I Hate Driving - Page 4

Torque · 08-30-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Julford Hajime

Torque: You really shouldn't use the pictures of you parking on the front lawn as an example of "DURR I DO DRIVING GOOD" :p

LOL good call, good call. But if it helps, it was REALLY REALLY hard to GET on the lawn, as you can see, much of it is surrounded by ditches, and other vehicles, and that is not what I would call an 'off-road' vehicle

The Sevenshot Kid · 08-30-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Julford Hajime

Basically, once I finish up with college I'm moving back to Seattle. Public transportation there is nice.

Hell yeah. The Northwest has that shit figured out.

Fifthfiend · 08-30-2010, 04:46 PM

I enjoy driving like a total asshole.

EDIT: I even have a whole suite of quasi-Randroid excuses for why driving like an asshole actually makes me an excellent and moral human being.

Magus · 08-31-2010, 02:46 PM

Yeah, when I visited Redmond everybody rode bikes everywhere, it's like a biking capitol. They also have a nice bussing system.

Anyway, Gunslinger, if you are aware of the importance of safe driving and take great care not to get in wrecks, obey the speed limit, constantly check your mirrors, etc. you are already smarter than 99% of new drivers so personally I think you are going to be fine at driving. If you feel literal physical anxiety while driving, though, you may want to try and chill out a little bit. Just pay attention to the road and speed limit check your mirrors and blind spots, and follow all the posted signs and so on and you'll be fine.

I'd like to point out that insurance premiums only go up if you cause the accident, by the way, and usually the people who cause accidents are either being careless or they're jackasses who drive too fast. Rarely is it just a sheer accident, like running a stop sign hidden behind a blind corner or something. Like one family who had a bunch of sons I was friends with growing up seemed way too willing to buy their kids a used car every time they wrecked the last one (and when they wreck one, they wreck that shit, the one has had at least three turn-overs, the last one speeding up a winding road in an ice storm like an idiot), like their parents showed no concern for good driving or the cost, and I see some people saying things like that. You already have an advantage in that despite whatever your parents think you are concerned about your driving.

Anyway, the fact that you are concerned about it personally I think makes you more ready than most 16 year olds.

EDIT: As for why people enjoy driving, hit the interstate sometime and take it up to 70 (just watch your blind spots if you have to pass, don't drive in the passing lane, and don't pass on the right). I wasn't too exciting about driving either but I recently got a used Thunderbird, so that probably has something to do with it, but I enjoy driving our old Taurus too.

Seil · 08-31-2010, 06:19 PM

Suddenly I don't feel so bad about being 21 and not having my "L."

Hanuman · 08-31-2010, 06:38 PM

Keep shit in your car. Good music system, plug your ipod into it, keep snacks, drinks, ect. Perhaps a ballpit in the backseat.

Magus · 08-31-2010, 06:47 PM

We're trying to reduce accidents, Lev!

I do like the ballpit idea, though, I think that has legs, especially if you drove a truck, you could make the entire bed into a fun area complete with climbing nets and slide besides ballpit.

EDIT: I like that SK's standards are so low you only have to get 60% on the written part of the test. I can imagine then that you only have to get 80% of the driving part right and you're good to go! Also, way to add to the stereotype surrounding female Asian drivers, Cha Sa-soon! Keep not fighting the power with your lack of achievement!

Here in PA you have to get a 90% on the written and 100% on the driving.

ANOTHER EDIT: Actually the 60% on the 50 question test seems somewhat comparable, since here in PA it only has 20 questions. At least until you realize that is only 30 questions out of 50.

Hanuman · 09-01-2010, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Magus

I do like the ballpit idea, though, I think that has legs, especially if you drove a truck, you could make the entire bed into a fun area complete with climbing nets and slide besides ballpit.

At the party I went to this weekend we drove around in a white convertible cadillac with flags on it and a ballpit in the back with red leather cushioned seating.

