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PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER

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1PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:46 am

Deank

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If you are driving down Kenaston at 30kmh in a 70 zone and are already leaving a 500 foot buffer in front of you, you are almost guaranteed to be rear ended when you decide to step on the brakes because the vehicle 500 feet in front of you slows down.


Listen lady driving the white hyundai I understand you might have walmart summer cruising tires on your car and your traction is very bad. But if it is that bad. STAY THE FRAK OFF THE DAMN ROAD.

moron. I truly due hope you get rearended sometime today.

2PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:01 am

grumpy old man

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I encountered several of this type this morning also.

These people need to get off main roads wherever possible and get out of the way. Or take a bus.

And then there are those that are too lazy to clear the snow off their back windows. One twit even had a rear window wiper and STILL could not be bothered...

And lastly, no matter the weather or driving conditions if you are driving slower than traffic STAY FREAKING RIGHT!

3PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:12 am

AGEsAces

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HEY GOM...

I DID clear my back window this morning (cleared all my windows and most of my roof (the part i could reach))

By the time I drove two blocks...my back window was covered again...and my wiper was frozen so I couldn't use it.

Not saying it makes it all OK...just that IF a vehicle has side mirrors...why does it matter if the back window is cleared off? There are many vehicles that have walls/obstructions in the vehicles (K9 cages for one) which make it impossible to use the back window anyway.

http://www.photage.ca

4PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:22 am

grumpy old man

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Why make back windows?

5PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:26 am

AGEsAces

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in some cases (most Big Rig Tractors) they don't.

But anyone who NEEDS a back window when they have mirrors on both sides of their vehicle, should turn their license in immediately.

A back window is great if you want to see the guy behind you waving a finger at you for driving like a dumbass...but they are really just there to let light in...and because cars did not USED to have mirrors on the right side at all. (you're old enough to remember that GOM...probably to remember that they didn't used to have seatbelts either)

http://www.photage.ca

6PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:27 am

Deank

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Back windows also reduce blind spots quite drastically since most vehicle side mirrors do not extend out far enough to be able to see everything.

7PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:39 am

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Side mirrors, if properly set, do not show the rear of the car but only the side.

The thing that bothers me about people that don't clear the snow from their cars is it then blows onto the car behind and, in some cases, blinds that driver.
That's ignorant.



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8PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:39 am

AGEsAces

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Deank wrote:Back windows also reduce blind spots quite drastically since most vehicle side mirrors do not extend out far enough to be able to see everything.

I won't argue that...it's true..

Rear windows do help...especially that centre height, just above the trunk/tailgate edge.
For some reason that bicycle still ends up under the middle of the car when backing up though Wink.

It does go back to the testing of drivers though.
They actually tell you to turn around and look out the back window when backing up...not to rely on your rear-view mirror.

Personally, I think part of the test should be to put something over that rear-view mirror and the back window...and make people learn to use their side-mirrors.

I don't know HOW many people I know who laugh and joke that they "can't parallel park"...and I just want to slap them in the head and tell them to go hand their license back in...that they don't deserve to have it.

http://www.photage.ca

Mantha

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I'm a slow winter driver. If my driving is causing you such frustration, leave work earlier. Smile

In all honestly, I just drive the conditions. And Friday's rush hour's conditions were dreadful, so I did 30kmph.

I also engage in hypermiling, so if my lane advances less than 3 or 4 car lengths and there's a red light ahead, sorry, but I'm not touching my gas pedal.

http://yaciuk.blogspot.com

10PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:20 pm

grumpy old man

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By all means drive to the conditions. But if most peeps are driving 60kph and you are driving 30? You are in fact creating a hazard and should be removed from the road.

11PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:23 pm

Deank

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I have no problem with things like that ( and I too will simply idle up 3 or 4 lengths, in fact the one stretch of kenaston today I pretty much idled all the way from egez to just past Red river because that is how traffic was moving.. barely once needed to use my break and that was perfectly fine)

the problem is the moron like the lady in the white car. 500 freakin FEET in front of her of space, doing 30 in a 70, CAUSING more problems then she is preventing especially when she taps her brake to slow down just because the person 500 freakin FEET in front of her slows down slightly.

12PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:23 pm

AGEsAces

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yeah...I never said go speeding around in this mess either.

But if you have vehicles passing on BOTH sides of you down Portage Ave as though you are parked...then maybe YOU are doing something wrong...or should not be on the road.

There's a difference between cautious/careful and paranoia.

http://www.photage.ca

13PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:26 pm

Deank

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yeah, when I finally passed that woman she was definitely white knuckling it. gripping the steering wheel hard, pulled up closer ( yeah not such a good idea when you get in an accident)

14PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:31 pm

Electrician

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Maybe she forgot to get the snow off her glasses...

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15PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:41 pm

Winklovic

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JTF wrote:Side mirrors, if properly set, do not show the rear of the car but only the side.

How to set your side mirrors.
http://www.cartalk.com/content/features/mirrors/

16PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:43 pm

grumpy old man

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I have also placed small concave mirrors on my side mirrors completely eliminating all blind spots along the sides of my car.

17PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:51 pm

Deank

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yeah those little concave mirrors should be more widely advertised and the smart car companies would make them basic equipment on their cars. Funny how they used to be one most vehicles and then went away, but are finally coming back eh?

18PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Empty Re: PROTIP FOR THE OVERLY CAUTIOUS DRIVER Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:46 pm

Electrician

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I have them on my truck. They're great, especially when manouvering through streets full of stupid motorcyclists... (aka Italy).

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