Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
I live in a 55 or older golfing community. Our streets are @ 3 lanes wide to accommodate golf cart driving. Golf carts are to drive on the right side of the road and our speed limit is 25 mph...
OK - I'm driving the golf cart and the road bottle necks into one lane - so I am now merged in with general traffic at the intersection. We proceed thru the intersection - the road widens & I move to the right & proceed as the traffic on my left is driving by. all good so far. I'm still on the right side of the road and traffic on my left is slowing down - I'm still going as I am now even with this vehicle on my left - this vehicle is going a little slow & I am now faster than the vehicle. There's @ 2 car lengths gap since this vehicle is going slow - I'm now needing to make a left soon as I'm now passing this slow vehicle - I proceed - put my blinker on - merge to the left side & soon make a left hand turn.
Is there a problem?
what do you think?
Patsy
OK - I'm driving the golf cart and the road bottle necks into one lane - so I am now merged in with general traffic at the intersection. We proceed thru the intersection - the road widens & I move to the right & proceed as the traffic on my left is driving by. all good so far. I'm still on the right side of the road and traffic on my left is slowing down - I'm still going as I am now even with this vehicle on my left - this vehicle is going a little slow & I am now faster than the vehicle. There's @ 2 car lengths gap since this vehicle is going slow - I'm now needing to make a left soon as I'm now passing this slow vehicle - I proceed - put my blinker on - merge to the left side & soon make a left hand turn.
Is there a problem?
what do you think?
Patsy
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
It all sounds perfectly sensible to me...that doesn't mean anything though. Is there some law about golf carts not being where you were in the road or something?
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
well, If you were within the speed limit for your vehicle, and not impeding the cars progress, I don't see a problem.
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Within the UK there is a specific rule that allows you to pass traffic on the inside if the traffic is travelling in lanes (for example at a set of traffic lights or at a junction).
Without this rule it would be classed as undertaking and therefore an offence.
I do not know whether the rules in the US follow this pattern?
Without this rule it would be classed as undertaking and therefore an offence.
I do not know whether the rules in the US follow this pattern?
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
My golf cart was going the speed limit and the cart is allowed on our roads as long as your not impeding traffic. In this issue my cart was moving faster then the vehicle on my left.
Well out of the blue comes this white truck honking his horn & screaming at me - he ripped me a new one :yh_rotfl I really didn't get his rage.
He saw me passing the slow vehicle on the right and of course your not suppose to pass on the right.
I wasn't passing - he wanted to call the police - I said call them - I live right here.
I just don't see this as a illegal move.
What was I suppose to do - stop in the right hand lane & wait for the parade of cars to go by?:-5
The pissed off guy in the white truck is my neighbor down the street..:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl
Life is good
Patsy
Well out of the blue comes this white truck honking his horn & screaming at me - he ripped me a new one :yh_rotfl I really didn't get his rage.
He saw me passing the slow vehicle on the right and of course your not suppose to pass on the right.
I wasn't passing - he wanted to call the police - I said call them - I live right here.
I just don't see this as a illegal move.
What was I suppose to do - stop in the right hand lane & wait for the parade of cars to go by?:-5
The pissed off guy in the white truck is my neighbor down the street..:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl
Life is good
Patsy
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
some folks just aren't happy unless they are getting angry at others.
Patsy I don't think you did anything wrong either... what options did you really have.
Patsy I don't think you did anything wrong either... what options did you really have.
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I really didn't get the problem - apparently this white truck guy was stuck in line behind the slow vehicle & was getting heated before approaching me.
The dumb look on my face made him madder :yh_rotfl - OMG he was in a rage :yh_rotfl
I'm sure he feels better picking on me - it's that kind of year..
Patsy
The dumb look on my face made him madder :yh_rotfl - OMG he was in a rage :yh_rotfl
I'm sure he feels better picking on me - it's that kind of year..
Patsy
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
That is road rage. it's a man thing, and you are a woman..................trust me.............it is him that has the problem.....he's a professional driver and you happened to be a female....in a golf cart......and in his way.
Don't let him worry you.
Don't let him worry you.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Patsy! Man up woman!!!!!............god gave uou two middle fingers didnt he? Use them!
The 'radical' left just wants everyone to have food, shelter, healthcare, education and a living wage. Man that's radical!....ooooohhhh Scary!
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Mag - too funny
I wasn't the one mad - I told the guy to quit screaming & asked what is the problem?
I really had no idea why he was mad.
He called me a stupid bitch & a few others etc.. I told him his mouth was not productive - call the cops I live right here you a$$ -would you like to talk to my hubby? he fired up his tires & went home.
this guy was tooo in raged to provoke.
I have used those weapons in the past :yh_rotfl
Patsy
I wasn't the one mad - I told the guy to quit screaming & asked what is the problem?
I really had no idea why he was mad.
He called me a stupid bitch & a few others etc.. I told him his mouth was not productive - call the cops I live right here you a$$ -would you like to talk to my hubby? he fired up his tires & went home.
this guy was tooo in raged to provoke.
I have used those weapons in the past :yh_rotfl
Patsy
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Bruv;1508229 wrote: That is road rage. it's a man thing, and you are a woman..................trust me.............it is him that has the problem.....he's a professional driver and you happened to be a female....in a golf cart......and in his way.
Don't let him worry you.
What did I miss that indicated he was a professional driver?
That didn't seem at all professional to me.
Don't let him worry you.
What did I miss that indicated he was a professional driver?
That didn't seem at all professional to me.
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
LarsMac;1508238 wrote: What did I miss that indicated he was a professional driver?
That didn't seem at all professional to me.
Nobody drives white trucks unless they at at work surely.
That didn't seem at all professional to me.
Nobody drives white trucks unless they at at work surely.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Bruv;1508244 wrote: Nobody drives white trucks unless they at at work surely.
