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Suby / CHP - incident...
CHP officer protects Caltrans worker in I-80 crash; cruiser totaled | Foothills/Tahoe News - KCRA Home
who's the dumbs**t that decided to rearend the CHP??!?
who's the dumbs**t that decided to rearend the CHP??!?
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Just read about this a couple hours ago.
More information here:
Sacto 9-1-1: CHP officer injured trying to protect Caltrans worker on I-80 near Auburn
She is 86 years old.
More information here:
Sacto 9-1-1: CHP officer injured trying to protect Caltrans worker on I-80 near Auburn
She is 86 years old.
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Not sure if even I will want to be driving at 86.
CHP officials said the Subaru continued forward, without braking, and struck the rear of the officer' s vehicle, causing major rear-end damage to the patrol vehicle and minor injuries to the CHP officer.
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I have this issue with my grandpa. He is 88 drives a 2014 forester and already ding it up. As much as I wish he would give up driving, there is no one that can be with him at all times to take him places. Luckly he doesn't go far from home, but asking someone do give up driving is like asking to give up there independence. And older people are really stubborn. I'm just glad that no one got seriously hurt. Props to the CHP officer.
I have this issue with my grandpa. He is 88 drives a 2014 forester and already ding it up. As much as I wish he would give up driving, there is no one that can be with him at all times to take him places. Luckly he doesn't go far from home, but asking someone do give up driving is like asking to give up there independence. And older people are really stubborn. I'm just glad that no one got seriously hurt. Props to the CHP officer.
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Someone to DMV and they'll be called into c
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I effin hate old *** people that drive! There should take a yearly exam after 75 IMO... I drive on The freeway alot 880,101 mostly and most of my near misses have been with elderly people.
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You DO have to get recertified more often after a certain age (not every year though), but as we all know, the testing isn't so difficult to pass or there would be a lot less dummies on the road. My uncle used to be the one who gave the recertification tests for the DMV like 10 years ago and he said people would try to bribe him ALL the time...before they even took the test.
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You DO have to get recertified more often after a certain age (not every year though), but as we all know, the testing isn't so difficult to pass or there would be a lot less dummies on the road. My uncle used to be the one who gave the recertification tests for the DMV like 10 years ago and he said people would try to bribe him ALL the time...before they even took the test.
1. Students. Those under 18.
2. Normal drivers. Those that have taken the required test at a min. level.
3. Expert drivers. Those that have taken more testing, classes, etc.
We should have lanes only for expert drivers and insurance price breaks for said drivers.
Our test should be harder and given in English only. Everyone should be required to retest every 5 years to maintain the expert classification. Everyone should be required to take a certain amount of drivers training courses. X amount of hours... say 14 hours for the normal cert. Say 40 hours for the expert cert. I don't know. Expert drivers can loose that cert. if they get so many violation points or at fault accidents.
Our tests are WAY too easy and there just isn't enough driver education. Most folks are not aware that you're suppose to move over for faster drivers, that flashing your lights at them is actually a courtesy not equal to flipping them off. People don't understand yield principles. Can't park for ****. The fast lane is truly for passing only. You know those double white lines on the commuter lanes... yeah that's a wall you stupid ****. Crossing over it is equivalent to hitting a wall and a $400 ticket.
Brights in fog is retarded. Driving with your headlights off in the rain or at dawn or dusk is retarded.
Checking the function of your head lights and brake lights every so often is a good idea.
We need to reduce how strict our smog laws are. Increase how hard the test is. Start requiring annual safety inspections or at least every 2 years. Too many dumb ****s driving around with un safe cars. That's way more hazerdous that putting an exhaust on your car. Hell most folks modifying their cars have the safest cars on the road... because we care.
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Originally Posted by OneManArmy
I think we should have 3 levels of drivers licenses.
1. Students. Those under 18.
2. Normal drivers. Those that have taken the required test at a min. level.
3. Expert drivers. Those that have taken more testing, classes, etc.
We should have lanes only for expert drivers and insurance price breaks for said drivers.
