Do you have any proof that brake pedals in a truck are harder to engage than those of a normal car?
Err, dude? They are, and it's an entirely different system to the hydraulic brakes used in cars - Truck brakes work on compressed air, for a start, and the air pressure keeps them open rather than shut, unlike car brakes. There is also about a second of brake lag in truck brakes, but that varies from truck to truck. In most trucks in the US, the only computer systems involved monitor pressure, mostly to warn the driver if it's too low, because if brake pressure is lost, the brakes activate and stop the truck.
I really really really hate it when people speed up when I'm overtaking them. I also hate it when I move over to let someone pass me, and then they just hang back for a while.
That is probably the worst habit I've noticed since coming out to Los Angeles. The other one is distracted driving. Actually that is my first recommendation to anyone learning to drive - pay attention to what is going on around you - If it distracts from driving don't do it.
I'll note - Pay attention to and look out for Motorcyclists. We have the same right to the road as you do, and just because we're a bit squishier than your average car doesn't mean you can just drive over the top of us.
Safely ignored Anecdote part - I was riding along the riverside expressway in brisbane, and This bloke in a merc changes lanes Right over the top of me so he can drive up the off-ramp, forcing me to brake so hard I nearly went arse over teakettle over the bars with my rear wheel lifting off the pavement, and the poor bastard behind me nearly ran up my backside. So I followed him up the off-ramp, and when he stopped at the lights, I kicked his fucking taillights to pieces. Hope the cost him a packet, the dickhead.
I'll note - Pay attention to and look out for Motorcyclists. We have the same right to the road as you do, and just because we're a bit squishier than your average car doesn't mean you can just drive over the top of us.
Safely ignored Anecdote part - I was riding along the riverside expressway in brisbane, and This bloke in a merc changes lanesRight over the top of meso he can drive up the off-ramp, forcing me to brake so hard I nearly went arse over teakettle over the bars with my rear wheel lifting off the pavement, and the poor bastard behind me nearly ran up my backside. So I followed him up the off-ramp, and when he stopped at the lights, I kicked his fucking taillights to pieces. Hope the cost him a packet, the dickhead.
Avoid this also, road rage is also a major cause of accidents and with the concealed carry permits in some states/countries it's not a good idea. If you see someone driving reckless just report their license number and car. It will be put into the police database and if they are pulled over for a similar offense the note will show up in the police car's computer when the plate is ran.
Avoid this also, road rage is also a major cause of accidents and with the concealed carry permits in some states/countries it's not a good idea. If you see someone driving reckless just report their license number and car. It will be put into the police database and if they are pulled over for a similar offense the note will show up in the police car's computer when the plate is ran.
Lol, depends on the country, here you will probably get either shot or ran over if you do something like that (and probably with an illegal weapon), and if you call the cops to report a reckless driver (unless he seems drunk) they will laugh in your face for a good 5 minutes.
Avoid this also, road rage is also a major cause of accidents and with the concealed carry permits in some states/countries it's not a good idea.
I will be the first to admit, I was younger and stupider at the time. Though, there is no concealed carry - or even carry - licence in my home state unless you're an on-duty cop, so that wasn't a worry, and as MrRoboto said, you call the cops on a reckless driver who isn't drunk, they pretty much all but laugh in your face, so it seemed like a good idea at the time. In Hindsight, no so much, but goddamn, it felt good - however, though road rage can be cathartic at the time, don't be doing that.
If you have a FWD car, don't go too fast into corners. Remember, FFs tend to understeer. I know it's easy to want to maintain highway speeds when taking the off-ramps, but better to brake, take the corner at its posted safe speed, then accelerate out of the turn. No need flying off into the sides on public roads.
However, when driving on a loose surface (like dirt, gravel...Think a rally course), Learn the Scandinavian flick. When booking it towards a corner turn towards the outside. Once you feel the weight shift towards the outside of the turn, Turn the wheel sharply towards the inside of the corner then countersteer as soon as you feel the car start to slide. Straighten the car out as you exit the corner. Don't you EVER touch the handbrake. This will work on asphalt too, but you're likely to spend your tires rather quick if you do it too often.
Way to quote out of context. I said that you SHOULDN'T be taking those curves at highway speeds.
I'm quoting nothing out of context. I'm saying you shouldn't be driving at highway speeds on the off ramp AT ALL. You should be slowing down, curve or no curve. I cared not a single bit about your comment about the corners. Just the maintaining of highway speeds on a fucking off ramp. Off ramp means slow the fuck down, you are no longer on the fucking high way.
Driving reckless is perfectly fine as long as you obey the speed limit and be careful of your surroundings.
I'm quoting nothing out of context. I'm saying you shouldn't be driving at highway speeds on the off ramp AT ALL. You should be slowing down, curve or no curve. I cared not a single bit about your comment about the corners. Just the maintaining of highway speeds on a fucking off ramp. Off ramp means slow the fuck down, you are no longer on the fucking high way.
That's what he said. lrn 2 reed
I know it's easy to want to maintain highway speeds when taking the off-ramps, but better to brake, take the corner at its posted safe speed, then accelerate out of the turn.
People who don't turn right on red when they are able to do so really bother me. People who don't turn left on red in the one situation where you can also bother me, but to a much lesser degree.
People who don't turn right on red when they are able to do so really bother me. People who don't turn left on red in the one situation where you can also bother me, but to a much lesser degree.
I know it's easy to want to maintain highway speeds when taking the off-ramps, but better to brake, take the corner at its posted safe speed, then accelerate out of the turn.
It's called context you twat.
You accelerate after braking, because you're going slow. Many off-ramps where I live have posted safe speeds below the speed limits of the roads onto which they exit.
