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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2009 12:01:00 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse If I were to yell at another motorist, it would most likely be: Use your turn signal! Keep to the right; move out of my way! Slow down! Hang up and pay attention! Get off of my bumper! Turn on your headlights! Dim your lights, you're blinding me! Watch where you're going! Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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If I were to yell at another motorist, it would most likely be:
Use your turn signal!
Keep to the right; move out of my way!
Slow down!
Hang up and pay attention!
Get off of my bumper!
Turn on your headlights!
Dim your lights, you're blinding me!
Watch where you're going!

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boatbum2 All-Star Author Phoenix Posts:654 Points:55,515 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 1:32:57 PM Ignore boatbum2 Report Abuse You left out "Get off my ASS!""
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,414 Points:1,162,785 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 18, 2009 12:54:27 PM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse SLOW POKES & TELEPHONE USERS
GeeGee2009 Rookie Author Toronto Posts:6 Points:1,450 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 16, 2009 7:34:53 PM Ignore GeeGee2009 Report Abuse If I were to yell at another motorist, it would most likely be: stay far out of their way!
I10Express Champion Author San Antonio Posts:8,649 Points:1,635,970 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 15, 2009 10:34:13 AM Ignore I10Express Report Abuse I picked the phone because that is what seems to be the major cause of most of the others.
SoccerFanatics Veteran Author Virginia Posts:352 Points:327,530 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 15, 2009 10:03:09 AM Ignore SoccerFanatics Report Abuse You left out one important choice - ALL OF THE ABOVE.
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,835 Points:1,357,965 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2009 2:16:46 PM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Use your turn signal!
charmer1212 Rookie Author Memphis Posts:65 Points:15,345 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2009 7:39:42 AM Ignore charmer1212 Report Abuse watch what you are doing plus some 4 letter words [Edited by: charmer1212 at 11/13/2009 7:40:56 AM EST]
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,835 Points:1,357,965 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 12, 2009 12:22:37 PM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Use your turn signal!
CPayZombie Champion Author Phoenix Posts:10,047 Points:1,650,865 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2009 2:48:53 PM Ignore CPayZombie Report Abuse The butt you just tossed does not belong on the side of the road! or Who do you expect to pick that up, your mother? or Thanks for the second hand smoke! Hack! Cough! Wheez!
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,835 Points:1,357,965 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 10, 2009 2:46:04 PM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Use your turn signal!
hunneybee2006 Rookie Author Cleveland Posts:17 Points:4,970 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2009 12:36:57 PM Ignore hunneybee2006 Report Abuse hang up and drive for sure! There is nothing more annoying than someone driving slow in the fast lane and then when you go and pass them they are on their phone not paying any attention to anyone. There are several more scenarios where people aren't paying attention to the road or others around them, and of course they are on their phones. ANNOYING!!!
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,835 Points:1,357,965 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2009 11:43:55 AM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Use your turn signal!
HongKongPhooey Champion Author Austin Posts:82,667 Points:489,020 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2009 11:28:39 PM Ignore HongKongPhooey Report Abuse yeah, hang up and drive!
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,015 Points:1,750,300 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2009 2:41:11 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse After doing another cross-state evening jaunt, I can once again say "Dim your lights, idiot!" ranks right at the top. God, it's like people are SO inconsiderate they don't even care who they blind.
KrazyDawg Champion Author California Posts:2,355 Points:394,035 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2009 2:15:13 AM Ignore KrazyDawg Report Abuse It seems like a lot of people are paying more attention to what someone is doing in their car rather than on the road. All it takes is a couple of seconds of distraction and someone cutting you off for it be a close call.
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,835 Points:1,357,965 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2009 12:40:54 AM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Use your turn signal!
captngasTN Champion Author Tennessee Posts:3,015 Points:1,323,375 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 10:58:54 PM Ignore captngasTN Report Abuse Yep - hang up and drive. However, in my neck of the woods a turn signal is probably a factory defect with the vehicle.
Ventimiglio Rookie Author Detroit Posts:40 Points:1,350 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 10:05:00 PM Ignore Ventimiglio Report Abuse I got hit by a kid text messaging and he did not get a ticket because there was no damage to my car. When I told the cop he said that he could not prove it. What the hell is going on? In the state of Michigan or governor and representatives can't get it together and make laws about real problems. They go around, patting themselves on the back by creating 100 jobs in the movie industry or 20 jobs at google, as we loose 20,000 jobs in Autos Fire those Bastards now! Michigan is going down in flames and our leaders are throughing gas on the fire!!!
ACTown Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,346 Points:1,426,110 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 9:52:34 PM Ignore ACTown Report Abuse you all use your cell phone. face it
Dave216 Rookie Author Hamilton Posts:25 Points:13,070 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 8:10:02 PM Ignore Dave216 Report Abuse Sure, people make mistakes, and as professional drivers, we anticipate a good deal of them. We constantly adjust for others incompetence. HOWEVER... Why can't people use their turn signals? WHY ??? Do they need to be shown how to use the complicated things? Are they afraid of wearing them out? Do they think the power required for the signal is more than their car can handle? That's it! They don't think ! Obviously all other drivers on the road possess mental telepathy or some kind of magical powers to anticipate their intentions. Why do accidents happen? ... I can't imagine.
