I can't help but think what a waste of time it is posting plate numbers of bad drivers.

I've posted on this site and after too many errors logging in, went to aother site, where I made several posts.

Really, though, nobody cares.

 I have a hunch that my plate will end up in here one day. Why? I drive the speed limit. I actually STOP at Stop signs. I signal my turns. I obey the lights. And for lots of reasons--I don't want a ticket, sure; but the rules are for a reason and I am often in the car with my family. I drive safely to protect them more than anything. Can you imagine, "slow driver" will be what they say about mine :P

In todays News1130 news story, they tell us that the Canadian Worst Driver series which is on the Discovery Channel  is returning to Vancouver.  For the last two years, the worst driver is from Vancouver.  Producers of the show ay they aren't sure why but Vancouver just seems to have some dreadful drivers.

Sorry, but with the cost of:

speeding tickets,

insurance, and

gasoline,

I can no longer afford to speed. 

 I saw a first today, a woman eating CEREAL in her car, while driving. Not a cereal bar. A BOWL of cereal, balanced on the steering wheel, spoon and all!

I AM IMPORTANT GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY BEFORE I HAVE A STROKE ON YOU AND SWEAR BECAUSE I AM IN A HURRY THE SPEED LIMIT IS A GUIDELINE I WILL DRIVE AS FAST AS I WANT AND IF YOU ARE IN MY WAY YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE GOD DAMN YOU GET OUT OF THE FAAAAST LAAAANE AND MYYYY ROOOAADD!

the speed limit is the speed limit in every lane.

boo fucking hoo.

road ragers, don't make me make you my bitch.

I'm getting tired of watching cars make stupid moves.  The current favourite (in Toronto at least) is rather than taking your place in the end of a line of cars waiting to turn left, is to make your own left turn lane out of the through lane to the immediate right of the proper left turn lane. 

Watched one nearly get put into a telephone poll today, because he tried beside a TTC bus, which made a "transit turn" and he ended up with no-where to go!

This also doesn't mention the traffic in the through lane that was backed up while this moron tried to turn left.

 silver neon passing transport truck on the right at 120km per hr on hwy 1 with the right lane ending ahead,completes his pass then hits the brakes and flips the finger. Want to KILL yourself,go home and use a gun you IDIOT.

 We need one more "province" licence pate option, those "Canadian Military" plates that just say "Canada" on the top with 2 red maple leafs and a 5 digit number on them.

I've seen military plated vehicles do dumb things, and there's no way to report them here.

What is the craziest thing you have seen a person or person(s) doing while driving? If we have any long haul truckers here, I'm sure they'll have great stories! I have only seen the norm, cell phones, make up, etc.

How about limiting some of the speeds of those cars with huge spoilers and tin can exhaust pipes? 

I found the following piece on the Calgary Sun web site. I was curious what others thought.

Time to limit top speeds of trucks

By Paul Berton

The "chaos" on the highways predicted by those who oppose the legislation in Ontario might well be defined as "new order" by those who now find our highways a dangerous free-for-all of angry, aggressive, speeding and downright competitive drivers.

Wow I have been missed.

1) Yes I AM an engineer, despite what you believe.

2) I apologize for acting superior in that post about career ramblings, it was wrong and egotistical (moreso than usual). No I'm not as "great" as I say I am, but I was angry and acted childish.

3) I am not around here because I have little use for the site, a lot of flame wars and the like.

Filing wires won't fix anything in traffic, so I don't bother.

And enjoy riding my butt in your hemi. Sorry the resale value will be horrible, on that vehicl, even if it is a cool car. Also, I drive the limit in the right lane. I don't support a "fast lane" theory but I also don't clog up what I only use as a passing lane. If people want to speed they can go around me, and I give them the lane to do so. If someone is doddling in that lane, don't get mad at me.

And finally (and this is really finally), I always let semis into traffic.

for those who wish to speed :

watch this - and think!.

http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=298405

 This goes out to the prick in the straw hat driving the 1965 Volkswagen van that cut across 3 lanes of traffic and almost tee-boned me...

I was honking to avoid an accident asshole, not because I wanted to be a prick. Next time you miss your turn off, Go to the next one and turn around. You almost caused a multi-car pile up; and then you have the nerve to finger me!?!?! I had to drive up on the sidewalk to avoid getting hit by you!!

As for your threatening gestures, (and as we found out you were all talk), you should probably lay off, because unless you had a 12-guage in that piece of shit van, you would have lost, and I would have been left to console your wife and kids.

Next time I may not be in such a forgiving mood...

*Please save your whinny comments about road rage, you weren't there...

Not everyone who drives a semi for a profession failed in their career planning.  In the oilfield, like me, most everyone I know with a BA in Petroleum Engineering Technology has to earn their class one license.  That works all the way down to an entry level “Joe” with minimal education.  Yes Road Rat…we are in the beginning… Oilfield Operators with a class one license.    

