Having spent two days on the road this week, I have determined that we have too many assholes in America.
But let’s find the worst.
But let’s find the worst.
Biggest SOTE
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hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
Left lane loungers and it’s not even close. I wish police would make 2025 the year of ticketing people who don’t drive faster than the speed of traffic in the left lane. Forget speeding tickets, teach those f*ckers a lesson.
And for some reason this is way more prominent in Iowa when I got to football games than in Illinois. No idea why, when I went through drivers Ed in Iowa in the 1980’s we were taught exactly how to use the left lane. I guess they don’t teach that anymore?
And for some reason this is way more prominent in Iowa when I got to football games than in Illinois. No idea why, when I went through drivers Ed in Iowa in the 1980’s we were taught exactly how to use the left lane. I guess they don’t teach that anymore?
If we are including air passengers you have to include the people who immediately jump out of their seat to rush to the front of the plane to get off.
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
If the FA make an announcement about short connections I always sit patiently and let them pass. But no announcement, I will block the aisle. They can either tell me they have a short connection, wait their turn or pay for a first class seat next time.
You forgot people who stand on moving walkways in airports. It's not an escalator, there's no stand right walk left. It's a moving walkway, not a moving stand way.
I experienced each of the three I noted on my trip from DC to Big Lex last night. I would also add generally "Maryland drivers" for their propensity to not use turn signals despite weaving in and out of lanes at high speed/close quarters as if they were at Monte Carlo.
I went with left lane loungers. I did not go with "People who pass you, move over&slow down" because sometimes people get in a situation where they need to slow down (like if they spot a cop) or maybe they only passed you to not lounge in the left lane when someone comes rocketing up behind them. i did not go with "People who speed up when you try to pass" because sometimes if you have adaptive cruise control, you don't realize that you've slowed down and then you speed up.
I’d add those who won’t let you in when you have your blinker on. Talking about traffic stopped for an accident or whatever and they act like they don’t see you.
Groups of people who walks in a sideways line blocking anyone else from passing their group in general. I find black women specifically do this on the regular (especially at airports).
Worst drivers are those who honk at you .1 seconds after the light changes to green. I've actually sat through the entire green light cycle and run it as soon as it turns red to fvck with people like this.
Worst drivers are those who honk at you .1 seconds after the light changes to green. I've actually sat through the entire green light cycle and run it as soon as it turns red to fvck with people like this.
People in general with no self awareness…left lane loungers, people at stores with their shopping cart blocking the entire aisle while they are so far away from their cart or when two people see each other and block the main aisles so people can’t get around both carts as they chat it up as if no one else is around them or wanting to get by. Then they say something so stupid like, “am I blocking your way?” I typically say yes, but no big deal and just shake my head as I walk away from their idiotic thinking.
I told my wife a long time ago. It's a turn indicator. Not a turn 'permission asker'.
I don't cut people off, but when there is room, and I indicate that I'm about to change lanes, and the asshole speeds up, I'm still changing lanes, now they just have to hit their brakes.
I'm 0 for a bajillion in assholes hitting my car in these situations.
I'll add those who pull out in front of you and go 10 mph below the limit and there was NOBODY behind you if they had just waited.
Makes me homicidal.
Makes me homicidal.
Sure, but I’m taking about two lanes inching forward. You can’t just merge in, no space.
Among the reasons I long for self driving cars. No ego involved, just beautiful zipper merges as far as the eye can see.
That would be an awesome sight. Well, along with the occasional fireballs, which would also add to the ambiance.
Fire risk
The risk of an EV battery catching fire is about 0.0012%, while the risk of a combustion engine car catching fire is about 0.1%.
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
Just happened to me yesterday. An older Buick pulls out in front of me. Goes literally 10 mph in a 35 for several minutes. Speed limit increases to 45, it speeds up to 15. Also it turned its left turn signal on and off at least 5 times. Finally gets in a turn lane like a ways down the road. As I passed my suspicion was 100% confirmed. An old granny who could barely see over the steering wheel. She should not be driving, I was in danger of being rear ended. I wanted to jump out and tell her exactly that, but of course she made me a few mins late for my appointment.
SOTE.
People that act like you kicked their dog when you try to zipper merge are huge SOTE
if you are in the left lane without anyone directly in front of you and you DON'T speed up
scum of the earth
scum of the earth
I voted Other. I do hate left lane loungers an incredibly large amount. But the people that make me even more mad than they do are the ones that drive at inconsistent speeds on the interstate. If I've got my cruise set at 75mph and we leap frog each other multiple times because you speed up, slow down, speed up, slow down, rinse repeat for miles, then I hate you and you deserve to run out of gas and get stranded.
Before I moved to Cedar Falls, this happened all too often on the stretch of 380 between CR and CF. Drove me freaking insane.
Before I moved to Cedar Falls, this happened all too often on the stretch of 380 between CR and CF. Drove me freaking insane.
Yep. It’s like people get ticked over being reminded they’re driving slow, then they speed up, but just temporarily.
Yup. Drives me so goddamn crazy.
****ing sucks when i'm going a good speed and i spill a little bit of ketchup on my shirt and i slow down a little bit when i wipe it off, but when i'm done i speed up, but it's still bothering me so i get out the TIDE2GO and i slow down so I don't crash while dabbing my shirt so then I speed back up, but then I slow down because I dropped my hot dog.
Zipper mergers are SOTE, so it evens out. FWIW, I curse and bitch in my car at zipper merge people but at the end of the day I’m Iowa nice and let them in.
I can't speak for other states. But the quality of drivers in Iowa has went down dramatically over the last 20 years. Way too many reckless and inconsiderate drivers on the road going way too fast.
SOTE for sure. If I am ever terminally ill, and this happens to me, there will be bloodletting
We have had a shortage of videos of people losing their shit on airplanes recently.
Is 'All of the above' an option?
Other SOTE are people who cut others off to dart across two lanes to barely squeeze into the far end of a turn lane. I see it all the time, no matter where I go, so it can't always be because of crappy GPS directions.
Not necessarily SOTE, but I always have to laugh at people who get impatient in a line of vehicles on a 2-lane highway and make the move to get out and around a bunch of "them slow sonsabitches" ..... but due to whatever circumstance, only gain 1 spot in the lineup.
Other SOTE are people who cut others off to dart across two lanes to barely squeeze into the far end of a turn lane. I see it all the time, no matter where I go, so it can't always be because of crappy GPS directions.
Not necessarily SOTE, but I always have to laugh at people who get impatient in a line of vehicles on a 2-lane highway and make the move to get out and around a bunch of "them slow sonsabitches" ..... but due to whatever circumstance, only gain 1 spot in the lineup.
Is this a euphemism for jacking it while driving then jizzing all over yourself? Sure sounds that way is what you are trying to relay while not using your cruise control. Inconsiderate biatch!! 😜
