I have a RANT .

[dave1949]

I changed over to a Rubbermaid plastic thingy. It's survived the local rednecks and their baseball bats longer than any metal one has.

Never tried the Rubbermaid boxes, could be worth a shot.

I've always thought the only real solution is some plate steel and a welder, but one time my mailbox was taken down by a pickup truck that lost control on the ice. He must have been flying because he left scars on the trees at the side of the road, bounced off those and rolled several times. The engine and transmission totally separated from the truck. He was hauled off in an ambulance lucky to be alive. Not sure any box would survive that and my mailbox was the first thing he hit.

Maybe there is a place to buy used airplane 'black boxes'?

 

[dave1949]

I don't have those problems.

I reckon not. I don't think that would be allowed in the road right-of-way here. My mailbox has to be in the right-of-way for the driver to get to it. It's a State road too where the DOT could get involved.

Our lot boundaries are at the edge of the right-of-way, not to the middle of the street like some places. We don't own any of the right-of-way in other words.

 

[Mace Canute]

One of my bigger complaints in this area is those who "creep" slowly through the entrance onto a freeway, causing traffic already on the freeway to brake and slow. And you can almost bet that once onto the freeway and having slowed other traffic, that person will very gradually accelerate to at least 10 mph over the speed limit.

There's also their cousins who get onto a merge lane and then stop until the traffic lane is clear for a huge distance so they can "safely" get onto it. Makes it exciting for the people coming up behind them who are accelerating so they can smoothly merge with traffic.

 

[s219]

Yeah, around here you have to put roadside mailboxes on a 4x4 post, no exceptions, per state DOT. I cheated a little though. A store bought 4x4 to most people is really 3.5x3.5. I milled my own to true 4" dimensions.

 

[Jstpssng]

There's also their cousins who get onto a merge lane and then stop until the traffic lane is clear for a huge distance so they can "safely" get onto it. Makes it exciting for the people coming up behind them who are accelerating so they can smoothly merge with traffic.

Traffic was backed up all the way down the off ramp to the mall into the right lane of I95, so I was passing on the left. Suddenly the driver in front of me decided he needed to go shopping so he stopped.
Dead.
In the passing lane.

Luckily there was nobody behind me.

 

[Brad_Blazer]

If you're behind me and I can read a newspaper on my dash by your headlights, you're wrong.

 

[turnkey4099]

Traffic was backed up all the way down the off ramp to the mall into the right lane of I95, so I was passing on the left. Suddenly the driver in front of me decided he needed to go shopping so he stopped.
Dead.
In the passing lane.


Luckily there was nobody behind me.

Came up behind a box van this morning who was a bit under the posted on Washington SR195 I lagged back until I got tired of waiting for him to either speed up or take a side road. Finally decided to step it up a little and close up so I could pass him (2 lane highway). Suddenly he slowed down (foot off gas), then stepped on brake and when he was down to about 30 finally turned on his left turn signal. Fortunately there was a wide turnout on his right so I didn't have to lay down black stripes but it was close. There was someone behind me but far enough back they didn't have to clean the seat off.

Harry K

 

[Jim Nelson]

I got rear ended today by a sweet young thing who was busy texting.I was the third vehicle in a left turn lane waiting for the light to turn and she smacked into the backend of my 3/4 ton Dodge with her little Hyundai, hard enough to knock my cap into the back seat. When she got out of her car she still had the phone in her hand working away with her thumb. I said you need to throw that thing away and she agreed but couldn't get it un attached from her hand. I think it had grown in.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If you're behind me and I can read a newspaper on my dash by your headlights, you're wrong.

How about when they are so close you can't even see the headlights behind you... That was a couple nights ago.
tonight I was passed on the right, and I was in the right lane, they passed on the shoulder and forced their way in front of me.
The other day someone coming up an on ramp behind another car got into the right lane and passed the car that was getting on ahead of it. The culprit was a county cop. It's an everyday occurance.

 

[Buggs67]

Who said anything about speed limits? I'm pretty sure I my average speed is below the speed limit. :laughing:

You are correct though, the least stressful and safest driving is done at 2-3 mph below a highway's speed limit.

You have got to be kidding. 62-63 on an Interstate? I hope you at least stay in the right lane.