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3/17/2009 11:18:45 AM

Just saw this one for the first time... Is there anyway we can get this chat thrown up on the news, cause this is a serious issue and it really pi$$es me off. I have tried flashing my brights like many of you, people around here are just retarded beyond belief, not to mention their driving habits seem to get worse in general.

For those of you who claim to use daytime running lights THAT IS NOT THE SAME. I too have DRLs but I still turn on my lights so that the people behind me can see me as well. Early in the morning on a cloudy, rainy day people need to see you from all sides, DRLs will not accomplish this. Please god, turn on your lights if only to avoid rear end collisions (even though it is the law and most ppl I see dont have DRLs either).

I have vented...I feel better

[Edited on March 17, 2009 at 11:29 AM. Reason : .]

3/17/2009 11:29:00 AM

i have a problem with southern drivers, but nothing gets my goat like those Virginians -

Virginian drivers = fuck-tarded auto-maneuvering ass-hats

3/17/2009 11:30:47 AM

^I grew up about 7 miles South of the VA state line. I agree completely.

3/17/2009 11:31:29 AM

YOU FUCKING DOUCHESHITS

5/5/2009 6:36:52 PM

6/16/2009 8:29:36 AM

Almost need another thread for people that block the highway because they want to drive -no lie- 35 in the left lane.

I can understand wanting to go slower in the rain, but if you want to go super slow, perhaps the left lane isn't the place to be. See that absence of a car in front of you? It stretches for miles. See everyone passing on the right? Time to get over... and turn your lights on.

6/16/2009 8:46:17 AM

turn on your lights in the rain you fucking idiots

TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS IN THE RAIN YOU FUCKING IDIOTS

TURNONYOURLIGHTSINTHERAINYOUFUCKINGIDIOTS.

6/16/2009 8:47:31 AM

I need to have bumper stickers made:
The Big Three:
1) Lights on in the rain
2) Use your fucking blinkers
3) Left for passing; right for cruising

6/16/2009 8:50:50 AM

^why would a bumper sticker help? it's a state law and they still don't obey it.

6/16/2009 8:52:55 AM

It'd make me feel better

And honestly, many people actually have no clue about this law.

6/16/2009 8:54:02 AM

you'd be surprised at how many people don't know the laws though. They should make everyone retake drivers ed

Also
4. Get your old ass off the road if you're gonna drive 20mph+ under the speed limit.

[Edited on June 16, 2009 at 8:56 AM. Reason : ]

6/16/2009 8:54:34 AM

or, you know, just make it tougher to begin with

6/16/2009 8:56:09 AM

i was on the exit ramp off of 64, turning left onto 55 (two lanes for going left, one for right)

an older gentleman in a smart car decides to turn right to go down the exit ramp i'm on. people start honking their horns at him trying to warn/stop him, but he presses on, going the wrong way down the ramp. fortunately, no one else was coming up the ramp and his car was easily able to turn around.

but to top it all off, he didn't have his lights on in the rain

6/16/2009 8:57:10 AM

Quote :

"you'd be surprised at how many people don't know the laws though"

One way to raise awareness is to start issuing tickets. They have awareness months/checkpoints for:

Click it or ticket
Booze it and lose it

It's time for a:
Wipers flappin'? Lights on or face a huge fine.

50 cent could make it rhyme.

Can't really expect people to follow a law that is never enforced. They either won't know it exists or they won't care.

[Edited on June 16, 2009 at 11:27 AM. Reason : -]

6/16/2009 11:15:31 AM

IF YOU'RE WIPIN

YOU BEST BE LIGHTIN

6/16/2009 11:21:26 AM

^^ Cops don't want to stand in the rain.

6/16/2009 11:25:54 AM

thought about the enforcement but cops on patrol are already responding to accidents.

but i wish there were a way to enforce the light law

6/16/2009 11:32:38 AM

Bttmorons

7/17/2009 3:05:02 PM

7/17/2009 3:07:27 PM

JESUS H. TITTYFUCKING PISSCHRIST

NOT EVEN RALEIGH COPS CAN MANAGE TO DO THIS

IT ISN'T THAT HARD

8/14/2009 3:16:21 PM

But






but








speeders are more dangerous than cars you can't see. As such, cops don't give a shit.

