Fuck you, road "enforcer", unofficial regulators of the road.

What is the deal with these people that think that they are the unofficial regulators of the road ways? I know you have experienced one of these people. The ones that sit, usually in the fast lane, and drive exactly the speed limit, thinking that they are making the roads safer by "regulating" the entire interstate by slowing everyone down to the posted speed limit. Listen here dipshit! They already have people that fulfill this function, they are call the "Highway Patrol"! You might recognize them with the marked cars with said name on the side and also the light bar on top that flash the cherries and blueberries.
When you decide to enforce your rules on other people when it's not your place it not only pisses everyone off, it is also increases the probability of causing a traffic accident. Let me elaborate; First off, no one like to be told what to do or to be controlled in any fashion. When you prevent someone from doing something, even if they don't really care in the first place, there is a immediate desire to do whatever they are told not to do. This is something that is learned and expressed in childhood and is carried over into our adult lives. Case in point, Mr. "enforcer" forces people to go slow and tries everything they can to not let people pass and go faster then they are. Even if you really don't have the desire to drive faster, you do have the desire to have to freedom to do it if you want to.
Mr "road regulator", when you have angry folks about 3 inches from your bumper getting more pissed off by the minute, with angry people 3 inches from their bumper, followed by... you get what I am saying... this can cause a huge pile up if one person makes a bad move. Also, whenever there is a small gap anywhere to get around you, angry people make dangerous maneuvers to just get past you, this also can cause a pileup. And for what, does this make you feel good to control something or someone? Let do everyone a favor and leave the Hwy Patrol to regulate the road ways. Get out of the passing lane, which is illigal in the first place to drive in and not just pass, and let people by. This will create less of a headache for everyone involved and also make the road safer for everyone.

-driveon

Hands free driving? Motorola H780

H780 Link

Ahhhhh the Superbowl.

The Superbowl has arrived in my town and the volume of people is growing. I live about 10 minutes north of the Tampa International Airport, the same area that is the middle of the a huge construction project. The construction project alone adds around 25-45 extra minutes to my commute to and fro work and now I get to sit around and stare at the back of people cars for even longer due to the "extras" that are flying in. I have seen a lot more of expensive cars the past couple days, which is nice. I have seen a Lamborghini, a few Ferrari's, decked out Range Rovers..

In this morning's episode of "slow go"; the woman in front of me, really not paying attention to driving, which is really nothing new for this area, is using her "speaker phone" while she drives. She is holding her cell in her hand, yelling at her phone's microphone then holding the speaking to her ear. If you are using the speaker phone, why are you holding it? And why are you holding it like an 1/2 an inch from your mouth? Why not just hold it up to your ear like a normal phone call, instead of this crazy yelling, and staring at the speaker on the phone like its a person. Better yet, get a bluetooth, they are cheap and great.
I love my bluetooth. My original bluetooth was this huge over the ear kind that was great at one time, about a year ago, but now is bulky with this crappy sound issue where everyone heard themselves speak. It finally broke so I went looking for a replacement. I ended up at bestbuy, I know that the ntrwebs has better deals and such, but I am so a instant satisfaction type of person that I will pay extra because when I do decide that I am going to get something, I want it now!
Ok, where was I, so I picked up a Motorola H780, pretty much based on the fact that it was $60, that was my limit, it was small, and other motorola's models got decent reviews. This thing works great; sound is crystal clear, on both ends. I drive in the car for about 3+ hours a day and everyone I talk to has said that it's great. It has this great feature that it can be synced to two phones at the same time; I carry a AT&T phone for personal use and a Verizon phone for work. The H780 is conntected to both phones at the same time so I can get calls on ether phone and answer with one bluetooth, schweet d00d! Battery life is great, everytime I go to plug it in, the light is green and I use this thing alot. The only downside I have run into the range of use. After traveling around 10 feet or so away from your phone you will have some static, this is not really a problem for me since I use this in my car.

So.. I started with bitching about traffic, that sparked a thought about my bluetooth headset, and ended in a review of stuff I own and use..

