The 6 situations of driver communication are:
1.Making turns
2.Changing lanes
3.Yielding the way
4.Making room in one's lane for someone
5.Tailgating and overtaking
6.Racing
The 3 Methods of Communication are:
Making Turns These type of non-verbal communication appears to be very important while driving because a blinker tells the other drivers that you want to turn, and in what direction you will be turning. Eye contact is also important because it is a non-verbal communication among drivers. Eye contact lets the driver know if they have the right of way at an intersection. For example, a driver may make eye contact with another driver at an intersection to let them know if he/she has the right of way to turn, or if the other driver has the right of way. Another way a driver communicates while driving is by using hand signals, such as a wave to signal to another driver that he/she can turn and or cut in front of them.
Changing Lanes
Yielding the Way
Although Kristin Subia does not discuss those type of communications, I feel they are very important signals to use because eye contact allows other drivers and/or pedestrians know that you notice them, and hand signals are also another way of acknowledging another driver and/or pedestrian. In this section, Kristin Subia does mention how a driver needs to look around intently and eagerly to see if another driver is coming before proceeding at a yield sign.
Making Room in One's Lane for Someone She tries to make the reader imagine that he/she is driving to work quite peacefully, until another driver sticks out their arm and gives a mean look to signal they want to cut in front. Therefore, since the other driver looked meanly, you allow him/her to cut in front of you. Since you allowed the car to cut in front of you, you are now late to work because you did not make the red light, but the car you allowed to cut in front of you did. I really don't know the purpose to her senario, but the communication among drivers I found was the hand gesture (sticking out the arm to cut lanes) and facial expressions of looking mean.
I feel drivers communicate by also using their blinkers and looking towards the side and/or turning their heads to see if it is clear to cut.
Tailgating and Overtaking
In this section, I think Kristin is trying to explain that tailgating and overtaking is a form of communication that drivers use to let other drivers know they are driving too slow.
Racing
However, I feel the type of communication she is trying to explain is the revving of the engine, eye contact between the drivers, speed, and changing of lanes .
Kristin also explains other ways of vehicular communication, such as revving of the engine,swerving or driving close to a lane, and tailgating.
According to Kristin, revving of the engine indicates that a drivers wants to race another driver and/ or a driver is "showing off." Swerving or driving close to a lane indicates that a driver wants to change lanes or merge, and tailgating another driver communicates that the driver is in a rush, the driver is driving too slow and/or it's a way to get back at another driver when you feel they had disrespected you in any way.
Verbal Communication
Gestures and Facial Expressions
Gestures, such as a hand movements acknowledges that you notice other drivers, pedestrians, and/or bicyclists. Hand movements such as a wave, is a way to say "thank-you" to other drivers. For example, a wave is used when drivers want to say "thank-you" for letting them into your lane.
Effectiveness
Andrew Shapiro did a mini-observational study on The Effectiveness of the Gestural Communications Invlolving Drivers Requesting the Right-of-Way. The purpose of his observational study was to determine what type of nonverbal communications, if any, were used by drivers at a four-way intersection. He was also interested in what type of gestures were the most effective at the four-way intersection.
Andrew Shapiro did his observational study at the intersection of Benjamin Holt Drive and Gettysburg Place in Stockton, California, and observed drivers for a period of two days between the hours of 3pm and 6pm. In the 3 hour period, he observed about 4,590 vehicles, but recorded 28 episodes of gestural communication between drivers.
Through his observations, Andrew Shapiro observed that less than 1% of drivers actually used an obvious gesture at a four-way intersection, therefore he concluded that many drivers used others ways of communicating the right to proceed first or yield. Another observation he found was that some drivers appeared to use their vehicles to demand their right-of-way. For example, He observed male drivers in "souped-up," "muscle" cars, or large trucks to be aggressive at a four-way intersection. The males would demand the right-of-way by approaching the intersection with a lot of speed before stopping or not make a complete stop at the intersection. However, he did observe that these aggressive drivers always seemed to get their way at the four-way intersection.
Another observation that was noted by Andrew Shapiro, was that some gestures used at the four-way intersection were not universally understood by all drivers, which caused confusion on who had the "right-of-way." For example, he states that he observed two males at the intersection who had a form of miscommunication, probably because they did not understand what the other driver was telling them, therefore, they repeatedly gestured to the other the right-of-way. This type of miscommunication caused "herky-jerky" movements between the vehicles according to Andrew Shapiro because one vehicle would start across the intersection while the other vehicle was also approaching.