Many of us drivers who drive by the rules of the road would call in and report many of these idiots that are doing unsafe things in their cars but one doesn't always know the number of the local constabulary. So, it would be really great if someone of authority could arrange for a phone number that would put you thru to the local police no matter where you are calling from in any part of the country.Please help us help you.

Pure racism

 I just read a coment that makes me wondering about the jugement of some guy who "hate these bastards"-about a Quebec plate...I would tell everyone of them: I hate every-one of you Ontarians 'cause one messed-up...in Ottawa...

 Good way of thinking..What's-up with the country?? A bad driver is a bad driver everywhere, no regards of the home...They are everywhere. Grow-up, concerned ones..

Pur raçisme

Je viens tout juste de lire un commentaire d'un gars à propos des "bastards" de la province d'un présumé mauvais conducteur..Le jugement n'est décidément pas son fort.Je dirais à tous-et-chaquns de sa province: Je vous déteste tous moi aussi car un de ta province chauffe mal..à Ottawa...

 Bonne façon de penser...C'est quoi le rapport avec la province?? Un mauvais conducteur est mauvais partout, sans rien à voir avec la province sur la plaque. Grandissez, "concerned ones"...  

I have just joined the community, this is going to feel great!

It must be stated that I am an aggressive driver.  I consider the speed limits in Canada more as “recommended” speeds.  80 Kph on a four lane highway is absurd.  Limits should be safety base limits which, if exceeded could lead to a dangerous situation, so don’t exceed the posted limit.

I Europe and the UK there are limits that are very realistic – 30mph on the “B” roads, which are lanes and streets through residential areas, 50mph on “A” roads (2 lane connector roads, usually with a line down the middle, and 80Mph on the Motorways.  There are exceptions but that is usually the schtick.  To translate it to metric that’s about 50, 80, and 130kph respectively – LIMITS

People respect them, they are the danger line, cross that limit and you may come to harm.  Drive under it and you will be okay.  In Canada our “limits” are, to quote a Pirate, “more like guidelines really”.

My biggest bitch with all of this is that people who drive in the “passing lane” argue that they are safe doing so because they are staying under the limit… it’s not a damn limit. 

My opinion is, it’s a recommended speed and doing it in the passing lane when we aggressive humans are trying to “Hunt and Gather” and go about our beastly pursuits will generate a dangerous situation and consequences will be had.

In Europe and the UK it is illegal to drive in the “passing lane” if you are not “passing”.  Passing on the right (UK left) is called undertaking and is illegal.

I dream of being confronted by one of these ignorant, self righteous “speed meters” who struggles to slow down flow of traffic so we are all safe.  They would argue that they are doing the speed limit, or like my cousin “Why should you be able to pass me?”… Ergo, this post.

Just a small list of things that piss me off, I'm hoping writing them down will ease my urge to take vengenge on the offenders...

 1. Highway lanes are designed so 18-wheelers have plenty of room to drive, yet I see people in Toyota Echo's who can't keep it between the lines!

2. Slow turners, You shouldn't have to call in sick to work just to turn a corner. Get off the road!

3. People with too many bumper stickers! After the first 5 or 6, we can all deduce that your a no-good lazy tree-hugging hippy, so tap 'er cool.

4. Idiots in wanna-be 4x4's who drive with their fog lights on in the city, AND WITH NO FOG. I have fog lights and 30,000,000 candle power driving lights on my truck, but you don't see me using them on the highway. Take your truck off-road, or sell the lights.

5. People on bikes who think they are cars. You are on a 12 pound aluminum can, I am in a 3,000 pound killing machine, don't argue with me. Learn your place, i'll give you a hint: IT'S NOT ON THE ROAD!

6. Sunday Drivers, if you have no where to go, and all day to get there, go drive in the country, or go out a 3am. Or even better, get a fucking hobby that doesn't involve driving!

7. People who think they are better drivers than everyone else. If you feel this way, odds are you're a horrible driver, SO lower that nose a few degrees!

8. Veterans plates, I was all for them at first, I even let them get away with some horrible driving offenses. But then I found out there are guys who spent 6 months in the navy back in 1974 that have them... Kinda cheapens it for those who actually made a sacrifice or two.

9. Smart Cars, enough said.

10. Pedestrians, they are kind of like bikers without the aluminum frame. Look before you cross, you do not make nice hood ornaments...

11. Asian drivers. Call me a racist, and I do hate to generalize, but until you all can ALL open your fucking eyes and start looking where your going, you should all have your licenses revolked. Don't like it? there is a boat leaving in 20 minutes...

