What's up with the drivers in the Lower Mainland?
I've been driving for about 13 years now... no accidents but a few speeding tickets and had my car vandalized a couple of times :-( I haven't had much to complain about until about the last year or so.
Here's my gripe. Sorry for the long post.
This morning I was driving down 10th ave in New West going west towards Vancouver. If you are familiar with that route, you will know that from North Road to about Mcbride is single lane and about 20 metres from Mcbride the road expands to two lanes with the left lane having the option of turning left or going straight. Well, I was following this van this morning and we reached Mcbride, the driver of the van stopped on the left lane behind several cars that were signalling left. I, being an experienced driver on this route, automatically went to the right. Just as I was about to pass the van, he pulls out without signalling and stops half way after noticing that he was going to hit me if he didn't stop. Luckily, with my quick reflexes I was able to stop and allow enough room for him to complete his lane change. I didn't horn him and courteously let him in. Light turns green and we pass the intersection. My experience tells me that I should be in the left lane at this point as this lane is usually faster. I end up pulling up beside him and I look over. To my amazement, he is shaking his head at me! WTF? He was the one *not* signalling, not checking his blind spot, almost causing and accident, and he's shaking his head at me? Meanwhile, the other drivers behind me that witnessed the incident are giving me the stare as if it was my fault???!!!
This is not the first time this has happened too. I've had a couple of occasions where people have cut me off when they lane change(and I didn't horn them) and shake their heads at me as if it was my fault.
Should I be horning 'til the cows come home or what?
I've been driving for about 13 years now... no accidents but a few speeding tickets and had my car vandalized a couple of times :-( I haven't had much to complain about until about the last year or so.
Here's my gripe. Sorry for the long post.
This morning I was driving down 10th ave in New West going west towards Vancouver. If you are familiar with that route, you will know that from North Road to about Mcbride is single lane and about 20 metres from Mcbride the road expands to two lanes with the left lane having the option of turning left or going straight. Well, I was following this van this morning and we reached Mcbride, the driver of the van stopped on the left lane behind several cars that were signalling left. I, being an experienced driver on this route, automatically went to the right. Just as I was about to pass the van, he pulls out without signalling and stops half way after noticing that he was going to hit me if he didn't stop. Luckily, with my quick reflexes I was able to stop and allow enough room for him to complete his lane change. I didn't horn him and courteously let him in. Light turns green and we pass the intersection. My experience tells me that I should be in the left lane at this point as this lane is usually faster. I end up pulling up beside him and I look over. To my amazement, he is shaking his head at me! WTF? He was the one *not* signalling, not checking his blind spot, almost causing and accident, and he's shaking his head at me? Meanwhile, the other drivers behind me that witnessed the incident are giving me the stare as if it was my fault???!!!
This is not the first time this has happened too. I've had a couple of occasions where people have cut me off when they lane change(and I didn't horn them) and shake their heads at me as if it was my fault.
Should I be horning 'til the cows come home or what?
