P5 is so great to drive!

[Action Jackson]

I think "accident" is an over used word.

Yup. To me an "accident" is either:
-a mechanical failure
-a medical condition causing loss of control
-an act of God [something freaky like a bolt of lightning take out a tire during a turn....]

Everything else is just human stupidity.

 

[speed.wilkinson]

It has taken me a little while to really start loving this cars handling. I have 8k miles on it and it really seems to be coming to live...the car is getting quicker...better mileage.

 

[yay for cars]

Re: Re: Re: Mazda SP20 / Protege 5

It sure beats those young teens trying to figure out driving as well as the stick shift on the same roads as you and I

haha, im sorry, i just thought this was funny, because last saturday i was one of those teens trying to stick shift for the first time "on the same roads as you and i". everyone will be proud though, got it into first gear the first time i tried! it was a peice of cake, i stalled it a couple times in my friends neighborhood though when i started getting frustrated. but i did fine in traffic.

 

[Lazer_ST]

Like Zerodk, here in australia, you either have an option of going for a Manual License test or Auto License test, if you go for manual, you are allowed to drive an auto as well...
Just that in my case, i never had actual lessons, just drove at home and our cars are all auto...

We also have legislation that stipulates that we are put on probation for the first 3 years, after that period is over, then regardless of whether you went for an auto or manual license, you can drive either type...
I dont get off my probation period till next year, so i was forced to buy an auto!! DOH!!, but its still cool!!!

 

[zerodk]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Mazda SP20 / Protege 5

haha, im sorry, i just thought this was funny, because last saturday i was one of those teens trying to stick shift for the first time "on the same roads as you and i". everyone will be proud though, got it into first gear the first time i tried! it was a peice of cake, i stalled it a couple times in my friends neighborhood though when i started getting frustrated. but i did fine in traffic.

Well, I have driven an auto for 10+ years and the P5 will be the first manual car I own (I did test drive a few manual cars during this time, but never on a continual basis). So I'm sure I'll have fun learning to drive all over again

I haven't seen how you drive so I won't comment on that, but having seen my fair share of bad drivers out there (who may be driving both manual and auto), I'd the separate manual and auto licensing is far superior.

Of course, my comment is a bit tongue in cheek - there are probably quite a few older new drivers out there trying to drive stick as well - though probably not as many as the eager young drivers

 

[AbbyVonNormal]

Yup. To me an "accident" is either:
-a mechanical failure
-a medical condition causing loss of control
-an act of God [something freaky like a bolt of lightning take out a tire during a turn....]

Everything else is just human stupidity.

! LoL !

Perfect definition.
If this forum had points, i would give you a few!!

 

[chuyler1]

A points system...thats a good idea. Each post can have a 'vote' button and when people like it, they can vote for it to add a point to your score. Then the number of points you have can be listed under your total posts. (It will seperate the real posters from the post ******! )

I'm serious about this accident thing though, here in Massachusetts there is at least 5 to 10 "accidents" during the morning rush hour. Most of which are caused by a real accident such as someone's car breaking down or getting a flat...which causes some random driver to rear end another random driver totally unrelated to the flat tire car because he/she wasn't paying attention to the brake lights in front of them.

And only in America would there be such a thing as Curiousity Traffic!!!! WTF. If the accident is on the other side of the highway, keep moving!!!!! move god dammit!!! Oh wow there's a car on fire over there, who gives a s***, i'm late for work now hit the gas pedal!!!! errrrrrrr. They should put a huge wall up between the north/south east/west bound sides of the highway.

 

[bazooka joe]

hey chris, i'm with you. a big wall between in the middle of the highway, cool! i can't believe people want to slow down and look at a car wreck. i want to get home or wherever the heck i'm going. i travel 128 and the mass pike each day and it sucks bad. joe

 

[cbcbd]

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Oh wow there's a car on fire over there, who gives a s***, i'm late for work now hit the gas pedal!!!!
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haha, yeah, I completely feel that. Get over it and read about it on the paper the next day.

Wow, I'm so in agreement with you guys.
I know I'm not a perfect driver, but I know I always try to drive safe and smart during traffic.

I just hate and know that most people out there are really not thinking about their driving and I'm in complete agreement with Action Jackson's definition of an accident.

There's no reason why people should rear end each other, that's just driver stupidity and is very easy to prevent. Why don't you give SPACE during traffic!!!? Instead, they jam on the gas when traffic moves, ride the guy in front's ass, and then when he brakes they have to slam on the brakes and stop traffic!!! WTF!!?

With a manual I just hate stop and go traffic so I always give plenty of space so hopefully by the time I get to the car in front of me who had to stop, traffic has started moving again and I won't have to go into 1st.

Some people are just morons

 

[chuyler1]

Well, here in MA, if you leave more than a car length during rushhour traffic...it quickly becomes the brake lights of some asshole who sqeezed in front of you in his $40K SUV. Thus causing you to hit the brakes...and the guy who was tailgating you, and the guy who was tailgating him....

...why? because people seem to think that one lane is going to get them home/to work faster than another. News flash...pick a car in a different lane and watch it as it passes you...then 10 minutes later you pass him....you can't always be in the right lane, but it all works out in the end...suck up and deal with it and prevent everyone else from being late too by staying in your lane and not causing an accident 30 cars back.

 

[cbcbd]

Most of my time commuting I'm analysing patterns of traffic in different areas. Like you said, most of the time you'll end up the same, no matter which lane you pick.

People just don't use their brains and think. They don't learn from experience. They already spend so much time in traffic, they should think about what's going on instead of just ignoring all form of thought, switching from lane to lane constantly, and believing that, in rush hour traffic, passing that one guy in front of you who actually left space in front of him will make a difference.

I will repeat, people don't use their brains. It's like I'm driving amongst monkeys that have oposable thumbs.

 

[chuyler1]

You and I think alike...

...since I already took the time to analyze my daily commute...repeat DAILY...as in I do it twice a day 5 days a week...

I know what lane to be in and how much time I have to get in that lane. Example: I know there will be alot of cars entering 495N from the Mass Pike so when I'm coming up 495 nearing that ramp, I stay out of the right lane until afterwards (I have to get off at the next exit, Rt9). Yet, every day I see people who mosey on down that lane (because its empty from the cars getting off at the Mass Pike) then slam on their brakes and switch lanes when they see a tractor trailer followed by 5-10 cars coming around the bend of the on-ramp.

Don't they get it? They do this every day, EVERY DAY. One time, when I was younger, I tripped over the coffee table in the middle of our living room. That same coffee table is still there and I still walk by it every single morning...but do I trip over it? no, because I have learned to walk around it.

A family driving into boston on a vacation that gets caught in morning traffic and doesn't know what to do...I can understand that...but people that do this every day have to learn sometime don't they?

They are saying the traffic will improve once people 'learn' the BIG DIG. That's B.S. Ask most daily commuters and they'll probably say they had no idea there was construction because they are in some other world talking on their cell phones during their commute...then they see a sign for their exit and wip over 3 lanes in their BMW leaving a trail of mayham behind them. 15 minutes later and its bumper to bumper all the way to the south shore.

Not even all the money in Saddam Heusen's bank account could pay for a highway system that the people of Massachusetts could navigate through w/o causing car crashes every morning and evening.