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[Adrienne]

Let us know what drives you nuts on the road and your story could be highlighted in the next issue of Going Places magazine, PLUS we’ll send you a FREE distracted driving awareness thumb band. 

[Chararr]

What drives me nuts? When I get behind a driver who has no idea of how to merge! In the town that I live in there is a right turn where there is a protected right lane, (solid white line) so that cars that have just made a right can gain speed before they attempt to merge with traffic that is traveling at the least, the posted speed limit, which is 50mph. For some reason many drivers after they make the turn, stop in the lane to wait until the traffic clears. Then they cross the solid line into the right lane of the divided four lanes, and accelerate. This causes the traffic that has backed up behind them to have to go slow until they get past the solid white line where they can then merge in behind the first car. I have also seen drivers speed up in protected lane until they gain enough speed to then pass the first car on the right side, then they cut in before they run out of lane. This usually results in the first car hitting the brakes because they don't know what that crazy driver on their right is doing! I want to put a sign on that corner that reads: Attention, the cars that are going past you on your left are moving 50mph!! This is a speed up so you can merge lane, not a stop and wait, then hope you can get into traffic that is going 50mph, from a dead stop before you run out of pavement, or get run into lane. Makes me wonder what they do when they are trying to get on the interstate??? After all 50mph is only 5mph slower than we used to run on the interstate!

[sstoth]

It drives me crazy when you are traveling at 65/70 on major highways and vehicles merging just pull in even though you are in the Lanes with another car/truck on your passing lane next to you. Where can you go you can not go into Passing Lane, you are forced to either jump on the Brakes or risk them hitting you especially when there is a car behind you and you are blocked in yourself. People merging are so ignorant not to observe the traffic in the lane you are trying to merge onto for approaching vehicles prior to driving into the lane.

[Chararr]

All cars in Florida are required to have working turn signals when they are sold.

[Salif1]

Drivers who do not show any appreciation when extended a courtesy (no smile, no wave, no acknowledgement of any kind).
How rude and ungrateful! :-)

[caissa]

Slow drivers in the fast lane. Enough said! =) 

[weberka]

People texting while they are driving. I also agree with people don't know how to drive. We live on an island with one lane one till yesterday and they would try and drive you into a ditch so they could be the first ones on instead of merging way back when they saw the sign.

[Cindermom]

The main thing that drives me nuts is driving behind someone that is obviously using their cell phone or texting someone. You can always tell because they veer over to the other lanes.  It absolutely drives me bonkers!!

[EMTYSON]

Women doing their makeup (not just lipstick) while driving in traffic.

[canel50]

Not using turn signals & texting have been said, so................what about drivers who proceed VERY SLOWLY toward a red light, keeping you from getting into a left turn lane? Then often you have to wait through another whole cycle. I've come to realize it's just best to take a deep relaxing breath & say some prayers!

[DavidC2]

People who speed past you, cut you off then slow down to slower than what you were going.

[pctravel]

"Older age" people driving 40 on the highways.  "Older age" people that back up and can't turn their heads around to look and see if someone is behind them. And of course, the usual.....do not use directionals (its ashame they make all those fancy cars and fail to put directionals in them ), people that have no iinsurance or registrations, people who drive sightseeing in the passing lane, people who put on make-up while driving, etc., etc., etc.!!!!!  

[LorneMatthews]

What drives me nuts:   A person in front of me creeping to their destiny because they are talking on their cell phone, totally unaware there is a car even behind them. 

[Flpennst]

Its drives me nuts when people coming off of an on-ramp do not yield... sometimes I may have a vehicle to my left and cannot move over...I have the right of way anyway! I've even had a few people give me the "evil eye" when I could not give them way.

[daniaris]

It really drive me nuts when people are just not paying attention!! they need to know that they're not the only ones on the road! we're all there and it's just so careless, they need to be aware of their surroundings and above all BE SAFE! the phone can be answered later, the fast food can wait a second, no one will look at you while driving so I'm sure the make up will even look better if you save it for later!

[mckniffj]

People who don't use their turn signals drive me crazy for several reasons. They are rude and waste time of other drivers and pedestrians, as well as gas, who wait for them to pass an entering street only to have them turn right. They are dangerous on the road when passing and changing lanes w no signal. Finally, I fear a person too rude or unaware of own driving and others is too often to be the same person who is on cell phone, testing or just not thinking about driving, traffic, and safety.

[JudyJ]

People that think red means go and green means stop and yellow is to speed up to go through the red light

[LADYBOZARTH]

TEXTING; what is it that is SOOOO important that you have to do this when driving & risking lives???  PUT UP THE PHONE & DRIVE!!

[amyk]

Rude drivers drive me to distraction. Whether it is slow drivers in the left lane, talking on the cell phone, running red lights, or people that cut you off and then slow down. I have never experienced so many bad drivers. Driving in the bigger cities is really scary.

