There can be Only ONE!

[Argabarga]

Why is "ONE WAY" such a hard concept? Especially when the arrow is pointing to the way that "ONE" way is? And it's clearly not the way you were going? And there are two signs facing the "WRONG" way that specifically say "DO NOT ENTER"? And for even more consideration, the cross street is one-way, and has further signs facing THAT traffic that say "NO RIGHT TURN" for the upcoming side street?

And yet, weekly, as I'm coming down this street, someone tries to turn into it and go the wrong way?

I used to just shake my head.

Now, I just pull sideways and block the street The looks on their faces is priceless as they try to compute what's going on.

Usually, they just sit there, looking at me funny until I get out and walk over and ask them "Do you realize you're going the wrong way down a one-way street?"

That usually turns em' around, usually

But with all things behavior related, the bell curve rule applies: At any given moment, an infinitely small number of people are about to due an infinitely STUPID thing.

I met him yesterday.

Another car I blocked as he came trundling up the hill

Another fish-out-of-water stare

Another trip to his driver's side door where I told him "Wrong way Sir, this is a one-way street"

His reaction?

"Uh........ so what do I do?"








"Uh, turn around and go the other way? Because I'm not moving"

In retrospect, I should have had a five pound bag of sand with me. Then I could have told him just to stand over on the sidewalk and hold it, I'd tell him when it was okay to let go.... Then I would've hooked up his car and left with it.

And no, I would not have called him back

And why is it the dumb seem to be able to afford luxury cars? Oh well, if you were smart, you wouldn't have overpaid for a gussied-up Toyota, Mr. Wrong-way-Lexus-Driver.

[Signmaker]

I almost wanna say it's a PA thing. Had to deal with a similar street behind a building I worked at. Though it was marked one way due to the fact it was only wide enough for one vehicle, meaning someone who chose to ignore the multiple signs, also chose to play a game of chicken with the bored maintenance guy who dislikes his job and is driving a company truck that is much larger then your little crossover minivan. I will note, when attempting this manuever, it seems to help them correct themselves if you are screaming "woo yah come-on doggie yah" at the top of your lungs with maniacle glee.

Even if they cant hear you...they know something is very wrong.

[EvilEmpryss]

Why is "ONE WAY" such a hard concept?

SC Logic: But I'm only going one way!

And there are two signs facing the "WRONG" way that specifically say "DO NOT ENTER"?

SC: Signs are for wusses.

And for even more consideration, the cross street is one-way, and has further signs facing THAT traffic that say "NO RIGHT TURN" for the upcoming side street?

SC: I dropped my iPhone.

[Gilhelmi]

I turned onto a one-way street ONE TIME. It was the first time I was driving in city that had one-way traffic control and I was not paying attention. Then I noticed the cars parked on the side of the road and the ROAD SIGN and turned around and sleeked off in embarrassment.

Luckily, no one saw me, and yall do not know me in RL.

[Antisocial_Worker]

I got to experience a wrong-way driver one day when an RV (you know the kind -- the ones big enough to affect tides) came roaring at me honking its horn because apparently I and all the other cars were wrong and they were right. Luckily they decided not to play chicken and veered off on another street, probably cursing all of us idiots driving the wrong way toward them.

[mathnerd]

I turned the wrong way on a one way street once. In my defense, it was near white out conditions and I thought I was one street farther west than I really was.

[Argus]

The one time I turned the wrong way down a one-way street, it was the first time I'd seen a one-way street in a residential neighborhood. There was no other traffic, and I carefully got off that street as soon as I could once I noticed.

[greek_jester]

Ah, one way streets. I can beat you all for sheer idiocy!

I was in a convoy of cars heading into London for a fancy dress party at a club we often went to, although normally we went on the train and buses. This time, due to the fancy dress and heavy rain, we decided to drive.

The lead car in the convoy (the one I was in) missed the turn for the club. No problems, we'll go up the next road and come back down.

Slight problem; what we didn't notice, as the light was out on the sign, was that we'd just turned the wrong way up a one way street. Right in front of a police station in the middle of a shift change. Which meant a dozen police officers standing by the front doors watching us do it.

