Can I just rant for a minute about assholes with money and nice cars that can't drive for shit?

Headed in for my shift last night driving behind a really nice Audi S7 on Northern Lights. Literally crawls down the left turn lane for UAA Drive, ok, I get it, I've slid on that turn lane as well when it's icy and it can be slicker than baby oil at P. Diddy's. Then stops for the light leaving 5 car lengths between him and the next car in front of him, ok, I get it, a little excessive, but I'll go with it. Then he turns onto UAA Drive and proceeds to drive at 9mph.

What the ever living fuck? You've got an Audi one of the pioneers of integrating all wheel drive systems in cars, the pinnacle of Teutonic left over nazi over engineered automotive excellence, a car that's competed in the Pike's Peak Hillclimb at speeds approaching mach fuck and you're doing 9mph? What the hell? We literally got passed by a bicyclist on a fat tired bike and it wasn't even nutless wonder Lance Armstrong. I've got a Jeep, a vehicle not exactly down for high speed precise handling and I'm more frustrated than Joe Biden on Jeopardy driving behind you.

No wonder the Germans got their asses kicked in WWII, it was by Americans driving Jeeps that weren't afraid of using the skinny pedal on the right!

Impaired driver?

Was behind an X5 yesterday with what must have been the Audi driver's cousin.
Completely bone dry & overcast conditions.
Random braking, for no reason, every 10-15 seconds, and some random weaving [all within her lane, at least]

Finally got around her & she had a hat on that would make Carmen SanDiego seem like an amateur.
Couldn't tell if she was on her phone, or just an inattentive/terrible driver.

Summer tires.

Be happy you weren't in FL/AL for the recent snowstorm last week. My wife and kids were down there and she said it was crazy trying to watch all those idiots drive in it. Everything was closed for several days (even hours before it started snowing...like they thought it was a hurricane or something) so nobody was out in the worst of it, but once it started warming up and things started opening up, it was a giant cluster.

They were right on the beach in a condo, and she said that everywhere the sun was shining the roads were dry, but in the shadows cast by the buildings there was still ice and slush. She watched people drive down the road and instead of just rolling through the icy spots they'd slam on the brakes, with predictable results. And it wasn't just one idiot...it was pretty much everybody that came through. She opted to stay off the road that day and let all the wrecks sort themselves out.

It really isn't any better here in Commie Colorado. They either drive like a bat outta hell and cause accidents with 10-50 cars involved, or go 5 mph while on the phone and stop randomly for no apparent reason. We need competency checks every few years just like in flying.

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They were right on the beach in a condo, and she said that everywhere the sun was shining the roads were dry, but in the shadows cast by the buildings there was still ice and slush. She watched people drive down the road and instead of just rolling through the icy spots they'd slam on the brakes, with predictable results. And it wasn't just one idiot...it was pretty much everybody that came through. She opted to stay off the road that day and let all the wrecks sort themselves out.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
We had a measured 7 inches of snow on the Gulf Coast. It has been 60 years since we had that much snow. We have enough active and retired military that have lived other places so some folks know how to drive in winter weather. I made work all week. My office is on a major highway and there were cars doing 5 mph and others doing sixty. The big pain was scraping the ice off the windshield and getting the door locks open. It is now back to the mid 60s

It's the indian, not the arrow.

Possibility some newbie transfer from the lower 48 that has never even seen snow in their lifetime.................... drill sgt.

I've often wondered if Teslas have software to inform the driver that they're driving like an asshole. You know, passing on the right, lane weaving at 95 mph, etc.

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Originally posted by shikemd:
I've often wondered if Teslas have software to inform the driver that they're driving like an asshole. You know, passing on the right, lane weaving at 95 mph, etc.

I've learned that there are some rather general rules about drivers. One is that Audi drivers are assholes, every single one of them. They are either driving 20 mph or more over the speed limit or 20 mph under the speed limit. Not a single one of them will drive at the median speed for the traffic and every single one has zero consideration for other drivers.