[christy104]

Put the phone down and keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.

[DLFRN38011]

In my community there is a 20 mile stretch of 2 way highway connecting rural to metropolitan areas.  There are a significant number of drivers who will travel (not pass) in the oncoming traffic lane during the prime time drives when most people are heading in the same direction.  D

[MarjieW]

One of the dangerous and sacry maneuvers is the vehicle behind you crossing the solid line to merge into the regular traffic making it more difficult for you. So while you're looking for a spot in the traffic you have to deal with the joker behind you too. 

[watercolor]

My husband and I were headed east out of Nashville, TN about 3 months ago when I noticed the car in the lane next to my side, the passenger side, was occupied by a "driver" that was holding a cup of soup in her left hand and a spoon in the other. She continued to drive in this very heavy traffic until we were were able to get away from her. There was something so casual about her attitude that I felt pretty sure she did this often, My husband suggested she drove with her knees.

[quizfan]

People who slow way, way down to stare at accidents on the side of the road. Not only is it rude and a little bit morbid, it creates traffic jams where there don't need to be any!

[FlDriver67]

What drives me nuts is, People that don't go when the light turns green

When the light turns green, Go

4 to 6 seconds might not sound like a lot. But it is & it holds up all the rest of us.

To many times after the light turns green I see cars that just sit there for several seconds before moving. May times it is because they are doing something other than paying attention.

So as you read this count to 6 slowly, It's a long time to wait for that person in front of you after you have been waiting at a red light.

We have all been stuck behind a person doing this, so Please I ask.

When you are the 1st car at the light, Pay attention.

[FlDriver67]

What drives me nuts is people that drive slow in the far left lane,

"You are the cause of traffic"

It dose not matter if you are going the posted speed or even above. If you are in the left lane & a car is behind you,

MOVE OVER.

Every day I see someone who either is not paying attention or thinks it is Ok to hold up traffic by driving in the left lane which in some states is illegal to be in unless you are passing someone.

Do us ALL a Big favor. No mater what speed you are driving, even if it is above the posted speed. Move over when you see cars behind you.

There is NO reason for traffic to happen anywhere or any time, if we all just pay attention

[MarjieW]

I haven't counted how long it takes for me to go but I do hesitate in order to check to see of anyone is running the light which far too many drivers do. I once looked and the nearest cross raffic was 50 yards from the intersection when me light was already green. The driver still ran the light and I missed getting broadsided by inches. So despite the importance your 6 seconds, I'll take them and possible safe my life. 

[NickF]

Right On MarjieW!

I'm a huge traffic hater, and I do my best to keep things flowing, but when it comes to protecting my car (and myself), I take those extra couple seconds to watch for other drivers running the light. Getting home a few seconds late is much more appealing to me than dealing with an avoidable crash.

@FlDriver67

I understand where you're coming from as well. While I maintain that waiting for red-runners is a great defensive technique, it aggravates me when distracted drivers affect my commute. 

Nick 

[lcosten]

I hate it when someone decide to pull right in front of you at the last minute then drives slow.  If they were that impatient

they could at least speed up and drive the speed limit.  

[law]

The biggest thing that drives me nuts especially in rush hour is drivers who leave 1/2 a car length or more between themselves and the car in front of them at traffic lights and stop signs. They have no regard for the people behind them trying to get through the previous intersection or into the turn lane. Also if you are behind such a driver you would expect them to not stop to soon and could be in danger of rear ending them which of course would then be your fault even though common sense says they would not be stopping for 5 or more feet.

Thanks for letting me vent my frustration!

[mgreen813]

What drives me nuts on the road is a complete lack of common courtesy.  When people approach a red light they speed up if you try to pull out of a driveway, parking lot or side street.  If someone is waiting to pull out of a parking lot, driveway, etc. people will block the entrance and sit at the light rather than letting you pull out, especially if you are trying to take a left.   A little courtesy goes a long way to preventing accidents and just may entice someone to do the same next time they are in your position.  

[moormanr]

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Adrienne wrote:

Let us know what drives you nuts on the road and your story could be highlighted in the next issue of Going Places magazine, PLUS we’ll send you a FREE distracted driving awareness thumb band. 

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Adrienne wrote:

Let us know what drives you nuts on the road and your story could be highlighted in the next issue of Going Places magazine, PLUS we’ll send you a FREE distracted driving awareness thumb band. 

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[Gbarnesrn]

When people waiting on a side street wait until I'm almost to the street and then pull out in front of me and go slower than all the other traffic. There's usually no one behind me when they do that so they could have waited a few seconds longer and not cut me off.

[MrsKinzey]

Rude drivers!

• Those that change lanes without looking.

• Those on their cellphones that aren't paying attention to traffic.

• Those that cut in front of you by sticking their front ends in a turn lane without "asking".

