(And why does this thread always tell me there's another page of comments, but when I click on the link to go forward one page, it just takes me back to the same page I'm on? )
Notice that there are quite a few posts quoting Mr. Mopar, but you don't see his actual posts? Another forum I'm on has the same issue - it's that the post count for purposes of determining the number of pages shown in the "pick a page" list includes deleted posts. Now for my stories of idiot drivers.
1) NJ, I80 westbound quite a few years ago, late at night (fortunately - since it meant there was no other traffic on the road, otherwise the idiot and any passengers he had would have been DEAD). I was in the right lane doing 55 when a car comes down the offramp at nowhere near highway speed. Despite there being a LONG merge lane, he hauls in front of me doing (my estimate) 20 MPH. I hit the brakes and take the second lane. Moron cuts me off AGAIN, so I take the 3rd lane (still on the brakes). Any guess as to what the guy does next? Fortunately by this time he's accelerated (and I've slowed down) enough that he's going faster than me. Takes a while for me to get up to cruising speed again.
2) Brooklyn NY around a year ago. I'm approaching a green light, and proceed through it. Guy on a BICYCLE coming from my left is visibly ticked off that I didn't stop to let him run the red. Seriously? I've got not only the right of way (green light), but the "right of weigh" (see explanation below) as well.
3) NJ, U.S. 1 southbound earlier this year. I was in the second lane (lots of traffic entering/leaving via the right lane), going fairly slowly (accelerating from a light that had turned green). Gas station must have had lower prices than everyone else, since traffic was backed up into the right lane. Brand new luxury sport-ute doesn't want to stop for the backlog, so they change lanes. Slight problem - I'm already there. Crunch! SUV driver gets charged with careless driving.
What do all of these have in common besides my encountering an idiot? Look at my sig to see what's in my garage. Look to the left of my post for fuel economy readings (there's a reason I get MUCH better fuel economy with gas than with diesel). I wasn't burning a drop of gasoline in any of these encounters - and in all 3, I had over 40,000 pounds of
Darwin Awardscargo in my trailer.