Nasty idea I thought of the other day

[psalm 7]

I do try to avoid something lying in the road but it depends on whats coming the other way.

This is a 2 lane rual road wher you drop over a hill and around a curve then repeat . I run 30 to 45 mph on it . Some folks seem to forget and try to run hyway speeds . I have seen a vehicles that whipped around a curve and ended up under a farm Combine .

 

[bigpaul]

I usually do between 40-50 on rural roads, but I know them like the back of my hand and I know where the danger spots are.

 

[psalm 7]

I know this road well , I own the place I grew up . My folks been here since 1700's . Never know when someones cattle or horse has gotten out and grazing on the road side or a farmer is out with a tractor and equipment just over the hill .
One Halloween a bunch of kids hung a manaquine where the tree tops grow over the road and would swing it out in front of anyone driving home after dark . Little Bratts Halloween is just around the corner this year .

 

[bigpaul]

we get to know when its harvest time, or spraying time, or muck spreading time, so we know when and what to avoid. animals don't get out much around here, its been several years since I saw any loose animals, and its usually sheep.

 

[Gazrok]

I drive like a grandma...though apparently, I'm pretty good when I need to be (avoided driving into an overturned black SUV last year, that was in the middle of the Interstate, at 4am, while raining, with no streetlights at all).... Was a pretty close call, and there have been others where my driving skill was put to the test, and I avoided an accident (or worse, just death, as that SUV would have killed us dead, no doubt)...

 

[bigpaul]

yeah, wife drives slowly in the lanes, she thinks I drive too fast sometimes.

 

[psalm 7]

I have to admit that when driving my Wifes new Cruze with its small high output engine it makes our road feel like a F1 track and I start to kick it up a little .
Last time I was on the Interstate traffic was near 80mph and there was a piece of exhaust around 4' long in my lane I managed to straddel it some how without cutting a tire .

 

[Gazrok]

I usually go 60 on the highway, 70 if traffic is light. But, I do stick to the slow lanes.

 

[bigpaul]

I do 60-65 on the highway, the speed limit is 70 but most are doing over 80 some nearer 90.

 

[jimLE]

the main road i pull out onto from the road i live on.is 60.i keep it between 55 and 60 on that streetch of road.but other folks drive it 70-80.if not faster..and yes.i've had folks come up on me and drive WAY to close..the highway i take to the town where we do our primary shopping,and other things.70 and 75 between towns.i go 70..and i use cruise control on the highways..

 

[Gazrok]

If people ride my ###, I just slow it down to 50. They get over into a faster lane then. If that doesn't work, they'll get a few sudden slow-downs that should make them get the message (in our state, you hit someone's rear, you're at fault for not driving defensively). If that even fails, I get over, then slow down a lot, and move in behind them, and just let them move on.

 

[jimLE]

i've pulled the slow down maneuver before..but 45 is my fav speed for that..lol.but i normally continue the same speed. which be the speed limit.that alone can piss off a few ppl on the hwy 1/2 from me.on account its a narrow 2 lane state hwy with no shoulders and very few passing zones between where we live, and town.

 

[bigpaul]

anybody comes up fast behind me, I pull over and let them pass, if I get it right I can do that without actually stopping. I don't drive on Motorways as people drive fast (and crazy sometimes) and I find motorways boring anyway i'm 30+miles from the end of the nearest motorway.

 

[jimLE]

thats one thing about where i live.the road between where i live and town,dont have any shoulders.just pull over locations.in which their arent very many of them within the 5 1/2 mile drive..even then.those pull overs are loaded with big pot holes.

 

[bcvaldez9]

I'm driving down the road, and I see a small paper bag. I generally avoid ANY debris on the road, but I see plenty don't.

So, I got to thinking...if you want to have caltrops (spikes to pop tires) on a road, you'd want to disguise them, to actually have them work (otherwise, someone will just slam on the brakes, etc.)

So, if you had a board with nails sticking up, and put it in a crumpled up paper bag...this sitting on the road would likely be driven over, (thinking it's just an old fast food bag), when really, it would be a tire killer.

that has been thought of but it is still a good one the taliban would put mines inside dog and other animal carcuses to get US and other military forces. It is amazing how many times it still worked after we knew about it.

 

[Gazrok]

Having had to clean (and try and get rid of the smell) once before, I will do pretty much ANYTHING to avoid running over an animal carcass again. Even if I have to off road it. Seriously, it was that bad (was a deer that had already been out a bit, and wasn't much of the deer left). That smell lasted after two full car washes (undercarriage and all). It was so bad....

 

[psalm 7]

I wasnt driving fast enough this morning to suit the driver behind me so showing a little road rage they ran up on my bumper . When I didnt speed up they jumped around me to going to pass . A car from the middle lane cut in at the same time so Mr road rage had to lock up his brakes to keep from rear ending them .
Any one see the road rage video where the guy runs out and side swipes the motorcycle because they were going to pass them ? FOX showed it this morning .

 

[Brent S]

I wasnt driving fast enough this morning to suit the driver behind me so showing a little road rage they ran up on my bumper . When I didnt speed up they jumped around me to going to pass . A car from the middle lane cut in at the same time so Mr road rage had to lock up his brakes to keep from rear ending them .
Any one see the road rage video where the guy runs out and side swipes the motorcycle because they were going to pass them ? FOX showed it this morning .

I hope they charge the driver with attempted murder! Why is the world so full of assholes? I've had lots of people pull out in front of my bike, but at least it was accidental.
I carry a handgun in the car just for this reason, people are animals. I will always try to go around or away from a volitale situation. I think the only one I'll make a stand for is if I see an innocent person being threatened.

 

[psalm 7]

Saw another high profile case of road rage this morning on FOX , guy gets mad and opens fire on a vehicle and kills 4 year old girl .
I see cases atleast once a week . 40 mile drive to work most highway with several on/off ramps to interstate . Every morning there seems to be alot of idgets that waite till the last miniute and are running late or just want to play furious . I run speed limit so not to back up anyone but the speed demons still get mad . Once one ran up on my bumper within inches and started weaving , guess he saw my NRA sticker and I just reached down to get my coffee cup he got off the gas and backed up 1/4 mile and started driving normal . LOL
But it is dangerous out there people make bad decisions based on emotion and think they can explain it away with smooth words .

 

[Gazrok]

I just don't get it. I mean, swear, etc., but to actually put myself in a dangerous situation over traffic? That just doesn't make any sense. I mean, my commute is typically an hour or more, but yesterday, was two hours (due to a car on fire, on the bridge). If I don't get upset about that, just how bad is your commute? LOL.