I really wanted to flip her, and more than the bird. At the end of the day, I was proud of my self. Even though I was in my old, high mileage work car, I didn't pull a PITT maneuver on her, and I really wanted to.
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I really wanted to flip her, and more than the bird. At the end of the day, I was proud of my self. Even though I was in my old, high mileage work car, I didn't pull a PITT maneuver on her, and I really wanted to.
I've seen ass-hats miss an exit and do some stupid shit like that.
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That is extremely frequent here in the Phoenix metro area. It's so bad that almost all of the freeway on-ramps have wrong way detection systems.
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Years ago I worked with 2 girls at the supermarket, they went out drinking one night and ended up getting on the freeway going the wrong way and hit a tractor trailer head on.
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@Zorba should like this
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...n&cvid=ef678bbb98a04c4a8794f1ae05752b03&ei=23
A new set of driving laws has imposed stricter restrictions on drivers in Louisiana - including penalties for left-lane drivers traveling at one mph under the speed limit.
Starting August 1, Louisiana drivers will see a number of new laws put into place, affecting phone use, left-lane driving, window tinting, and insurance requirements. Drivers will no longer be permitted to hold or use a phone by hand while driving, including texting, social media, and manually scrolling maps, or unless the device is completely hands-free.
Those traveling below the speed limit in the left lane by one mph will be fined $150 on first offense, and this will be increased by $100 for each subsequent offense. Repeat offenders are at risk of a 30-day jail sentence. The Louisiana law comes in after a separate, drastic new driving law was introduced elsewhere in the country, targeting young drivers.
This means the threshold has been lowered from 10 mph to just 1 mph below the speed limit. Details are included in Act 24 from this year's legislative session, which states a third offense punishment as: "A fine of $350 for a third subsequent offense within a twelve-month period of the first offense or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both."
New laws on phones, window tinting and insurance
Those who violate the new phone laws will get warnings up until January 1. After that, they will face fines of up to $100, or $250 in school or construction zones.
Furthermore, the legal limit for window tinting on front side windows will decrease from 40% to 25% light transmission, putting Louisiana on par with neighboring states like Texas and Arkansas.
However, drivers must still meet proper inspection and decal requirements or face fines ranging from $150 to $350.
Perhaps the biggest change of all is the expansion of Louisiana's "no pay, no play" insurance law. Drivers who get into a crash and do not have insurance, will be blocked from collecting up to $100,000 in damages - whether they are at fault or not.
The law is designed to push uninsured drivers off the road, threatening major consequences for those who choose to ignore it.
The state of Louisiana has also increased the penalty for hit-and-run offenses. A new law establishes a mandatory minimum sentence for those convicted, aiming to deter offenders and improve justice for victims.
Louisiana isn't the only state facing new restrictions on August 1. Florida is set to raise the stakes on driver education with a new driving law.
Under the new Florida law, teens aged 15 and above must now complete a 50-hour Driver Education/Traffic Safety Classroom course approved by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crim...n&cvid=ef678bbb98a04c4a8794f1ae05752b03&ei=23
A new set of driving laws has imposed stricter restrictions on drivers in Louisiana - including penalties for left-lane drivers traveling at one mph under the speed limit.
Starting August 1, Louisiana drivers will see a number of new laws put into place, affecting phone use, left-lane driving, window tinting, and insurance requirements. Drivers will no longer be permitted to hold or use a phone by hand while driving, including texting, social media, and manually scrolling maps, or unless the device is completely hands-free.
Those traveling below the speed limit in the left lane by one mph will be fined $150 on first offense, and this will be increased by $100 for each subsequent offense. Repeat offenders are at risk of a 30-day jail sentence. The Louisiana law comes in after a separate, drastic new driving law was introduced elsewhere in the country, targeting young drivers.
This means the threshold has been lowered from 10 mph to just 1 mph below the speed limit. Details are included in Act 24 from this year's legislative session, which states a third offense punishment as: "A fine of $350 for a third subsequent offense within a twelve-month period of the first offense or imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or both."
New laws on phones, window tinting and insurance
Those who violate the new phone laws will get warnings up until January 1. After that, they will face fines of up to $100, or $250 in school or construction zones.
Furthermore, the legal limit for window tinting on front side windows will decrease from 40% to 25% light transmission, putting Louisiana on par with neighboring states like Texas and Arkansas.
However, drivers must still meet proper inspection and decal requirements or face fines ranging from $150 to $350.
Perhaps the biggest change of all is the expansion of Louisiana's "no pay, no play" insurance law. Drivers who get into a crash and do not have insurance, will be blocked from collecting up to $100,000 in damages - whether they are at fault or not.
The law is designed to push uninsured drivers off the road, threatening major consequences for those who choose to ignore it.
The state of Louisiana has also increased the penalty for hit-and-run offenses. A new law establishes a mandatory minimum sentence for those convicted, aiming to deter offenders and improve justice for victims.
Louisiana isn't the only state facing new restrictions on August 1. Florida is set to raise the stakes on driver education with a new driving law.
Under the new Florida law, teens aged 15 and above must now complete a 50-hour Driver Education/Traffic Safety Classroom course approved by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV).
If I'm reading that right, I think I like it. It will likely knock down on the scammers too.
Yep, Louisiana making people speed in the left lane and carry insurance.
How does that left lane law apply when there are only 2 lanes and a heavy vehicle needs to pass another slower, heavy vehicle but can't maintain the speed limit? Historically the rule has always been "keep right except to pass" but in today's overcrowded roads I guess that left lane is now considered a regular travel lane?
Many drivers today are clueless of safe and proper lane usage on limited access highways and treat them just like they are on a multi lane surface street in the city. If traffic would pass only on the left there would be a whole lot less collisions.
As usual the news article and all the links don't mention any exceptions but there must be some. The way the news article reads would lead anyone who didn't know better that the left lane is a normal travel lane. Now if I'm going the speed limit in the left lane and you come up behind me at 1 or 2 MPH faster I don't need to move over because I'm doing the speed limit. This forces you to have to illegally pass me on the right, increasing collision risks and leading to road rage.
Historically, people seem to have had some common sense and weren't as brain dead and entitled as they are today. Around here, the closer you get to one of our big cities, the worse the drivers are, with a significant portion of them driving in an entitled manner like no laws know to man applying to them. The Charlotte metro area is probably the worst. I've been in 5-lanes-wide with the bulk of traffic running 85, just to have people play Frogger bobbing and weaving through traffic at 100+, then you'll pass someone in the left most lane running 5 under.
Also, and this is just something I've noticed over the last 5 or so years, Hispanic women seem to be the worst drivers around here. It's common to see them driving 5-10 under in the left lane or stopped in the middle of an intersection blocking traffic, almost always in a beat-to-hell minivan.
This is true here as well, in fact when I started to read that sentence of yours I already knew it was going to be a beat up mini van before I even got to that point.
It's been said that blocking the left lane is a sport in Wisconsin.
Around here, you can get a ticket for Impeding Traffic if you're speeding in the left lane but not speeding enough.
Not on 24!!! The right lane turns into a turn lane in divide so all the old people sit in the left lane all the way from woodland Park to divide. Because changing lanes is so hard
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