Dumbest thing seen in a car
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From: Chicago, IL
Once in Chicago on Lake Shore Drive I saw a guy try to open the rag top on his miata at 60mph+...
...didn't fair out too well for him
...didn't fair out too well for him
Last edited by DrKelso; Dec 3, 2008 at 09:30 AM.
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From: Denton, Texas
People (usually a guy driving their presume gf) with a puppy (those cute/fluffy thingie) sitting on his lap... I wonder what happens if the dog pees or decide to go into rage and bite the driver's crouch =\
I see this quite often, and honestly, if thats not the dumbest thing to do in a car, its the dumbest person i've seen =\
I see this quite often, and honestly, if thats not the dumbest thing to do in a car, its the dumbest person i've seen =\
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Haha I am guilty once of driving with a dog in my lap. Was a little 6 lb poodle. What changed my doing that was at a stop sign she jumped out the window!!! Luckily it wasnt a busy area, but even more so I was able to grab the leash so she didnt actually make it all the way to the ground. Now my dogs are in harnesses when in the car.
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I've seen a girl cut me off on a turn when I had a green left turn arrow. She was looking completely off to the right, waving to someone on street with her hand out of the window, while she was simultaneously making a turn. I was so angry.
As a professional driver (13 years, 1,000,000+ miles) , I see the worst. Text messaging while driving is something I see every day. Charging across three or more lanes at one hop, cutting off big vehicles, tailgating (and yes, within 2 seconds is tailgating), etc. The worst example I can recall, though...
One morning, on I-75/I-71 just South of Cincinnati, Ohio, I saw two cars running nose to tail, straddling the left-hand solid line. Easily within 5 feet of each other, running 80+ mph. To make matters worse, they were steering with their knees, they both were on the phone, both had their laptops going in the seat next to them, one was reading the newspaper, and the other had a printer running on the dashboard, wedged between the windshield and the steering wheel!
If I had a dollar for every jackass that's cut me off, I could retire today.
One morning, on I-75/I-71 just South of Cincinnati, Ohio, I saw two cars running nose to tail, straddling the left-hand solid line. Easily within 5 feet of each other, running 80+ mph. To make matters worse, they were steering with their knees, they both were on the phone, both had their laptops going in the seat next to them, one was reading the newspaper, and the other had a printer running on the dashboard, wedged between the windshield and the steering wheel!
If I had a dollar for every jackass that's cut me off, I could retire today.
You see lots of things in cars when you're sitting 8 feet off the ground. 
For several months, I would encounter the same burgundy/gray Ford pickup between Cincinnati and Dayton on a particular schedule. He would drive right beside the bus for miles, despite every effort on my part. I could never get a plate number, because the truck didn't have any. Finally I managed to get where I could see into the cab, and he wasn't wearing pants. That was his kink, apparently.
Oddly enough, I've only had one girl flash me in all my years of driving, and she did it so far away that I couldn't see anything.
Speaking of which: I saw the neatest a$$ whoopin' one afternoon in the back of a car when a guy pulled his girlfriend's shirt up as they rolled past. I'm guessing he didn't get any for a while.
For several months, I would encounter the same burgundy/gray Ford pickup between Cincinnati and Dayton on a particular schedule. He would drive right beside the bus for miles, despite every effort on my part. I could never get a plate number, because the truck didn't have any. Finally I managed to get where I could see into the cab, and he wasn't wearing pants. That was his kink, apparently.
Oddly enough, I've only had one girl flash me in all my years of driving, and she did it so far away that I couldn't see anything.
Speaking of which: I saw the neatest a$$ whoopin' one afternoon in the back of a car when a guy pulled his girlfriend's shirt up as they rolled past. I'm guessing he didn't get any for a while.
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Ahh, my daily commute, I-75 and I-275 just south of Cincinnati. What town you from?
A few months back there was a guy driving down the road while brushing his teeth. The dude literally just pulled out a tooth brush, squirted toothpaste on it and went to work. I swear if they guy would have spat out the window and hit the Fit oh wee the result wouldn't be pretty.
i used to do that, but not when i was driving. it was when i was living in PA and went to school in NJ, yup everyday. when i got to the school -gargles- and i spit when the car was parked hehe
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I had a teacher who used to read books while he drove on the interstate. I've heard of someone who was practicing the violin while driving. And yes, he did get ticketed!
haha yep. but that shit is dangerous!!!