This will scare anyone!!

Chev4Ever · June 23, 2001

Hey,

Everyone sees it on the roads today.. People doing absolutely everything but driving in somewhat of a safe manner. You would think most of these drivers got there licence out of a .25 cent candy machine by the way they drive..

I see a lot of it because i spend 95% of my driving on the highway..

Over the past month there has been 3 big ones that scare me, i dont know how these people are able to get a licence..

1. A lady was pulled over when she was caught doing 175Kph, she was swerving all over the lane and when the cop pulled her over she was getting dressed for work!!! At the time she was getting pulled over she was putting her pants on.. Her excuse was she didnt have time to dress for work so she did it in the car!

2. A lady in a newer BMW was pulled over at 180Kph, she was swerving from the left lane to the center and then back. When the cop saw her she kept turning around looking like she was reaching for something then when she turned back she pulled her car back into the lane. The result was frightening!!! She was reading to her child and then reaching back and showing the child the pictures!

3. The last one isnt bad driving, actually rather skilled driving but either way bad. A guy driving his SUV was pulling a 26' boat in the left lane doing 180Kph. Now he was in control but that is just crazy!

This is just a fraction of the stuff that i hear on the radio every morning going to work.. It scares the crap out of me to be driving on the same roads as these people..

Steve

Frank S · June 24, 2001

Steve

You'd be surprised of the wrecks that I hear of in the Houston area every morning.

Tere is always an overturned 18 wheeler or a car on fire and it always screws things up.

I don't doubt your stories one bit because I see people putting on make up,shaving,and even reading the newspaper every day.

It's scary because effectively,your life is in these peoples hands!

General Lee 01 · June 24, 2001

I've seen it ALL, and then some.

The thing that I always give some thought too is the way they deliver mail in Rural areas. They don't use a Mail-truck with the Steering and stuff on the right side of the truck. They use conventional cars with the Steering Wheel and stuff on the left side (the RIGHT side, RIGHT as in opposite of WRONG. LOL) with one person sittin in the middle, Driving w/ the left side of their body and puttin the mail in the mail boxes with the right side of their body.

Chev4Ever · June 24, 2001

You know what as well.. They think nothing of there driving.. They think they've done nothing wrong.. There is a guy in my town with a Kawasaki 700 Ninja and when him and his buddy passed i was at the front of a 10 car line that was nice and evenly spaced since i was already doing 20Kph over the limit *100 in an 80* They pushed me and the 3 on comming cars on to the shoulder so they could pass me.. and you can bet they were doin at least 250+ when they passed me.

I asked the next day when i saw him and he said oh ya i remember you.. I said where in the #### he was going so quickly.. He said no where we were just drivin to town.. I would have decked him for doin it but there were too many witnesses!!!

I wont get started on the stupid bikers as well.. thats a few chapters in it self

Its so scary that these morons have your life in there hands everytime they get behind the wheel.. These people need more than a slap on the wrist and a small fine..

Steve

Jpshostr · June 25, 2001

Quote: from General Lee 01 on 12:53 am on June 24, 2001
I've seen it ALL, and then some.

The thing that I always give some thought too is the way they deliver mail in Rural areas. They don't use a Mail-truck with the Steering and stuff on the right side of the truck. They use conventional cars with the Steering Wheel and stuff on the left side (the RIGHT side, RIGHT as in opposite of WRONG. LOL) with one person sittin in the middle, Driving w/ the left side of their body and puttin the mail in the mail boxes with the right side of their body.

Thats the way we've gotten our mail for years. Never have ever heard or seen anything bad from this. I'd rather have a mail guy driving a vehicle like that instead of any other wacko on the road that doesn't know how to operate their vehicle.

Chev4Ever · June 25, 2001

Hey,

We have mailbox at the shop and the guy is like 99 % perfect for road safety. One day he came by and he had is 4 ways on when he is doin the deliveries and he dropped ours off and didnt look to see there was a guy right beside him only to rip off his left mirror and scrape the side of his car along with the one he hit..

But thats more or less stupid driving not to check if you are clear in the mirror *or what was his mirror*

(Edited by Chev4Ever at 7:24 pm on June 25, 2001)