12. When there are two lanes merging in to one because of construction or something in one of the lanes ahead, the place to merge is at the point where the two lanes combine. NOT 20 MILES BACK! And don't give me a dirty look for flying down the empty lane and passing all you suckers in the process. Pick up a copy of the driver's manual, it's all in there!

13. Last but not least, The left lane is the Fast lane, if you are slow, stay the hell out. If you are not passing people in the right lane, feel free to join them. Impeding traffic is not your right. And for the love of god, don't try and be a hero by speeding up and trying to keep up with us, just move over. Why is it so hard for you, and you know who you are, to understand??? The guy riding your ass and flashing his lights isn't the asshole...YOU ARE!

1. Everyone could use more intensive driver training. (How often do you hear, or think: “Learn to Fn drive!”?)

 We need the ability to enter US States and plates as locations for wires.   Currently if a vehicle (ve-hick-le as they pronounce it in South Carolina) with US plates does something stupid while operating in Canada, or a Canadian vehicle does something stupid when operating in the United States, you can't wire it as the system won't take the geographic location outside the country the plate is based.

I'm sure there would be a lot of wires out of Florida on Ontario plates, and quite a few wires out of Ontario on Michigan and New York plates.

 I don't understand it... of all the places in the world, why is Victoria the one with the worst drivers? I honestly don't think any islanders have licenses, I think they all just wing it. I'm so sick of it, not a day goes by where I couldn't have 6, 7 or 8 wires to file. I've had to limit myself to the best 1 or 2 a day, or I'd have to quit my job to have time to file them all.

I've driven all over the world, and I can honestly say: I'd rather drive through Port-au-Prince, Haiti, (Where the only to driving rules are: Might makes right and Yield to those Yielding guns), then drive down the Pat Bay Higway.

The biggest problem isn't the speeders, the tailgaters, the people who can't merge; It's not the people who don't use thier turn signals, or apply make-up while they drive; No, it's not the cellphone talkers, or the 18-wheelers. It's the people who think it's thier god-given right to drive in the left hand lane. Why can't people get it through thier fat fucking heads? It's in the driver's test, there are signs on the side of the road, I know you hear people talking, they even have commercials on TV and Radio. Slower traffic keep right, what part of that do you not understand???

You are not better than the system! It is the god damn law that you allow people to pass. And, if it was up to me, it would be open season on you assholes. It would be worth the occasional scratch on my nice chrome bumper to be able to enjoy running you pricks off the road.

I see you with those smug looks on your face, thinking that you are the hall monitors of the highway. I hear you bitching to your friends about 'that asshole that was riding your ass the whole way in to town!'

GET OUT OF OUR WAY! You are a hazard, not a fucking hero!

General complaint about a huge percentage of drivers is their unwillingness to use their headlights.  The reason that Europe and Canada have mandated daytime driving lights?  Because cars with bright shiny white objects on the front of them are far less likely to get into accidents.

This is hardly news.  Defensive driving courses have been teaching people to turn on their lights for decades.  Yet people continue to resist this simple safety and courtesy protocol.  Every day in the pre dawn I see numerous unlit vehicles.  Every time the weather turns nasty, overcast, raining, snowing, foggy, or otherwise impeding visibility, I see countless vehicles who will not turn on their lights. 

Daytime running lights are a help, since I have no doubt that many vehicles with these items would not otherwise be lit up at all, but it needs to be said that these lights, especially the amber ones, do not provide the same level of visibility in very poor lighting conditions as headlights.  It also needs to be remembered that they do nothing to light up the rear of the vehicle. 

Best real life example comes from a road trip I took last September on my motorcycle.  It was raining very hard, the sky was dark and thick with clouds, and visibility was absolutely terrible.  Couple this with a motorcyclist's helmet's tendency to fog up - and you had a recipe for disaster.  I could see illuminated oncoming traffic just fine (no matter its speed), but those yahoos in the dark vehicles were mobile killing machines to me.

Some years ago, I was T-boned by a speeding yellow car that was driving directly out of the setting sun.  No lights.  Never saw him.  Couldn't have seen him.  But because the law in that jurisdiction only requires lights a full half hour after sunset, it was determined that the speeding yellow car driver did nothing wrong.  More recently, but still a few years back, a friend of mine was nearly killed on his motorcycle by an unlit motorist in a rain storm - in a state in which headlight use is mandatory during rain.  Even though he could not see the car, and even though the law mandated that this car be illuminated, no charges were brought against the driver. 

Figure this out, people.  For reasons that a physical, psychological, and physiological, in anything apart from perfect lighting conditions, it is always easier to judge the speed and distance of other cars when they are illuminated.

And then there's the whole issue of missuse of lights.  High beams, fog lights, driving lights, turn signals, there is a whole world of possiblities of missuse, and we see them all, don't we?