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Northerner52 05-01-2021 11:09 AM

Driving Pet Peeves
 
1. The speed limit police: Driving in the passing lane and justified because they are going the speed limit.
2. Pulling out in front of you because they can get there first even it they have to run a stop sign either in their golf cart or car.
3. Stopping your car to let golf carts cross the road. Its very dangerous and very annoying as cars have the right of way and could easily cause an accident.

What are yours?

retiredguy123 05-01-2021 11:25 AM

1. Speeders in residential sections
2. People who use handicap spaces who don't need them
3. Drivers who block the parking lot waiting for someone to pull out of a space
4. Parkers who pull too far forward and use two spaces

karostay 05-01-2021 11:46 AM

Its the Villages accept move on

tophcfa 05-01-2021 11:52 AM

Traffic

People who drive too slow and then speed up when you try to pass them, or refuse to get out of the passing lane

Group bike riders that think they are somehow special and own the road and don’t ride single file

Cell phones

davem4616 05-01-2021 12:51 PM

those special people that 'live-park' in front of the entry at Publix and other stores blocking the cross walk while their passenger 'runs in for just one thing' :)

camaguey48 05-01-2021 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northerner52 (Post 1938021)
1. The speed limit police: Driving in the passing lane and justified because they are going the speed limit.
2. Pulling out in front of you because they can get there first even it they have to run a stop sign either in their golf cart or car.
3. Stopping you car to let golf carts cross the road. Its very dangerous and very annoying as cars have the right of way and could easily cause an accident.

What are yours?

Approaching the roundabout and the driver already on the roundabout decides to stop and let you in. A certainty that he/she could be rear ended while being "courteous" or "dumb" depending on your perspective.

Malsua 05-01-2021 02:06 PM

My peeve is people trying to be "nice" and let you turn across in front of them. They may be at a light that is green for them, or just plain in the middle of a somewhat busy road.

What they fail to understand is that they have broken the social construct and have introduced uncertainty into the situation.

-Why are you stopping? you have the right of way.
-Are you letting me go?
-Should I go, is that a hand signal? If I wait too long, will you drive on and broadside me?
-Are you going to move if someone behind you honks?
-I can't see in your tinted windows, are you waving at me or chasing a bee in the cab?

Don't do me any favors. When you have the right of way...GO. That's the kindest thing you can do for me. We all know our place and you doing what you are supposed to be doing means everything works as it should.

Gpsma 05-01-2021 02:29 PM

Drivers who go to make a right hand turn and almost stop before they make the turn.

Bill14564 05-01-2021 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malsua (Post 1938071)
My peeve is people trying to be "nice" and let you turn across in front of them. They may be at a light that is green for them, or just plain in the middle of a somewhat busy road.

What they fail to understand is that they have broken the social construct and have introduced uncertainty into the situation.

-Why are you stopping? you have the right of way.
-Are you letting me go?
-Should I go, is that a hand signal? If I wait too long, will you drive on and broadside me?
-Are you going to move if someone behind you honks?
-I can't see in your tinted windows, are you waving at me or chasing a bee in the cab?

Don't do me any favors. When you have the right of way...GO. That's the kindest thing you can do for me. We all know our place and you doing what you are supposed to be doing means everything works as it should.

Absolutely!

Garywt 05-01-2021 03:24 PM

Impatient golf cart drivers
Drivers that stop on the highway to let people to enter the highway from an on-ramp.

Topspinmo 05-01-2021 04:13 PM

Running stops signs (4 way stops) (you have to stop before you’re in-line) and stopping at roundabout’s (when no traffic in roundabout) when you only have yield.

Seasonal 05-01-2021 04:32 PM

I saw this, and thought it was funny.

State Parks are for camping, the left lane is for passing. If you are not passing, please stay right.

I actually don't care what lane you drive in but if someone rolls up behind you, can you please move over. Sometimes I speed up a little when passing to get back in the right lane and let faster traffic go.

golfing eagles 05-01-2021 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 1938075)
Drivers who go to make a right hand turn and almost stop before they make the turn.