Andrew Shapiro also observed negative forms of communication among drivers. Of the 28 nonverbal meetings he observed, 10 appeared to have negative notions. For example, the gestures observed were honking the horn, shaking a fist, a disgusted head shake, and/or "flipping the bird." The main reason these forms of gestures were used were because of a driver taking advantage of the other driver with respect of the right-of-way.
In conclusion, Andrew Shapiro was quite shocked by the rude and obnoxious behaviors shared among drivers. Nonetheless, he feels his mini-observation went well because he did what he set out to do, and that was to find out what gestures drivers used and which were the most effective.
Kristin Evert's report consists of 3 main sections.
Kristin Evert's introduction includes a brief description of Kristin Subia and Andrew Shapiro's reports. The two reports are the same reports that I gave a brief synopsis of.
In this section, Kristin explains how she observed the way drivers communicate over a period of 2 weeks. She noted her observations on a tape recorder that she carried with her in the car at all times during her experiment.
Kristin also explains what she chose to pay close attention to, they are:
Kristin also describes 2 types of communication. The first type is car communications, and a example of car communication is tailgating. The second form of communication is physical driver communication. According to Kristin, physcial driver communication includes facial expressions,hand gestures, and verbal communication.
Lastly, Kristin states her predictions for her experiment.
She predicts:
Observation #1
Although Kristin tries to look at all the possible reasons why the truck chose to shine his fog lights into her car, I feel that the most reasonable reason is because he/she was purposely doing it because if the fog lights were brighter than the regular headlights like she stated, then it does not make sense for him to use it in a brightly lit road. Therefore, I feel the situation she encountered was unfortunately a negative form of a driver communicating with her.
Observation #2
In her evaluation, Kristin strongly states her belief of pedestrians having the right of way. However, although she felt sorry for the girl, she also states that the boys in the car could have been in a rush, or could have been frustrated because they may have caught other red lights while travelling on Dole Street.
In my opinion, I believe that the girl crossing the street was at fault because it seems obvious that she stepped onto the crosswalk at the last minute. I believe that pedestrians who cross at a crosswalk are given enough time to cross before the light changes, and the only reason why someone is still crossing the street when the light changes is because they did not want to wait or felt they could make it across before the light changed even when they red hand is flashing.
Observation #3
In her evaluation, Kristin states that she believes there is no decent explanation for the driver of the porsche's behavior. Although the driver of the van made a mistake by not seeing the porsche at first, she feels that people make mistakes and fortunately in that case no one was injured. I must agree with Kristin that from her description, I do not feel that the driver of the porsche's behavior can be reasoned in any way because it was very dangerous, not only for the driver of the van, but also to the other drivers on the road and especially himself.
Mary Elizabeth Pacheco's report is about how drivers communicate with eachother. There are 4 main sections to her report.
In this section of her report, Mary Elizabeth includes her methods, expectations, and her expectations of communication between drivers.
Methods
Predictions
Expectations
Observation #1
According to Mary Elizabeth, the method of communication was smiling. However, she does not explain why she feels smiling was a form of communication and what it meant to her.
In my opinion, the smile from the driver of the Mustang could have been a smile to indicate that he would be grateful if the driver of the BMW would allow him to cut infront. Another form of communication is when the driver of the Mustang slowed down before changing lanes. Slowing down communicated to the other driver that he wanted her attention before changing lanes.
Observation #2
Positive hand gestures are waves that indicate acceptance and/or gratitude.
Negative hand gestures is the middle finger, which indicates disapproval.
I was able to find 4 postings that related to driver communication using Deja News.
My arsenal consisted of every known obsene gesture, the WHUMP, and to impress
my teammates, I developed the car steeplechase, where right after the car
comes to a screeching halt, you leap up onto the hood, landing hard with both
feet, and vaulting over. For particuarly close calls it was fun to just lunge
forward onto the hood, secretly whumping to simulate a skull smacking against
the hood, rolling off, then faking a massive head injury, like the chick in
that car wreck in Blue Velvet. Just hold your head while mumbling a lot of
nonsense. The hood launch freaked a few drivers out, but no one ever bought
my head injury bit because I'm a shitty actor, and usually my teammates would
be laughing at me the whole time.
But now I drive a fucking Plymouth Voyager. Though, to me credit, I do park
way off campus, and bike the last couple of miles in to avoid exorbitant
parking fees. And on Tuesdays I bike all the way (12 miles or so) because I
don't need the car to drive to practice.
