stupid drivers, and who are they?!! - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Pars · 01-28-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by voodoo22

I don't know if you're really smart or if I think you're really smart, because I agree with you

I think all your points are bang on.

I've live in the Scarborough/Markham area for a couple years now and people at work didn't believe me that the drivers there could be as bad as I said until a couple of them had to go to some meetings in the area.

Thanks Voodoo22.

orheen · 01-28-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by caş

Hi everybody,

To tell the truth, you can come across the drivers who don’t obey the traffic rules not only in Canada, but also other parts of the world. It’s wrong to make a generalisation. In Istanbul for example, you can see crazy drivers, as well as the drivers respesting the other motorists and the pedestrians.

I completely agree with devinlamothe.

The drivers who drive aggressively and who don’t respect the others in fact reflect their inferiority complex. A person respecting himself/herself repectes the others as well.

Bye.

+1 and hi from turkey too

I completely agree with you, caş. The most important thing in the trafic is "respect". I think the yaris owners ery respectful

SilverBack · 01-29-2009, 02:33 AM

Canada doesn't sound too bad actually. Come out to LA sometime and try dealing with our "great drivers". Getting around is a constant battle, and there's usually a good wreck to be seen at least twice a week because tired to pull a fast one. Seems like the bigger the vehicle, the dumber and more aggressive the driver.

The motto around here should be "Sometimes a good offense is the best defense", followed by the chant: "Gas brake honk. Gas swerve brake. Honk honk punch"

jambo101 · 01-29-2009, 11:03 AM

A 2004 report on traffic deaths around the world,countries of note =China 107,000.
India 90,000. USA 40,000+
http://www.driveandstayalive.com/info%20section/statistics/stats-multicountry-percapita-2004.htm

alhope34 · 02-02-2009, 09:39 PM

Back to the 401 topic...

I don't think going 120+ on the 401 is dangerous at all. If traffic is doing 120-130, then you should be doing the same. 10km/h over OR under traffic is a hazard on the road. My mom used to teach school bus drivers for Stock and has had her E license for about 18 years. This was one of the points she always rose for those drivers who had highways on their daily route.

I even got marked down on my G test for going 100km/h on the 401. I lost 10% for this, but still passed. Traffic was going 110-115km/h on the 401 at the time and the tester said "If traffic is going 110km/h or 115km/h or 120km/h or whatever speed everyone is doing, go that speed. Otherwise you are a danger on the road everyone will be going around you to avoid and raising the possibility of a crash several times over."

alhope34 · 02-03-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by voodoo22

You're wrong and there's nothing you can do or say to justify this completely incorrect point of view. People who think like you are a huge problem. Learn the definition of the word Maximum and then notice that it's 100 MAXIMUM.

I try to be open minded and I will often have my ideas reshaped by others interesting new points of view, but your view on this issue is completely wrong and ridiculous.

Come up with all the stories you want to justify breaking the law and driving unsafely, you're still wrong. Saying you have to be going fast enough so that people don't have to make unsafe lane changes to pass you? If you are not able to prepare for slower moving traffic enough to make an safe lane change when someone isn't gong YOUR speed then you are a hazard on the road and should be banned from driving.

Your point of view here is so insane, it's almost like you're just trolling or extremely immature in your cognitive abilities.

Enjoy that drop at the end of the cliff.... lemming.

I'm sorry but I think YOU'RE completely wrong. I'd rather listen to my mother and the licensed Ontario road tester I had. They both obviously know how to drive much better than you. All you seem to be doing is saying I'm wrong, and you're questioning my mental stability? How does it make sense then, that countries like Germany have much higher speed limits (sometimes none) and yet they have less driving deaths per capita than Canada?

