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Corporal
Joined: 25 Jan 2003
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I should respect motorcyclists' right to the road.
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haha...my husband is BAD for this one! |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:01 am Post subject: |
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| "I am going to give this guy a ride to his destination even though my cab is pointed in the opposite direction." |
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| I am not going to lecture the little foreign girl in a language she can't understand, for the whole 2 minute trip down the street.....because i had to turn around. .... maybe i will just except the money she is paying for the three street U turn i'm making.... |
Can anyone explain why taxi drivers do this?
I mean, you're paying them! Right? The meter is running. Why worry about which direction to go? |
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steelhead
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul formerly known as Victoria
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:08 am Post subject: drivers |
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**I have to say that is some of the funniest shit Ive heard in a while......
I came home last night griping about drivers, after a few pints, and today I was thinking I was gonna get slammed for how unoriginal and pointless the post was...but its turned out to be pretty damned funny....
more to add:
Motorcycle Adjushi "Maybe I shouldnt Pile this excessive amount of stuff on the back of my bike and make 2 trips"
Great laughs people  |
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fruitcake
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
Location: shinchon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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let's not forget....
"maybe stop lights aren't merely suggestions"
"perhaps blaring my horn won't make traffic disappear" |
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pegpig
Joined: 10 May 2005
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Driver's licence ajosshi (Perhaps the source of all our exasperations.): I will not give this person a driver's licence today since she can't use her rear-view mirror, park, change lanes w/o incident, drive alone, maintain her speed, or stay in her lane. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
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| "I am going to give this guy a ride to his destination even though my cab is pointed in the opposite direction." |
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| I am not going to lecture the little foreign girl in a language she can't understand, for the whole 2 minute trip down the street.....because i had to turn around. .... maybe i will just except the money she is paying for the three street U turn i'm making.... |
Can anyone explain why taxi drivers do this?
I mean, you're paying them! Right? The meter is running. Why worry about which direction to go? |
This drives me insane- the other week I was in Itaewon- torrential rain, 2 inches of water on the pavement soaking into my socks, I get into a cab and the guy makes me get out because he doesn't want to add an extra 2 mins to the 20 minutes journey by busting a U turn.
Have any girls tried going "Oooooooaaaahaoaoaoappppaaaa!!!??" when they pull this stunt? |
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OiGirl
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: Hoke-y-gun
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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"I should stop for a red light, especially when there are pedestrians crossing in the marked crosswalk who have a green "WALK" light."
Today someone tried to pull that one on me in the pouring rain. When he saw me in the crosswalk, he slammed on his brakes. It was great! I was never in any danger, and I'm going to try this on all rainy days. I hope to cause some clueless driver to have an accident. Causing negative consequences for people doing the wrong thing by simply doing the right thing is the best revenge ever. |
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skinhead
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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But this one would cover the diverse multitude of 'traditional' f-ups.
"Before I leave home today, I must insert brain into that flip-top box-shaped protrusion called, in English, a head, and actually use it while on the road".
Don't hold your breath. There will only ever be one option for most of them: "Use the Force".
Speculation and wishing upon a star are exercises in futility. |
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sparkx
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: thekimchipot.com
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| Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Excessive use of my horn will only add to the noise pollution problem in this city. Maybe if I lead by example and refrain from honking, others will follow. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| "The doctor was right, driving in Seoul does relax me, and lowers my blood pressure as well." |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| It's raining (or snowing) today. I think I'll slow down, just to be on the safe side. |
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skinhead
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| It's raining (or snowing) today. I think I'll slow down, just to be on the safe side. |
Same thing happened here yesterday. We haven't seen any rain for five months. No more than about 2mm precipitation. ie none.
It pissed down for the first time yesterday. Driving home in it, the radio said there were 15 traffic accidents reported to police in half an hour.  Maybe there's a lot of that kind of thing in the 'outside world' too.  My wife's a great driver. Much more in control at the wheel than I've been for a long time. Maybe there's just a higher ratio of thoughtless characters on the roads in Korea (for one reason or another). On the other hand, there's the fact that more people don't *beep* up on the road than do. So there's that too. 
But hang on...
Or is it that Koreans are of lesser mental power and lack the required active section of the brain that generates initiative?  That would make life too hard. They'd be conquered immediately.
Any real people here who can help me out on this one? |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:39 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm perhaps Buddha really isnt my co-pilot 
I shall be respectful to all others on the road as they are all good conciencious drivers  |
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Cymro
Joined: 11 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:32 am Post subject: |
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| Swiss James wrote: |
| eamo wrote: |
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| "I am going to give this guy a ride to his destination even though my cab is pointed in the opposite direction." |
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| I am not going to lecture the little foreign girl in a language she can't understand, for the whole 2 minute trip down the street.....because i had to turn around. .... maybe i will just except the money she is paying for the three street U turn i'm making.... |
Can anyone explain why taxi drivers do this?
I mean, you're paying them! Right? The meter is running. Why worry about which direction to go? |
This drives me insane- the other week I was in Itaewon- torrential rain, 2 inches of water on the pavement soaking into my socks, I get into a cab and the guy makes me get out because he doesn't want to add an extra 2 mins to the 20 minutes journey by busting a U turn.
Have any girls tried going "Oooooooaaaahaoaoaoappppaaaa!!!??" when they pull this stunt? |
Consider that the guy might actually need to head in a certain direction.
Maybe he's the other end of the city and nearing the end of his long shift. Of course he's going to park on the side of the street facing home!
It makes sense that they'd not want to get too far from base in the first place. |
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Cedar
Joined: 11 Mar 2003
Location: In front of my computer, again.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Maybe I should realize that on-coming bicycle is moving much faster than I will be when I pull out.
Maybe I should yield to a biker who is cruising uphill and will have to gain speed again at much more effort than I use with the gas pedal and brake.
Maybe when I let a passenger out I should pull all the way over the curb and signal that I am doing so.
Maybe when I pick up a passenger I should realize that zooming in front of the oncoming bike and then slamming on my brakes to pick up my client/friend is not good.
Maybe these signal things are here for a reason.
Moving slightly towards oncoming bikers instead of coming to a stand-still when merging or turning across traffic makes them nervous.
People on bikes are not all going slow.
People on bikes do not need me to honk at them, since they are not in a car, they can hear my engine (and breath my effing exhaust).
People on bikes are making the world better for me and my children by not polluting, I should THANK THEM. |
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