Now, as a rower, my problem is with whitetrash jet skiers, who think it's
funny to wake me, and I'm pretty impotent, restricted to gestures and harsh
language. And even that's risky, because they could sink me in an instant if
they wanted to.
Greg This particular posting disturbed me for many reasons. The first reason being that it is crass people, like the writer, that cause road rage and many negative driver communication. I really don't understand the point to his posting because it seems as if he's only trying to show-off his behavior, however, I don't think it's something he should be proud of. Nonetheless, I'm glad he posted it because it shows how there are some people who do not have self control. It's always good to remeber that two wrongs don't make a right, because the next time you may want to get back at another driver, remember that you are behaving the same way.
I was approaching an intersection and I noticed a Lincoln land yacht
waiting for a break in traffic.I was about 300 feet from the
intersection and the Lincoln pulls out in front of me and proceeds to
accelerate to the blinding speed of 30 mph.
I glance in my rearview and I don't see a thing.I know the Lincoln saw
me,because it's a dreary cloudy day and I had my headlights on,I'm
infuriated!!
I try to pass the Lincoln,time & time again,but because of oncoming
traffic and the slow speed of the Lincoln,I'm forced to trail behind for
11 miles,threatening and swearing the entire time.
Finally the road expands to four lanes and I'm thinking I will be able
to pull alongside the Lincoln and exchange some obscene finger gestures
with the idiot who was operating that vehicle.
I begin my move,but the Lincoln accelerates also,seemingly trying to
avoid the impending confrontation.The traffic is getting heavier and the
time to assail this jackass with curses and taunts is begining to run
short.
I think to myself,"screw it",I'm not following this twit to who knows
where,just to vent some frustrations.I check my speed,and to my
surprise,I'm doing 70 mph!!I ease off the accelerator,and all of a
sudden I hear the high pitched whine of a police siren.I look in the
rearview and see a state police cruiser moving up.....fast.
I think to myself,"goddam,sonovabitch,motherfrickin' dickhead just had
to pull out in front of me,and now I'm goinng to get a speeding ticket
because of his idiocy!!"
The cruiser pulls along side of me,and then ahead of me.I think to
myself "YEA BABY,go get that dufus in the Lincoln!!",the cruiser is now
far enough ahead of me,that I lose sight of it.I ease back into my
relaxed mode.
I had gone about 4 miles,I could see the flashing lights on the horizon.
I'm approaching the scene.I see what looks to be a Lincoln."I hope he
nailed that jackass",I think to myself.Getting closer,closer,YES!!!IT'S
THE LINCOLN!!!!!
The trooper is standing alongside the car writing a citation to the
centurys old woman who is piloting the "Goodship Traffic Menace".I lay
on my horn,the woman & the trooper both turn to look.I stick my hand out
the window,raise it above the roof of my car,middle finger extended
and shake it wildly!!I think "oh shit,the troopers gonna come after me
for shooting him the bird!".I dive off at the next exit and take the
backroads home,never seeing or hearing the cop.
A small victory??,sure it was.But a victory none-the-less.
-M4AS This posting gave me many mixed feelings. At first I sympathized with the writer because I could understand the way he felt towards the slow driver who pulled in front of him. However, as I continued reading his posting, I no longer sympathized with him because not only was he tailgating the driver, but he was also thinking about using obscene hand getures to communicate his rage further. Moreoever, I was appalled by his behavior when he saw the driver get pulled over by the the trooper. In my opinion, he behaved like a child, and the worst thing about it is that he seems to be proud of it too.
The reason why I decided to post this particular posting is because I liked it since it was a response to the driver who gave the finger to an elderly lady who was receiving a ticket. I also liked it because the writer illustrates to other readers and to the person he is responding to, how ridiculous and unpurposeful his behavior was. I hope that others who read this posting realize that this type of behavior is not only childish, but also done out of stupidity.
I'm not an old-timer but I believe just one finger (the index finger, not the
middle finger)or a wave of the hand meant everything was OK. Two fingers, a
la Churchill, meant a speed cop was near. The same two fingers pointing down
and waved left and right between the steering wheel and windshield meant that
the infamous "whammy" was stretched across the road. The 'whammy' was two
rubber air hoses stretched across both lanes (this was before 4-lanes were in
common use)separated by a calculated distance. Your steering tires rolled
over the first hose starting the timer and when they passed over the second
hose the timer was stopped. This was about like using a stopwatch to check
speed. Three fingers, generally wig-wagged left and right to get your
attention, usually meant some kind of danger ahead, accident, rock in the
road or whatever. Four fingers usually meant road construction or road
closed. Hand out, palm up and waved with an up and down motion meant the
scales were set up, or in the case of a permanent chicken coop, it was open.
