I really need a louder turn signal clicker

[BigPapa]

Mine goes on to change a lane on the highway, it’s 1-2-3 and here I come. No ifs, ands, or BS.

He'd always say 3 flashes and I'm coming over, I'm bigger than you.

Ah, yes, the proverbial PROFESSIONAL drivers. Don't even get me started.....

 

[slowmover]

Ah, yes, the proverbial PROFESSIONAL drivers. Don't even get me started.....

— You’re one of the ones both illegally tailgating as well as illegally blocking entry to the Interstate passing lane, aren’t you? Presence isn’t right-of-way.

— Maybe you’re one of the ones speeds up to try and block entry to “your” lane on the metro multi-lane freeways. Despite ROW being with those moving to the outer lanes.

— Or, sees my turn signal from directly behind and tries to dart out to get into that lane ahead of me as traffic is slowing.

The list of examples is long.

Probably, you’re one of those cuts between me and the other big truck I’m passing.

Speeds to get around me at a construction zone losing a lane.

Cuts in front of me a mile out to make an exit, tailgating whomever is already present. Despite a clear lane behind me.

Thinks a highway merge getting on ahead of me with less than 350’ clearance is legal with little to no traffic. Or tailgates the other zombies down the entry to illegally force vehicles out of the lane of travel. Same, too, for passing and re-entering travel lane too early (75’ average nationwide).

A turn signal isn’t a request for permission. Three flashes before movement starts is considered adequate. Observe all warning signs.

That you’ve a jaundiced view makes clear the likelihood of the above. Speaks to the typical selfishness of todays driver.

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[AH64ID]

I with this forum had a “laugh” option instead just “like”. It would come in quite handy.

 

[slowmover]

I’ve described southern Idaho to a T. You’d think it’d be better, but it isn’t.

Respect for traffic law and even courtesy have become so rare as to be notable. It’s nothing at all like the 1960s, even into the early 1990s. The only difference from one region to another is on a sliding scale.

 

[AnonEd]

[/QUOTE]"Thinks a highway merge getting on ahead of me with less than 350’ clearance is legal with little to no traffic."[/QUOTE]

I'm uncertain if I am/was a "professional" driver or not (I got paid for it in commercially registered vehicles, but only did it for about half-million miles), so this was new to me. I rarely get little to no traffic...not in Idaho much, especially if I need 350 feet of space behind me to merge, and at 60 mph that 350 feet is 40-115 feet longer than NHTSA says a truck must be able to stop in.(https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/121_stopping_distance_fr.pdf) But the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) calculates the stopping distance of a normal passenger vehicle at about 300 feet from 65 mph and a fully loaded commercial truck at about 600 feet from 65. I know speed is exponential but that 5-mph difference isn't going to double braking distance. Utah says a 4000-pound car takes 316 feet to stop from 65 mph under ideal conditions but I've never tested anything that weight or more that takes anywhere near that space, with most from-60 stops <140 feet and from-70 <185 feet.
My semi-driving pal says his company policy is 7-8 seconds following distance (600-700 feet at 60) but his collision warning goes off at more like 3-4 seconds, which might be within stopping distance.
I think I'm ignoring what various agencies say and sticking to common sense.

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"Speaks to the typical selfishness of todays driver." [/QUOTE]

No disagreement here!

 

[BigPapa]

@slowmover , Yeah, that's me.......

Like I said, don't get me started. Just like what you're saying, a few bad apples ruin the reputation of all. I classify you as a BAD APPLE.

 

[Turbo Terry]

In the Anchorage bowl which includes Palmer Wasilla Girdwood we have the very worst drivers I have ever experienced . In my opinion it’s the most dangerous thing my wife and I do on a regular basis. People drive way to fast. Tailgating is a huge problem. People ride right on your bumper to get you to move over to get around you. We call it pushing. They want to be there first at all costs. They change lanes constantly . You see them at the next traffic light right beside you. Lots of road rage. Young men mostly. No patience worst ones in 1/2 ton pickups that live on the hillside. It’s terrible here

 

[Regcabguy]

And not a hearing aid thank you very much

I finally got hearing aids. They'll change your life. The clicking sound is very apparent when you can hear normally.

 

[Turbo Terry]

I’m bionic from the waste on down knees and hips.I have had more surgery’s a than Evil K not hearing aids I’m to young

 

[Turbo Terry]

Waist