<![CDATA[where did people learn to drive?]]>im driving west on 32nd ave. s. this morning at about 35-40mph, same speed all the other traffic was going..

then ahead i see this lady sitting in the middle part of the road waiting to turn west from the dominoes pizza area over by hornbachers.... and she starts nudging out a little then stops.. im in the left lane by the way... so she waits till im about 50 feet away before she pulls out onto the fucking road.

at this moment im just like you gotta be fucking kidding me, so i tried stopping as fast as my car would let me, she looks like she is turning into the left lane so i swerve to the right, then she takes a really wide left turn and takes up both lanes while turning, and appears to be headed to the right. so i merged left again and she went straight infront of me.

i came within 3 feet of her SUV, before i slowed down enough to not hit her... then i drove by her honked and flipped her off, and she gave me the... what the hell did i do...look!!!

ya know, we live in a state where its winter like 5 or 6 months.... you would think that people would fucking learn how to drive in it.... ugh, shit like this just pisses me off.

i also heard a rumor that there were like 38 wrecks with standstill objects in the past couple days or something.... people are just plain stupid.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/12681/where-did-people-learn-to-driveRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 18:24:18 GMTThu, 06 Dec 2007 15:10:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:12:32 GMT]]>Fools try driving a rear wheel drive car with 265mm wide cooper cobras, that hits peak torque, over 275 ft//lbs, at 2000 RPM. And I still have no problems getting around. If I can find grip with that combo in a North Dakota winter maybe I sould be a race car driver.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188412https://fargostreet.com/post/188412Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:12:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:55:25 GMT]]>I have been driving a old 2wd s-10 lately...and the other one i was talking about was an old 4wd S-10 5spd 4cyl, but I always left it in 2wd...

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bubba;199303 wrote:
I had been since my honda was broke...if u know what u're doing 2wd trucks aren't that bad...the last time I drove a truck all winter I probably put it in 4wd 3 times that whole winter...
What kind of 2WD truck? I'm talking about a little Nissan pickup that would lock up the brakes stopping from 1/2 mph, and forget about trying to get going again.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188340https://fargostreet.com/post/188340Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:04:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:11:20 GMT]]>I had been since my honda was broke...if u know what u're doing 2wd trucks aren't that bad...the last time I drove a truck all winter I probably put it in 4wd 3 times that whole winter...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188310https://fargostreet.com/post/188310Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:11:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:57:13 GMT]]>Whatever, try driving a light-duty 2WD pickup with no ABS for 2 winters.

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kylush;199209 wrote:
3g in the snow FTMFL!!!

i know it's not the worst thing ever, but it still sucks haha

U think that's bad, try driving a slammed gutted honda, lol...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188245https://fargostreet.com/post/188245Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:45:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:49:51 GMT]]>Driving a service truck blows. I can't yell at people for doing stupid shit, or I get called in..

what's with people "stopping" for red lights.. in the middle of the intersection, blocking traffic?
or driving down the turn lane on 25th for three blocks straight? (from before 30th ave, turned left on 32nd ave)
or taking a right turn all the way across to the left turn lane, then changing lanes all the way back to the right without signaling just to make another damn right turn? Is it too much to ask people to just KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND HOW TO GET THERE BEFORE YOU GET ON THE ROAD?

this was all in two minutes, by the way.. I have to deal with other people on the road all day when I'm not dealing with them personally. I can't tell you how many people I hate just because of the way they drive.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188219https://fargostreet.com/post/188219Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:49:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:49:11 GMT]]>My Corrado has been handling the snow pretty well, I'm surprised. If I didn't have the blizzaks on it for the winter I'm sure I'd be screwed.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188218https://fargostreet.com/post/188218Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:49:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:32:24 GMT]]>3g in the snow FTMFL!!!

i know it's not the worst thing ever, but it still sucks haha

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assasain;197765 wrote:
cause people don't know how to drive in winter... i drive a car thats

  1. lowered

  2. has street tires on it

  3. get half the traction as everyone else

yet i still manage to drive better than these smacktards

smacktards, lol.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188213https://fargostreet.com/post/188213Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:51:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:02:04 GMT]]>I was on a small road by MSUM, by Nelson hall(all of the roads by MSUM are shit right now BTW) and this dude just pulled right out. I've seen tons of shitty drivers and funny accidents so far since it snowed. I'm pretty sure people's IQs drop when the snow does.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188208https://fargostreet.com/post/188208Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:02:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:26:26 GMT]]>I usually try to avoid main roads this time of year...especially 13th by the mall...too many stupid drivers...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188202https://fargostreet.com/post/188202Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:26:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:24:49 GMT]]>Some guy in an blue Expedition almost hit me when I was driving to Target the other day, didn't even look or stop at the stop sign, I sped up otherwise he would have nailed my door.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188201https://fargostreet.com/post/188201Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:24:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:09:52 GMT]]>The last time it snowed, one punk high school kid in a beat up Civic tried to race me on ice down 42nd st.