That's the way I remember it. I don't remember any finger signals ASKING for
information. Of course, most asking was done in a truckstop of somebody that
just came down the road you're heading up. I also remember being able to
pull into a "shade tree motel" (a wide spot on the shoulder generally under a
tree)and sleep like a baby. We would prop open the right-side door if it was
hot out and not raining, stretch out across the seat and let the world go
by.
I found this particular posting to be interesting because I did not know that truck drivers used hand signals to communicate dangers, warnings, accidents, cops, etc...
Site #1
The Keep Calm Code according to Cornhill Insurance
Keep calm. If you find yourself on the receiving end of verbal abuse, aggresssive hand gestures or and other form of intimidation. Do not try to return the hostility in kind.
Ensure vehicle windows are closed if an aggressive road user approaches your vehicle on foot.
Even on short urban journeys vehicle doors should be locked before you set off.
Police need information to take action so even if you are not directly involved, note down the details of aggressors vehicle, in particular the registration number.
Continue your journey as clamly as possible if another road user is trying to intimidate you by driving too close or attempting some reckless manoeuvre. Only pull over if you feel you are in danger of losing control of your vehicle.
Attempt to pull over when there are plenty of people around if another road user is flashing their headlights or sounding thier horn at you. They may not be alerting you to a problem with your vehicle.
Look for ways of attracting attention if you are stationary and another road user becomes physically aggressive. Flashing your headlights and sounding the horn may also cause the aggressor to back off.
Mobile phones are useful ally to road users. Telephone the police immediately if you feel an aggressive situation could get out of control.
I liked this particular site because it educates drivers on how to avoid road rage. I think it is very important because there are many drivers who do not know how to avoid road rage, therefore, having a site that provides information on it is a good way to help decrease the problem.
This site discussed how road rage often results from miscommunication between drivers, therefore car horns should have a variety of different tones to commnicate different things.
I found this particular site to be interesting, because I think giving a variety of tones to car's horn may be an effective way to ensure that communication between drivers is not misinterpreted. However, I think this would only be effective if drivers do not abuse it. I also liked this particular site because the visitor is able to rate the idea (giving car horns a variety of dirfferent tones) on a scale of 0 to 10 (10 being a great idea).
I was very unlucky in searching the CSS Engine and finding reports that related to driver communication. One of the reasons could be because I am not familiar with using that search engine, and another reason is that I probably was doing something wrong. Therefore, I did it the old-fashioned way, and I searched through each generation trying to find reports that were related to driver communication. Thus, I found 3 reports that I liked.
Therefore, the type of of driver communication Ryan is describing is tailgating Although I do not agree with his behavior, I don't blame his for doing it because I too would've probably been upset if I thought another car was going to hit me due to reckless behavior. But, I don't think that this type of negative communication is necessary and useful on the road.
The type of communication Brandy is discussing is vehicular communication. The blinkers is a good and positive way to communicate to other drivers because it tells other drivers what direction you will be turning and/or cutting lanes.
I feel this is a type of driver communication because if I see a speeder on the road, it communicates to me that the driver is in a rush to get to his destination, he does not care about the other drivers on the road, he is not aware of the other drivers on the road, and that he/she is an aggressive driver. However, all of my interpretations may be wrong, and there may be other reasons why the driver is speeding, but it indeed is a form of driver communication.
Using the journal database ERIC I found 7 references to aricles that relate to driver communication.
Basch, Charles E. Perceptions, attitudes, motivations, and behaviors of drivers 18 to 22 years old.
New York: Clearing House, 1987.
Malfettit, James L. and Winter, Darlene J. Safe and unsafe performace of older drivers: a descriptive study. New York:Columbia University, 1987.
Malfetti, James L. Young driver attitude scale:The development and field-testing of an instrument to measure young driver risk-taking attitudes New York: Comlumbia University, 1989.
Yee, Darlene and Milichar, Joseph F. Accident prevention through driving skills assessment and interventions for older drivers: a programmatic research project. California:San Francisco State University, 1992
Nelson, Thomas M. Experimental intercomparisons of younger and older driver perceptions. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1992-93,239-59.
