1. You do not need to turn the steering wheel right to make a left hand turn.
2. Likewise, you do not need to turn the steering wheel left to make a right hand turn.
3. A flashing red light is the equivalent to a stop sign. You stop and don't enter the intersection until there is no traffic crossing the intersection from the other road. Then whoever got to that flashing red light first has the right of way.


People who wander into neighboring lanes to make a turn really piss me off. Since I returned to Wilmington in December I've nearly been hit 3 times by these stupid fucks. I've also been forced off the road twice by people ignoring flashing red lights.

I need to get out of Wilmington before I get killed.

(For those who care, 5 out of the 5 drivers were women. 4 were using cell phones at the time.)

7/20/2008 4:29:23 PM

the right lane is for you slow people

7/20/2008 4:30:10 PM

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"1. You do not need to turn the steering wheel right to make a left hand turn."

huh?

7/20/2008 4:30:50 PM

Why are Wilmington drivers like that? I've heard that from a bunch of people.

7/20/2008 4:31:07 PM

When a traffic light is not working, pretend you are at a four-way stop.

7/20/2008 4:31:52 PM

^^^ fuck I'll make a ms paint illustration

^ almost got killed by a chick in that situation last summer, the day after i bought my car

[Edited on July 20, 2008 at 4:32 PM. Reason : ]

7/20/2008 4:32:15 PM

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"I need to get out of Wilmington before I get killed."

hahahahaha

7/20/2008 4:32:19 PM

Blinkers, please use them.

7/20/2008 4:33:19 PM

I think he means the fuckers that turn right initially for left hand turn before they turn left

Making a big sweeping arc with the turn instead of cutting it at a more 90 degree angle like a normal person

7/20/2008 4:36:45 PM

I hate old people that turn their blinker on like a half mile before they turn.

Like I'm trying to turn right out of somewhere and I see a car driving slowly with it's right hand blinker on, so I get ready to pull out since this guy is turning in.

But as it turns out no, he isn't turning in, he just has his blinker on because he's going to turn sometime in the near future.

7/20/2008 4:39:29 PM

the right lane is for you slow people

7/20/2008 4:44:37 PM

[Edited on July 20, 2008 at 4:48 PM. Reason : sorry MS Paint won't let me add text]

7/20/2008 4:47:11 PM

ah ok i gotcha

7/20/2008 4:47:48 PM

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"I think he means the fuckers that turn right initially for left hand turn before they turn left Making a big sweeping arc with the turn instead of cutting it at a more 90 degree angle like a normal person"

inorite

7/20/2008 4:51:21 PM

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"sorry MS Paint won't let me add text"

It does. You're just a n00b

7/20/2008 4:52:48 PM

Wilmington is the closest city to us (35 mi) so I'm down there a lot and the way people drive is ridiculous.

7/20/2008 5:14:22 PM

i really hated being there

too many fucking people

7/20/2008 5:17:49 PM

i would think all the scattered ass everywhere in bikinis would make up for this

7/20/2008 5:22:39 PM

^ Wilmington \= the beach

7/20/2008 5:25:18 PM

^ you see that on the beaches, not in Wilmington. It's a nice town though. If you start not liking it, just go to Fayetteville. You'll think it's heaven.

7/20/2008 5:27:08 PM

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"It does. You're just a n00b"

I know there's a text button! I click the button and paint just fucking *ding*s at me.

7/20/2008 5:45:39 PM

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"paint just fucking *ding*s at me"

hahaha

7/20/2008 5:47:44 PM

I mean, it could pop up a message that says "I'm not going to let you add text because you are an asshole!" But no... it just goes *ding*

7/20/2008 5:51:20 PM

I'll swing wide if pulling into a tight parking spot because one of my cars has a shitty turning radius.

7/20/2008 5:54:20 PM

this might be justified in parking, as there is significantly less room for turning

7/20/2008 6:05:05 PM

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"When a traffic light is not working, pretend you are at a four-way stop. "

that's not how it works

7/20/2008 6:07:46 PM

^uhh, yeh it is

7/20/2008 6:15:25 PM

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"When a traffic light is not working, pretend you are at a four-way stop. "

this is what you are supposed to do

7/20/2008 6:35:38 PM

fuck you, I"ll drive anyway I want to.

7/20/2008 6:50:08 PM

And I'll run you right the fuck over

7/20/2008 6:51:52 PM

Market St @ New Centre Dr. = one of NC's worst intersections.

