anything wrong with my driving?

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 12:30 PM

I was doing a U turn. there was a Toyota Corrola on the road which I wanted to merge to. He was on the right lane.

when you doing a U turn, you always merge to the very left lane first.
But after I merged to the left lane(edit: after I did the u-turn), I saw him in my rear view mirror, very close. He nearly rear ended me!

then He pulled back to the right lane and pointed the finger at me.
I was like WTF? What's your problem?

afterwards, I think He might be busy checking his blink spot while he wanted to merge to the left lane. But I was already on the road! May be he used all his attention to look back and didn't see what's going on ahead of the road?

MCMLXXXIX · 07-10-2009, 12:37 PM

yea thats prob what happened. it happens a lot

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by MCMLXXXIX

yea thats prob what happened. it happens a lot

you mean people pointing fingers a lot? just kidding...

what really pissed me off was that he didn't pay attention and he pointed the finger at me...

BMW F22 · 07-10-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by yuyue

you mean people pointing fingers a lot? just kidding...

what really pissed me off was that he didn't pay attention and he pointed the finger at me...

Shit like that happens all the time. I once had a similar incident and the guy tried to side swipe me on the freeway. Luckily I was in a good mood that day otherwise I woulda side swiped his ass. Thinking about it still pisses me off. Some people get road raged over the smallest thing.

UncleWede · 07-10-2009, 01:04 PM

If you made a U into the left lane (#1, counting from center divider) you have a far better turning radius than most.

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW E90

I once had a similar incident and the guy tried to side swipe me on the freeway.

shit, that's too bad

but you did the right thing.

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

If you made a U into the left lane (#1, counting from center divider) you have a far better turning radius than most.

sorry, don't quite understand.

I really don't know how to describe this matter....bear with me...
I was going from north to south. I tried to do a U into the road which goes from south to north.
there is a ramp for U-turn that connects the two #1 lane of the two directions.

MCMLXXXIX · 07-10-2009, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by yuyue

you mean people pointing fingers a lot? just kidding...

what really pissed me off was that he didn't pay attention and he pointed the finger at me...

lol that too
he probably thought you cut him off and didnt even notice him which seems like the opposite had happened lol

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MCMLXXXIX

lol that too
he probably thought you cut him off and didnt even notice him which seems like the opposite had happened lol

ya...maybe..

darkphantom · 07-10-2009, 01:54 PM

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txusa03 · 07-10-2009, 02:20 PM

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the drawing is just horrible, that's what not right about that picture.

darkphantom · 07-10-2009, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

the drawing is just horrible, that's what not right about that picture.

if the drawing is anything similar to his driving, THEN sir, we DO have a problem

ragingclue · 07-10-2009, 03:23 PM

If he's explaining what I think he's explaining, he was probably executing what we call a "Michigan left" where, at a major divided intersection (right off the top of my head I'm thinking State and Eisenhower in Ann Arbor for example), you can't turn left, so you have to turn right, then U through the median back through that same light. I can see what he's trying to say now... Maybe he wasn't actually executing that maneuver, but I get it. I think.

drift90 · 07-10-2009, 03:28 PM

I can't beleive you've done this.

darkphantom · 07-10-2009, 03:33 PM

fHREAD Tail

jhv · 07-10-2009, 03:48 PM

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E90SLAM · 07-10-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by darkphantom

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E90SLAM · 07-10-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ragingclue

If he's explaining what I think he's explaining, he was probably executing what we call a "Michigan left" where, at a major divided intersection (right off the top of my head I'm thinking State and Eisenhower in Ann Arbor for example), you can't turn left, so you have to turn right, then U through the median back through that same light. I can see what he's trying to say now... Maybe he wasn't actually executing that maneuver, but I get it. I think.

You mean something like this???

yuyue · 07-10-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by E90SLAM

You mean something like this???

well, the google earth image reminds me..
something like this...

E90SLAM · 07-10-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by yuyue

well, the google earth image reminds me..
something like this...

i see....

jhv · 07-10-2009, 04:25 PM

i usually wait for all cars to pass before i make a u-turn. if i see a car coming up, even if its in the right lane, ill wait until i know im 100% good. people are stupid and i dont want to risk them switching lanes for whatever reason

ragingclue · 07-10-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by E90SLAM

You mean something like this???

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