Our test should be harder and given in English only. Everyone should be required to retest every 5 years to maintain the expert classification. Everyone should be required to take a certain amount of drivers training courses. X amount of hours... say 14 hours for the normal cert. Say 40 hours for the expert cert. I don't know. Expert drivers can loose that cert. if they get so many violation points or at fault accidents.
Our tests are WAY too easy and there just isn't enough driver education. Most folks are not aware that you're suppose to move over for faster drivers, that flashing your lights at them is actually a courtesy not equal to flipping them off. People don't understand yield principles. Can't park for ****. The fast lane is truly for passing only. You know those double white lines on the commuter lanes... yeah that's a wall you stupid ****. Crossing over it is equivalent to hitting a wall and a $400 ticket.
Brights in fog is retarded. Driving with your headlights off in the rain or at dawn or dusk is retarded.
Checking the function of your head lights and brake lights every so often is a good idea.
We need to reduce how strict our smog laws are. Increase how hard the test is. Start requiring annual safety inspections or at least every 2 years. Too many dumb ****s driving around with un safe cars. That's way more hazerdous that putting an exhaust on your car. Hell most folks modifying their cars have the safest cars on the road... because we care.
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I think we should have 3 levels of drivers licenses.
1. Students. Those under 18.
2. Normal drivers. Those that have taken the required test at a min. level.
3. Expert drivers. Those that have taken more testing, classes, etc.
We should have lanes only for expert drivers and insurance price breaks for said drivers.
Our test should be harder and given in English only. Everyone should be required to retest every 5 years to maintain the expert classification. Everyone should be required to take a certain amount of drivers training courses. X amount of hours... say 14 hours for the normal cert. Say 40 hours for the expert cert. I don't know. Expert drivers can loose that cert. if they get so many violation points or at fault accidents.
Our tests are WAY too easy and there just isn't enough driver education. Most folks are not aware that you're suppose to move over for faster drivers, that flashing your lights at them is actually a courtesy not equal to flipping them off. People don't understand yield principles. Can't park for ****. The fast lane is truly for passing only. You know those double white lines on the commuter lanes... yeah that's a wall you stupid ****. Crossing over it is equivalent to hitting a wall and a $400 ticket.
Brights in fog is retarded. Driving with your headlights off in the rain or at dawn or dusk is retarded.
Checking the function of your head lights and brake lights every so often is a good idea.
We need to reduce how strict our smog laws are. Increase how hard the test is. Start requiring annual safety inspections or at least every 2 years. Too many dumb ****s driving around with un safe cars. That's way more hazerdous that putting an exhaust on your car. Hell most folks modifying their cars have the safest cars on the road... because we care.
1. Students. Those under 18.
2. Normal drivers. Those that have taken the required test at a min. level.
3. Expert drivers. Those that have taken more testing, classes, etc.
We should have lanes only for expert drivers and insurance price breaks for said drivers.
Our test should be harder and given in English only. Everyone should be required to retest every 5 years to maintain the expert classification. Everyone should be required to take a certain amount of drivers training courses. X amount of hours... say 14 hours for the normal cert. Say 40 hours for the expert cert. I don't know. Expert drivers can loose that cert. if they get so many violation points or at fault accidents.
Our tests are WAY too easy and there just isn't enough driver education. Most folks are not aware that you're suppose to move over for faster drivers, that flashing your lights at them is actually a courtesy not equal to flipping them off. People don't understand yield principles. Can't park for ****. The fast lane is truly for passing only. You know those double white lines on the commuter lanes... yeah that's a wall you stupid ****. Crossing over it is equivalent to hitting a wall and a $400 ticket.
Brights in fog is retarded. Driving with your headlights off in the rain or at dawn or dusk is retarded.
Checking the function of your head lights and brake lights every so often is a good idea.
We need to reduce how strict our smog laws are. Increase how hard the test is. Start requiring annual safety inspections or at least every 2 years. Too many dumb ****s driving around with un safe cars. That's way more hazerdous that putting an exhaust on your car. Hell most folks modifying their cars have the safest cars on the road... because we care.
We already have different license classes, but not for the AVERAGE driver. We pretty much have Commercial / Class A (expert) and everyone else (Stupid).