Dave216 Rookie Author Hamilton Posts:25 Points:13,070 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 7:56:38 PM Ignore Dave216 Report Abuse "Get off my bumper!" would be my most likely outburst. It never ceases to amaze me how many fools feel the need to tail-gate. I'm certain that more accidents are caused by tail-gaters than speeding, abrupt lane changes, or other offenses. There is never a good reason to tail-gate! 'Pressuring' someone in front of you to "get out of my way" is juvenile. There is a clear disregard for personal safety (including carefree children pedestrians) when a driver tail-gates. (Sometimes the vehicle in front will have some sort of emergency to deal with.) tail-gaters reduce their reaction time drastically and endanger other lives needlessly. They may simply get to the next 'Red' light first. It is a good indicator of a driver with other very poor judgment issues. tail-gaters fully deserve terrible insurance rates.
Canuck5 Rookie Author New Brunswick Posts:1 Points:695 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 7:44:20 PM Ignore Canuck5 Report Abuse My pet peeve is the number of New Brunswickers who fail to use their turn signal when changing lanes or turning somewhere. When or where did they get the idea that their signals are optional equipment ?! They would NEVER have gotten their driver's license if they drove that way when they got tested.
bbb901 Rookie Author Madison Posts:2 Points:456,415 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 5:48:09 PM Ignore bbb901 Report Abuse Had it been listed I would have chosen "that was a red light you just went through" or (mostly for bicycles) "you just blew through a stop sign".
Zeke33 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:5,559 Points:1,613,455 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 5:43:32 PM Ignore Zeke33 Report Abuse I can't get over the fact that people, especially ladies, dial up as soon as they get in the car and then struggle to get out of a parking lot while juggling the cell phone and the steering wheel. Are they that much in a rush that they have to make a call so soon?
chui Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,900 Points:2,363,915 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 5:28:03 PM Ignore chui Report Abuse i< would not
POdByHighGas Veteran Author Ontario Posts:399 Points:643,145 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 4:17:15 PM Ignore POdByHighGas Report Abuse One of my biggest pet peeves is motorists who feel they have the God-given right to drive in the passing lane as if it were their road. I don't mind when they are passing but when they just stay there when you pull up behind them and they are JUST doing the speed limit. MOVE OVER!!!!!!
gadzooks Veteran Author Toronto Posts:286 Points:928,075 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:57:07 PM Ignore gadzooks Report Abuse Last week, Ontario has banned handheld cellphones while driving. So hopefully, I`ll be yelling less "Hang up!"
SuperMoto Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,006 Points:1,575,690 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 3:21:11 PM Ignore SuperMoto Report Abuse All of the above!
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,382 Points:1,806,285 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:55:17 PM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse Keep to the right; move out of my way!
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,859,605 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 2:12:59 PM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse Hang up and pay attention!
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,027 Points:1,099,605 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 1:43:15 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse I don't yell. Rather, I direct a middle finger salute at those who clearly do not accept their obligation to drive their vehicles responsibly.
zacksnanny Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,631 Points:2,198,960 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 12:52:24 PM Ignore zacksnanny Report Abuse Hang up and pay attention
ajhoier Champion Author Florida Posts:1,065 Points:67,965 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 12:51:16 PM Ignore ajhoier Report Abuse I chose dim your lights. ONLY because that is one thing that I can't really "ignore", whether it's high beams in my rear view or side view mirrors......or even oncoming motorists on the other side of the road, blinding me. Use your turn signal! - can be avoided, simply by keeping my safe distance, since I may never know if or when they will turn.... Keep to the right; move out of my way! - can be avoided, by moving around them and speeding on my merry way. Slow down! - why tell them to slow down? Let them get a ticket....though, sometimes I wish I could tell the people to SPEED UP when I want to merge onto the highway..... Hang up and pay attention! - again, don't bother me, I just switch lanes if their conversation is aggravating me. Get off of my bumper! - again, can be avoided....usually I'll hammer on my windshield washer button, and give them a good blast :) Of course, depends how fast we are going, if it's 70+ mph, it tends to have an affect (they back off). OR, I tap my brakes once or twice, that moves them. Turn on your headlights! - This was a close second......I've only had once instance where I found a driver driving in the middle of the night without their head lights on.....freaked the hell out of me....but it's not common enough of a problem to warrant yelling or screaming at them. Maybe a "honk" or a flash of the high beams will give them the hint though. Dim your lights, you're blinding me! - This is the hardest to avoid. Sure, I can flip the rear view mirror up so it doesn't blind me as bad, but if they are bumper hugging, no doubt they will be blinding me in my side mirrors....this warrants yelling, honking, screaming. Can't say I've actually screamed at another driver though, but with all the choises, this would have to be it. Watch where you're going! - I run into this quite a lot, usually they pull out in front of me, then I proceed to lay on the horn, sit in the middle of the road, and motion for them to keep doing what they intended to do, just so they can get that warm fuzzy feeling inside for doing something stupid as they did.
