01-28-2017, 06:29 AM
those who choose to drive illegally... are injecting uncertainty and risk into a defined system that requires the cooperation of all drivers to maximize safety
Yes, it's the unexpected traffic maneuvers that lead to unexpected reactions, and then accidents.
For some reason I've observed a larger than usual number of drivers run stop signs lately. Mostly they're out of harms way, but last week a low rider Toyota with four XL occupants blew through an intersection on Kaloli Drive right in front of me. I had to hit my brakes, hard, as a car was also coming in the other direction so I couldn't swerve around the transgressors.
The driver was definitely not TomK or one of his work associates, as this fellow seemed to be unfamiliar with any known laws of physics governing motion, mass, or acceleration. Especially acceleration. It took two or three blocks for his weighted down car, with at best three of four cylinders working properly, to even approach the speed limit.
tearing at the fabric of polite Puna society
At the moment they rolled through the stop sign I committed the most unforgivable breach of Hawaiian Traffic Etiquette by beeping my horn. Not in a loud, long, aggressive manner, more of a tap to say "hey, in case you hadn't noticed, there are other cars on the road, dude."
Instantly, as perfectly choreographed as a Busby Berkeley music and dance number, four arms shot out each window, and in perfect unison every one of them flipped me the bird.
Sometimes you wish you had a microwave in your car.*
* Reference to Anyone Trust the FDA? thread discussing the impact of microwave ovens on bird life.
"Only fear real things, such as minds full of delusions." -Last Aphorisms
Yes, it's the unexpected traffic maneuvers that lead to unexpected reactions, and then accidents.
For some reason I've observed a larger than usual number of drivers run stop signs lately. Mostly they're out of harms way, but last week a low rider Toyota with four XL occupants blew through an intersection on Kaloli Drive right in front of me. I had to hit my brakes, hard, as a car was also coming in the other direction so I couldn't swerve around the transgressors.
The driver was definitely not TomK or one of his work associates, as this fellow seemed to be unfamiliar with any known laws of physics governing motion, mass, or acceleration. Especially acceleration. It took two or three blocks for his weighted down car, with at best three of four cylinders working properly, to even approach the speed limit.
tearing at the fabric of polite Puna society
At the moment they rolled through the stop sign I committed the most unforgivable breach of Hawaiian Traffic Etiquette by beeping my horn. Not in a loud, long, aggressive manner, more of a tap to say "hey, in case you hadn't noticed, there are other cars on the road, dude."
Instantly, as perfectly choreographed as a Busby Berkeley music and dance number, four arms shot out each window, and in perfect unison every one of them flipped me the bird.
Sometimes you wish you had a microwave in your car.*
* Reference to Anyone Trust the FDA? thread discussing the impact of microwave ovens on bird life.
"Only fear real things, such as minds full of delusions." -Last Aphorisms
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves