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For Ken...........Farmers..........on combines, or spray rigs, or the ones that have cattle too when they have the stock trailer. Honestly, they aren't as bad as their parents, who only drive in from the family home to town once a week, just like they did in the 40's, and as jaguartx mentioned, pull out of their driveway and poke along. Never mind the fact that had they been aware, there's 5 miles of empty road behind me and they would not impact anyone if they just waited 10 seconds for me to go by. That happened all the time in PA 35 years ago too. The others are the ones that like to merge on to a 55-65 mph freeway at 10 mph, grrr. Cell phone users rank right up near the top too. and let's not forget, to paraphrase Mr Carlin. Anyone going faster than I am is a d..khead Anyone going slower is an a..hole! Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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Well, as I was put on the shoulder of I-25 by a rig driver, last Tuesday - this might be an unfair response. CDL holders should lose their license after the FIRST time they are caught texting from a moving vehicle. "The Warden" and I saw 3 rear-end accidents - in 3 miles of rodeo Road - in Santa Fe, today. One was multi-car, and at least 2 seemed to have young female drivers operating the rear vehicle.
I'm betting texting was involved!
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Cell phone talkers/ texters and uber, lyft drivers.
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Black bumper Mennonite ladies.....seems like everyday they are 2 days late for everything, if they don't cut across parking lots at 60 mph or swerve out around a turning driver in the middle of a town with oncoming traffic, then tomorrow they will be 3 days behind.
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For Ken...........Farmers........ ..on combines, or spray rigs, or the ones that have cattle too when they have the stock trailer. Honestly, they aren't as bad as their parents, who only drive in from the family home to town once a week, just like they did in the 40's, and as jaguartx mentioned, pull out of their driveway and poke along. Never mind the fact that had they been aware, there's 5 miles of empty road behind me and they would not impact anyone if they just waited 10 seconds for me to go by. That happened all the time in PA 35 years ago too. The others are the ones that like to merge on to a 55-65 mph freeway at 10 mph, grrr. Cell phone users rank right up near the top too. and let's not forget, to paraphrase Mr Carlin. Anyone going faster than I am is a d..khead Anyone going slower is an a..hole! Geno
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Across the board here.
Special shout out to males under the age of 25, Asian females, and tractor trailer drivers.
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There is a reason why we try move large farm equipment at 5 AM......
People in general are fuucking idiots on the highway.
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Yeah, I forgot to mention the Semi drivers in my last post.
45 years driving and I have sure seen a decline in the skills and courtesy of commercial drivers. Half of them never even acknowledge my headlight signal that it's OK to come back into our lane. Not to mention the texting, or looking at an I pad video.
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Don't forget those drivers who are late to work!
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"CDL holders should lose their license after the FIRST time they are caught texting from a moving vehicle."
I agree, and I am a CDL holder. It is verboten for a CDL driver to hand hold a cell phone in the first place. Big time moving violation and massive fine.
That is just for talking on a hand held cell phone.
So a CDL dumb ass who is texting, GET OUT OF TOWN!!!!
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There is a reason why we try move large farm equipment at 5 AM......
People in general are fuucking idiots on the highway. yes, and people that bitch about big trucks , and everone is in their way. I encourge all these people to yell in my face .
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Buffalo is full of retirees, and they are on average the worst. Til tourist season and then it is anyone in a 1-800rvrents RV!!!!!!!
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Adult bicycle riders are the very worst. They are worse than little children, hog the road, run red lights and stop signs like they are not even there, pass you on the right at stop lights, ride on sidewalks, ride in crosswalks, list goes on and on. Possession or use of a bicyle by anyone over 16 years of age should be totally banned.
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"CDL holders should lose their license after the FIRST time they are caught texting from a moving vehicle."
I agree, and I am a CDL holder. It is verboten for a CDL driver to hand hold a cell phone in the first place. Big time moving violation and massive fine.
That is just for talking on a hand held cell phone.
So a CDL dumb ass who is texting, GET OUT OF TOWN!!!! That SOB was passing me (glad I pay attention to the mirrors) and got too close, while still in my lane. He never got completely into the fast lane - I hit the shoulder - his passenger side duals were still 1 - 2 feet (clear of the center stripe) into my lane when he was 30 feet past me. He continued on - still weaving across 2 lanes - for at least a mile.
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Buffalo is full of retirees, and they are on average the worst. Til tourist season and then it is anyone in a 1-800rvrents RV!!!!!!! I will add in August the worst drivers are all the bikers who are passing through to go to Sturgis and are not used to 80 mph speed limits or Wyoming cross winds and still must try to travel in large packs. Nothing like catching up to a group on I-90 and trying to get passed them. Sheep are easier to get through .........
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