Mr. Ima gonna pull a U-turn for no reason

[Racket_Man]

I had just turned onto a residential street with a car a short distance (maybe 30 feet) ahead of me. Now we are both traveling the posted speed limit of 25 MPH. at 2d intersection the car in front of me slows down a bit and fades off to the right near the intersection in what I perceive to be the beginnings of a right turn.

I slow down a bit as he starts "his turn". He goes shallow into his "turn" and proceeds to start PULL the beginnings of a A U_TURN. With only a second or so to react, I slomomed sharply to the left and missed the car by a mere foot. the fucker ALMOST kept on performing his U-Turn as I almost flipped my car as if I did not exist.

DUDE HOW DID YOU NOT SEE ME OR MY HEADLIGHTS BEHIND YOU??????

[XCashier]

People are getting stupider. They sure don't seem to notice the world around them or the existance of anyone else besides them. I'm glad you have such fast reflexes and were able to prevent a collision.

[Rock Lobster]

My car is invisible! People pull out 2 inches in front of my bumper and that includes school buses. Yes I did report the bus drivers to the school. The buses were empty at the time but I worry about them doing with a full bus.

[Kogarashi]

Ugh. I don't seem to have quite the cloaking device issue here in Upstate NY as I did in CT, but twice I have had people run a stop sign at an intersection and nearly hit my bright red Jeep. In full daylight. The same intersection both times, no less.

The first was a lady in a minivan who didn't even attempt to slow down (and there are at least two signs warning of the very visible stop sign as you approach the intersection, so I have a hard time believing she didn't see the stop sign), and she gave me a big WTF look as she slammed on her brakes and then inched past me as if to demand what I was doing in the intersection.

The other was a car that was actually second in line at the same stop sign (but six months later), who didn't make their own stop after the car in front of them went. So car in front goes. Then I go, making a turn from the side street (it's a 4-way stop). And I immediately hit my breaks as the second car crosses the intersection hugging the bumper of the car in front of them, giving me yet another WTF look.

[Pagan]

The other was a car that was actually second in line at the same stop sign (but six months later), who didn't make their own stop after the car in front of them went. So car in front goes. Then I go, making a turn from the side street (it's a 4-way stop). And I immediately hit my breaks as the second car crosses the intersection hugging the bumper of the car in front of them, giving me yet another WTF look.

I've noticed that some people, that if they've stopped, but not actually at the STOP sign, that they think that counts as their stop and they can go.

[Chromatix]

I've noticed that some people, that if they've stopped, but not actually at the STOP sign, that they think that counts as their stop and they can go.

Evidently they were never taught the reason for stop signs - to ensure that you can see, unambiguously, that the road crossing your path is clear. With that said, it's possible that American road layouts make demonstrating that point more difficult than in Britain.

My instructor - from when I did take lessons - used a particular couple of local junctions which very obviously had Stop signs because they were almost blind - most unsignalled junctions in Britain instead use Give Way signs, where a full stop is not mandatory but proper observation is. He demonstrated that it was impossible to properly see approaching hazards unless one stopped as close to the stop line as possible.

In another place, he demonstrated how to handle junctions that remained blind even from that position, and hence why watching out for other cars doing so was a good idea.

[ADoyle90815]

People are getting stupider. They sure don't seem to notice the world around them or the existance of anyone else besides them. I'm glad you have such fast reflexes and were able to prevent a collision.

That's true, and I drive expecting stupidity, and by doing so, I've avoided being in collisions.

[siskaren]

I've noticed that some people, that if they've stopped, but not actually at the STOP sign, that they think that counts as their stop and they can go.

Oh, God, I hate people who do that!