7/20/2008 6:57:45 PM

wilmington = raleigh when the roads are icy. none of the fuckers can drive.

7/20/2008 7:02:55 PM

unless you have a monster truck you won't be runnin shit over.

7/20/2008 7:03:20 PM

7/20/2008 9:20:25 PM

I've come to the conclusion that there are basically 2 types of drivers in NC. Those who can competently and safely navigate Raleigh/Charlotte/Winston-Salem(freaking ramps) and those who are afraid of aforementioned cities.

All who fall into the latter category are regularly on the receiving end of my distaste.

7/20/2008 9:31:58 PM

Wilmington drivers are the fucking worst. God damn tourists don't know what the fuck is going on.

7/20/2008 9:41:03 PM

I guess you have never been to Yellowstone then if you think Wilmington is bad for tourist driving. You got people from all over the world looking for animals that are foreign to them and they will stop, with no warning, in the middle of the road - sometimes parking and leaving their vehicles right there.

[Edited on July 20, 2008 at 9:49 PM. Reason : ]

7/20/2008 9:49:23 PM

Wilmington is awful when it rains. Channel 6 always has reports about street flooding and people whining, but I guess all the Yankees haven't figured out that when you pave and build buildings where the water naturally goes when it rains, you're gonna have standing water. A prime example is New Centre Drive

7/20/2008 9:52:07 PM

^^ I HAVE AND IT AIN'T GOT SHIT ON WILMINGTON.

7/20/2008 10:43:39 PM

Subcategory: People who take Hillsborough St./Chatham St. between Raleigh and Cary

THE FUCKING SPEED LIMIT

IT IS 45

NOT 35

NOT 40

FORTY MOTHERFUCKING FIVE

7/20/2008 10:47:11 PM

On that same topic. In Wilmington, the speed limit on Shipyard Blvd is 50. All you idiots keep going 35 and below. But at least that doesn't threaten my life.

7/20/2008 10:57:49 PM

where the fuck is shipyard blvd; is that south wilmington in the ghetto?

7/21/2008 12:47:18 AM

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"Subcategory: People who take Hillsborough St./Chatham St. between Raleigh and Cary THE FUCKING SPEED LIMIT IT IS 45 NOT 35 NOT 40 FORTY MOTHERFUCKING FIVE "

yes the LIMIT is 45. no faster

you doing 46 you can get a ticket.
but i do hate you chinkys and indians that do 37

7/21/2008 12:50:42 AM

Shipyard isn't 50 the whole length is it?

^^ and it runs from carolina beach road(before roses) to south college.

[Edited on July 21, 2008 at 12:53 AM. Reason : ]

7/21/2008 12:52:16 AM

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"yes the LIMIT is 45. no faster you doing 46 you can get a ticket."

thats cool and all but you better have your ass in the right lane if you are just going the speed limit.

Some tool bag in a mustang yesterday on I40 west toward raleigh was driving 75 in the passing lane

7/21/2008 9:46:44 AM

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"Subcategory: People who take Hillsborough St./Chatham St. between Raleigh and Cary THE FUCKING SPEED LIMIT IT IS 45 NOT 35 NOT 40 FORTY MOTHERFUCKING FIVE"

I would like to print this out and put it up somewhere out there. This shit pisses me off.

7/21/2008 10:06:56 AM

the only scary part of my drive home is getting on to the beltline going towards crossroads from western. Maybe 1 out of 3 times can I merge into traffic without slamming on brakes because some fuck won't move over.

7/21/2008 10:15:42 AM

I love the people that don't recognize the right lane is only for turning at the Hillsborough St./Blue Ridge Rd. intersection.

I used to get so pissed because some mini-van was blocking the whole lane because they figured out they couldn't go straight.

7/21/2008 10:27:54 AM

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"Since I returned to Wilmington in December I've nearly been hit 3 times by these stupid fucks. I've also been forced off the road twice by people ignoring flashing red lights."

Is this to say that you have almost gotten into 5 accidents in ~ 8 months?


STFU I'm glad if that doesn't happen in less than 2 days

[Edited on July 21, 2008 at 10:55 AM. Reason : i do agree with the rest of the post - people who cant drive suck asshole]

7/21/2008 10:54:43 AM

setem up

7/21/2008 10:59:24 AM