'nooo, couldn't be'. So to be fair, I caught up to her and looked again to be sure that she wasn't maybe just glancing quickly at a map or a paper with directions or something like that. No, her interior light was on (it was after dark) and she had a paperback novel sized book in her hand pressed against the steering wheel, and she was without a doubt reading it! Apparently she couldn't have cared less if anyone saw her do it either. I'd loved it if highway patrol saw her! I just hope she had good peripheral vision :52:! I made a point to not drive in front of her in that lane... just to be safe, you know?
Can anyone agree with me?
Oh Mark!!! ROFLMAO!!!