I think you're the one who's immature. If I want to go 240km/h on the 401, you can't do a darn thing to stop me, bottom line. You can have fun going 100km/h on the 401, and I'll have fun passing you.

thebarber · 02-03-2009, 07:06 PM

youre both wrong. and youre both right.

i think you both need to be considerate of the way other ppl drive

al, you seem an impatient youth w/ 300whp

voodoo, you seem like a geezer w/ time to kill and a 100bhp car.

you two will never see eye to eye

if everyone did the same speed we'd be fine.

and/or

if most people knew (and DID) keep left when there are fast ppl coming we'll also be fine (voodoo, i know you stay left...)

alhope34 · 02-03-2009, 07:17 PM

Haha, you're a good voice of reason. I know it sounds like I'm an impatient youth, but I'm not a youth and usually am not impatient. Truth be told, I usually make everyone mad around me cause when I'm on normal city surface streets I go the limit all the time. No point in even going 10 over, will just get stopped by something anyway. But if I'm cruising on the middle lane of the 401 at 120km/h with traffic, and some idiot is going 90-100km/h in the middle with a clear right lane, and all of us in the middle have to go to the left where traffic is 130-140km/h, it gets me aggravated. That one person is risking everyone's safety.

Doug007 · 02-03-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by k r a y z e e . j o j o

Canada doesn't sound too bad actually. Come out to LA sometime and try dealing with our "great drivers". Getting around is a constant battle, and there's usually a good wreck to be seen at least twice a week because tired to pull a fast one. Seems like the bigger the vehicle, the dumber and more aggressive the driver.

The motto around here should be "Sometimes a good offense is the best defense", followed by the chant: "Gas brake honk. Gas swerve brake. Honk honk punch"

Well said! To be honest, my experiences driving in Canada have been largely positive with courtesy more the norm than state side. I live in the Central Valley of California where huge, lifted 4X4 pick ups roam freely...pretty scary. Interestingly, I've noticed a big difference in people's driving habits when I'm in my Sequoia.

thebarber · 02-03-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by alhope34

if I'm cruising on the middle lane of the 401 at 120km/h with traffic, and some idiot is going 90-100km/h in the middle with a clear right lane, and all of us in the middle have to go to the left where traffic is 130-140km/h, it gets me aggravated..

lol, welcome to driving in southern ontario

problem is, no one wants to be in the left lane because of the traffic coming on the on ramps (imo the worst is the qew from the hammer to niagara falls...i used to do 115 in the slow lane and pass everyone)

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Originally Posted by alhope34

Truth be told, I usually make everyone mad around me cause when I'm on normal city surface streets I go the limit all the time. No point in even going 10 over, will just get stopped by something anyway.

ya, im sorta the same way...er, but not really...i like doing 5 over....too bad ppl out here do 5 under

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Originally Posted by alhope34

Haha, you're a good voice of reason. I know it sounds like I'm an impatient youth, but I'm not a youth and usually am not impatient.

maybe im projecting then....i know when i had my xrs id be dropping 6-3 on the highway if i thought someone looked at me funny....nothing could beat some broooBRAAAA in ppl's open windows in the summer - - god i loved that short ram!

alhope34 · 02-03-2009, 07:39 PM

I just just give a quick hit on the gas to blow my valve off in people's windows :P. Suddenly lose all interest in trying to get me to race. For a full bypass, this valve is pretty loud. This summer I really want the hybrid valve, though. Lower boost it runs recirc to keep the idle and shifting stable, but higher boost it will vent to air. I'm hitting 23psi now and holding 20psi to redline, so it should be pretty loud.

alhope34 · 02-04-2009, 04:38 PM

Haha, I'm not insecure about anything just because I like the sound of my BPV. It's usually only people with rusted out civics or sunfires that really ever try and egg me on. I never race anyone anyway.

I'd really like to see some supras on the road, I really would. They are amazing cars. I have only ever seen a few here in Toronto, and every time I've been in Quebec I have never seen one. There are a lot of Porsche Boxters it seems always on the 20 between MTL and QC, but frankly, that wouldn't even be a challenge for my car. Especially in a straight line.