White pick-up trucks are very popular in the US.
White pick-up trucks are very popular in the US.
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I went straight to a British stereotype 'White van man' who are infamous for being kings of the road who can do no wrong because 'I'm just doing my job mate'.......................sorry.......to white van men everywhere.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Bruv;1508253 wrote: I went straight to a British stereotype 'White van man' who are infamous for being kings of the road who can do no wrong because 'I'm just doing my job mate'.......................sorry.......to white van men everywhere.
[tsk, tsk]
Stereotypical stereotyping.
You Brits.
I swear.
[tsk, tsk]
Stereotypical stereotyping.
You Brits.
I swear.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
keep it in perspective some people are really really bad drivers
Mother who drove while swigging vodka on A605 is jailed | Daily Mail Online
I'm amazed neither of them were killed.
Mother who drove while swigging vodka on A605 is jailed | Daily Mail Online
I'm amazed neither of them were killed.
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
tude dog;1508276 wrote:
A classic.
A classic.
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Patsy Warnick;1508233 wrote: Mag - too funny
I wasn't the one mad - I told the guy to quit screaming & asked what is the problem?
I really had no idea why he was mad.
He called me a stupid bitch & a few others etc.. I told him his mouth was not productive - call the cops I live right here you a$$ -would you like to talk to my hubby? he fired up his tires & went home.
this guy was tooo in raged to provoke.
I have used those weapons in the past :yh_rotfl
Patsy
Yeah i spose. Sometimes you just have to let some go through to the keeper.....or in your case 'catcher'. Cant hit all of them out of the park.
I wasn't the one mad - I told the guy to quit screaming & asked what is the problem?
I really had no idea why he was mad.
He called me a stupid bitch & a few others etc.. I told him his mouth was not productive - call the cops I live right here you a$$ -would you like to talk to my hubby? he fired up his tires & went home.
this guy was tooo in raged to provoke.
I have used those weapons in the past :yh_rotfl
Patsy
Yeah i spose. Sometimes you just have to let some go through to the keeper.....or in your case 'catcher'. Cant hit all of them out of the park.
The 'radical' left just wants everyone to have food, shelter, healthcare, education and a living wage. Man that's radical!....ooooohhhh Scary!
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What I don't get is how mad the truck guy was when it did not involve him.
He was in the slow line - must've had @ 12 - 15 cars in line.
I had made my left - 2 blocks down the street & here come this guy honking & hanging out his window screaming. I really didn't get his problem.
This guy has to have a short fuse - this did not involve him to be this mad.
Oh, I'm sure I'll see him again.
There's a lot of crazy's out there..
Patsy
He was in the slow line - must've had @ 12 - 15 cars in line.
I had made my left - 2 blocks down the street & here come this guy honking & hanging out his window screaming. I really didn't get his problem.
This guy has to have a short fuse - this did not involve him to be this mad.
Oh, I'm sure I'll see him again.
There's a lot of crazy's out there..
Patsy
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Have you considered a taser?
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Clodhopper;1508294 wrote: Have you considered a taser?
Americans don't mess with tasers.
Americans don't mess with tasers.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Bruv;1508295 wrote: Americans don't mess with tasers.
Since when?
Since when?
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
tude dog;1508297 wrote: Since when?
Well..........not when there is a possibility the other guy has a handgun.
Well..........not when there is a possibility the other guy has a handgun.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
Bruv;1508301 wrote: Well..........not when there is a possibility the other guy has a handgun.
If you taze him, he can't shoot you. for a little while.
If you taze him, he can't shoot you. for a little while.
The home of the soul is the Open Road.
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Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
You're a woman driver in a golf cart some guys just need the first one for then to start getting wound up or maybe his golf handicap is very poor.
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Maybe he lost to his Mrs last time he played.
We cant always figure out why someone shows hostility. Maybe his dog died by a horrific golf cart accident?
Basically its not ours to guess at but i ubderstand that vile hostility when its over the top can shake you up a bit.
Patsy, he funarkled, he was a funarchilist and he funarkles where ever he goes. You wouldnt have beenthe first and wont be the last victim of his funarkling ways. Just remember that his high blood pressure will kill him before it will kill anyone else. See it in a comical way and thats how youll look upon it in the future.
We cant always figure out why someone shows hostility. Maybe his dog died by a horrific golf cart accident?
Basically its not ours to guess at but i ubderstand that vile hostility when its over the top can shake you up a bit.
Patsy, he funarkled, he was a funarchilist and he funarkles where ever he goes. You wouldnt have beenthe first and wont be the last victim of his funarkling ways. Just remember that his high blood pressure will kill him before it will kill anyone else. See it in a comical way and thats how youll look upon it in the future.
The 'radical' left just wants everyone to have food, shelter, healthcare, education and a living wage. Man that's radical!....ooooohhhh Scary!
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
LarsMac;1508304 wrote: If you taze him, he can't shoot you. for a little while.
But boy wouldn't he be angry later ?
But boy wouldn't he be angry later ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
Traffic Issue - violation? I'm asking you.
I had one lunatic yesterday on the way home from work. The traffic, typically of Rush Hour was nose to tail, crawling along at about 5mph, when this massive Chelsea Tractor (big even for one of them - personalised number plates & all) cuts everyone up on the inside, across all the chevrons, then forces his way through the traffice, and onto the outside of the exit lanes, where they were immediately marked for merging. Even at that point he made not attempt to merge, but to continue to pass the queue of traffic in the face of a similar queue of traffic coming in the opposite direction. It was just unbelieveable. No-one was letting him back in, and his driving was really aggressive. I was sooo hoping a Police car would come along in the opposite direction - or be one of the ones he was trying to cut up. Never one around when you want one.