It's so faaaasst. Save me.
Or give me helpful pointers so I don't die.
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Suddar had this to say about Tron:
I drive on the freeway for the first time in 30 minutes.
It's so faaaasst. Save me.
Or give me helpful pointers so I don't die.
Remember, remain calm and don't panic. A new driver who panics on the freeway/interstate is very dangerous. 
And go with the flow of traffic, not the speed limit.
Good luck! You'll be fine. ^.^
(P.S. I've never driven a car, so don't really listen to me... I instructed my sister though.. o_O)
I almost made my supervisor piss himself when I took an exit at 55mph.
(still cars of course, just not loads of them.) Suddar fucked around with this message on 04-20-2004 at 10:41 AM.
Highway driving is actually easier than normal roads cause aside from changing lanes and taking exits, you arent doing anything but going in a straight line. (or curvy line, etc)
Just dont get weirded out by the other cars around you.
Only turn the wheel slightly to change lanes. Because of your speed, you can drift over pretty easily, so unless you're weaving through traffic, there's no reason to yank the wheel. Just turn it a little, straighten, drift over, turn it the other way a little, straighten, you're done. If you can help it, try not to change lanes on sharp curves, because you can't see far ahead or behind. Or better yet, don't change lanes, since it's your first time.
DO NOT STOP at the foot of the entrance ramp to wait for traffic to clear. Use the ramp to find an open spot between cars, and speed up so that you can slip into that spot. You'll probably cover half the distance of the cars on the road as you enter, so look for a gap between 3 and 6 car-lengths behind you when you come around the turn and get your first look at the highway.
DO NOT tailgate the person in front of you on the entrance ramp, or you'll end up fighting over a spot... and he'll win. Or he could be dumb, and come to a stop at the bottom of the ramp (see above), causing an accident for which he can blame you.
Look a few cars ahead, for signs of break lights. If you're in the right lane and cars are merging in, don't speed up or slow down. Let them find their spots and merge. After they're in, then you can slow down or speed up to give them room. Apply the break only gently, unless the person in front of you has his breaks on and appears to be getting closer fast.
Don't panic. If someone cuts you off, take your foot off the gas, and if he's slowing down in front of you, very gently touch the break for a couple seconds. If you slam on the breaks without reason, you could cause an accident. However, if he swerves in front of you and slams on his breaks (thus appearing to get very close very fast), then both you and your driving instructor should slam your breaks, because this only happens when a person is trying to cause an accident (so he can sue you for fake injuries). Don't worry, this is rare. `Doc fucked around with this message on 04-20-2004 at 10:53 AM.
Then I noticed it was Suddar and went "Eh."
It's not something people hear about.
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From the book of Ares, chapter 3, verse 16:
Speed up to merge. You might want to stay in the lane closest to your exit (right) just so that you don't panic when you have to get over to get off. You really just have to pay more attention when you're going on and off the highway....
Bad Idea, Specially on long trips, that rightlan is were you have people constently slowing down and merging, very active lane. Sounds odd, but stick to the middle, as the left lane is the fast/passing lane, and if you park your ass in it, depending on the road you can get ticketed. (Rt 18 in Jersey is like that, you have to keep to the right, the left is for passing only.)
Oh, and NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER pull out infront of a transport truck. Those things are just asking for trouble if you get infront of something that can do some serious damage.
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Suddar painfully thought these words up:
What about low traffic, high speed driving situations? It's not rush hour either way, the roads are going to be fairly clear. Is that safer than it sounds?
Yep, lots safer.
Look at it this way. Thousands of idiots manage to do it every day, without conveniently removing themselves from this world in a chariot of flaming wreckage. You're not an idiot, so you'll do even better than they do.
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This one time, at Ja'Deth Issar Ka'bael camp:
Good grief man! Grow a pair! Jebus, Suds you have male hormones in there! USE THE SCHWARTZ!
Don't forget. When in doubt, accelerate.
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Callalron said this about your mom:
And remember, there are only three permissible speeds to drive on the freeway: go, go like hell, and "What the fuck was that that just blew past us?".
I see someone's been on the I-15 one too many times.
San Diego I-15, on time it's open for easy driving is 1:30am to 4 am weekdays, and 12:00am to 7 am weekends otherwise it's near parking lot status. I think I can get Gee to confirm this.
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Check out the big brain on Razor!
I see someone's been on the I-15 one too many times.San Diego I-15, on time it's open for easy driving is 1:30am to 4 am weekdays, and 12:00am to 7 am weekends otherwise it's near parking lot status. I think I can get Gee to confirm this.
Plus, it's just a flat-out shitty road.
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Callalron's unholy Backstreet Boys obsession manifested in:
"What the fuck was that that just blew past us?".
I have a few friends that drive like that... OMG, I rode home with a friend when she was really super pissed off one night, and she did 85 the entire way til we got off the highway. It's a good thing her car doesn't go any faster than that. X_x It's pretty freaky~
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Liam's account was hax0red to write:
Flip the car.
hehe, Grind the center divider! Do a 900!
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Holden had this to say about pies:
Are you driving today? If so where?
I'll be driving through downtown Lewiston today, and um Lisbon I think or something. I don't even know.
Bring it on buckwheat
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Suddar attempted to be funny by writing:
I'll be driving through downtown Lewiston today, and um Lisbon I think or something. I don't even know.Bring it on buckwheat
I drove around Lewiston around 1, I didn't see you :/
Did you car say student driver on it?
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Holden spewed forth this undeniable truth:
I drove around Lewiston around 1, I didn't see you :/Did you car say student driver on it?
oooo burn
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Though I live in Montreal, Land of Rude and Dangerous Drivers, that might be a mitigating factor in favor of the freeway.
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Razor had this to say about Reading Rainbow:
I see someone's been on the I-15 one too many times.San Diego I-15, on time it's open for easy driving is 1:30am to 4 am weekdays, and 12:00am to 7 am weekends otherwise it's near parking lot status. I think I can get Gee to confirm this.
Depends on which way you're going. Southbound even during evening rush hour is alright, but god forbid you try and go that way in the morning.
The opposite is true going Northbound. Good in the morning, piss poor at night.
Now, for my midnight speeding, i really prefer the northbound CA-163 at around 1:30am on a sunday night. It's straight, vacant, flat, and good road quality. Makes hitting 110-120 [lie]safe[/lie] and easy! When i say, "hey, i'm at Gork's house. I'll be in Mira Mesa in about 8 minutes." I'm not joking. Dr. Gee fucked around with this message on 04-21-2004 at 07:33 PM.
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This one time, at Nina camp:
Driving on the freeway is a lot, lot easier than driving in town, really.Though I live in Montreal, Land of Rude and Dangerous Drivers, that might be a mitigating factor in favor of the freeway.
Montreal has WEIRD placement for their stop lights. Its on the side of the road, not hanging over the road. I just found it really odd when dirving through there.