01-29-2009, 02:33 AM	#21
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,530	Canada doesn't sound too bad actually. Come out to LA sometime and try dealing with our "great drivers". Getting around is a constant battle, and there's usually a good wreck to be seen at least twice a week because tired to pull a fast one. Seems like the bigger the vehicle, the dumber and more aggressive the driver. The motto around here should be "Sometimes a good offense is the best defense", followed by the chant: "Gas brake honk. Gas swerve brake. Honk honk punch" __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

02-03-2009, 07:06 PM	#25
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	youre both wrong. and youre both right. i think you both need to be considerate of the way other ppl drive al, you seem an impatient youth w/ 300whp voodoo, you seem like a geezer w/ time to kill and a 100bhp car. you two will never see eye to eye if everyone did the same speed we'd be fine. and/or if most people knew (and DID) keep left when there are fast ppl coming we'll also be fine (voodoo, i know you stay left...) __________________

01-29-2009, 11:03 AM	#22
jambo101 Drives: yaris 08 sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 1,286	A 2004 report on traffic deaths around the world,countries of note =China 107,000. India 90,000. USA 40,000+ http://www.driveandstayalive.com/info%20section/statistics/stats-multicountry-percapita-2004.htm

02-02-2009, 09:39 PM	#23
alhope34 Spool'd View User's Garage Drives: 07 yaris, 16 gen coupe rspec Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 161	Back to the 401 topic... I don't think going 120+ on the 401 is dangerous at all. If traffic is doing 120-130, then you should be doing the same. 10km/h over OR under traffic is a hazard on the road. My mom used to teach school bus drivers for Stock and has had her E license for about 18 years. This was one of the points she always rose for those drivers who had highways on their daily route. I even got marked down on my G test for going 100km/h on the 401. I lost 10% for this, but still passed. Traffic was going 110-115km/h on the 401 at the time and the tester said "If traffic is going 110km/h or 115km/h or 120km/h or whatever speed everyone is doing, go that speed. Otherwise you are a danger on the road everyone will be going around you to avoid and raising the possibility of a crash several times over."

02-03-2009, 07:17 PM	#26
alhope34 Spool'd View User's Garage Drives: 07 yaris, 16 gen coupe rspec Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 161	Haha, you're a good voice of reason. I know it sounds like I'm an impatient youth, but I'm not a youth and usually am not impatient. Truth be told, I usually make everyone mad around me cause when I'm on normal city surface streets I go the limit all the time. No point in even going 10 over, will just get stopped by something anyway. But if I'm cruising on the middle lane of the 401 at 120km/h with traffic, and some idiot is going 90-100km/h in the middle with a clear right lane, and all of us in the middle have to go to the left where traffic is 130-140km/h, it gets me aggravated. That one person is risking everyone's safety.

02-03-2009, 07:39 PM	#29
alhope34 Spool'd View User's Garage Drives: 07 yaris, 16 gen coupe rspec Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 161	I just just give a quick hit on the gas to blow my valve off in people's windows :P. Suddenly lose all interest in trying to get me to race. For a full bypass, this valve is pretty loud. This summer I really want the hybrid valve, though. Lower boost it runs recirc to keep the idle and shifting stable, but higher boost it will vent to air. I'm hitting 23psi now and holding 20psi to redline, so it should be pretty loud.

02-04-2009, 04:38 PM	#30
alhope34 Spool'd View User's Garage Drives: 07 yaris, 16 gen coupe rspec Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 161	Haha, I'm not insecure about anything just because I like the sound of my BPV. It's usually only people with rusted out civics or sunfires that really ever try and egg me on. I never race anyone anyway. I'd really like to see some supras on the road, I really would. They are amazing cars. I have only ever seen a few here in Toronto, and every time I've been in Quebec I have never seen one. There are a lot of Porsche Boxters it seems always on the 20 between MTL and QC, but frankly, that wouldn't even be a challenge for my car. Especially in a straight line.