Yee, Darlene and Melichar, Joseph F. The health mobility and saftey lab at San Fransisco State University. Clifornia:San Francisco State University, 1994.
Vail, Kathleen. Drive safely. American School Board Journal, 1996, 49-52.
I found Rothe's book Challenging the old Order: Towards New Directions in Traffic Safety Theory to be quite interesting, but I could not find information directly related to driver communication, such as vehicular and physical communication. However, he does write about driver behavior and I find that to be a form of driver communication because our behavior, such as drinking and driving, may communicate to other driver's that we are irresponsible drivers. Therefore, according to Rothe, one of the ways to make the roads a safer place is to educate people on road safety, such as, promoting an awareness of safety and a feeling of repsonsibility on the roads. He also talks about the media, he feels that the media, such as how cars and driving are portrayed in movies and television may influence driving behavior, especially since the media sometimes over emphasizes bad driving behavior. Moreoever, although it may be only television and one should not believe what they see, the media fails to stress that it is not real life.
Looking at the reports of my classmates who did it on How Drivers Communicate, I found all of them to be very well done. However, I liked Irene Barrineau's report because I enjoyed her section titled The Seven Sensible Signals. It is about hand signals that drivers should learn to aviod miscommunication.
In conclusion, I hope my report will be very helpful to those who are interested in this topic. I would have liked to have done my own observations on driver communication, but I was not able to, due to time restraint, since this report required a lot of information and research from us. Thus, I don't feel totally satisfied with it. Hopefully future generations will be able to make their own observations on driver communication because I think it would be a good idea for 2 reasons. The first reason is that by observing other people's behavior as well as your own, it allows you to understand more clearly how drivers communicate. The second reason is that through observation of oneself and others, it is a good way to asess your own behavior, especially since driver communication is not always positive.
1.Vehicular communication
2.Verbal communication
3.Gestures and facial expressions
The Six Situations of How Drivers Communicate in Detail
According to Kristin Subia's report, the most common type of turning is at an intersection or into a driveway. The type of communication drivers use while turing are, using their blinker, eye contact, and/or hand gestures, such as a wave.
When a driver changes lanes, the use of blinkers is necessary. Majority of drivers communicate with each other by using their blinkers to let the other cars know what their intentions are. However, there are some drivers who feel they do not need to communicate with other drivers when changing lanes, and I find that to be disrespectful, because it requires only a little flick of the fingers to use the blinkers. Another way drivers communicate while changing lanes is by speeding up and/or slowing down. According to Kristin, speed is important because drivers asess the speed of other cars to determine if it's safe to change lanes.
Yielding to other drivers, bikers, and/or pedestrians also require some form of communication, such as, eye contact and/or hand signals.
In this section Kristin provides a hypothetical situation, however, I feel it does not relate well to how drivers communicate because it does not thoroughly explain the types of communication drivers may use while they are trying to change lanes.
In this section Kristin explains that tailgating and overtaking is not bad to do if a driver is in a rush to get somewhere and if they do it safely and legally.
In this section Kristin describes her experience of cars racing on the freeway. Although her description of the race is quite clear, I do not feel she points out the type of communication the drivers used very well.
The 3 Methods of Communication in Detail
Vehicular Communication
A Car is equipped with several forms of equipment drivers use to communicate with each other, such as blinkers, brake lights, and a horn. The blinkers are used to tell other drivers that you want to turn and/or change lanes, and in what direction you will be going. The brakelights are used to communicate to other dirvers that you will be slowing down and/or stopping, and the horn is used to get someone's attention, for instance, if they are blocking traffic, are not proceeding when the light is green, and if they are swerving in your lane.
Verbal communication among drivers do not appear to be as common as vehicular communication. According to Kristin, the only type of verbal communication she noticed among drivers was drivers cursing and/or protesting to other drivers. She did not give much details in this section of her report.
Facial expressions expresses a person's emotional state. It communicates to other drivers your mood, for example, a smile indicates to other drivers you are in a happy mood, a frown or a blank expression may communicate to drivers that you are not friendly and/or irritated. Another form of facial expression, is stares. According to Kristin stares communicate to other drivers that they have done something wrong to you. Kristin said that she uses that form of communication (stares) a lot when she drives.
