Once again my camera failed to capture the event, it appears the chip was not seated correctly, oh well.
Just outside of Littlerock/Sun Village this morning going north on 90th Street East I was following a small pickup truck. The driver could not drive a straight line so I figured he must be on his phone. Just past the End of 45 MPH zone sign he started to drive with tires on the center line, then came back, then went over, then came back, then he drove completely into the other lane!
In all honesty I was sort of hoping he would smack into the bank on the side of the road, or clip a utility pole just to teach a lesson. But I noticed there was a car coming the opposite direction so I laid into my horns. Just then the other driver did too and the guy playing with his phone jerked back onto his side of the road. Me and the driver going the other way exchanged looks of disbelief as we passed, shaking our heads.
The driver of the truck continued to use his phone meandering all over the lane at least up to Ave N.
So many drivers have such lousy driving skills they really should never do anything than pay attention to the road in front of them. They should not have others in the car, they should not have a beverage or food in the car, a stereo is doubtful even, and definitely NO PHONES!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Thursday, October 10, 2013
100813 What red light? I am in a hurry!
On the evening of October 8th, heading home from work, I pulled up to an intersection where an accident had happened minutes before. A big rig was involved in some sort of accident and had spilled several pallets of drywall mud buckets into the road. Watching the other drivers it was easy to see who was not paying attention as they swerve last second to avoid the officer, the truck driver, a helper, and the buckets and mess.
The woman in front of me at the stop light anticipated the light and went over the lines in her rush. That in itself was interesting to me since when I see an accident I am more cautious afterwards. She seemed to throw caution to the wind. What happened next floored me...
We went through the intersection and she took off fast. Ahead there a light just west of the courthouse. At this intersection there is a fire station to the left, a school bus yard down the side street, and a fair amount of traffic. They are so used to people running this light that they wait to make sure it is clear.
The light turned yellow well before she was near the intersection. Then I watched it turn red, again several car lengths before she reached the intersection. She just kept accelerating.
A few minutes later I caught up with her at the intersection of Sierra Hwy and Ave M. I have followed the law and not sped at all.
Lesson to learn is, pay attention, slow down, and STOP risking other people's lives.
The woman in front of me at the stop light anticipated the light and went over the lines in her rush. That in itself was interesting to me since when I see an accident I am more cautious afterwards. She seemed to throw caution to the wind. What happened next floored me...
35YBH392 (If I read it correctly)
We went through the intersection and she took off fast. Ahead there a light just west of the courthouse. At this intersection there is a fire station to the left, a school bus yard down the side street, and a fair amount of traffic. They are so used to people running this light that they wait to make sure it is clear.
The light turned yellow well before she was near the intersection. Then I watched it turn red, again several car lengths before she reached the intersection. She just kept accelerating.
A few minutes later I caught up with her at the intersection of Sierra Hwy and Ave M. I have followed the law and not sped at all.
Lesson to learn is, pay attention, slow down, and STOP risking other people's lives.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Left Turns From The Incorrect Lane and Bike Lanes Are For Cars Right?
The last two days have been filled with dumb driving decisions by other drivers, and in part on my side once as well.
In the following video a driver yesterday morning decided to make a left hand turn from the normal traffic lane. I made my not too bright decision during this incident almost involving myself in a collision.
Watch the video full screen and you should be able to see that I saw the red lights turn green and my bad decision was anticipating the cars ahead of me would start moving. I was wrong, as some ass hat decided to make a left turn from this traffic lane rather than the turn lane.
In the next video look carefully just to the left of the windshield of the car in front of me. As the other cars make their left turns a van decides to join them from the normal traffic lane. Two drivers coming down that turn lane had already slowed as their light turned yellow.
Then as I go to make a left turn into the parking lot I watched a car approaching using the bike lane, I thought he was headed for the prior driveway, but nope he kept coming, then I thought the driver would turn into the same driveway as me, but nope, on he went using the bike lane as a traffic lane. As I pulled into the lot I looked left and noticed he had followed the bike lane all the way to the corner to make a right turn. This is not uncommon to see around Antelope Valley College, a lot of terrible drivers.
In the following video a driver yesterday morning decided to make a left hand turn from the normal traffic lane. I made my not too bright decision during this incident almost involving myself in a collision.
Watch the video full screen and you should be able to see that I saw the red lights turn green and my bad decision was anticipating the cars ahead of me would start moving. I was wrong, as some ass hat decided to make a left turn from this traffic lane rather than the turn lane.
In the next video look carefully just to the left of the windshield of the car in front of me. As the other cars make their left turns a van decides to join them from the normal traffic lane. Two drivers coming down that turn lane had already slowed as their light turned yellow.
Then as I go to make a left turn into the parking lot I watched a car approaching using the bike lane, I thought he was headed for the prior driveway, but nope he kept coming, then I thought the driver would turn into the same driveway as me, but nope, on he went using the bike lane as a traffic lane. As I pulled into the lot I looked left and noticed he had followed the bike lane all the way to the corner to make a right turn. This is not uncommon to see around Antelope Valley College, a lot of terrible drivers.
If you find yourself in the incorrect lane for the turn you want to make the proper action is to continue down the road until you can safely turn around and go back to make your turn.
Try to remember not to anticipate other drivers actions when approaching a red light turning green as there may be someone else out of view that will change the situation.
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