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Scott in SoCal - 09 Jan 2008 01:51 GMT

Tonight as I'm driving home I come up behind some dork in a Celica.
The speed limit is 60, and the dork is only going about 50, so I pass
him and return to the right lane.

At the next light, Mr. Celica changes into the middle lane rather than
come to a stop behind me. When the light turns green, I accelerate at
my normal pace - which leaves Mr. Celica in the dust. At the next
intersection he merges back into the right lane behind me in order to
make a right turn.

WTF was he thinking? Did he assume I was a Sloth? How come cops who
see my car *never* make that assumption? :)

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The Real Bev - 09 Jan 2008 03:35 GMT

> Tonight as I'm driving home I come up behind some dork in a Celica.
> The speed limit is 60, and the dork is only going about 50, so I pass
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> WTF was he thinking? Did he assume I was a Sloth? How come cops who
> see my car *never* make that assumption? :)

My bets:

(a) He thought you were cute and wanted to check you out.

(b) He knew he had to make a turn in a few blocks but wasn't sure
whether it was left or right.

What bothers me is people who run a red light 5-10 seconds after it
changes. Saw that again today. Scary.

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MLOM - 09 Jan 2008 03:47 GMT

> > Tonight as I'm driving home I come up behind some dork in a Celica.
> > The speed limit is 60, and the dork is only going about 50, so I pass
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> (a) He thought you were cute and wanted to check you out.

Hmmmm...sounds like you found evidence of a San Francisco Treat. :)

> (b) He knew he had to make a turn in a few blocks but wasn't sure
> whether it was left or right.

Or couldn't remember which direction was left/right.

> What bothers me is people who run a red light 5-10 seconds after it
> changes. Saw that again today. Scary.
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Were the runners turning left at the light? That's common in Kansas
City. After returning to KC a few months ago (after 7 years elsewhere
in MO), it took only one trip in the usual commute to remind me why my
hair started gaining gray at 27.

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The Real Bev - 09 Jan 2008 23:19 GMT

>> > Tonight as I'm driving home I come up behind some dork in a Celica.
>> > The speed limit is 60, and the dork is only going about 50, so I pass
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> Or couldn't remember which direction was left/right.

That's always possible. Normally left is on the left and right is the
other left. Or so I've heard.

>> What bothers me is people who run a red light 5-10 seconds after it
>> changes. Saw that again today. Scary.
>
> Were the runners turning left at the light? That's common in Kansas
> City.

No, I can understand that. It's either go now or wait through the whole
cycle again, the result of a conscious decision.

After returning to KC a few months ago (after 7 years elsewhere

> in MO), it took only one trip in the usual commute to remind me why my
> hair started gaining gray at 27.

Nope, just straight on through at 40 mph. I'd be willing to blame
cellphone use, but the idiots just go by too fast.

> MLOM: a viatologist's nightmare?

If I knew what that meant, I'd comment :-(

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gpsman - 09 Jan 2008 05:33 GMT

> Mr. Celica changes into the middle lane rather than
> come to a stop behind me. When the light turns green, I accelerate at
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> WTF was he thinking?

It's the "Californian driver conundrum". No Californian will choose
to be behind someone, ever, if they can avoid it, since they can so
rarely avoid it.

They could easily avoid it on surface streets by driving a tad slower,
but they're Californians, and Californians seem to consider any lift
off the throttle an intolerable "delay".

But, Californians seem to become so accustomed to having someone to
tailgate, they seek them out when driving in the wide-open spaces of
the west. They often tailgate, when there isn't another vehicle on
the highway within sight, in either direction.

It's really funny to witness. They'll close with a 30mph speed
differential, almost rear-end you, stick to your a.s within a car
length for a few seconds, or a few minutes, pass, and almost take your
front bumper off moving back over.

When there's enough of a gap to see their license plate... you can
pretty much count on the vehicle having a CA plate, and presumably
driver.

Not another car in sight... really.

Makes ya wonder.
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