Kristin states that all the methods of communication (vehicular, gestures, and facial expressions) are effective, but she does not state why they are effective or why she feels they are effective. However, she does explain her experience of travelling to Europe, and how she noticed some types of communication among drivers seemed to be universal. She did not state what type of communication were universal, but, she did say that the "shaka sign" was not.
A Synopsis of Andrew Shapiro's Report on The Effectiveness of Gestural Communications
A Synopsis of Kristin Evert's Report on How Drivers Communicate with Each Other
The 3 sections are:
1. introduction
2. her predictions
3. observations and evaluations
Introduction
Prediction and Methods
Kristin's Observations and Evaluations
Kristin observed 3 situations of driver communication.
The first situation happened while she was driving on Kalaniana'ole Highway. She was driving home, and needed to merge into a lane, but the truck that was behind her did not allow her in, so she decided to speed up and cut infront of a van. However, although the van did not show any signs of anger that she cut in front of him, the truck that did not allow her in did. The truck driver decided to turn off his regualr headlights and use his bright fog lights to shine into her car.
In her evaluation, Kristin states that at first, she felt that the driver of the truck was doing it on purpose to irritate her because he/she did not want to let her in the lane. However, she also states that it was possible that the driver of the truck thought his fog lights would be less of a nuisance to her than the regualr lights, or that the fog lights was enough to use since the roads are well lighted.
The second situation Kristin describes occurred while she was waiting to cross the street by the Law Library on Dole Street. She explains that there was a girl who was still in the crosswalk when they light turned green for the cars. Since the girl was still in the crosswalk walking, a car filled with young men decided to honk their horn for almost 5 seconds at her before they drove away.
The last observation Kristin made occurred while she was driving to school on Pali Highway. She explains that a female driving a van was about to cut into a lane, but noticed at the last minute that she would hit a black porsche, so she quickly swerved back into her lane. However, the driver of the porsche became upset and decided to cut the driver of the van off, and when he was in front of her, the driver of the porsche slammed on his brakes.A Synopsis of Mary Elazabeth Pacheco's Report on How Drivers Communicate with Each Other
The 4 main sections are:
Introduction
Course of study
In this section, Mary Elizabeth explains that she will observe any form of communication among drivers in the afternoon and evening, and she will record her observations on a mini cassette recorder.
Mary Elizabeth predicts that that the communication between drivers will most often be misinterpreted. She also predicts the communication between drivers influences a drivers behavior.
Mary Elizabeth expects communication between drivers to be only one-sided, one driver communicates to another driver but the other driver does not respond. In this section, she also states that driver communication influences driving behavior in both negative and positive ways.
Observations
Mary Elizabeth observed 2 situations of driver communication on the road.
The first observation occurred on Kamehameha Highway. Mary Elizabeth observed a Mustang overtake a red BMW. While the male driver of the Mustang was overtaking the female driver of the BMW, he looked at her,smiled,and slowed down before speeding up to change lanes.
Mary Elizabeth observed a female driver of a Lexus communicate to a female driver of a Volkswagen that she wanted to cut in front of her. The driver of the Lexus used two forms of communication, one was her blinkers and the other was a hand gesture, a wave
Evaluations
Mary Elizabeth explains that through her observations, she learned that the use of blinkers and hand gestures are the most used, the most understood, and the most effective among drivers. She also states that there are two types of hand gestures that are used among drivers. the two types of hand gestures are positive hand gestures and negative hand gestures.
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Yeeah! Back in my track days, and when I was smugly superior about not having
owned a car through my early 20s (in retrospect, probably almost entirely due
to poverty rather than principle), I used to consider every training run and
all-out war with cars. It began when an oncoming driver thought it would be
funny to act like he was trying to hit me by veering onto shoulder and hitting
the gas. I dove off the road into a swampy, muddy area off the road, and ended
up literally covered with ticks. Took me about 4 hours with hot oil and a
needle to get those motherfuckers out, and then I had to get shots in case of
Lyme disease.
I'm on my way home from work today,I'm making great time,possibly on my
way to breaking my record for the quickest time from work to home.
man4allseasons wrote:
> I'm on my way home from work today,I'm making great time,
possibly on myway to breaking my record for the quickest time from work to home.
Alert ESPN. They'll want a camera crew on this one.
I was approaching an intersection and I noticed a Lincoln...
I try to pass the Lincoln,time & time again,but because of oncoming
traffic and the slow speed of the Lincoln,
I'm forced to trail behind for
11 miles,threatening and swearing the entire time.
