March 10, 2005
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I need help with something.
This is what the streets look like from my apartment:
As you can see, it an average street.
This is what it looks like when there are cars on the street. The green car wants to make a left turn, and has to wait for the light to turn green. The red car also wants to make a left, and has to wait for oncoming traffic to clear. The yellow car wants to make a right, and also only has to wait for oncoming traffic to clear.
The Problem:
Let’s denote my car with “S”. I want to make a left turn, and have to wait for the light. The red car wants to make a left, and does so when traffic is clear. Although this bastard red car wants to go to the right side of the apartment complex, it chooses to drive into me–forcing me to backup–even though there is more than enough space for it to avoid me.
This yellow car wants to make a right in order to go to the right side of the apartment complex. I want to make a left, and need to wait for the light. Again, lots of space next to me, but the car chooses to drive into me–forcing me to backup and give it space.
Now I am far away from the turn lanes in order to avoid any cars that might turn into me. But to no avail, even when I am backed far, far away from where I would normally be, yellow and red cars both drive into me. I still have to backup even though both cars had enough space to drive anywhere but into me.
So what the hell? These cars clearly have tons of room to make their necessary turns without driving into me head-first, but the drivers somehow insist that where I am sitting is the best turning spot. I can’t stray too far from the left turn lane because then I’ll just get cut off by other cars who want to make left turns. So where am I supposed to wait? A, B, or C? I’ve done them all and almost every time I run into the same problem.
Is it me? Do I lack left turn etiquette?
Comments (4)
Wait – you are the only car with a LIGHT, right? Cars with a light have the right of way. All others must yield.
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I think u was right because way stuff was set up,,,, he had more and his far share of room to turn unless he don’t know how to cut in right,,, new drives have that problem of cut in to a sharp turn,,,,, if the street was small I could see a problem,,,, but no you could turn and he could of turn at the same,,,, hmmm this very odd
i say find out where these people park their cars. once you have done this, you have two options… 1) key the car, or 2) slash the tires. if you’re sitting in the turning lane awaiting the light to turn green, you don’t have to yield to any traffic turning into a complex. key word, “don’t have to”. it’s a nice gesture, but it’s not your fault. you really don’t have to.
here are a few more fun things to do to the car of drivers you don’t like. with white cars simply pour fruit punch on it. allowing it to dry in the sun will stain it red. you can also throw bologna on the car. once it dries in the sun pealing it off will be a pain. the paint should come off with it
The way the entrance and exit lanes are design from your apartment are poorly conceived or painted … there should be clearly marked lanes for entering and exiting cars so there are no random cars turning into your position.