Also known as the dreaded "parking turn":1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

golfing eagles 05-01-2021 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northerner52 (Post 1938021)
1. The speed limit police: Driving in the passing lane and justified because they are going the speed limit.
2. Pulling out in front of you because they can get there first even it they have to run a stop sign either in their golf cart or car.
3. Stopping you car to let golf carts cross the road. Its very dangerous and very annoying as cars have the right of way and could easily cause an accident.

What are yours?

There are too many to list

***Cart drivers who turn left directly from the cart lane, usually without a mechanical or hand signal, AKA suicidal
***Car drivers who merge onto a 3 lane interstate and proceed to go directly to the furthest left lane and lollygag at 55 mph.
***Cyclists who blow through stop or yield signs in a pack of 20 as though they are a single entity. You ride on the road---then you OBEY the rules of the road. I DON'T CARE if you have toe clips, or it is inconvenient, or it breaks up you social pack, or whatever the new law in Oregon happens to be (they're all nuts out there anyway), you should OBEY THE LAW or get ticketed
***Pedestrians who jump off the sidewalk in front of a 500# cart going 20 mph to avoid coming within 20 feet of another pedestrian for 1/2 second---AKA covidiots. Much safer to play chicken with motor vehicle:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl: And let me also quote Florida statute 316.130 sec 3----"(3) Where sidewalks are provided, no pedestrian shall, unless required by other circumstances, walk along and upon the portion of a roadway paved for vehicular traffic" Passing another pedestrian on the sidewalk, regardless of COVID, does not qualify as "other circumstances". A 60 foot deep sinkhole would.
*** But especially, the car driver who posted on here several years ago that he/she PURPOSEFULLY drives 30 in the left lane of 466 which is posted at 45 because he/she feels that is "fast enough". The rest of us couldn't give a rats furry arse what YOU think, only what the law posted as the legal speed limit.

>end of rant<

OrangeBlossomBaby 05-01-2021 05:56 PM

Definitely people who stop when they have the right of way. Absolutely adds confusion to the situation and can cause an accident.
People who hold the cell phone to their ear or up against the steering wheel while they're driving. Car or golf cart, doesn't matter.
People in golf carts with "street legal" signs on the back who cross 441. Especially the ones that aren't really street legal, they just have the sign saying they are. You know who you are.
People in golf carts who go clockwise on the roundabout's golf cart path at the Morse/Paige circle. You didn't notice that you couldn't squeeze through on the right side of BOTH of those poles, and had to veer off to the side where golf carts would be coming toward you?
People who drive 2 passengers next to them in golf carts, and none of them wearing seatbelts, especially when at least one of the passengers is a child. I feel horrible for the child. They're learning that stupidity is acceptable. Our future government officials, folks. The generation of imbeciles, brought to you by the imbeciles of the current generation.
People in golf carts who take up a full handicapped space - anywhere. Those spaces are intended for cars. That's why they're wide enough for two golf carts. The very least you can do, is take up half the space so another golf cart can share it. Selfish pigs.

Mortal1 05-01-2021 06:00 PM

Swing wide right or left to make a left or right turn....slow the eff down...move as far as you safely can to the side of the lane to which you are making a turn.

Oh...people who complain about this stuff. ;-0

Fredman 05-01-2021 06:46 PM

Bumper riders

VApeople 05-01-2021 06:50 PM

Actually, other drivers do not irritate me. I accept them as they are and have learned to deal with it.

To be honest, I honk at a LOT of people if they do not yield to me when I have the right-of-way. This often happens in roundabouts.

Decadeofdave 05-01-2021 07:23 PM

I'm in: people who stop back 50 behind crosswalk at a stoplight, which does'nt trip the light sequence. I'll prob catch h..ll but here it goes, driving with HC placard on the mirror.

b0bd0herty 05-02-2021 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Northerner52 (Post 1938021)
1. The speed limit police: Driving in the passing lane and justified because they are going the speed limit.
2. Pulling out in front of you because they can get there first even it they have to run a stop sign either in their golf cart or car.
3. Stopping you car to let golf carts cross the road. Its very dangerous and very annoying as cars have the right of way and could easily cause an accident.