-njoy

Bad Florida drivers -> Tampa/St. Pete Area

Where the fuck did you learn your sweet driving skills guy?

Yes, I am that guy that is yelling at you inside my car where no one can hear but me..

I have been living here in the Tampa area going on four years and still can't wrap my head around the massive amount of shit drivers in this state. I have lived on the east coast (South Carolina), the new England area (Vermont), the mid-west (ChicagoIL, HoustonTx) and in the rockies (Colorado) and Florida has by far the most amount of crap drivers out there.

I'm sure some will read this and pass this off as living in a vacation state surrounded by out-of-towners that don't know where they are or where they are going and I might have agreed up untill about 6 months ago when I got a new job that requires me to drive 70 miles each way during peak traffic times. I drive the same route 5 days a week, I see you, I know you drive the same route, everyday, when will you learn?

I am writting these words for two reasons:

-> i need to vent
-> maybe someone will read this and get a fuckin clue

On with it ---->


---> blinkers: use em? or not!

Turn your signal on much? I used to bitch and moan about people not using their turn signals, how hard is it really? But after months of observation I can understand why some people don't; because people are assholes and don't work with you when you are trying to advise the public that you fucking need to get over to take an exit! In most other driving areas, you put your signal on, someone moves out of the way, let you in, you wave saying thanks. But here in the greater Tampa area when you put that signal on - it's like your giving them an early warning system to be a dickhead -they speed up, close the gap, slow down, whatever needs to be done from stopping you from getting where you need to be.

WTF?

That is one of the biggest reasons I have stopped using the signal most of the time. I have watched people turn on their signal to get over to take an exit, way before that exit, and motherfuckers do everything in their power to not let them get over, what is this a fucking game? We are in morning traffic, no one is going anywhere fast, why do this? Does it make you feel powerful that you almost caused a 20 car pileup because your cock is so small that can't let that little old lady in front of you?

H8 you! Get a life you stupid fuck!

---> interstate on ramps: the pedal on the right, people!

Interstate on ramps, they are long for a reason; so you can get up to speed to enter a highway where people driving their cars at speeds of 70-80 mph.

When you take the whole 400ft of the on-ramp to get up to your speedy excess of 35mph and all those cars behind you riding your ass like like its broke-back, you are causing a huge issue on our roads. When you enter the highway going 35mph while traffic is going 70mph you cause everyone to have to slow down to your speed to avoid hitting you. This has a ripple effect that spans across all the lanes causing a freaking traffic jam.

---> fast lane: passing lane, fast lane; whatever you want to call it..use it correctly!

Is drivers education not required in this state?

Why don't you know the basic rules of highway driving?

On any highway that has multiple lanes, the left lane is called the "passing lane" or sometimes the "fast lane" not here in the sunshine state; you dumb fucks that don't understand why everyone is riding your ass and getting pissy behind them: that lane is for "passing" or driving "fast" !!! -not for driving 10mph under the speed limit talking on your fucking cell phone!

And these stupid fucks that know your behind them trying to get past them -decide to slam on their brakes, yeah thats fucking cool; or putting your signal on like your going to get over and then just slow down never getting over (you know who you are stupid fuck in your red crapbox hatchback! I'm to one that gave you the "thumbs up" after you tried to get me to pull over to fight you and your 3 friends when I am driving alone! that was really going to happen... and good luck trying to catch up! )

---> light changes: pay attention fuckers!

I know how you guys like to waste time, stop wasting mine and go when the light turns green! WhenI sit at traffic light for 3 light changes because you are not paying attention, H8 U! Want to kill U! or these people that stop with 2-3 car lengths buffer between the car ahead... WTF? You wonder why there is traffic all the fucking time? Tighten that shit up, if you did we might get more that 2 fucking cars through that light before turn red again.

I know that some local drivers in the Tampa/St. Pete area will stumble across these words and get pissed that I am bashing them, so be it, maybe you will wise up and pay attention out there so we all can get to where we are going sooner and safer..

--driveon!