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originally posted by: ladyvalkyrie
a reply to: noonebutme
People drive crazy all the time in this area (PP from Dallas can confirm- I'm not far from Dallas) but I can't say I've ever seen anyone honk and flash. I would assume that meant emergency. And I used a series of short horn blasts, not the long rude 'angry' blast.
But even when the cars wouldn't move I never tailgated. THAT is dangerous. (never cut anyone off either, always AT LEAST 2 car lengths) I was forced to just patiently wait for an opening. Some dude in a big black truck tailgated ME after I finally managed to get past him. At least I had a reason for going over the speed limit a bit. What's his excuse for getting all road rage-y and chasing me down for doing nothing more than passing him?
Hell, I even used my turn signal when changing lanes. A lot of people don't bother to do that on a regular day! Lol!
originally posted by: sputniksteve
a reply to: ladyvalkyrie
Maybe don't wait so long to leave for the hospital so no one has to drive like that while pregnant? Sorry we didn't get the memo it was "all about you" day.
Congratulations!!
originally posted by: mamabeth
a reply to: ladyvalkyrie
A couple of years ago I was driving and was stopped at a VERY busy
intersection in the LEFT turn lane.I remember looking in my rear view
mirror and saw an ambulance in the lane next to me a few cars back.
He was not flashing his lights or his siren.
All of a sudden he was behind me flashing his lights and blaring his siren.
I was FORCED into driving into the intersection so he could pass me.
Immediately after he cleared the intersection*,he turned off his flashing
lights and his siren.There I was stuck nearly in the middle so he could
get through the traffic.I couldn't turn because of the traffic and had to
wait until the light changed.
* I wasn't completely in the intersection but I was in a very dangerous spot.
Congratulations on your new baby.
originally posted by: intrptr
Slightly more dense than racing around in traffic by ones self while in labor, is the I didn't prepare for this moment ahead of time. Now there could be three people racing to the hospital... in the back of ambulances from the crash scene.
originally posted by: Allenb83
a reply to: ladyvalkyrie
My two cents:
Negativity is a very powerful thing. I find it disturbing that you would first post about "bad" driving habits before you get to the good news of a new baby.
Also, driving laws that directly contradict each other have no business existing in the law books of any state. You CAN NOT speed, no matter what lane your in. Thats what the speed limit is for. Thats why years of research has been done on lethal versus non-lethal accidents, and why car companies build vehicles a certain way. There should be no such thing as a speeding lane for people that want to circumvent the law, and a law should have never been passed to allow this. If you want to die, then speed. You are at liberty to face that consequence of your own actions. I am sure your baby will thank you for it in heaven.