Then there are Buick drivers. These will always be driving at 5 mph under the speed limit and pulling away from a traffic light it will take them at least 1/2 mile to get up to 25 mph, even on a road with a 50 mph speed limit.

Finally there are the Road Bullies in their giant SUV's and Crewcab dualies. They will slow to 5 mph for a turn and if they are in the wrong lane they will just run any car or motorcycle in their way off the road.

You can spot the new Indian drivers here from way off, they're usually driving a brand new Tesla but 15-20 mph under the speed limit and making a danger out of themselves because the default around here is 15-20 mph OVER the speed limit.

Wednesday myself and 4 other jeeps were coming thru the mountains in Tennessee on our way home from doing Citico River Rd. in the Cherokee N.F. It was very twisty up and down and all double yellow lines. We were doing the speed limit and behind our last jeep comes a yellow lamborghini who proceeded to pass us one at a time on mostly blind curves. The guy was incredibly stupid but also lucky fortunately for him. I must say though that lambo sounded outrageous when he would punch it.

I'll give you one better:
People with shitty cars who can't drive.

They have a shitty car, and less to lose.

Lets do a run down:

Audi/BMW: Will blow a 3way stop by following the guy in front of them instead of waiting their turn. Also known left lane dicks.

SUV/Woman/Starbucks drivers: Nothing worse than a woman in a Yukon with a coffee in one hand and looking at her phone on the windshield holder...and god forbid if they are behind you when the light changes and you don't floor it to get going...Beeeeeeeeepppp,,,, Their time is more valuable than anyone elses...

Tesla Drivers: OMG... there are certain demographics that should be banned from owning them.. Especially bad in parking lots where they ignore pedestrians, dive down the middle of the lanes while looking at that giant screen..

Jeeps: For woman, see SUVs above. For men, just shoot me... A guy gets a jeep he might as well get some gold chains and wear a ginnie tee... They bling these things with extra gas cans, picks and shovels, giant lifts and tires, cut fenders, 200 extra lights, traction plates, most of this stuff painted orange so others can see how well equipped this manly vehicle is. And I have yet to see one with mud on it, or some scratches from brush, most look brand new underneath after three years,,, They are road warriors and they drive like it, swerving in traffic, climbing on your butt if you are not going fast enough in your lowly Camry...

I wish everyone could be a perfect as I am...LOL

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Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
It really isn't any better here in Commie Colorado. They either drive like a bat outta hell and cause accidents with 10-50 cars involved, or go 5 mph while on the phone and stop randomly for no apparent reason. We need competency checks every few years just like in flying.

I'll second this. Down in Pueblo we've had snow on the ground for most of the month. A little warmer last week so it's melting. On one drive home, I encountered three nutsacks who would slow down to almost a stop and drift through a gutter with a little water. Why? They just had to run their vehicles through the car wash and didn't want to mess it up. I have a theory about front-range drivers. Denver. Smart but aggressive. Colorado Springs. Stupid but aggressive. Pueblo is just plain stupid. Most of the pickup truck drivers drive like their hair is on fire, or it's give me 40 minutes and I'll turn this rig around.

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Originally posted by PASig:
You can spot the new Indian drivers here from way off, they're usually driving a brand new Tesla but 15-20 mph under the speed limit and making a danger out of themselves because the default around here is 15-20 mph OVER the speed limit.

Wow, I thought that was just a thing here seeing that TX is #1 in the nation for H1B Visas. Lots of them have those gigantic yellow “student driver” stickers on the back of their vehicle. It’s hilarious because they apply them on the paint, instead of glass. You should never apply any sort of adhesive to paint. And they don’t put just one gigantic sticker on the back, they put multiple.

Between them and the rest of idiots looking down at phones, every drive I make, and I’m talking short trips not far, I avoid a wreck. It’s treacherous to drive here now, any place, any time. To the point that living here is a hazard to your health, as well as your vehicle. The driving is so poor now, it’s the worst I have ever seen anywhere in the US, at any point of my life.