Annoying things people do when driving...

*those who ignore the YIELD sign.

*motorcyclists who want you to be "aware" of them, yet zip in and out of rush hour traffic at 100 MPH.

*idiots who play the horn because you're not turning right on red...while I gesture to the idiot...READ THE &^^%%$ SIGN..."No Turn On Red During School Hours"

BTW, right turn on red is optional, not mandatory!
 
Mr. Gloss said:
*those who ignore the YIELD sign.

*motorcyclists who want you to be "aware" of them, yet zip in and out of rush hour traffic at 100 MPH.

*idiots who play the horn because you're not turning right on red...while I gesture to the idiot...READ THE &^^%%$ SIGN..."No Turn On Red During School Hours"

BTW, right turn on red is optional, not mandatory!
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While I agree with the right turn on red is optional and for that reason I will not honk but I think in society today its become a norm and if you do not have the confidence or skill set to make a right on red then I do get pissed sitting behind someone lol

BTW having a PA system in my truck and an electric air horn do help with the correction and calling out of idiots everywhere haha
 
Oh, one other thing. Macho firemen who use the emergency lights on personal vehicle to get through traffic, only to switch them off after making their way through. :(

Very unprofessional.
 
People on their phones! Every-time I see a person driving like an idiot, 99% of the time they are on the phone.

I rarely answer my phone while driving...even though the car has the hands free set up, I still can't recall the trip from the moment I answer to the moment I Hang up. Talking/texting on the phone while driving is almost as bad as drinking and driving IMO.

People who treat a yield sign like it's a merge sign, thus causing me to have to hit my brakes and slow down because your dumb ass didn't yield to the right of way!

People who wait until the last second to cut over when they know their lane is ending

People that stop or slow way down because that can't tell the difference between this sign
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...and this sign!
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Left lane bandits drive me nuts too!
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I agree with many of the above posts. Especially the one of people merging slowly. Around here some entry ramps are literally hairpin turns so of course drivers go very very slow through them and then they don't speed up enough to even merge with traffic.
 
Mr. Gloss said:
*motorcyclists who want you to be "aware" of them, yet zip in and out of rush hour traffic at 100 MPH.
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Man, it's challenging enough to get around on two wheels with your antenna up and head swiveling, you don't need to be doing anything stoopid to tempt fate!

mrclean81 said:
Gotta agree with that one. Squids like that have given sport bikes a bad name.
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I was going down I-44 in MO after midnight one night barreling along at about 90 on the Ultrabarge. Darth Vader pulls up beside me, gives me a dark-visored look and I knew what was coming... up on the rear wheel going through the gears and out of sight at light speed. I've got no clue how these Evel Kneivel wanna-bes teach themselves this goofy stuff without leaving body parts and fiberglass bits all over the place. :eek:

Later that same night Johnny Rocket blasted by me so fast I almost got off the bike to see if I was standing still. Had to be doing 120+...

I was lucky enough to survive my stoopid years when I thought I was immortal, I wasn't nearly that dumb though! :crazy:

Any idea where the term "squids" originated? I've been calling 'em that for eons... when someone asks I'm never able to recall where that came from.

TL
 
That's one reason I went for the heavy sport touring Katana over the GSX-R. While its ridiculously fast and corners like its on rails, its not as wheelie happy or unpredictable at high rpms. Im not sure exacally when or where the term "squid" was coined, but to my knowledge its referring to a rider skidding across the blacktop on their back or stomach in a spread eagle pose, which I guess resembles a squid in a way. I can't say Im innocent when it comes to speeding or riding twisty roads at double the posted limit, but I've never once done something stupid in traffic or on busy roads. I also wear full gear every time I saddle up. Getting hurt or hurting someone else isn't something I take lightly these days. I guess having kids and responsibilities changes one's outlook on life.
 
mrclean81 said:
Getting hurt or hurting someone else isn't something I take lightly these days. I guess having kids and responsibilities changes one's outlook on life.
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I think surviving the stupidity of youth has something to do with it as well. If you live long enough to gain the wisdon of experience it changes your perspective on everything. :cool:

TL
 
mrclean81 said:
That's one reason I went for the heavy sport touring Katana over the GSX-R. While its ridiculously fast and corners like its on rails, its not as wheelie happy or unpredictable at high rpms. Im not sure exacally when or where the term "squid" was coined, but to my knowledge its referring to a rider skidding across the blacktop on their back or stomach in a spread eagle pose, which I guess resembles a squid in a way. I can't say Im innocent when it comes to speeding or riding twisty roads at double the posted limit, but I've never once done something stupid in traffic or on busy roads. I also wear full gear every time I saddle up. Getting hurt or hurting someone else isn't something I take lightly these days. I guess having kids and responsibilities changes one's outlook on life.
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We always reserved "SQUID" for guys who where either shorts, flip-flops, tank tops, or not helmet. 9 times out of 10 they ride GSX-R's, at least in Florida. The best is the guy who is profiling in his wife-beater, board shorts, and sandels while hanging his helmet on the side of his bike. Usually it is an expensive helmet (like a custom painted Shoei, Valentino Rossi edition) which is only there to show people (who don't care) how much he spent on it.

