Turn Signals

[Matt J]

I whine about the drivers here ALL the time. I can't even count how many times I've been on Stadium Dr here in Tally and some kid will just change lanes without a blinker or checking their blind spots. I always used to say that if I didn't love my car so much, I'd just let them hit me. It'd be their fault.

But apparently it's an issue all over cuz my dad and brother complain about the same type of thing going on in the DC metro area.

Tallahassee has that special blend of idiots (students, out of town lawmakers, and lobbyists). It has been a problem for years. The funny thing is that the lobbyists and out of town lawmakers are the worst. Nothing like a self important senator/representative in an SUV running you off the road.

 

[greenroomsurfer]

My turn signal on 30-A is the double middle finger hand sign. This can only be used by qualified locals. If your a tourist you will have to free up the hand of the cell phone to complete this difficult manuever. We do not need to use phones here because 30-A is faster than the internet!

 

[bluemtnrunner]

My teenager was driving me around on 30A yesterday. One guy almost hit her as she turned in to parking lot at Seaside. It was her turn to go, she had signaled, began her turn and he pulled on out of the parking lot onto 30A and nearly into the side of my car.
Then in Watercolor at that 4 way stop a car on 30A went, it was my daughter's turn to go and turn on to 30A but instead, the range rover which was behind the last car to go barreled on through...She had her cell phone to her ear so maybe she forgot that stop signs mean....well, stop!!

AND THEN... my poor kid was tailgated all the way to blue mountain beach. She was doing the speed limit of all things on 30A.

Talk about good defensive driving training!

 

[Biff]

People (most especially teens and the elderly) are in a state of hypnosis while on cell phone's; it is truly dangerous. I complain about teens and the elderly on cell phones constantly; our fine in OK inattentive driving citations are $$$$$$$$; There is a bill being passed to outlaw teens and cell/texting....

Car Crashes and Cell Phones
In December 2005 the NHTSA and the National Center for Statistics and Analysis released the results of their National Occupant Protection Use Survey (NOPUS), which found that in 2005, 6 percent of drivers used handheld cell phones, up from 5 percent in 2004. The survey also found that the jump was most noticeable among women (up to 8 percent from 6 percent in 2004) and young drivers ages 16 to 24 (up to 10 percent from 8 percent in 2004). The percentage of men using cell phones rose from 4 to 5 percent over the same period. Finally, the survey found that the number of drivers using headsets rose from 0.4 percent in 2004 to 0.8 percent in 2005. The NOPUS is a probability-based observational survey. Data on driver cell phone use were collected at random stop signs or stoplights only while vehicles were stopped and only during daylight hours. See also Cell Phones and Driving.

Cell phone distraction causes 2,600 deaths and 330,000 injuries in the United States every year, according to the publisher of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.



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My teenager was driving me around on 30A yesterday. One guy almost hit her as she turned in to parking lot at Seaside. It was her turn to go, she had signaled, began her turn and he pulled on out of the parking lot onto 30A and nearly into the side of my car.
Then in Watercolor at that 4 way stop a car on 30A went, it was my daughter's turn to go and turn on to 30A but instead, the range rover which was behind the last car to go barreled on through...She had her cell phone to her ear so maybe she forgot that stop signs mean....well, stop!!

AND THEN... my poor kid was tailgated all the way to blue mountain beach. She was doing the speed limit of all things on 30A.

Talk about good defensive driving training!

 

[ShallowsNole]

The rule at the 4-way stops on 30A must be that whoever has the biggest SUV goes first. This is particularly true at Grayton Beach. :roll:

 

[Biff]

My turn signal on 30-A is the double middle finger hand sign. This can only be used by qualified locals. If your a tourist you will have to free up the hand of the cell phone to complete this difficult manuever. We do not need to use phones here because 30-A is faster than the internet!

 

[seagrovegirl]

Well, I guess I have the right of way then...................................

 

[hnooe]

Driving thru downtown Atlanta on rush hour not long ago it suddenly occured to me that in major metroplitan areas, putting on your blinker, signalling your intentions, is actually a "sign of weakness" by some other drivers who take glee in letting you know by that very act they have control over you, that you can be dominated easily by the jerk who actually speeds up just to not let you in. You have a better chance of changing lanes BY NOT USING YOUR BLINKER AT ALL!

Lots of pent up frustration out there -- road rage is an outlet for a lot of people!

 

[potatovixen]

When I first moved here, I wondered if turn signals were illegal in the state of Florida.

I've learned to be a very defensive driver, but my blood pressure skyrockets every time I get behind the wheel because I get so pissed off at stupid people not paying attention. My Road Rage has increased exponentially... I just know how to keep it to myself most of the time.
(There was the one memorable time in Virginia when I flipped some guy the bird... and then he proceeded to chase me at 70 MPH down a very curvy 45 MPH back road. I managed to lose him, but chalk that one up to a lesson learned.)

 

[Matt J]

The rule at the 4-way stops on 30A must be that whoever has the biggest SUV goes first. This is particularly true at Grayton Beach. :roll:

Biggest SUV and smallest brain or appendage (depending on sex).