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  • #1

    That's not a lane.

    That's not a lane

    We took the Death Trap out today to my parent's house. On the way, we go down a main road that has some wide shoulders. In fact, they are so wide, the car behind us decided to make the shoulder into a driving lane.

    I looked back, and noticed they were driving along the shoulder. At first, I thought maybe they were preparing to turn off onto a side street, but they kept going...and going...and going...lucky for them, I guess, there were no cars parked, and they drove down the shoulder all the way until there was no shoulder anymore! The truck behind them looked like he wanted to pass, but wasn't sure if he should...

    That's cold, man

    On the way back, we stopped by the grocery store. We saw a limo, and thought it would be funny to park the Death Trap next to it.

    I stayed in the truck with the dog (to make sure he didn't overheat) while Hubs ran in to grab what we needed. Apparently, our presence was offensive, because the limo then moved a few more spaces down! Ouch.

    I did snap a pic before the limo moved. The Death Trap looks just so much trashier next to it... (actually, it doesn't look quite so bad in the pic...)

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    What an asshole. I know it needed 2 spaces to allow for the stretch length, but did it really need to park on a lone to take up 4 spaces?
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    • #3
      Quoth AccountingDrone View Post
      What an asshole. I know it needed 2 spaces to allow for the stretch length, but did it really need to park on a lone to take up 4 spaces?
      Actually he probably does to get out, considering how much swing room my F150 long bed requires (i think the turning area qualifies for its own zip code), and he's bigger.
      Seph
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      • #4
        I actually figured it was so people wouldn't park by him, but Javarod is probably right. It's not that bad, actually. You can't really see it from the pic, but we were fairly far out away from the store, so it's not like he was taking up prime parking. (If I had panned a little further to the right, you would have seen that the red truck and the white car were the last ones in the row.)

        I was curious as to why the limo driver was waiting to pick someone up from the local grocery store...esp. a non-local limo. (I think those are BC plates? We're in WA state, so not too far, but still...)
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        • #5
          Quoth bhskittykatt View Post
          I actually figured it was so people wouldn't park by him, but Javarod is probably right. It's not that bad, actually. You can't really see it from the pic, but we were fairly far out away from the store, so it's not like he was taking up prime parking. (If I had panned a little further to the right, you would have seen that the red truck and the white car were the last ones in the row.)

          I was curious as to why the limo driver was waiting to pick someone up from the local grocery store...esp. a non-local limo. (I think those are BC plates? We're in WA state, so not too far, but still...)
          Actually he's prolly not waiting for someone at the store, but hanging out there until he needs to retrieve the client from somewhere to small or two crowded to wait at, i'd had that happen a few times as a cab driver.
          Seph
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          • #6
            Yep looks like BC plates. Also, is that an old Datsun?!

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            • #7
              Yeah, it's a '79 Datsun 620. In rather poor condition. It needs new floorboards, as you can currently watch the road pass beneath you as you drive...
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              • #8
                Oh, I HATE when people think that an extra wide shoulder is an extra lane!

                I work in an industrial park, and there are extra wide lanes on the roads going in/out of the park I'd assume for large trucks and semi trailers to get in and out of the factories.

                But no, idiots use them to pass people on their way home from work, to fuck with delivery trucks and semis and whatnot.

                Every morning on my way home, some asshole is tearing past me in the extra space because they just. can't wait. to. get. HOME. NOW!
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                • #9
                  In my area, people seem to think bike lanes are an extra lane, and they don't look to see if there's someone on a bike in that lane. It's really bad at the local shopping center as the lanes are extra wide as there are several buses that stop there, so the lane is designed to have a bus stopped, yet someone on a bike can ride past the bus while passengers get on or off. Idiots like that are why I only ride the stationary bikes at the gym, or go to the beach or park with bike paths to ride a bike. This is one of my major pet peeves, that people think the bike lane or wide shoulder is an extra lane.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth Javarod View Post
                    Actually he probably does to get out, considering how much swing room my F150 long bed requires (i think the turning area qualifies for its own zip code), and he's bigger.
                    Limo driver made a poor choice of parking spots. If there was enough room in the lot for a block of 4 spaces to be open, there was almost certainly an empty pair at the end of the aisle. That's where I park the Peterbilt of Natural Selection when I'm bobtailing to a nearby mall - since I'm right next to an aisle, I won't wind up with cars on both sides blocking me from making my wide turn out.
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                    • #11
                      Quoth blas View Post
                      Oh, I HATE when people think that an extra wide shoulder is an extra lane!
                      You would think that the fart strips pressed into the asphalt on the shoulder would be a bit of a hint that you're not supposed to drive there >_<
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                      • #12
                        Not everywhere has the rumble strips, though.

                        We've got the occasional stretch of road around here that is actually double-wide (surprising, considering how ridiculously cramped the rest of the city is), and people treat those like two-lane roads too. I had one incident where I was driving along one of these wide roads in a residential/playground area, going the speed limit exactly because of the sheer number of kids in the area, and this car kept tailgating me because I wasn't going fast enough. Finally, as the road widened enough for two cars abreast, she roared around me on the shoulder despite the fact that it was still one lane and sped off at least ten miles over the speed limit. Of course, there was no cop around to ticket her.
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                        • #13
                          No rumble strips in where I'm describing, either.

                          Common sense would say, if there aren't dotted lines, there are NOT two lanes. But no, no, no. It's extra wide, that means it is two lanes!

                          I am so sick and tired of being passed as if I am standing still by some fucking idiot after work every morning.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth blas View Post
                            Common sense.
                            You keep using these words...I no think they mean what you think they mean...
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                            "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
                            "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
                            "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
                            "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
                            "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
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                            • #15
                              Apparently not.

                              I need to quit being a dreamer in that aspect.
                              You really need to see a neurologist. - Wagegoth

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