04-29-2014, 10:30 AM
On my way to work today I was walking across a crosswalk and a woman ran a stop sign and almost hit me. I ran up to yell at her at the next light, but it occurred to me that she might have been someone who wasn't familiar with the area and she simply didn't notice the stop sign, cross walk, or person walking across the street.
That got me to remembering how several times on the way to my building I've seen people cause near accidents because they thought they could take a turn but it was illegal, so they get confused and do something stupid. Or people who turn down one of the streets towards the State Dept. and are met with a secure gate, so they whip a u-turn without looking and almost get t-boned.
It just seems like some people when confronted with an unfamiliar driving situation lose about 50 points of IQ while they're in that uncertain state. Another example is when people are not sure whether they should take an exit so they dart across several lanes of traffic and hit a divider or other cars.
Has anyone else witnessed confused drivers hitting the off switch on their brain?
That got me to remembering how several times on the way to my building I've seen people cause near accidents because they thought they could take a turn but it was illegal, so they get confused and do something stupid. Or people who turn down one of the streets towards the State Dept. and are met with a secure gate, so they whip a u-turn without looking and almost get t-boned.
It just seems like some people when confronted with an unfamiliar driving situation lose about 50 points of IQ while they're in that uncertain state. Another example is when people are not sure whether they should take an exit so they dart across several lanes of traffic and hit a divider or other cars.
Has anyone else witnessed confused drivers hitting the off switch on their brain?
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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