While it isn't unusual to be surrounded by idiot drivers in the Kansas City area, it is rather unusual to see them get swatted with some car karma right before my eyes.
For example:
Husband and I were going through a subdivision the other day and a pickup truck was tailgating us. Not just close to us, but literally inches off our back bumper. Mind you, I am talking about a residential area where the speed limit is 35 miles an hour...two lane road...sloping hill toward a T. So to get "Mr. driver in such a hurry" off our ass we pulled to the side of the road to let him pass. AND Mr. DISAH gunned his truck to prove (I guess) he is such a cool driver. Unfortuneately, for him, he went into a spin. He spun 360 degrees twice before continuing to spin through a stop sign and was then facing the wrong way on the wrong side of the street. Luckily for him there was no oncoming traffic or his hoopty ride would be toast.
As husband and I sat there looking at this guy, I was NEARLY tempted to feel bad for him because he looked like he might of peed himself he was so scared. He rebounded after a minute and gunned the truck again and sped off. At that point I didn't feel bad for him at all.
The very next day, I am coming home from the gym and I come up to a stretch of road that goes from two westbound lanes to one. This stretch of 143rd Street. is hilly and winding with a 25 MPH speed limit. It is also a speed trap. As I live near here and take this road all the time, I slow down. I know better than to take the chance. I haven't ever gotten a ticket but rarely do I escape seeing all the others getting written up as I drive by.
SOOOO...I am coming to the area where the right lane merges to one lane and I notice an SUV coming up on me as if I am standing still. He guns it and passes me on the right where there is no road left....just a sidewalk. See Google Earth picture above. Another "Mr. Driver in such a Hurry". He leaves me in his dust.
Too bad for him, I see that a motorcycle cop is pulling him over.
I have come to the conclusion that my vehicle came equipped with a fairy Godmother that seems to not like bad drivers to be around me. She, also, must be more that a little hormonal lately from the looks of it.
The Good for the Day...Could we hope that the guy in the pickup slowed down and realized how foolish that was.
The Bad for the Day...Never fun to get a ticket.
The Weird for the Day......
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13 comments:
Your Car Fairy Godmother rocks :) I can't believe that truck did that and then after the spin took off again. Idiot!
Hi Aleta, I always wonder about people like that. Do they have multiple tickets? Have they ever caused a wreck? He really looked frightened at first but then he hit the gas causing his truck to fishtail again. Idiot is right.
I would have loved to have seen that guy's face. Tough to be cool after that, no?
I love the court room pictures that you made to show how stupid people are!! Pretty funny, but sooopperr scary to be in that sort of traffic.
His mouth was hanging open and his eyes looked the size of quarters. It didn't take him long to rebound though and stomp on the gas. Total idiot.
Luckily those two lane roads thru subdivisions have so little traffic, it minimizes others getting caught in the path of drivers like that. Had anyone been coming the pickup truck guy would have been hit head on. It could have been soooooppppeeerr scary for sure.
Could I borrow your fairy godmother, please? Just for a couple of days? There's this one car who keeps cutting me off...yes, the SAME car. We apparently work near each other and keep the same hours. I thought it was a coincidence the second time it happened, but by the fourth time, I realized it was always him. He really needs a little dose of karma!
Not only can you borrow her but I am telling her to bring a cross bow to shoot out his tires. (she doesn't have a concealed weapon permit, sorry)
What kind of jerk keeps cutting you off? I think he needs a BIG dose of car karma coming his way.
I would love to borrow your fairy godmother, too! My big problem is that our neighborhood is a residential area (speed limit 20 m.p.h.) with tons of kids. There are always elementary schoolers running between yards and riding bikes/skateboards/roller blades in the road. Yet people come through and go around a blind turn doing 35 or 40... It's amazing no one's been hurt. I'd love for her to shoot out a few tires.
I love the pictures for this post!
Crazy tailgating guy is an asshole. He could have killed someone when his car spun out of control. I hate drivers like that! GAH!
And YAY! I'm glad the SUV jerk-off got pulled-over.
Those street signs are HILARIOUS!
I want a r fairy godmother to ride shotgun with me from now on!
That is particularly scary when there are children around. What is wrong with people? Wouldn't that be fun to shoot out some tires!!
I am thinking everyone needs a Fairy Godmother to ride shotgun. There are a lot of really bad drivers loose on the road.
For reals.
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