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What is something weird you do when you drive that most other drivers do not do? ~

Posted - April 25, 2018

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  • "I notice more road signs than most four-wheelers do."

      April 25, 2018 11:54 AM MDT
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  • 44231
    That's because you're blocking the road signs.
      April 25, 2018 12:53 PM MDT
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  • My bumper sticker reads .....

    When approaching a 4-way stop ...
           the vehicle with the
             LARGEST TIRES
       ... has the right-of-way!!
      April 25, 2018 1:10 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    You and I would have a problem, then.  Just because you're bigger than me doesn't mean you get to go first. :)
      June 11, 2018 3:07 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    Steer with my feet when in texting .....Being female I find it easy to multi task....... :)D 
      April 25, 2018 12:04 PM MDT
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  • 2217
    Handbrake turns. 
      April 25, 2018 12:06 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    You should really steer with that big round fing in front of you.....:)D
      April 25, 2018 12:09 PM MDT
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  • 2217
    Sounds boring
      April 25, 2018 4:43 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    It's just a thought and I'm sure it would love to take a turn.....:(
      April 25, 2018 4:46 PM MDT
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  • 2052
    I am a perfect driver.  I obey all the laws, use my turn signals never ever text.    EVER. 
      April 25, 2018 12:11 PM MDT
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  • What's weird about that?  Everybody is a perfect driver ... just ask them!  :))
      April 25, 2018 12:14 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    I don't text because I don't have a phone with that feature and I don't talk on the phone while driving.  I do obey most laws (using turn signals, staying out of the passing lane unless I'm passing, etc.) but I admit to having a tendency to drive above the speed limit and if I'm on a Turnpike and there's little traffic, you can bet I'm doing at least 15-20 mph over the speed limit.
      June 11, 2018 3:11 PM MDT
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  • 1713
    I sometimes flitter my tongue like a snake and if someone looks at me, I quickly look ahead and pretend I didn't do anything weird. Not while I'm moving, that's just when I'm stuck in traffic. One time I handed someone a gummy worm when we were stuck in a traffic jam. He was jealous when he saw me nibbling away at them while we waited, so I gave him one. Unfortunately, I can't always keep a bag of gummy worms in there because if it gets too hot, they all fuse together into one giant gelatinous blob.
      April 25, 2018 7:54 PM MDT
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  • 22907
    :)
      April 26, 2018 8:33 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    I'm with Welby
    :)
    That is weird!!
      June 11, 2018 2:28 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    I have both hands on the wheel but both wrists are resting comfortably in my lap, so people usually can't see my hands.
      April 25, 2018 10:02 PM MDT
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  • 3684
    I was going to write "Switch my 'phone off", but noticed so many others had made a similar confession, and realised it's not that weird!

    (It is illegal to use the thing on the move anyway, at least in the UK.)
      May 22, 2018 3:43 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Speaking of braking, you might have noticed that buses usually have something resembling a gas pedal for the brake. The first inclination is to use it like a gas pedal, by bending your ankle, but you immediately learn that you have no feeling that way: you are either going or stopping. You have to raise your knee and put your toe on the pedal. Then you can feel the braking action and regulate your pressure on the pedal. And they don't teach you that in bus driving school.
      May 22, 2018 8:19 PM MDT
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  • 52936

      I don't have the foggiest idea of what you mean. 
    __
      May 22, 2018 9:41 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Like this:

      May 23, 2018 1:25 PM MDT
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  • 3684
    I'd not known that, but is it an effect of air rather than hydraulic brakes? I'm surprised the driving-school doesn't teach the technique, though. 
      May 23, 2018 6:12 AM MDT
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  • 5835
    We are talking about air brakes, and the problem is that you simply can't feel through your ankle. But if you lift your ankle off the pedal and use your toe, it feels like you are driving a cloud. (A 45 foot long cloud!)
      May 23, 2018 1:29 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    If you went to the same school as the bus drivers on my express bus, then they didn't teach you how to drive well at all.  It's like whiplash - hit the brake, hit the accelerator - hit the brake.  By the time I get home, I'm nauseous and I need a cervical collar.
      June 11, 2018 3:13 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    The buses I drove were amazing about accelerating. It was possible to stand without hanging on, except for the part about the brakes.
      June 11, 2018 3:21 PM MDT
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  • 19942
    The guy that drives us home at night is terrible.  Everyone has complained about him.  He hits the brakes even when there's no one in front of him!
      June 11, 2018 4:14 PM MDT
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