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I hate Madison drivers...

Last post 04-19-2008, 6:18 PM by dentresistant. 7 replies.
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  •  04-13-2008, 2:09 PM 294925

    I hate Madison drivers...











    so, dumbasses in Madison can't work a fucking roundabout. I came up to the roundabout in the right hand lane to go around the outside lane. I stopped/yielded for the cars to go by. I came to a rolling stop cause it was a red yield sign, and when the truck on the outside passed, I merged into it because the Acura TL on the inside didn't get into the outside lane like she was going to exit the next exit. and when I merged into the roundabout, I got beside her, and then she just turned across the lanes and merged on top of us into my left fender. luckily my gf was in the car, so I have a witness to the whole thing that can back me up...but unluckily, she's been going to the chiropractor and she was hurt a little bit in the accident. and the cop was a total stupidbutt, too. he was saying I was responsible because I "should have yielded". apparently, yield to him is waiting till every single car is out of the roundabout. I told him I slowed down and waited for the cars to pass before merging into traffic, and he kept barking at me "no you have to yield to the car in the roundabout!!!!". I don't know if the damage is structural, or not. luckily, the other person's insurance wasn't AllState this time...




    Joseph.
    "use more gas, less brake"

    -Juan Manuel Fangio
  •  04-14-2008, 11:59 PM 295270 in reply to 294925

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    I go to school right by that round-about so I am on it minum twice a day... amazing nobody has hit me yet.  I have seen four cars on separate occasions go passed the arrow pointing directly to the right, and enter the round-about and go left.  One of them was an old lady who proceeded to stop, and reverse back out of the round-about (with cars behind her) to get her mind right before she gave it a second go.  It really is scary. 
  •  04-15-2008, 5:41 PM 295434 in reply to 295270

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    I hate to break it to you but the officer is right. 
  •  04-15-2008, 9:57 PM 295483 in reply to 295434

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    I did yield, though. I came to a rolling stop. my speedo was on "0", and I let a car pass before I merged, so I definately did yield.

     

    Joseph.
     


    "use more gas, less brake"

    -Juan Manuel Fangio
  •  04-16-2008, 5:00 PM 295633 in reply to 295483

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    As long as you can prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that you did yield, you have nothing to worry about.  But I've been backed into while stopped and the officer wrote it up as my fault because he new the guy, and because i couldn't prove i was backed into...it was my fault.
  •  04-16-2008, 8:55 PM 295673 in reply to 295633

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    well...I had a passenger...

     

    Joseph. 


    "use more gas, less brake"

    -Juan Manuel Fangio
  •  04-17-2008, 6:23 PM 295861 in reply to 295673

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    It's hard to argue with a police officer's credibility on traffic violations.  Even with a passenger
  •  04-19-2008, 6:18 PM 296037 in reply to 294925

    Re: I hate Madison drivers...

    Bummer man,  If you had a Fiero you wouldn't have to worry about dents Stick out tongue

    After just spending 3 months in Michigan, its not just people from Madison, but the general population of Mississippi that can't drive.
     


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