What are yours?

- People who don't drive like me...

- People who drive like me.

Dotneko 05-02-2021 04:59 AM

People who dont understand zipper merges and play traffic cop riding astride the line to prevent other cars from legally progressing.

GOLFER54 05-02-2021 05:10 AM

People who have extremely darkened windows
People who don’t use turn signals
People who change lanes in front of you in circles
Bike riders that travel dead center of street lanes
People who tailgate
People who drive under 35 mph in The Villages
People who drive with dogs on their laps
Drivers who speed in the 35 mph areas
People who come to a complete stop when they are about to turn
People who cut you off for absolutely no reason whatsoever

Medtrans 05-02-2021 05:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malsua (Post 1938071)
My peeve is people trying to be "nice" and let you turn across in front of them. They may be at a light that is green for them, or just plain in the middle of a somewhat busy road.

What they fail to understand is that they have broken the social construct and have introduced uncertainty into the situation.

-Why are you stopping? you have the right of way.
-Are you letting me go?
-Should I go, is that a hand signal? If I wait too long, will you drive on and broadside me?
-Are you going to move if someone behind you honks?
-I can't see in your tinted windows, are you waving at me or chasing a bee in the cab?

Don't do me any favors. When you have the right of way...GO. That's the kindest thing you can do for me. We all know our place and you doing what you are supposed to be doing means everything works as it should.

You have said what my husband and I say every time we’re at a gate in our cart. You are not doing anyone a favor by waving them thru (especially those with tinted windshields).

Annie66 05-02-2021 05:18 AM

People who are in the outer lane of a roundabout, and proceed 270 degrees around it. Almost go tee-boned the other day by one of these "considerate" drivers.

GoPacers 05-02-2021 05:42 AM

People who don't realize we all live in a 55+ community where there are a lot of older drivers.

tsmall22204 05-02-2021 05:43 AM

We are so old and cranky. This is a retirement community. If you want those things, then .over to the city. Enjoy life, relax, go with the flow, show some courtesy, and be kind.

TheLawnKing 05-02-2021 05:46 AM

1. Speeders in a residential area. The speed limit is 25, not 45.
2. It's a Handicapped Parking Spot, not a Handicapped Standing Spot. It's not there for you to enjoy the Town
Square entertainment while you sit in your car, drive-in movie style.
3. I'm in no hurry, don't stop in a traffic circle to let me through when I'm driving my golf cart. Your car is going to be rear-ended, or worse.

thevillages2013 05-02-2021 05:55 AM

Getting halfway in the turning lane to turn left or not getting in the turning lane at all , sitting in the traffic lane waiting to turn left even though there is a turning lane. Seriously are there states or countries without turning lanes? Where do these people come from?

donassaid 05-02-2021 05:59 AM

How about people who are too lazy to put that shopping cart away but will leave them in the parking lot or prop them up on a curb even when the return areas are less than 30 feet away. The height of "entitlement".

bonrich 05-02-2021 06:01 AM

Forgetting to turn off your turn signal! The question is, "Did they forget, or are they going to turn." Also, some one blowing their horn at you for some reason. Does that mean I should stop or continue on and ignore you and your reason for blowing your d----n horn.

Tomptomp 05-02-2021 06:01 AM

Life is too short !!!

Windguy 05-02-2021 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1938158)
***Cyclists who blow through stop or yield signs in a pack of 20 as though they are a single entity. You ride on the road---then you OBEY the rules of the road. I DON'T CARE if you have toe clips, or it is inconvenient, or it breaks up you social pack, or whatever the new law in Oregon happens to be (they're all nuts out there anyway), you should OBEY THE LAW or get ticketed

I wonder how you would feel if you were stopped behind 20 cyclists who each fully stopped in turn and proceeded through the intersection one at a time while also waiting for the traffic to clear.