Not much of a driver, are you?
>Finally the road expands to four lanes and I'm thinking
I will be able to pull alongside the Lincoln and exchange some obscene
finger gestures with the idiot who was operating that vehicle.
Everyone's favorite pastime. You don't get out much, do you?
> I think to myself,"goddam,sonovabitch,motherfrickin'
dickhead just had to pull out in front of me,and now I'm goinng to get
a speeding ticket because of his idiocy!!"
No, because of yours, thimbledick.
Peeve: They let people like this drive a car and vote when they
can't even take responsibility for their own goddamn right
foot.
> The trooper is standing alongside the car writing a citation
to the centurys old woman who is piloting the "Goodship Traffic
Menace".I lay on my horn,the woman & the trooper both turn to look.
I stick my hand out the window,raise it above the roof of my car,
middle finger extended and shake it wildly!!I think "oh shit,the
troopers gonna come after me for shooting him the bird!".
I dive off at the next exit and take the backroads home,never
seeing or hearing the cop.
A small victory??,sure it was.But a victory none-the-less.
Not quite as small as your dingus, but close.
You're easily self-laureled. Victory? My hairy ass.
Wander on down to the pool hall or other social venue tonight
and strut in and order a straight whiskey. Toss it
back and turn to the assembled dudes and babes and proudly
in your best loud-enough-to-hear-in-the-john voice proclaim:
"Yeah boys, I did it today. Yessirree. I flipped the bird
to a little old lady who was pulled over getting a ticket,
and then I ducked off the road at the next exit and skulked
home for fear of reprisals. Yep, happened just like that.
No shit. There I was." - I'm sure the women will all get
wet to the knees just hearing reports of your studliness.
The men will probably all experience bouts of impotence
for weeks. Hell, the bartender probably won't even let
you pay for your drinks.
Jackass. Go away and never post here again.
JZ
In article <350FA529.BF9806A@mindspring.com>,
chip warterfield
> Yes- Gesticulation. Fancy word isn't it? No Naked, it's not something
for your 'stories'
ges?tic?u?la?tion
Pronunciation: je-"sti-ky&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 : the act of making gestures
2 : GESTURE; especially : an expressive gesture made in showing strong
feeling or in enforcing an argument
I am hoping some of the 'old-timers' can help me out on this one. Before
the demise of the CB radio, Drivers used to communicate with hand
signals while passing (gesticulation). The habit goes on today, but is
usually just a wave as two trucks pass. It used to be that they could
tell each other all manner of info with a number of different hand
signals. I am seeking any info on these gestures for a compilation and
web page.
Thanks
Chip
I think it would be neat if common drivers had that type of gesticulation as the truck drivers had to communicate to eachother. I also think that if there was that type of language among drivers, people would be more friendly and courteous to other drivers because everyone would be supporting eachother more (ex. warning others if a cop is at the corner, if theres an accident ahead). It would be like random acts of kindness, because if one driver warns you about a cop for instance, that may make you feel good, and you may do the same for another driver.
Using the search engine Alta Vista, I found several sites that intersted me on the topic of driver communication.
The first site is provided by Cornhill Insurance, and it is a site that provides information on road rage. It also provides ways on how we can avoid it, by providing a keep calm code.
Site #2
The second site I found was titled Reduce Road Rage by Designing Cars with More "Body Language".
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Report #1
Ryan Mitsui from Generation 4
In his report Ryan admits that he was a driver who tailgated to punish the other driver for doing him wrong. He gives a good example of his tailgating experience. He writes that he was driving home of the freeway one day, and suddenly seen a truck driving fast in his rear view mirror and at the last minute the driver of the truck cut into the other lane. He said the truck barely missed hitting his car. He got really upset by that and decided to get back at the other driver for doing him wrong and for disregarding that he was also on the freeway. Therefore, he got back at the other driver by chasing him on the freeway and tailgating him at a speed of 75mph.
Report #2
Brandy Ashby from Generation 7
Brady's report is titled How Driver's Communicate with Each Other. In her report, she describes a situation when a driver communicated with another driver. She explains that one day she was driving on the free way and noticed a Gremlin wanting to cut in front of a BMW. Therefore, the driver of the Gremlin communicated to the other driver by using his blinkers. Thus, the driver of the BMW allowed him to cut in from of him.
Report #3
Nancee Aki from Generation 2
In her report, Nancee admits that she is a speeder who speeds because she is in a hurry and has the need to speed.
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