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11-23-2009, 11:19 AM
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#1 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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You know what I mean? Like just simpily putting your hand up when you have to cut lanes, or smiling or nodding your head if someone purposely brake to let you pass.
I find that 'thanking' someone on the road make it so much easier to get around. If someone cut in front of me but at least make a gesture for saying sorry, that makes me feel a little bit better and I won't honk them.
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11-23-2009, 11:33 AM
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#2 | | MiX iT Up!
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do it as often as i can. but i also expect from other drivers , but dont get nearly as enough...
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11-23-2009, 11:38 AM
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#3 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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11-23-2009, 11:42 AM
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#4 | | MOD
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i thx when the other driver is in front or beside me. Not when they are behind, due to rear window tint unless i have my window/sunroof open.
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11-23-2009, 11:47 AM
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#5 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Ya I make thank you gestures when they let me into the lane or when a side street is narrow and they let me go first. I don't expect them to do it, but when they do it's nice.
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11-23-2009, 11:51 AM
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#6 | | JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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i try to thank people everytime. even with window tint, it's normally visible when you thank someone behind you. only time i don't thank someone is when they do everything in their power to not let you in/yield for you. Quote:
Originally Posted by tiger_handheld  do it as often as i can. but i also expect from other drivers , but dont get nearly as enough... | "expect nothing and you will be pleasantly surprised when actually get something"
sounds like a crock of shit, but it helps keep me from getting overly angry at other drivers  | |
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11-23-2009, 11:55 AM
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#7 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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I thank people all the time, usually by waving or putting my hands up, if they let me cut lanes or if I am turning. its a courtesy thing that I grew up learning. They dont HAVE to let you cut lanes or turn, but they choose to help you get to where you are going faster. thanks for that!
like tiger_handheld said, not a lot of people will thank you back though if you help them out.....especially those female mainland china drivers in their RX400h, X5, ML500.......thinking they're all up there with their SUVs looking down on us as if it was the law to let them cut lanes.
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11-23-2009, 12:02 PM
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#8 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by shenmecar I thank people all the time, usually by waving or putting my hands up, if they let me cut lanes or if I am turning. its a courtesy thing that I grew up learning. They dont HAVE to let you cut lanes or turn, but they choose to help you get to where you are going faster. thanks for that!
like tiger_handheld said, not a lot of people will thank you back though if you help them out.....especially those female mainland china drivers in their RX400h, X5, ML500.......thinking they're all up there with their SUVs looking down on us as if it was the law to let them cut lanes. | I think it's more like they don't have a clue that you just let them pass....or anything that's happening on the road for that matter.....  | |
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11-23-2009, 12:05 PM
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#9 | | Total victory requires total destruction
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Lately I see no thanking going on in my city (kelowna) i barely see people signaling before a lane change here. I hate it when I let some one in and there is no appreciation.
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11-23-2009, 12:09 PM
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#10 | | Banned (BBM)
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when they let me pass
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11-23-2009, 12:12 PM
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#11 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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I always thank them. Its jsut automatic now.
anyways, those who dont let you switch lanes, even though theres so much space infront, are jackasses. Like theres space, but they have to speed up so I dont get into their lane  | |
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11-23-2009, 12:12 PM
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#12 | | Media Officer / MOD
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i usually do the hazard flash instead now a days
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11-23-2009, 12:27 PM
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#13 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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I thank people very often as a courtesy to acknowledge their gesture, particularly in traffic jams.
I usually don't expect anyone to return the favour. The only assumption I make is that, unintentionally or not, everyone can be a jerk on the road, including myself at times. Must exercise defensive driving.
People are usually good about returning a 'thanks/sorry' gesture when they notice I let them in, or if they've done something a bit wrong (i.e. cut in a bit close).
If there was no acknowledgment it depends on the severity of my own adjustment to their action. If very little or nothing, I just shrug it off. If I had to actively compensate but in a relatively mild manner, I usually flash high beams indicating "I saw what you did there and I hope you saw what I did for us too." If I had to do a sudden course correction, the horn gets some action.
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11-23-2009, 12:44 PM
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#14 | | RabidMod
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Originally Posted by Elder_MMHS "I saw what you did there" | hahaha
huh. i've never flashed my highbeams for that purpose before, only to signal to someone i'm giving them the right of way. i'll give it a try =)
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11-23-2009, 12:44 PM
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#15 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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every single time as long as it's after 8am.
Before that, I need to focus on the road until the coffee kicks in
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11-23-2009, 01:04 PM
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#16 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Frequently.
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11-23-2009, 01:11 PM
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#17 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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i just flash my hazards
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11-23-2009, 01:11 PM
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#18 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Open my window and give ppl the peaceeee sign.
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11-23-2009, 01:14 PM
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#19 | | MOD
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Originally Posted by you! i just flash my hazards | Bus drivers do that. I've never seen cars do that. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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11-23-2009, 01:16 PM
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#20 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by aznboi128 i usually do the hazard flash instead now a days | Yah I do the same thing
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11-23-2009, 01:19 PM
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#21 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Everytime the other driver gives me courtesy; whether it would be in residential areas to packed highways
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11-23-2009, 01:24 PM
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#22 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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I thank people all the time. Not only when I'm driving, but in person (for example when someone holds the door open for me). They taught us to be courteous in elementary school, and it's probably the single most useful lesson.  Maybe it's just a West side thing, but who knows. 
If people cut me off/run a stop sign etc. I flash my high-beams at them. If they're a real ass I just blind them with my bi-xenons for a block or two.  That's really rare though, as they'd have to do something major + extremely dangerous like accidentally running me into oncoming traffic. Then the horn gets used too. I do get a bit pissed here and there, but never all-out angry, there's no point. Never given anyone the finger on the road.
If everyone stopped acting so damn righteous, I'd be willing to bet that 95% of fender benders would be completely avoided. Just the other day I was cut off by some N who blew through a stop sign (semi-controlled, AND I was on his right). I slowed, assuming he was going to run it, and sure enough he did. Defensive driving ftw.
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11-23-2009, 01:30 PM
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#23 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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I always thank people, and like others are saying I don't get a thanks too often.
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11-23-2009, 01:43 PM
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#24 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
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i thank people all the time. it's what seperates us from animals...we're not animals dam it!
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11-23-2009, 01:56 PM
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#25 | | Director of RS Cares
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always. like someone said up there, being courteous doesn't apply just in person, but in every way possibly. if someone does something nice, why not thank them?
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