Last week, some lady in a huge Excursion tried to pull a U turn on 32nd ave with traffic coming at her less than 100 yards away. Apparently, she thought her giant truck had the turning radius of a small car. She made it half way before she hit the far curb and blocked traffic, had to back up, and finish turning.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188200https://fargostreet.com/post/188200Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:09:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:27:54 GMT]]>Its like every time it snows their brains reset and they suddenly don't remember how they got around last year. Thank god I work nights and don't have to deal with that BS anymore I94 westbound at 8 am was hell the last couple of years. Even if its a little slick you dont need to do 35, just pay attention and slow down a little 20 mph under the speed limit is a hazard to others just as much as 20 mph over is. If the roads are not that bad, and i constanly test them with my right foot:D, I'm doing 40-45 by the time i get to the bottom of the exit, if not faster. if I hit the interstate and you're doing 20mph under the limit, because your a moron and dont realize the roads arent that bad, you are a hazard to me and i will then want nothing more than to see you slide off into the ditch because you drive like a drunk 3 year old.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/188156https://fargostreet.com/post/188156Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:27:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:40:59 GMT]]>rofl... this one wasn't pretty by any means

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tjamz;197778 wrote:
Easy...because EVERY morning that there is snow/ice there is at least 1 or 2 people in the ditch who were traveling too fast (sometimes still well below the posted limits....saw it this morning...dude slid into ditch in a fwd Buick while going about 35-40 mph...his ass end whipped around on him w/ zero warning) So everyone behind him taps their brakes...Say I slow down 5 mph, the guy behind me slows 7mph, guy behind him slows 10mph, etc, etc, etc... next thing you know, traffic stops damn near.
Was it the light blue 80s pos that was on the 29 north onramp from 94?

Btw- lady+oversized luxary suv= trouble.

Not bad to look at though

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/186807https://fargostreet.com/post/186807Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:39:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:24:11 GMT]]>There still is no excuse for traffic to be going 40mph or below on interstate when there is not snow or ice on it at all. Those people make me go crazy.

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tjamz;197779 wrote:
If you aren't keeping a mindset that everyone else is a threat on the road, you become much more likely to be in an accident. I drive 60,000+ every year, and have for the past 7 years with zero accidents. I leave 5 minutes earlier than normal when I go places around town in bad weather conditions and very seldom am late. 5 minutes of my time isn't worth getting pissed off over.

Like I said, there is erring on the side of caution and then there is overkill. You can still plan on being around other idiots and not have to be a complete retard in the process.

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StangerBanger96;197777 wrote:
There is erring on the side of caution and then there is retardation. People shouldn't have to live life with a "I have to plan everything around all the fucking idiots surrounding me" attitude or mindset.

If you aren't keeping a mindset that everyone else is a threat on the road, you become much more likely to be in an accident. I drive 60,000+ every year, and have for the past 7 years with zero accidents. I leave 5 minutes earlier than normal when I go places around town in bad weather conditions and very seldom am late. 5 minutes of my time isn't worth getting pissed off over.

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HandoEX;197764 wrote:
I think the idiot population increases 100000000000 fold after the first snowfall. Can someone explain why traffic moves at 5mph every morning on I-94?

Easy...because EVERY morning that there is snow/ice there is at least 1 or 2 people in the ditch who were traveling too fast (sometimes still well below the posted limits....saw it this morning...dude slid into ditch in a fwd Buick while going about 35-40 mph...his ass end whipped around on him w/ zero warning) So everyone behind him taps their brakes...Say I slow down 5 mph, the guy behind me slows 7mph, guy behind him slows 10mph, etc, etc, etc... next thing you know, traffic stops damn near.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/186799https://fargostreet.com/post/186799Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:56:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:24:38 GMT]]>

MisterCMK;197772 wrote:
One could say that you should have been traveling slower in these slippery conditions in order to be prepared should someone pull out in front like that...

There is erring on the side of caution and then there is retardation. People shouldn't have to live life with a "I have to plan everything around all the fucking idiots surrounding me" attitude or mindset.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/186798https://fargostreet.com/post/186798Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:24:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:51:49 GMT]]>One could also say that it would benefit everyone more if the average driving skill wasn't that of a drunk 3 year old.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/186797https://fargostreet.com/post/186797Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:51:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to where did people learn to drive? on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:35:07 GMT]]>One could say that you should have been traveling slower in these slippery conditions in order to be prepared should someone pull out in front like that...

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