EDIT: In New York, you can turn right at a red light at most intersections unless otherwise posted. You come to a full stop and yield to traffic that has the right-of-way, then complete the turn. Obviously, if there's heavy oncoming traffic, you can't turn, but if traffic is sparse, it's very easy to take a right on red. Many many people do not, and it impedes the flow of traffic, particularly during rush hour.
There is one situation in New York where you can take a left on red, and that's when you're at an intersection of two one-way streets controlled by a light. You very rarely encounter such a traffic situation, but I happen to drive through such an intersection every day on my way home from work. I'm the only person that I've ever seen take the legal left on red.
Christ another one clinging to one line and not seeing the general point being made, great job guys, you're magnificent.
You accelerateafter braking, because you're going slow. Many off-ramps where I live have posted safe speeds below the speed limits of the roads onto which they exit.
An off ramp either ends in a full stop, or an on ramp. You're fucking out of your mind if you want to accelerate on a fucking off ramp. It'd be safer to literally turn off your engine.
EDIT: In New York, you can turn right at a red light at most intersections unless otherwise posted. You come to a full stop and yield to traffic that has the right-of-way, then complete the turn.
Ah yes, we have something similar for bicycles in town at some points, where noted. For cars there are just off and subsequent on ramps to go right in some places. Left turn on red I've never seen though.
An off ramp either ends in a full stop, or an on ramp.
Many on-ramps around here end in intersections, not full stops. It's entirely plausible to exit an off-ramp at an accelerated speed. You can't always do it, but you can quite often. In fact, I can think of at least one off-ramp on I-87 S in New York that leads to a major road, not immediately light-controlled or a full stop. If you don't accelerate off that ramp, you're in trouble. I guess you could say that it's an on-ramp, but if so, it's like the shortest on-ramp ever.
I guess you could say that it's an on-ramp, but if so, it's like the shortest on-ramp ever.
Clover leaves can have freakishly short on ramps on to another high way depending on where you put the start of the on ramp and the start the following off ramp. There are some off ramps here too that just end in intersections, but you can only accelerate on those if there's no traffic (which you can't judge since most likely you can't see the left half of the road you are approaching) AND you just want to skip over and take the on ramp on the high way you just got off. They might as well just be full stops since that's what you have to do just to see what the hell comes from left. Taking those turns on the next road while having accelerated on the off ramp would also be hilarious. 10/10 would ram into the lamp post just right of the on ramp back to the high way.
We had a problem with that on the RT62 and I-77 interchange. The exit ramp had the speed reduced 1/2 way through the left turn. Then, a quick jog to the right before getting on the freeway. I refer to it as the semi truck launcher due to trucks taking it too fast and dumping their load on the freeway. Also people trying to speed along it are also launched into 3 lanes of traffic.
I personally got the image of this massive trebuchet flinging a full tractor & trailer across an open field. KA-FWINGGGG!!! We've got a similar curve on an off-ramp near where I work. Before they stuck up warning markers all they had on it was the speed limit sign noting that you should slow down to 25 MPH to take the curve. This was with an off-ramp lead-up of about 20 yards, mind you. After they had three trucks dump their loads within a six month period they plastered a shit-ton of reflective warning arrows all around the outer edge and upped the size of the signs. You hear plenty of semis engine-braking to get their speed down far enough to be able to make that turn now.
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Safely ignored Anecdote part - I was riding along the riverside expressway in brisbane, and This bloke in a merc changes lanes Right over the top of me so he can drive up the off-ramp, forcing me to brake so hard I nearly went arse over teakettle over the bars with my rear wheel lifting off the pavement, and the poor bastard behind me nearly ran up my backside.
So I followed him up the off-ramp, and when he stopped at the lights, I kicked his fucking taillights to pieces. Hope the cost him a packet, the dickhead.
However, when driving on a loose surface (like dirt, gravel...Think a rally course), Learn the Scandinavian flick. When booking it towards a corner turn towards the outside. Once you feel the weight shift towards the outside of the turn, Turn the wheel sharply towards the inside of the corner then countersteer as soon as you feel the car start to slide. Straighten the car out as you exit the corner. Don't you EVER touch the handbrake.
This will work on asphalt too, but you're likely to spend your tires rather quick if you do it too often.
It's fun as hell.
Cast thine eyes upon one particularly fun road to drive late at night with some friends so to speak, right near where I used live
And another particularly fun route we'd take on occasion, often on the way out to do some camping
You accelerate after braking, because you're going slow. Many off-ramps where I live have posted safe speeds below the speed limits of the roads onto which they exit.
EDIT: In New York, you can turn right at a red light at most intersections unless otherwise posted. You come to a full stop and yield to traffic that has the right-of-way, then complete the turn. Obviously, if there's heavy oncoming traffic, you can't turn, but if traffic is sparse, it's very easy to take a right on red. Many many people do not, and it impedes the flow of traffic, particularly during rush hour.
There is one situation in New York where you can take a left on red, and that's when you're at an intersection of two one-way streets controlled by a light. You very rarely encounter such a traffic situation, but I happen to drive through such an intersection every day on my way home from work. I'm the only person that I've ever seen take the legal left on red.
We've got a similar curve on an off-ramp near where I work. Before they stuck up warning markers all they had on it was the speed limit sign noting that you should slow down to 25 MPH to take the curve. This was with an off-ramp lead-up of about 20 yards, mind you. After they had three trucks dump their loads within a six month period they plastered a shit-ton of reflective warning arrows all around the outer edge and upped the size of the signs. You hear plenty of semis engine-braking to get their speed down far enough to be able to make that turn now.