Although slightly off topic, I find most people on Harley's to be the biggest squids. Decked out in full Harley gear and can barely ride, revving their obnoxiously loud motors at every stop light. It's kind of like a kid in their Honda Civic, sure the motor sounds loud (and annoying) but when they hammer it... it really doesn't go anywhere quickly, it just sounds loud.
 
Bunky said:
I guess one question does everything think the "flash" to pass to be honored? That is if someone comes up behind you in the left lane and flashes (or maybe not) but clearly wants to move along faster, what is the front driver's duty?

a, ignore the driver behind because he is a jerk and no one is going to tell me what to do
b. move over to allow him to pass at a safe time (not 30 miles down the road)
c. make gestures at the driver
d. slow down to make him suffer
e. start checking for your gun in case you need it
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It's relative. If I a moving along quickly and waiting for a chance to move over, then flashing me is in bad taste, and more likely to illicet an immature response.

BUT I make it a point, in fact I go out of my way, to never clog up the passing lane. If I see somebody coming up behind me at a good clip and I still have a long line of cars to pass, then I will speed up. By the same token, if I am coming up on somebody in the regular lanes and notice somebody coming up quickly in passing lane I will WAIT until they pass before I jump in the passing lane. I cannot stand when people jump into the passing lane (when there is nobody behind me) and continue along at their normal speed, cutting me off, and slowly pass the person. What is wrong with waiting 10-15 seconds, letting me pass unimpeded, then moving over.
 
Reality33 said:
Floridas Turnpike through Orlando.... where everyone fight for the three left lanes of traffic... going under the speed limit.


Also people driving 15 over in 20-30 MPH zones, but then 15 under on 55 MPH highways.
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On Florida highways, this is why the most right lane is typically open until an exit because everyone is fighting to get to the left. I see it all the time. 408, 417, I4 (when it is not at a dead stop) and on the Turnpike
 
Todd Helme said:
It's relative. If I a moving along quickly and waiting for a chance to move over, then flashing me is in bad taste, and more likely to illicet an immature response.

BUT I make it a point, in fact I go out of my way, to never clog up the passing lane. If I see somebody coming up behind me at a good clip and I still have a long line of cars to pass, then I will speed up.
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When someone has come up behind me while I've been in the process of passing someone else, I even bump my signal just to show the person behind me that I'm getting over as soon as the next lane opens up. This more often than not gets them off my ass because they know I'm trying to get over for them
 
Todd Helme said:
We always reserved "SQUID" for guys who where either shorts, flip-flops, tank tops, or not helmet. 9 times out of 10 they ride GSX-R's, at least in Florida. The best is the guy who is profiling in his wife-beater, board shorts, and sandels while hanging his helmet on the side of his bike. Usually it is an expensive helmet (like a custom painted Shoei, Valentino Rossi edition) which is only there to show people (who don't care) how much he spent on it.
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One of the most incomprehensible sights I see regularly is the dipstick in the shorts and sneaks actually wearing the full face helmet. There's an awful lot of things that can happen that don't involve your head and digging gravel out of exposed skin isn't much fun.

Todd Helme said:
Although slightly off topic, I find most people on Harley's to be the biggest squids. Decked out in full Harley gear and can barely ride, revving their obnoxiously loud motors at every stop light.
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The uhfishal term is "posers", H-D emblazoned head to toe, even on their jammies and stick-on tattoos. Fortunately, most of the time if they're traveling their bike is in a trailer getting hauled. IMO, there's only 3 reasons to have a bike on a trailer... it's broke, snow is a factor or it's stolen.

The mid-life-crisis posers that think it's a good idea to buy a 900lb, chrome festooned barge when they've never ridden usually aren't around long enough to annoy many people.

TL
 
When I come up on a car runing below the posted limit but speeds up as I pass and ends up running twice the speed limit to keep me from passing.And when I finally do pass them they fall way back quickly.
Clowns that when on the freeway cut in front of me only to slam on the brakes to take a exit ramp when there is no traffic behind me for miles.
Drivers that fly through school zones.
 
We have 2 high volume Harley dealerships here that are owned by the same guy. I talked to him one day about a truck he had taken in on trade, and the topic came up about new riders and their choice of bikes. He made the statement that 1/3 of the bikes that he sells to noobs are dropped before they get out of the parking lot. That's scary considering they still have to make their may through down town traffic no matter which way they want to go, on a bike they can't ride.
 
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