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The guy in the pink shirt with the chicken fingers - did he get caught and go to jail? That was nuts!
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 In my years as a Certified Driving Instructor, nearly all my students ( well, the ones that actually adopted the methods ) all come back and say "Wow, this stuff is really great" This thread is a perfect example of great suggestions being dismissed bc "The way I do things work" dominate an experienced drivers technique. Nothing improves until the driver embraces real change. Communication behind the wheel is crucial. I want to be seen, and I want other drivers to know I see them. Btw, the chicken fingers guy is at fault, 100% Sure, the merging douche is, well, a douche. But the guy eating closed the gap intentionally causing contact.
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My son gets tagged to help his law firm aid insurance companies in establishing who is to blame for automobile accidents. They start with social media...Jack watched this with me and said that the guy in the pink shirt probably had his LP called in and and that they got is dash cam footage because Pinkie loved it and wouldn't erase it. Jack did not discount the posting online angle: "They walk among us..."
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Seriously, though, one of the better suggestions on this thread. One I had honestly never considered. And, well, kind of embarrassed about this, but it would take me a moment to find and figure out how to activate the flashers on my various vehicles. I have just never used them. Isn't that weird? 46 years of driving, hundreds of thousands of miles, and I have never been broken down on the side of the road in any kind of a situation that I have needed them. I guess I've always managed to limp it into a parking lot, or wide pullout, or some other such where I have been well off the shoulder. Lucky me. I've never really thought about that... Going forward, I'm going to make sure I know right where they are and how to activate them. It admittedly won't be as intuitive as my first reaction as lighting up the brake lights (old dog learning new tricks here), and honestly it could be years before I ever "need" to do either again, but it's certainly one that I'll be keeping in my hip pocket. Thanks.
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As well they should. We should take her out for drinks and pump her with questions. I'll bet she could tell some good stories.
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And you’d be surprised how quickly seasoned drivers pick up new tips and techniques. One of my Recertification Instructors was a retired commercial pilot. He made Quick Reference sheets for the class that were modeled after pilot manuals. They were read up from the bottom. I might still have them. Really a great guy and his class was my favorite.
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Too bad you couldn't fart in his general direction like last time something like this happened to you.
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I road raged someone at 7:15 am New Years day.
Well yes and no. I was driving home from my house sitting/cat sitting place and a car came around a (double yellow lines) corner completely on the wrong side of the road heading straight for me. I hit the horn and it was still coming at me. Last second I swerved and went into the grass. Our mirrors almost hitting. I was a bit pissed off. The car made no effort to avoid a head on collision. So I turned around and followed the car. It was all over the road and two more blind corners it was completely on the wrong side of the road. I assumed it was a drunk driver so I thought I'd have a polite word with him. It turned out to be a 50 year old Indian woman. She said "I am velly velly sorry." "I an soooo sorry." I said to her I will tell the police and if she does it again she will get locked up. Not a drunk driver, but rather a driver who should NOT be on the road. Arms and legs felt like jello for the next hour
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I was somewhat with you, Higgins, (maybe 50%), until you told us that you didn’t know where the emergency flasher switch was on your cars??
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You know , I looked at images of the interiors of old Land Cruisers and I had a hard time finding the darned switch.
How many people use their hazard switches frequently? And yes, I know one is supposed to be familiar with all the controls and features of any vehicle one operates. Last time I checked, none of us were perfect. Best Les
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Picture of mine taken 5 minutes ago. The switch is in an interesting location below the the drivers natural scan.  I had to hunt and peck the first time I use my flashers almost everyday...my mailbox is on a very rural road with sight lines 1/2 mile in either directions, farm fields. Instead of hopping out of the car, I pull over with my flashers on and get the mail from the drivers window on the LC. I know, I know.
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Hmmm, I will admit that they put it in a very non-obvious place on that old rig. Every vehicle I own has it in a place where you can't miss it, including my 44 year old Mercedes Benz. Photo coming shortly.
Air-cooled 911 cars had limited switchgear on the dash and the hazard light switch is in a "can't miss it" spot.
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