road encounters

i had three not at all pleasant road encounters yesterday.

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*** morning ***

a car was drifting toward my lane. to avoid a collision, i honked. this apparently surprised/alerted the driver as he suddenly moved back to his lane. shortly thereafter, he went honking and speeding by so dangerously close to my car, as in, he occupied not just his lane but part of mine, too. ugh!

some people just don't have any idea of context. all he could absorb was that i honked at him. he failed to comprehend why i did. hello!!! start from the very beginning, ok. widen your perspective, broaden your mind.

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*** nighttime 1 ***

what, aside from a moron (with all due respect to morons), would leave his car on the street, preventing others from passing through??? ugh! ' haven't heard of park to the side, leave space for others, you don't own the street?

check out the following pic: 



the sight greeted me on the street where i was supposed to pass through. i thought the driver was just inside the vehicle but no, he wasn't. i've been waiting there for what seemed like forever and had already pulled out my camera when someone oh-so-leisurely walking appeared from the corner. it was the driver! he had seen my headlights but stepped up only when my camera's flash surprised him. grrrr!!!

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*** nighttime 2 ***

my car was only a lane away from crossing over a three-lane street when a motorcyclist to my right suddenly accelerated and sped by in front of me. i had to make a sudden stop!!! grrrr!!! i hate these daredevils!!!

one time at another intersection, i was about to make a turn when again a motorist suddenly appeared at full speed. i stopped, nothing abrupt, nothing unusual. well, he apparently wasn't expecting any other vehicle on the road as he suddenly took a spill! he got up, started shaking his forefinger at me, then suddenly realizing that i really wasn't at fault here (my car was positioned correctly, a decent distance away from him, hello!) tried to board his motorcycle just giving me angry side glances. he was having a hard time as it was a nasty spill he took and it took awhile before he could regain his balance. it was probably all the more painful (and embarrassing) to him as i was there just patiently waiting for him to get onboard. you inflicted this on yourself guy, go bear the consequences...

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