I also wonder is you come to a complete stop at every stop sign. Complete means locking your breaks—not just going really slow. I wonder, too, if you use your turn signals properly by notifying others before you start to slow down and not just as you are rounding the corner or after you are already in the turn lane when everyone can see that you are turning.

If you’re not like most people, and almost everyone violates those rules, then my hat’s off to you. You are a rare bird indeed. But you would still hate it if you got stuck behind a group of cyclists who came to complete stops and crossed the road just one at a time.

Remember the old saying: “Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.”

FromNY 05-02-2021 06:16 AM

1.Golf cart drivers with knees spread wide apart. Gender identity very noticeable, also Naked chests. Some things cannot be unseen and distractions.
2. Dogs leaping from golf carts or tethered running along side the vehicle.
3. The piggybacking cars through the gates! Use your card or finger please. I just might have to stop short for the rabbit.

La lamy 05-02-2021 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Windguy (Post 1938258)
I wonder how you would feel if you were stopped behind 20 cyclists who each fully stopped in turn and proceeded through the intersection one at a time while also waiting for the traffic to clear.

I also wonder is you come to a complete stop at every stop sign. Complete means locking your breaks—not just going really slow. I wonder, too, if you use your turn signals properly by notifying others before you start to slow down and not just as you are rounding the corner or after you are already in the turn lane when everyone can see that you are turning.

If you’re not like most people, and almost everyone violates those rules, then my hat’s off to you. You are a rare bird indeed. But you would still hate it if you got stuck behind a group of cyclists who came to complete stops and crossed the road just one at a time.

Remember the old saying: “Let he who has not sinned cast the first stone.”

I am one of those rare birds who do complete stops even when it's obvious no one is near. I got stopped by a cop for not making a full stop at Rio Grande and Del Mar and I am forever changed. I think there should be a major police blitz for golf cart infractions. It is so over the top ridiculous how lax we take the safety rules on the road here.

Windguy 05-02-2021 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GOLFER54 (Post 1938234)
Bike riders that travel dead center of street lanes

All roads in TV are substandard in that they are less than 14 feet wide. It is therefore impossible to pass a cyclist while in the same lane and still allow them to have the lawful safety buffer around them. In such cases the law says they own the entire lane. You have to use the other lane anyway, so what difference does it make?

Believe me. Cyclists know far more about the rules than you do.

Eg_cruz 05-02-2021 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b0bd0herty (Post 1938228)
- People who don't drive like me...

- People who drive like me.

Omg.....funny

paulajr 05-02-2021 06:39 AM

My peeve..
 
I can’t believe I read all of these and didn’t see my pet peeve! Over and Over, I have golf carts pull out right in front of me (while I’m driving a car), because they want to pass a bicycle in the cart lane! I have to slam on my brakes to avoid smashing into them. 😡

Husband said to add...people who drive in cars or carts with little dogs on their laps!

coconutmama 05-02-2021 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medtrans (Post 1938235)
You have said what my husband and I say every time we’re at a gate in our cart. You are not doing anyone a favor by waving them thru (especially those with tinted windshields).

Totally agree on this one, especially about tinted windshields. We know they are only trying to be polite, but they don’t realize it is dangerous.

Obviously they are from out-of-state. LOL

Eg_cruz 05-02-2021 06:39 AM

People who throw their cigarette butts out the window
Drivers that drive in the passing lane, holding up traffic happen 24/7 on 466
Drivers that drive right next to you side by side.....if you have to change lane quick you have no where to go
People in parking lot just step off the curb, stupid crazy
Drivers that enter the left turning lane every where except at the beginning
Slow right hand turners
Will never understand bicyclist that ride on fast busy roads when there are thousands of other places to ride
Drivers that don’t understand your car has a horn for a reason 😂🤣😂🤣😂

Windguy 05-02-2021 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheLawnKing (Post 1938248)
1. Speeders in a residential area. The speed limit is 25, not 45.

I seem to remember that the signs near the entrances to TV say that it’s 20 unless posted otherwise.


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