Festivus 2015 -- The Airing of Grievances

[turnkey4099]

People driving up a slight slope on an interstate and can't maintain their speed.

In general. People who will NOT use cruise contro. I was #3 in line behind a guy doing around 45 today. Road conditions were wet, 55 would have been safe. 15 miles of him varying speed 42-47. Time we got to twon there was a half mile of traffic backed up behind him.

Harry K

 

[Garandman]

Tow rating for light trucks and cars in other countries is about double the USA rating for the same vehicle.

Tow rating for six cylinder Outback in US: 3,500 lbs. WRX zero.

Everywhere else: 4,400 lbs. WRX 2,000 lbs. Must be the lawyers.

 

[Texas Dawg]

The light turns green and only one or two cars make it through the intersection because the 1st car was checking e-mail or talking on the phone and did not realize the light had changed for 15-20 seconds.

 

[polo1665]

The light turns green and only one or two cars make it through the intersection because the 1st car was checking e-mail or talking on the phone and did not realize the light had changed for 15-20 seconds.

We vacationed in Washington DC this past summer. If you were tardy on the light for more than two seconds the horns were blaring. Kind of surprised me, I thought they enjoyed gridlock.

I'm glad we walked everywhere we went.

 

[Deere Dude]

The light turns green and only one or two cars make it through the intersection because the 1st car was checking e-mail or talking on the phone and did not realize the light had changed for 15-20 seconds.

Right. You can see them in their mirror with their head bowed down.

 

[k0ua]

People ask a question on the forum. They get several answers, sometimes different, then never report what worked.

We want to know who was right!

Bruce

I will put an Amen with that one. Too many "one and done" posters. Ask a question, then never return. We don't know if they took some of the advice, or their problem went away, of they just died.. We will never know.

 

[davesl708]

The light turns green and only one or two cars make it through the intersection because the 1st car was checking e-mail or talking on the phone and did not realize the light had changed for 15-20 seconds.

The nice thing about driving in Germany is there is a yellow light before the green light. I do not recommend texting and driving there. They take driving much more seriously than we do in the USA.

 

[Looking4new]

The nice thing about driving in Germany is there is a yellow light before the green light.

On yer mark! Get set! GO!

 

[drssg]

The light turns green and only one or two cars make it through the intersection because the 1st car was checking e-mail or talking on the phone and did not realize the light had changed for 15-20 seconds.

IME on the east coast, you need to wait 15-20 seconds for the red-light-runner traffic to clear before going through a green light. So maybe it all evens out?

 

[turnkey4099]

Right. You can see them in their mirror with their head bowed down.

So that's what they were doing? I thought they were praying.

Harry K