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MineralMan

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6. Yup. People seem to be growing more and more oblivious

Mon Nov 2, 2015, 10:42 AM

Nov 2015

of their surroundings. Cell phones are part of the problem, but not all of it. Situational awareness is becoming a lost art, I guess. You encounter it all the time. In the supermarket, people position shopping carts in the middle of the aisle and walk away so nobody can pass. On busy sidewalks, walkers suddenly stop in the middle of the walk to take a cell phone call or look at a text.

I guess everyone is so wrapped up in their own activities that they simply aren't aware of what's going on around them. Either that or they truly believe that what they are doing is the most important thing happening on the planet. It's not a good thing.

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Road Rules Semi-Rage - Cutting Corners on Left Turns [View all] MineralMan Nov 2015 OP

I like the ones Turbineguy Nov 2015 #1

Yes, those people are a problem, too. MineralMan Nov 2015 #2

"Starman" with Jeff Bridges CrispyQ Nov 2015 #31

I wish they would. 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #39

"What is kid-nap-ped?" CrispyQ Nov 2015 #44

Or they come FLYING up to an intersection with a light or stop sign so fast Populist_Prole Nov 2015 #33

I was travelling south on I95 approaching Miami last week... meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #3

Scary, isn't it? MineralMan Nov 2015 #4

I try, but rush hour here in New York... meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #7

Yes, that can be a real problem in cities. MineralMan Nov 2015 #9

Try my technique....put your foot on the brakes just enough for the lights to come on... Lochloosa Nov 2015 #18

This happens with people walking through hallway crossings, too. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2015 #5

Yup. People seem to be growing more and more oblivious MineralMan Nov 2015 #6

The supermarket phenomenon is maddening. n/t meaculpa2011 Nov 2015 #8

The other supermarket behavior that drives me nuts MineralMan Nov 2015 #10

Bicycle bells on the carts Fumesucker Nov 2015 #12

Nah. People would just think, MineralMan Nov 2015 #14

I have one of these on my ebike but rarely use it, it startles the hell out of people... Fumesucker Nov 2015 #16

Nice. As you point out, though, MineralMan Nov 2015 #17

Air horns on shopping carts... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #40

I want a button on my steering wheel MineralMan Nov 2015 #41

Funny, I just put this post up on the self driving car accidents thread on GD Fumesucker Nov 2015 #11

Good Point! MineralMan Nov 2015 #13

As a former long term motorcyclist and current ebike rider I strive above all to be predictable Fumesucker Nov 2015 #15

Agreed. Don't cut the corners... And if you are stopped, don't stop a mile past the lines... Glassunion Nov 2015 #19

Are you one of those bikers or pedestrians who hits cars? hunter Nov 2015 #21

I have on one occasion. Glassunion Nov 2015 #35

Well This is A Dilemma RobinA Nov 2015 #22

I understand that if making a right on red you may have to inch out. Glassunion Nov 2015 #34

Our entire economy is powered by the selfish and their idiot minions. hunter Nov 2015 #20

Let's call it "Moronized Keynesians" Taitertots Nov 2015 #42

This Is A Pet RobinA Nov 2015 #23

I think this is mostly accidental. Oneironaut Nov 2015 #24

It's not accidental. MineralMan Nov 2015 #25

I have found that there are a lot nykym Nov 2015 #26

I've seen people do that, too. MineralMan Nov 2015 #28

A left turn doesn't count unless you drive in all the lanes. eom rogerashton Nov 2015 #27

Nuts, huh? MineralMan Nov 2015 #29

As a pedestrian, I can tell you it is a danger for us as well. CrispyQ Nov 2015 #30

A week ago I was very nearly clobbered by a large delivery truck doing the same thing Populist_Prole Nov 2015 #32

You were very lucky. MineralMan Nov 2015 #36

Cutting corners turning left is just laziness ... LannyDeVaney Nov 2015 #37

True. One-handed drivers have great difficulty MineralMan Nov 2015 #38

I generally appreciate left turn arrows when... 3catwoman3 Nov 2015 #43