Rant: Norcal drivers
Amen! Someone followed me all the way down Calaveras Blvd tonight (from Felter Rd to the bottom of the hill- can't remember the street name) WITH THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON! The best part was that they turned them off every time an on coming car approached, but then turned them back on after the car passed! 
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Amen! Someone followed me all the way down Calaveras Blvd tonight (from Felter Rd to the bottom of the hill- can't remember the street name) WITH THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON! The best part was that they turned them off every time an on coming car approached, but then turned them back on after the car passed!
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Amen! Someone followed me all the way down Calaveras Blvd tonight (from Felter Rd to the bottom of the hill- can't remember the street name) WITH THEIR HIGH BEAMS ON! The best part was that they turned them off every time an on coming car approached, but then turned them back on after the car passed!
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Also, can anyone explain to me why in the hell traffic ALWAYS comes to a crawl at 101 in Burlingame? Going north, 101 seriously turns into a parking lot around Broadway, but then transitions into the freakin' autobahn by the Airport - it makes no sense. Same thing going south - as soon as you pass Millbrae, you're in stop and go, but then around 92/Hillsdale, it opens up again. Plus, all that construction went on in that area to do what, build a freakin' larger shoulder? Are they serious???
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I assume you mean day time running lights on your STI which don't run as bright as your actual headlights and don't affect your tail lights.
Leaving you're headlights on during the day is not only pointless, it also wears out your head lights AND tail lights. And people dumb enough to unknowling drive all day with their lights on sure as hell aren't going to be replacing their dead bulbs.
..... plus, it just looks ****ing ridiculous.... especially on a Prius which is easily the most usual suspect for this
Leaving you're headlights on during the day is not only pointless, it also wears out your head lights AND tail lights. And people dumb enough to unknowling drive all day with their lights on sure as hell aren't going to be replacing their dead bulbs.
..... plus, it just looks ****ing ridiculous.... especially on a Prius which is easily the most usual suspect for this
Also, driving with your headlights on during the day isn't pointless, it increases your visibility. I know what you're thinking, "Mother F-er, you're driving a car, how can people not see it?" which is the same question I've asked myself multiple times when people appear to have not seen my god damn car. So I'll happily take any additional measures to increase my visibility.
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first of all i can get my prius to at least 70 by the time i hit the end of the on ramp, its just the douches bags trying to get good gas milage that dont. so dont generalize. as i have stated many times i am pry the only person that gets bad gas mileage in a prius. by bad i mean 25 mpg or less. yes it is possible, i will take a picture next time i get it that low.
second of all if i have my little boy in the backeseat and i wanna go 55 or 60 on the freeway and im in the slow lane. **** OFF!! if i am not doing it in the fast lane dont jump on my *** and expect me to go faster. if i am in the #1 land driving that slow, fine i understand, but thats why its the slow lane *******s. after all the speed LIMIT is 65 doesnt mean i have to drive it. if my son is in my car and i decide thats a safe speed to drive at and it keeps him asleep. you can go **** your self.
everything else i agree with.
first of all i can get my prius to at least 70 by the time i hit the end of the on ramp, its just the douches bags trying to get good gas milage that dont. so dont generalize. as i have stated many times i am pry the only person that gets bad gas mileage in a prius. by bad i mean 25 mpg or less. yes it is possible, i will take a picture next time i get it that low.
second of all if i have my little boy in the backeseat and i wanna go 55 or 60 on the freeway and im in the slow lane. **** OFF!! if i am not doing it in the fast lane dont jump on my *** and expect me to go faster. if i am in the #1 land driving that slow, fine i understand, but thats why its the slow lane *******s. after all the speed LIMIT is 65 doesnt mean i have to drive it. if my son is in my car and i decide thats a safe speed to drive at and it keeps him asleep. you can go **** your self.
everything else i agree with.
Also, lane 1 is the fast lane, lane 2 is the lane to the right of that, and so on. Lane numbering and positions start on the left.
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It's QQ thankyouverymuch
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You sure about that? My DRLs are the same as when I turn the **** for the headlights.
Also, driving with your headlights on during the day isn't pointless, it increases your visibility. I know what you're thinking, "Mother F-er, you're driving a car, how can people not see it?" which is the same question I've asked myself multiple times when people appear to have not seen my god damn car. So I'll happily take any additional measures to increase my visibility.
Also, driving with your headlights on during the day isn't pointless, it increases your visibility. I know what you're thinking, "Mother F-er, you're driving a car, how can people not see it?" which is the same question I've asked myself multiple times when people appear to have not seen my god damn car. So I'll happily take any additional measures to increase my visibility.
People that don't see an entire car in broad daylight are hardly likely to see an entire car with it's lights on in broad daylight.
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As far as getting out of my car and talking to them: I am a 5'-0", 108 lbs (on a fat day) girl. I would automatically lose if they wanted to start something physical.
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Using that logic, doesn't that mean that if you felt it was appropriate to do 35mph, then to hell with everyone else? If you want to do less than 65mph then maybe you should reexamine your reasons for getting on the freeway in the first place.
Also, lane 1 is the fast lane, lane 2 is the lane to the right of that, and so on. Lane numbering and positions start on the left.
Also, lane 1 is the fast lane, lane 2 is the lane to the right of that, and so on. Lane numbering and positions start on the left.