8/14/2009 3:23:09 PM

Did they change the law? I could have sworn that it was turn on your lights when you are using windshield wipers. I know it's nitpicky, but still.

8/14/2009 3:59:27 PM

no it's still a law. I guess people either a) don't know it or b) don't car

8/14/2009 4:02:50 PM

^^I'm pretty sure that's it

8/14/2009 4:05:18 PM

ttt

8/31/2009 2:07:37 PM

A lot of people don't even notice if you flash your lights at them. As far as I could see in the rear view, their running lights didn't turn on.

8/31/2009 4:44:05 PM

I leave early enough where people have to use their lights whether it's raining or not, but I might as well bump the thread for today and belly ache about what I always have to deal with when it rains.

If you are so terrified of driving in the rain you feel the need to drive on a highway 15 mph or more under the posted speed limit then:

1) Perhaps you should just stay at home when it rains.
2) Map a new route that keeps you off the highways, preferably through school zones. That way you can drive at your comfortable 35mph
3) STAY OUT OF THE FAR LEFT LANE.

It's understandable to drive slower when it starts to rain hard enough to limit visibility. A light rain does not limit visibility. No one is in front of you. Go.

That is all.

9/17/2009 7:18:42 AM

9/17/2009 8:20:46 AM

and another thing:
Don't make a U-turn from the right lane when I'm right next to you in the left lane.
Because that fucker almost hit the shit out of my car.

In fact, just never make a U-turn from the right lane anyway. Seriously. What the fuck could that dude possibly have been thinking?

9/17/2009 8:27:26 AM

my headlights turn on automatically as it gets darker
my windshield wipers turn on automatically when there's moisture on the glass

but my headlights do not turn on automatically when the windshield wipers do...what's up with that?

and no, it's not always dark enough outside when it's raining to trigger the headlights

9/17/2009 8:35:31 AM

oh we back

9/22/2009 8:12:19 AM

about to head into work, turn them on plz.

thanks.

9/22/2009 8:15:51 AM

So it's basically going to rain every day this week? Yeah, just keep your headlights on the entire week... and stay in the right lane.

9/22/2009 8:28:27 AM

Don't make a U-Turn in the rain when you can't see oncoming traffic. I almost hit you, idiot.

9/22/2009 8:29:44 AM

this morning's commute was interesting... my windshield wipers still don't work (have to get them fixed but it will be free due to a recall!)

I still drove better than most of the people on 540.

9/22/2009 8:37:34 AM

Drizzle, too, motherfuckers.

And fog.

In the mtns this past weekend on the parkway, with visibility well under 20' (15', if I was lucky, and ~6-8' at one point), I saw at least two silver vehicles driving without headlights. Once at dusk.

10/15/2009 2:26:46 PM

just buy a car that does it automatically

my car is so fucking awesome, it senses the rain (and the fog, and the darkness) and the lights come on when they're needed

i rule

10/15/2009 2:27:27 PM

you rule car features made in the 90's, go you

10/15/2009 2:43:46 PM

not true

10/15/2009 2:45:34 PM

bump

11/11/2009 8:45:25 AM

i dont have to drive anywhere today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

11/11/2009 8:59:04 AM

bump

also, USE YOUR FUCKING TURN SIGNALS and STAY OFF THE PHONE if you are incapable of driving while talking

12/2/2009 2:46:03 PM

aha
I avoid talking on the phone while driving b/c I drive slow anyways, and I would hate for someone to assume I'm driving slow because I am on the phone.

but today, I was totally cockblocking someone for a good mile and a half...I might have hung up and/or sped up to accommodate them, but they did not have their lights on.

12/2/2009 2:50:15 PM

The January 2010 issue (p. 72) of Car & Driver magazine has named Raleigh to its “10 Best Drivers’ Cities in America” list.

12/2/2009 2:57:36 PM

12/2/2009 3:07:29 PM

BUT WE CANT DRIVE IN THE SOUTH

12/2/2009 3:25:07 PM

DRIVE THE AT LEAST THE SPEED LIMIT IN THE RAIN YOU FUCKING IDIOTS

12/2/2009 4:47:58 PM

They obviously haven't been around when it's raining or there's a mm of ice/snow on the roads.

12/2/2009 4:49:05 PM

How can Raleigh possibly be on that list when 1" of snow can shut down the beltline?

12/2/2009 4:49:56 PM