Thankfully, after us apologising profusely and promising to be more careful, they let us go with a telling off (and a few smothered giggles; fancy dress).

[Zellie Crescent]

There's a one way street in my town that people go down the wrong way constantly, cops occasionally go down it or park there a couple of days near the end of every month but since people have gotten smart to that they avoid doing it then. It's not like the streets in New Brunswick where some of the one-ways should go the opposite way or shouldn't be one-ways, there's a school and a library on opposite sides of the street.

[Jay 2K Winger]

Not so much a one-way wrong-way, but I did encounter a wrong-way driver once.

I was heading off to work at the wholesale club for one of those damnable 5am shifts. The road I was taking was a divided four-lane road. (Two lanes southbound, two northbound) I'm heading south, in the right lane, when I see a car in the left lane heading north.

I sincerely hope that guy took the opportunity to get on the correct side of the median at the intersection about half-a-mile behind me.

[cleorose]

I got two quick bits. When I was getting married (2001), my future sister in law took me shopping to pick out her bridesmaid dress. I was NOT from the area. In fact that was the 2nd time I had been in the town. She is from another town originally but has lived and worked in said town for like 4-5 years. She gets into downtown area with all the little boutiques and is driving around and suddenly realizes when everyone is honking at her, she is going the wrong way down a one way street. We were on it I wanna say five minutes before we saw more than one or two cars. And then we had a stream of them and they all honked at her. I laugh about it now but it was so embarassing then.

Then yesterday we are driving around Topeka, we are not really familiar with it. Hubby gets lost like he always does. (Just to give you an idea, I was talking to the person getting directions. They told turn onto 6th st and just follow it down and turn on x street go up a few blocks to y street. go around the corner and park and its right there. Easy peasy. Hubby says NO I am taking the highway (70) and gonna get up there faster. Well 6th doesnt have an exit 3rd and 8th does. He gets off on 8th which is a one way. and I tell him left he goes right . )

Needless to say when we did finally realize we were lost, he decided to turn around. Pulled in and was cussing out the drivers that werent letting him turn right. It was a one way street. Which he yelled at me then cause well the other drives cant hear him rant.

To give you an idea on how easy it is for him to get lost, when we lived in florida, we lived right off the highway by disney. he had a job interview on OBT right off the highway. Pretty straight forward. 10 min trip. 3 hours later he has not yet made it to his destination. Nor does he know where he is. He is PAST winter park. Not on the highway. And he only found that out because he stopped to ask for directions to OBT.

[BrenDAnn]

cleorose, I'd suggest a GPS for your hubby, but I have to wonder if he'd listen to it at all, haha! As for me, I have gone down a one way the wrong before. I had just picked up my eldest nephew, and we were going to Gamestop, across town from where he lived. In my mind I was thinking 'okay have to turn left and head that way to get across town' at the time. Well, I turned left... the wrong way onto a one way. I didn't realize it until I got to the stoplight a couple of blocks down where said one way turned into a two way road. I was sufficiently embarrassed, to say the least! I'm shocked my nephew let me live it down!

[Mytical]

While going to get my brother from College my dad turned down the wrong way on a one way street (his first time in the city), and as soon as he realized it he turned off... and was going the wrong way on another one way street.

[MoonCat]

A CW and I once went to a party at another CW's house. She lives on a one way street, the houses are small and packed in like sardines, and it was getting dark so it was hard to see the house number. We realized we had passed her house, went around the block, came back, tried again. Missed it again. And again. Finally she just backed up and we drove backwards down the street, slowly, until we finally found the right place.

Now and then at work she'll offer to drive me home and I always say, Backwards? Never fails to get a laugh.

[PastryGal]

I once went the wrong way down a one way street. Was last summer in a part of down town area I'm not used to. Was trying to find parking so my Mom and I could eat at a place nearby. I couldn't see any one way signage where I was stopped at the intersection so I turned right and was lucky there was no traffic coming. I immediately turned into a small parking lot.. Was an excellent lunch tho!