• Those that get on your tail when you're doing the legal speed limit and refuse to back off and honk at you a split second after the light turns green.

• Those that make their own parking spaces because they think they're somehow more special than those of us that look for a parking space and take one even if it means we have to walk an extra few feet.

• Those that zoom around you, jump in front of you within a foot of your car, to get ahead of you, only to stop at the red light a few yards ahead. The ones "in a hurry to stop", we call them.

• The ones in such a hurry, that when you're in unfamiliar territory and looking for a particular place, get their panties in a bunch because you may have to slow down so you can actually SEE your destination in time to turn. And we use a GPS, so we're not turning on our blinker to turn a mile down the road either or driving like a snail. Just slowed enough to read signs! Good grief people! Slow down and smell the roses! Really!
  

I haven't even touched the tip of the iceburg!

[MrsKinzey]

According to what an State Trooper told me, there is no "fast lane"...there is only a "passing lane" and you are still required to be no more than the speed limit.

[MrsKinzey]

The ones who come to a line of traffic at the red light and leave three car lengths between them and the car in front of them, which a lot of times causes a back up waiting to get into the turn lane(s). If you can't judge the distance better than that, you have no business behind the wheel of a car.

[EJensen]

I don't like the overly agressive driver that just HAS to get there before you with no regard for anyone's safety.

[Ivory]

Mother pulls into a parking lot and gets out of the car to talk to a friend. The motor is left running and the kids are out of there seat and into the drivers seat. They turn the wheels and pretend that they are driving. Next thing you see is the windows going up and down and the radio comes on. Mom Just stands there and says" wait til I get you home". Isn't she afraid that the child will put the car in drive and they will never get home??????????????????????

[Chararr]

So some people should mind their own business!  My sister in law has a boy and twin girls that are 20 months apart in age.  In order to go shopping she had to lock the babies in the car and take the boy, who was 13 months old at the time, to the store with her, get two shopping carts, return to the car to put the babies in the shopping carts.  She could not take all three with her the first time because there weren't two carts in the parking lot.  By the time she got in the store with all three and started shopping, some one had called the police on her for leaving them in the car!  

[MrsKinzey]

Another one of my biggest peeves: There is NEVER an acceptable excuse to leave children in a car, most especially babies, and especially if it's on a warm day. I have and will continue to report children and animals being left in a car unattended unless it is obvious that the children are old enough to use common sense (teenagers). Nothing makes me angrier than a driver putting convenience over the safety of his/her children and pets. It takes only a few seconds for a pro to break into a vehicle and steal it with your children inside. It has happened on numerous occasions all over this country. For anyone to think it won't happen to them, makes them delusional.

[sunkist31525]

Moved to S.E.Georgia in 1994, and to this date it annoys me how many drivers do not use their headlights in mandatory conditions. I  travel back and forth to Jacksonville and whether it's in the evening dusk, or during blinding rainstorms, their forgetfulness or inexcusible actions of not having their lights on for safety of others should be noted by law enforcement agencies. Those drivers should be pulled over and ticketed. After all- didn't they learn the "headlights on during rain" on their drivers tests?  And common sense should tell them they are hard to see them when it's dark...what? Do they think they're saving electricity by not turning their lights on?

John T.

Brunswick, GA

[quizfan]

People who think having their hazard lights on makes them immune to the traffic laws. Double-parked outside Starbucks? "Oh it's okay, I'll leave the hazards on so everyone knows I'll be back in a minute!" That's not how it works.

[Tammy]

My biggest pet peeve is people flicking their cigarette butts out their windows!  While I feel that texting and driving is obviously a greater risk to everyone involved, I have actually seen 3 fires started by people who inconsiderately flick their "butts" where ever they please.  Keep your filthy habit to yourself!

[FlDriver67]

The main reason that causes traffic on the freway is people driving slow in the left lain"s"

PLEASE, if your Not passing someone, Get over.

Even if you are going the posted speed or even above.

If your not passing someone, Please get over.

[scout11]

How about this one? You're on the highway and you see temporary signs which clearly indicate that there are highway workers up ahead and the left "passing" lane will soon be shut down. Although everyone should clearly move over to the through lane, there are MANY obnoxious drivers who move into the passing lane, speed past you and the folks in front of you, and then veer back into the through lane at the last possible moment causing all the drivers who had heeded the signs in the first place to slow way down! Does anyone else find this as irritating as I do????  

[quizfan]

I especially hate it when those people are in a great big rush to get in front of you, so they speed up, pass you, and move back in front of you... then slow down to a sub-speed-limit pace! It's as if they're in a hurry to go slower.

[lorip]

I want to turn left and there is a turn lane with a lead light....but everyone in the left lane is dilly dallying.  They are not lining up one behind the other, so I don't get a chance to turn into the left turn lane with the lead light.   There it is, green and with an arrow pointing the way I want to go, but I can't get there!  No one can until the next light