Los Angeles traffic when it rains

[Goindef154 5,000+ posts]

Do the people just straight up turn retarded out here when it starts raining, it's like they freak out that if they go faster than the speed limit, they'll die lol. Don't even get me started on them having to up hills, 101 North bound around Barham, you KNOW what I'm talking about //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif.

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[subzero 5,000+ posts]

HAHA, People are fucking stupid over here in Phoenix, all the fucking time! I went to the Doctor yesterday around 230pm, Not too much traffic, but I had a convoy of vehicles coming up on my ***. So, I just cruise, fuckem, they can go around. Well, as I am cruising along doing 65, I catch a glimpse of some jack *** cutting across all 5 lanes of traffic. He started from the carpool and came about 2 inches from my front bumper. I slowed down when I saw him coming. (This is why he didn’t hit me.) He kept going. diagonal across the whole thing and SMASHED full force, 65mph into the retaining wall on the outside lane. Then, he banked off that wall and began cutting across all 5 lanes of traffic back over to the carpool retaining wall, ALMOST making me T-BONE his ***, since I had slowed down. I had to pull some fucking Maneuvers straight out of the gran trismo playbook and snake around to get ahead of his ***, because I had all those fuckers coming up on my *** quick. It would have been me hitting him and them hitting us, or him pinning me against the retaining wall and then them hitting us. Well, after I got my lucky *** around his car, HE SMASHED INTO THE OTHER RETAINING WALL. I was like WTF HOLLY SHIT, I pullover to check my car out, in case I got clipped. did not, but then here comes FUCKFACE, leaving the scene, flying the best he can with 3 blown tires, down the frontage road, dipping in the dirt. finally stopped at the off ramp intersection. I drove by to see what this jack *** looked like, hoping it was a blonde or a really fucked up bloody mess, but nope. the dude looked like a crack head teen. Moral of this story: Video game FTMFW!!!!

 

[hatedonmostly 5,000+ posts]

HAHA, People are fucking stupid over here in Phoenix, all the fucking time! I went to the Doctor yesterday around 230pm, Not too much traffic, but I had a convoy of vehicles coming up on my ***. So, I just cruise, fuckem, they can go around. Well, as I am cruising along doing 65, I catch a glimpse of some jack *** cutting across all 5 lanes of traffic. He started from the carpool and came about 2 inches from my front bumper. I slowed down when I saw him coming. (This is why he didn’t hit me.) He kept going. diagonal across the whole thing and SMASHED full force, 65mph into the retaining wall on the outside lane. Then, he banked off that wall and began cutting across all 5 lanes of traffic back over to the carpool retaining wall, ALMOST making me T-BONE his ***, since I had slowed down. I had to pull some fucking Maneuvers straight out of the gran trismo playbook and snake around to get ahead of his ***, because I had all those fuckers coming up on my *** quick. It would have been me hitting him and them hitting us, or him pinning me against the retaining wall and then them hitting us. Well, after I got my lucky *** around his car, HE SMASHED INTO THE OTHER RETAINING WALL. I was like WTF HOLLY SHIT, I pullover to check my car out, in case I got clipped. did not, but then here comes FUCKFACE, leaving the scene, flying the best he can with 3 blown tires, down the frontage road, dipping in the dirt. finally stopped at the off ramp intersection. I drove by to see what this jack *** looked like, hoping it was a blonde or a really fucked up bloody mess, but nope. the dude looked like a crack head teen. Moral of this story: Video game FTMFW!!!!

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this was a cool story bro //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[Goindef154 5,000+ posts]

Holy shit hahaha!

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Same thing happens here in the great wilds of the north when it snows for the first time in the fall/winter...people forget how to drive...it is actually amusing to see.

 

[Goindef154 5,000+ posts]

lol, sometimes I laugh most the time I just want them to get out of the way //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

Any time it rains in ohio all the old people drive super slow, then in the fall and winter when it snows, everyone freaks out about the snow. going super slow or going too fast because they have a RWD truck with MUDDIN' TYARZ. I prefer not to drive near cities if possible. Thats the other nice part about Ohio, everything is open farm land so all the roads are pretty well flat and straight //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

Completely agree...around here many believe driving around in 4 wheel drive is "magic" and therefore the law of physics on an icy/snowy road no longer apply...which is why they are usually the first ones in the ditch. 4WD means you can spin all 4 wheels under power instead of 2.

 

[teen 10+ year member]

people do the same thing around here... it starts raining and everybody is now doing the speed limit or under. like they're just gunna slide right off the road cause its a little wet out.

a lot of people dont realize that in order to drive safely in the snow, you should be going ~ 40mph... if you go any slower your tires cake up with snow and thats when you have traction problems because your ****ing treads are full of snow.... if you speed up a little, the spin of the tire keeps the treads clean and free and allows more traction.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

I couldnt believe my eyes the first time i drove down south in the rain.

Up here when it snows most everyone can keep their cool (with a few exceptions of course). The first time i went down to texas was two summers ago. I was at an outside mall when it started to rain so i went to drive home.... worst idea ever.

 

[nateberrier 10+ year member]

I dont get it because it rains a lot in Ohio, people freak out. Then you go to Tennessee where it rains a SH====ton harder and people are doing 80+. Thats where I want to move.

Yeah people have 4wd here obv but the concept of having big tires and a lift kit makes them feel invincible. More than once ive had people pass me in my G5 then I end up passing them in the ditch. Honestly I think a RWD truck is probably the absolute worst thing you could drive in the snow. 4WD is nice in the snow but is no match for ice

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

I dread going down to Los Angeles every time I visit family...hate the traffic

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I hate safe drivers.

 

[CRXBMPN 5,000+ posts]

Completely agree...around here many believe driving around in 4 wheel drive is "magic" and therefore the law of physics on an icy/snowy road no longer apply...which is why they are usually the first ones in the ditch. 4WD means you can spin all 4 wheels under power instead of 2.

THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I watched a guy in a 4x4 do 360's down an embankment going northbound on I-95 up here, we were puttering along about 40mph on the highway in a pretty rugged storm and we see headlights, then dark, then lights, then dark lol... we pull over and my buddy gets out and this guy is in the ditch area trying to get his chevy 2500 out of the HUGE amounts of muck and slush... we say F that and just continue on the way, the marks are still there. There are sensible speeds to drive in inclement weather, then there are the extremes of speed and slow, both of which are dangerous.

 

[AlterEgo99 5,000+ posts]

I heard that it can get quite slick in the southern areas like So. CA, NM and AZ when it hasn't rained for awhile and grease/oil in the asphalt builds up and the rain really slicks things up....is that true?