edit: debated posting this part but i think its best i vent.
Coming home from the movies with my friend and his brother.We looked around before crossing the road at a T junction,there were no cars.So we're half way across the road (our feet are at the white line in the dead center of the road) and some retard in a jeep whips outta nowhere and right in front of us,basically stopping,1kmph staring at us as he inches by,less than a foot away from us.We all throw our hands up "what the *** is this lad at?" "will you *** drive or whats going on?" and then he continues on a few feet and slams on the break while we're still frustrated commenting on his lack of driving skills to each other.We look over and then he notices we're not the teenagers he probably initially thought we were (its dark out,but decently lit at the junction) but 3 guys in our mid 20's that work out to an extent.
People *** thinking they own the road is *** ***.What does he expect us to do? Not cross? The area is designed to be crossed at exactly where we crossed.*** short fat ignorant ***.
edit: debated posting this part but i think its best i vent.
Coming home from the movies with my friend and his brother.We looked around before crossing the road at a T junction,there were no cars.So we're half way across the road (our feet are at the white line in the dead center of the road) and some retard in a jeep whips outta nowhere and right in front of us,basically stopping,1kmph staring at us as he inches by,less than a foot away from us.We all throw our hands up "what the *** is this lad at?" "will you *** drive or whats going on?" and then he continues on a few feet and slams on the break while we're still frustrated commenting on his lack of driving skills to each other.We look over and then he notices we're not the teenagers he probably initially thought we were (its dark out,but decently lit at the junction) but 3 guys in our mid 20's that work out to an extent.
People *** thinking they own the road is *** ***.What does he expect us to do? Not cross? The area is designed to be crossed at exactly where we crossed.*** short fat ignorant ***.
/rant
Sounds like my school, pedestrians have the right of way...unless someone decides that they don't care and would prefer running you over...
edit: debated posting this part but i think its best i vent.
Coming home from the movies with my friend and his brother.We looked around before crossing the road at a T junction,there were no cars.So we're half way across the road (our feet are at the white line in the dead center of the road) and some retard in a jeep whips outta nowhere and right in front of us,basically stopping,1kmph staring at us as he inches by,less than a foot away from us.We all throw our hands up "what the *** is this lad at?" "will you *** drive or whats going on?" and then he continues on a few feet and slams on the break while we're still frustrated commenting on his lack of driving skills to each other.We look over and then he notices we're not the teenagers he probably initially thought we were (its dark out,but decently lit at the junction) but 3 guys in our mid 20's that work out to an extent.
People *** thinking they own the road is *** ***.What does he expect us to do? Not cross? The area is designed to be crossed at exactly where we crossed.*** short fat ignorant ***.
/rant
Sounds like my school, pedestrians have the right of way...unless someone decides that they don't care and would prefer running you over...
Its insanity,how do these people get away with this ***all the time.Its no wonder motor insurance in Ireland is astronomical.My friend goes to england every few weeks to see his girlfriend,and he says the difference in drivers in so staggering,you'd actually be blown away with it.English drivers he says are proper drivers and follow the rules for the majority.
Hell,on the way to the cinema today as well,we were crossing the main road in the town.Its a busy road so we waited for the lights to hit red so we could walk.Half way across the road,probably 3 seconds after the lights turned red,the driver at the front of the queue (lights still red,we still have the right to cross) starts edging violently towards the crosswalk,like that extra 1 second head start he might get is a life or death dealbreaker
I live in a smallish town,not even a city.On a big stretch its a medium town but i'd go with medium-1 sized town.Its also home to 50k people in an area designed for around 15k.This also all took place away from the center of the town,was off in an area that is nothing but housing estates
And narsh ;-; no killing me! I've already been in a car crash when I was much younger,and a motorbike crash 4 years ago ;-; so mean!
Old people often don't even slow down here... Even at the lights I won't start walking untill I see them stopping if there is a chance they could hit me.
Old people often don't even slow down here... Even at the lights I won't start walking untill I see them stopping if there is a chance they could hit me.
Goes without saying.
Guy from first post was late 30's to early 40's
Guy from 2nd post was late 20's,early 30's
This country is constantly full of ***drivers. Teaches me to ride defensively and treat it like everyone else on the road cant drive and is trying to kill me
Old people often don't even slow down here... Even at the lights I won't start walking untill I see them stopping if there is a chance they could hit me.
Goes without saying.
Guy from first post was late 30's to early 40's
Guy from 2nd post was late 20's,early 30's
This country is constantly full of ***drivers. Teaches me to ride defensively and treat it like everyone else on the road cant drive and is trying to kill me
Well I wouldn't say late 20s-early 40s counts as old but I just find it interesting that of all the times I've had to jump back or dash forwards to dodge a car it's never once been a young driver. Yet "adults" (for lack of a better term) go on about how irresponsible "kids" are.
Old people often don't even slow down here... Even at the lights I won't start walking untill I see them stopping if there is a chance they could hit me.
Goes without saying.
Guy from first post was late 30's to early 40's
Guy from 2nd post was late 20's,early 30's
This country is constantly full of ***drivers. Teaches me to ride defensively and treat it like everyone else on the road cant drive and is trying to kill me
LOLOL reading your stories about ***drivers I was nodding my head the whole time, the drivers in this backwater area of Scotland are the worst I have ever seen up and down the UK, like you, I assume everybody is a moron with no driving skill and assume ANYTHING could happen in any situation and half the time it does.
Mother of god... just finished a chapter in this book and realized that I'd been working through it for a couple days, looked back and it was 130 pages o.O
This is a thread that I found on another website I post at. It can be really really interesting. I thought it deserved a place here.
Post your random thoughts for the day here, or anything else that intrigues you.
For starters, is it possible to give constructive critism to someone who doesn't have a neck? I totally just walked by a girl who didn't. Someone isn't getting a necklace for Valentines day!
And who decided black and white can't be colors? I want to say a racist. I really do.