guy_incognito Rookie Author San Bernardino Posts:10 Points:168,225 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 12:38:35 PM Ignore guy_incognito Report Abuse Nothing bugs me more than people who don't think about how their driving affects other people. One of the most common annoyances I have is people who are going to turn right off of a busy street, but don't pull over to the right so everyone behind them has to slow down with them. So... Keep to the right; move out of my way! ... but for a different reason than that implied with this choice.
sluggopyle Champion Author North Carolina Posts:23,608 Points:1,075,890 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 11:56:41 AM Ignore sluggopyle Report Abuse DenverDonJuan, you are absolutely right.
rx7racerca Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,183 Points:1,108,365 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 11:48:56 AM Ignore rx7racerca Report Abuse I voted for "hang up and drive" as the thing I'm most likely to yell at another motorist (in my head, more often than out loud, mind). I think cell phone-related distractions easily produce the most serious bad road manners, if not outright dangerous driving on the part of motorists - and almost all the other misbehaviors listed can be seen in a short span of watching someone talk on a cell while driving. That said - failing to signal is just so common, it hardly even fizzes on me anymore. I think that like a lot of drivers, I anticipate that other drivers won't use their signals and drive as if I have to read other driver's minds - so I look for their eyes in their wing or rear-view mirrors, or watch for glances to the sides that telegraph lane changes or turns, or speeding up or slowing down to slot into gaps, and so on. I can almost see why people don't signal - I'm religious about it, but as often as not, other motorists move to cut me off as let me in if given warning I want over.
GT2er Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,419,835 Points:1,357,965 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 10:25:41 AM Ignore GT2er Report Abuse Use your turn signal!
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,063 Points:2,547,005 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 10:14:34 AM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Get off of my bumper!
bobbyd28 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,042 Points:131,835 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 9:53:58 AM Ignore bobbyd28 Report Abuse cell phone should be ban while driving and fined 300.00 dollars
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,530 Points:2,713,775 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 9:40:13 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Get rid of cell phones now.
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,693 Points:2,467,615 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 7:28:31 AM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse Hang up and pay attention!!!!
DenverDonJuan Champion Author Denver Posts:33,122 Points:2,652,360 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 4:48:41 AM Ignore DenverDonJuan Report Abuse Bad poll. It is short of numerous additional appropriate remarks, then by "Other remarks not listed", followed by "All/any of the above" and then respond by "would never shout". Current stated question doesn't allow anyone to respond if they truly wouldn't shout anything!
gadzooks Veteran Author Toronto Posts:286 Points:928,075 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 12:27:00 AM Ignore gadzooks Report Abuse Where`s "all of the above" ??????
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,582 Points:1,569,960 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Nov 7, 2009 12:12:48 AM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse Hang up and pay attention!
tclbbs All-Star Author Columbus Posts:633 Points:1,087,280 Joined:Jan 2002	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 11:20:54 PM Ignore tclbbs Report Abuse Where is the "All the Above"? The ahem "drivers" (and I use the term loosely) here doesn't know how drive when it the sun comes out, sun goes down, if it's raining, if it's dry, if it's overcast or sunny. And really forget it if it a REALLY bright day. Drive across the parking spaces just because it saves them a second instead of driving down the lanes in the malls. My own co-workers do and, and have almost hit me several times a week.
ACTown Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,346 Points:1,426,110 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 10:21:25 PM Ignore ACTown Report Abuse hang up your self, you know that you drive and talk on your phone also.
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,582 Points:1,569,960 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 9:53:02 PM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse Hang up and pay attention!
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,382 Points:1,806,285 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 9:03:06 PM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse Keep to the right; move out of my way!
jmrt Rookie Author Bridgeport Posts:37 Points:159,340 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 8:09:58 PM Ignore jmrt Report Abuse There should have been an option to choose all of the above.
weenerdog Champion Author Detroit Posts:9,441 Points:1,880,890 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 6:25:01 PM Ignore weenerdog Report Abuse I agree with the cigarette butt comment. The world isn't your ashtray.
ckgonska Rookie Author Denver Posts:1 Points:58,470 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 4:22:50 PM Ignore ckgonska Report Abuse I can't believe that throwing cigarette butts (litering) didn't make the list.
theschmuck Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,897 Points:1,507,625 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2009 3:45:33 PM Ignore theschmuck Report Abuse Over the last two days I have bit my tongue as all of these conditions have occurred so you can imagine what a bigger town has to contend with. People are just thoughtless and very inconsiderate of others.