This has nothing to do with VP, but the following illistrates to a
tee what our valley roadways have been seeing less of overall
population increases:safe and curtious drivers! This morning exiting
onto northbound Boulder Hwy. leaving Sams Town (after another 0.25
JOB multistrike whooping!)I began entering the left turn lane on
Boulder and Flamingo. As I got into the lane, a relatively common
driving situation arose: the arrow was in mid-yellow with the car in
front of me in mid turn. No big deal for me, I'll just wait for the
next green arrow. As Im coming to a stop, I get that ominous feeling
I think many of you are familiar with: the vehicle behind you riding
your butt so close they're practically rumaging through your trunk!
Apparently an older woman in some sort of mid-size SUV felt I missed
the yellow and now she was being forced to wait out a red arrow
unnessarily. I guess she failed to notice that at best there was a
second or two before it went red and I was still a good 20 yards
from getting into the turn. I dont like being in the intersection
with a red arrow, thats just my rule. Man was she irrate! I glanced
into my rearview and saw her gesturing her arms angrily. Her mouth
indicated she was well into a verbal tirade! She even flashed her
lights a few times! At this point I was begining to boil over. Didnt
this ignoramous realize that even if I had shot through she'd be
running a red arrow, which I believe is illegal( though some Vegas
drivers fail to understand this!)Then came the kicker: I glanced
again into my rearview and up came her middle finger! Whoa Nellie!
Now what I did next Im not proud of and quite frankily I should have
shown more restraint. I turned over my shoulder, looked back at her,
and returned my own middle finger and vented my opionin of her
loudly. Even though she probably couldnt hear, It was very
cathardic! I then turned back around and waited for a green arrow to
mercifuly deliver me from this old crone! As we turned left and got
onto Flamingo, she began to pass me(really flooring it!. At the
moment she went by on my left I made it a point to look slightly to
my right. I wasnt about to give her the satifaction of me seeing her
parting shot. It goes to show how the mental disorder of road rage
afflicts evreyone, regardless of age or race. This woman, from what
I saw, looked no different than any other 60ish/70ish grandmother
type you'd find at any local bingo parlor. Yet Id bet her tirade
would make a rap star blush! I just wish people would slow the hell
down! Im really sick and tired of having my rear bumber riden up on
cause the jerk behind cant pass me, or lunatics going 15mph over on
our surface streets or school zones. Oh and I hate the age old
excuse Ím going to be late for work!'Set your alarm clock earlier or
find another job if you hate your current one so much your not
motivated to get there 10 mins. early like your suppoed to. I moved
from California 8 yrs ago and folks the driving here has become as
bad or worse. I know Clark county is importing thousans of new out
of staters a month and their horrible driving habbits with them. I
just wish the government would premote an anti-speeding campaign as
vigourosly and their buckle up law. Our roadways have enough hazards
to deal with: the drunk drivers, terrible surfaces(potholes and
construction damage), the spaghetti bowl on weekday morings , ect
ect! Im certain most members of this group are safe and responsible
drivers, but those of you get impatitient and feel the need for
excessive speed, PLEASEEE pause and slow down!
The worst drivers in America?!
women don't want to miss OPRAH or DR. PHIL.
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--- In vpFREE@yahoogroups.com, "shortpaydan" <shortpaydan@...> wrote:
This has nothing to do with VP, but >> what time was it? my old