We then went to superstore, bought $400 of delicious unhealthy food (meat, deep fryable things, chai ingredients, packed them all in the trunk with 6 people in the seats and drove off, then gunned it up a 50degree hill (literally), so expecting sparks to fly from the sagged back.

Seil · 08-31-2010, 07:03 PM

I'd prefer a hot tub in the bed of a pickup. Here's a how-to video!

In Canada, we banned sticking things in your ear while driving.

Magus · 08-31-2010, 07:05 PM

What if you have a fever and you need to take your temperature with one of those ear thermometers?

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A driver who challenges the ticket may have the fine lowered to $50 or raised to $500 at the judge's discretion.

Man, Canadian justice is pretty hardcore at making you not actually use their court system.

08-30-2010, 04:46 PM	#3
Fifthfiend for all seasons Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 19,409	I enjoy driving like a total asshole. EDIT: I even have a whole suite of quasi-Randroid excuses for why driving like an asshole actually makes me an excellent and moral human being. __________________ check out my buttspresso

08-31-2010, 02:46 PM	#4
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	Yeah, when I visited Redmond everybody rode bikes everywhere, it's like a biking capitol. They also have a nice bussing system. Anyway, Gunslinger, if you are aware of the importance of safe driving and take great care not to get in wrecks, obey the speed limit, constantly check your mirrors, etc. you are already smarter than 99% of new drivers so personally I think you are going to be fine at driving. If you feel literal physical anxiety while driving, though, you may want to try and chill out a little bit. Just pay attention to the road and speed limit check your mirrors and blind spots, and follow all the posted signs and so on and you'll be fine. I'd like to point out that insurance premiums only go up if you cause the accident, by the way, and usually the people who cause accidents are either being careless or they're jackasses who drive too fast. Rarely is it just a sheer accident, like running a stop sign hidden behind a blind corner or something. Like one family who had a bunch of sons I was friends with growing up seemed way too willing to buy their kids a used car every time they wrecked the last one (and when they wreck one, they wreck that shit, the one has had at least three turn-overs, the last one speeding up a winding road in an ice storm like an idiot), like their parents showed no concern for good driving or the cost, and I see some people saying things like that. You already have an advantage in that despite whatever your parents think you are concerned about your driving. Anyway, the fact that you are concerned about it personally I think makes you more ready than most 16 year olds. EDIT: As for why people enjoy driving, hit the interstate sometime and take it up to 70 (just watch your blind spots if you have to pass, don't drive in the passing lane, and don't pass on the right). I wasn't too exciting about driving either but I recently got a used Thunderbird, so that probably has something to do with it, but I enjoy driving our old Taurus too. Last edited by Magus; 08-31-2010 at 02:52 PM.

08-31-2010, 06:47 PM	#7
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	We're trying to reduce accidents, Lev! I do like the ballpit idea, though, I think that has legs, especially if you drove a truck, you could make the entire bed into a fun area complete with climbing nets and slide besides ballpit. EDIT: I like that SK's standards are so low you only have to get 60% on the written part of the test. I can imagine then that you only have to get 80% of the driving part right and you're good to go! Also, way to add to the stereotype surrounding female Asian drivers, Cha Sa-soon! Keep not fighting the power with your lack of achievement! Here in PA you have to get a 90% on the written and 100% on the driving. ANOTHER EDIT: Actually the 60% on the 50 question test seems somewhat comparable, since here in PA it only has 20 questions. At least until you realize that is only 30 questions out of 50. Last edited by Magus; 08-31-2010 at 06:51 PM.

08-31-2010, 06:19 PM	#5
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Suddenly I don't feel so bad about being 21 and not having my "L."

08-31-2010, 06:38 PM	#6
Hanuman Love Is Strength Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver/BC/Canada Posts: 1,135	Keep shit in your car. Good music system, plug your ipod into it, keep snacks, drinks, ect. Perhaps a ballpit in the backseat.

08-31-2010, 07:03 PM	#9
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	I'd prefer a hot tub in the bed of a pickup. Here's a how-to video! In Canada, we banned sticking things in your ear while driving.