Comments on: This is Funny http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: RS http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-2746 RS Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:27:52 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/#comment-2746 I wouldn't even know where to begin with my list of pet peeves of other drivers. I probably have about a hundred that I encounter each week driving to and from work. I would agree with Adam...one of my biggest is the non-use of blinkers. We have a really dangerous area here in Poughkeepsie where 44/55 meets Route 9...there are always accidents there and I have to drive that section daily. Basically, I have to merge onto 9 (a 2 lane highway there) while others are merging onto my road right in front of me...the problem is that half the people don't use their blinkers or put them on when they are already next to me. How about some advanced notice? IDIOTS! See, I start to get angry just thinking about it!!! I wouldn’t even know where to begin with my list of pet peeves of other drivers. I probably have about a hundred that I encounter each week driving to and from work.

I would agree with Adam…one of my biggest is the non-use of blinkers. We have a really dangerous area here in Poughkeepsie where 44/55 meets Route 9…there are always accidents there and I have to drive that section daily. Basically, I have to merge onto 9 (a 2 lane highway there) while others are merging onto my road right in front of me…the problem is that half the people don’t use their blinkers or put them on when they are already next to me. How about some advanced notice? IDIOTS!

See, I start to get angry just thinking about it!!!

]]> By: Adam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-2745 Adam Thu, 06 Apr 2006 21:20:00 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/#comment-2745 I love this post, echos my sentiments exactly. Not to mention people who load groceries into their vehicle and just give the cart a shove assuming it will roll itself into a proper cart spot. One thing I can't understand though is people not using their turn signals. It's such a simple device, there's only two options. It drives me up a wall how so many people get up in fits about things like gun violence and wanting to ban this an that in the name of safety, yet society has seemed do just become complacent with reckless driving. I love this post, echos my sentiments exactly. Not to mention people who load groceries into their vehicle and just give the cart a shove assuming it will roll itself into a proper cart spot. One thing I can’t understand though is people not using their turn signals. It’s such a simple device, there’s only two options. It drives me up a wall how so many people get up in fits about things like gun violence and wanting to ban this an that in the name of safety, yet society has seemed do just become complacent with reckless driving.

]]> By: Financial Freedumb http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-2742 Financial Freedumb Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:17:05 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/#comment-2742 There was something on the morning news once about pet peeves...this guy actually has little postcards with instructions on how to park properly along with a website to "learn more"...The picture on the card shows correct and incorrect...obviously incorrect is the car sitting on the line rather than being in the lines...it's pretty funny. There was something on the morning news once about pet peeves…this guy actually has little postcards with instructions on how to park properly along with a website to “learn more”…The picture on the card shows correct and incorrect…obviously incorrect is the car sitting on the line rather than being in the lines…it’s pretty funny.

]]> By: Nick http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-2741 Nick Thu, 06 Apr 2006 19:16:32 +0000 http://allthingsfinancialblog.com/2006/04/06/this-is-funny/#comment-2741 Fun fact: red light cameras are more dangerous than no red light cameras... http://trends.autoblog.com/2006/04/05/maryland-countys-red-light-cameras-net-2-85-million-increase/ "Immediately after installation, the cameras sparked a 40-percent increase in rear-end collisions, and never looked back, with five-year increases in accident rates far exceeding a 10-percent increase in traffic." Those accidents are caused by people who slam on their brakes when they look up and see the light turning yellow. Fun fact: red light cameras are more dangerous than no red light cameras…

http://trends.autoblog.com/2006/04/05/maryland-countys-red-light-cameras-net-2-85-million-increase/

“Immediately after installation, the cameras sparked a 40-percent increase in rear-end collisions, and never looked back, with five-year increases in accident rates far exceeding a 10-percent increase in traffic.”

Those accidents are caused by people who slam on their brakes when they look up and see the light turning yellow.

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