Driving habits of rural folk
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Ken
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Thought the kids that Moma is always correct and that to do otherwise might not live to become adults.
She brought you into this world and can take you out if misbehave. it worked Daughter is now 61 her kids respect her and get all fuzzy if someone is not respectful.
Sigarms
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Coming back home after a walk yesterday morning with the wife and dog on our rural road.
Out of 20 cars that past us going to the local church on the road, I'd say over half of them were driving like idiots.
The last thing I want to see is walking on the left side of the road agasin't traffic, with a car doing 15 MPH over the posted speed limit coming in the other direction with the driver waiving to you. If you're going to speed like a racer, at least keep both hands on the wheel.
Perhaps it's just me, but when I'm on a rural road and I see someone walking on the same road I'm using, I generally slow down.
If you're in such a rush for church, leave earlier.
Out of 20 cars that past us going to the local church on the road, I'd say over half of them were driving like idiots.
The last thing I want to see is walking on the left side of the road agasin't traffic, with a car doing 15 MPH over the posted speed limit coming in the other direction with the driver waiving to you. If you're going to speed like a racer, at least keep both hands on the wheel.
Perhaps it's just me, but when I'm on a rural road and I see someone walking on the same road I'm using, I generally slow down.
If you're in such a rush for church, leave earlier.
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It's the monkey see, monkey do mentality. You can't drive a vehicle SLOWLY, at posted limits (and that's for PERFECT conditions) . But LIFE is so precious! Then maybe slow down and leave appropriate stopping distance!
I was walking on the shoulder back to my truck against traffic when I heard a horn blowing behind me. I turned... and stepped into the path of a car which was passing another and almost ran me down. Some say that it was my fault for walking down the side of the road... I call it driving to endanger.
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My Lady Friends sister and BOL visited here for the first time in ten years (Yes I know, it's a little much). BIL, great guy, IT expert and commedian. Got in the drivers seat of the E-Gator and immediately had to mash the acelerator. I'm just at total odds with this FAST, EXTREME, TURBO, MEGA mainstream mentality. Add to that, lots of plastic, circus inspired rims and decals!
goeduck
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The advent of small high HP vehicles has not helped.
I got my old Mercedes 1983 240D running and back in the road. With all of 67 Horsepower*, 3000 lbs and a 0 to 60 mph in a blazing 25 seconds, it is a show stopper on the road. When I pull out onto the highway doing a left turn I have to worry about the guy pulling onto the road behind me and slamming into me while he is still looking to his right. That car is made for no hurry rural roads.
*When they were all alive in 1983.
I got my old Mercedes 1983 240D running and back in the road. With all of 67 Horsepower*, 3000 lbs and a 0 to 60 mph in a blazing 25 seconds, it is a show stopper on the road. When I pull out onto the highway doing a left turn I have to worry about the guy pulling onto the road behind me and slamming into me while he is still looking to his right. That car is made for no hurry rural roads.
*When they were all alive in 1983.
Sigarms
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Just curious if it was a passing lane where the car was passing?
We use to go to a church about 20 minutes away. Most of the driving on a very rural road into another town where it's only 2 lanes, with no passing lanes. Speed limit around 45MPH (forget, but lots of bends so you don't want to be driving fast anyway). So, driving to church some yahoo passes me out having to at least 65 in a no passing lane (Sunday morning mind you). We didn't have kids at the time, so I let out some choice words in front of my wife about that driver. Well, the guy driving like an idiot got caught behind some cars /trucks coming into town and we actually got behind him. Turns out the guy (and family) was going to same Church we were going to. My wife made me swear to her NOT to say anything to the idiot when we got out of the car LOL
Again, ultimately my point is I don't think "rural folk" drive any safer than "city folk". Stupidity and experience (or lack of experience) knows no boundaries.
I will say this pretty much for a fact though on my own rural road walking from my own observations having people pass us... Generally older guys driving older pick ups drive the most courteous
goeduck
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It probably was a passing lane, but that just means that he could tell the lane wasn't clear.
When I was growing up my parents had one of those paper pads which used to be common. It had a list of hymns to sing while driving, a different one for various speeds. I don't remember all of them but recall that
at 110 mph the hymn was "Nearer my God to Thee."
At 120 MPH it was "Open wide Thine arms O Lord, I'm coming home."
When I was growing up my parents had one of those paper pads which used to be common. It had a list of hymns to sing while driving, a different one for various speeds. I don't remember all of them but recall that
at 110 mph the hymn was "Nearer my God to Thee."
At 120 MPH it was "Open wide Thine arms O Lord, I'm coming home."
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