Crazy drving today

[Reaper]

Drivers in Calgary seem to have a serious problem with moving their vehicles safely out of traffic when there is an accident. It's one of my pet peeves. I can't tell you how many times I've driven slowly through an intersection because of a small rear ender between two cars. While the drivers could have simply gone around the corner and got out of everyone's way they simply chose to throw their cars in park so they can stand beside them and chat on their cellphone. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have no idea why they call it common sense because not everyone has it.

[Jiggy_12]

The first snow day of the year is a day I fear. Calgary drivers lose their minds. Its absolutley ridiculous. A combination of people driving way too slow, and people driving like there is no snow at all equals disastrous roads.

[FlamesAllTheWay]

Originally posted by Reaper@Oct 18 2004, 03:23 PM
Drivers in Calgary seem to have a serious problem with moving their vehicles safely out of traffic when there is an accident.

How about those dumbass cops that decide to park their car wherever they feel like when something happens? Coming home from school today one of them decided to park his car on the left hand lane of Bow Trail going down that big hill. Of course, this was right in the middle of the heavier snow, so cars were going 10 kph as people swerved around trying to avoid it without skidding into someone else.

One thing I do enjoy about winter driving, however, is some of those crazy civic, prelude, etc drivers find it hard to show everyone their 'crazy phat new exhaust' or 'pimpin new intake' as they speed around the city...

[Wookie]

Originally posted by Reaper@Oct 18 2004, 03:23 PM
Drivers in Calgary seem to have a serious problem with moving their vehicles safely out of traffic when there is an accident. It's one of my pet peeves. I can't tell you how many times I've driven slowly through an intersection because of a small rear ender between two cars. While the drivers could have simply gone around the corner and got out of everyone's way they simply chose to throw their cars in park so they can stand beside them and chat on their cellphone. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have no idea why they call it common sense because not everyone has it.

Well to be fair, if someone crashed into my car, and I was planning on waiting for a cop, I'd be hesitant to move my vehicle at all due to is changing the scene of the accident. Sorry but I'd want to make sure the guilty party was at fault and all the evidence available would still be relevant to make my case...

I understand where you're coming from..

As well I drove through an intersection late usnday night and a cop was sitting half across the crosswalk waiting for his light to turn green. I was in the lane perpindicualr to him and could have easily smoked his front end going through the intersection... Knob.. I waved my awrms a bit and shook my head.. nonchalantly thought as I was a little intimidated, I wanted to flip him the bird

[Draug]

Originally posted by Wookie+Oct 19 2004, 12:42 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Wookie @ Oct 19 2004, 12:42 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Reaper@Oct 18 2004, 03:23 PM
Drivers in Calgary seem to have a serious problem with moving their vehicles safely out of traffic when there is an accident. It's one of my pet peeves. I can't tell you how many times I've driven slowly through an intersection because of a small rear ender between two cars. While the drivers could have simply gone around the corner and got out of everyone's way they simply chose to throw their cars in park so they can stand beside them and chat on their cellphone. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have no idea why they call it common sense because not everyone has it.

Well to be fair, if someone crashed into my car, and I was planning on waiting for a cop, I'd be hesitant to move my vehicle at all due to is changing the scene of the accident. Sorry but I'd want to make sure the guilty party was at fault and all the evidence available would still be relevant to make my case... [/b][/quote]
Absolutely correct.

I used to get very upset with people leaving damaged vehicles in the way of traffic, but then I was nearly burned by moving my vehicle off the road when involved in a no fault accident.

I was driving in my residential neighborhood, coming up to a T intersection, in the middle of the summer. As I approached, I saw a Honda Civic coming around the T, and heading down the street I was on. The driver was reading a map, and not watching where she was going, and was coming right down the middle of the road. I was only going about 25Km/h, and quickly moved to the side of the road, and stopped beside the parked cars. She continued to move towards me, and crossed the middle of the road. I honked my horn, and she finally looked up, just as she plowed into the side of my pampered, mint, non winter driven IROC. She hit at the front wheel and wrecked the front fender, crushed the door, and wrecked the rear quarter panel as well. I was about 1/2 block from my house, so I limped my car back to my driveway.

The young woman couldnt quit saying how sorry she was, and how she knew it was all her fault. She was visiting her sister a few houses from mine, so we both went home after exchanging information (her car was too wrecked to drive, but it was towed). The cops finally came and I filled out a police report later that night, explaining everything that had happened. To my great fortune, a neighbor also came over to my house to say that he had seen everything, and I could call him if I needed anything.

A few weeks go by, while the body / suspension shop worked on my car. When it came time for her insurance to pay the bill, they would not. They claimed it was me that crossed over center and hit her!!! The eye witness saved me, and testified on my behalf. Without him, I would have been out almost $7000.

Moral of the story? If you are in an accident that requires Police involvement, NEVER, EVER move your car until you have filled out the police reports, and the police have signed off on the crash site.

[Deelow]

I have some friends that are over visiting for Australia, they had never seen snow before up until yesterday. One of them came out with me for a little drive this afternoon and he was literally scared sh*tless. His head was on a swivel, it cracked me up. It reminded me of my mother when I was learning to drive in the winter.

[Calgary Flames]

Originally posted by Reaper@Oct 18 2004, 03:23 PM
Drivers in Calgary seem to have a serious problem with moving their vehicles safely out of traffic when there is an accident. It's one of my pet peeves. I can't tell you how many times I've driven slowly through an intersection because of a small rear ender between two cars. While the drivers could have simply gone around the corner and got out of everyone's way they simply chose to throw their cars in park so they can stand beside them and chat on their cellphone. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have no idea why they call it common sense because not everyone has it.

So true, people just get flustered in the moment I guess... I was rear ended once at a red light, I told the dumb bitch to follow me around the corner to the grocery store parking lot to exhange info. It's not hard to figure out, get the ###### out of the road!

[flamingchina]

driving in the snow:
http://www.vgcats.com/vgc_comics/images/031131.jpg
was driving last night when it started snowing, someone skidded out of control on the memorial-north defort interchange on deerfoot. (right after the on ramp) comeon people, learn to drive when it's icy...

[BlackArcher101]

Originally posted by Draug@Oct 19 2004, 12:42 AM
Moral of the story? If you are in an accident that requires Police involvement, NEVER, EVER move your car until you have filled out the police reports, and the police have signed off on the crash site.

That is if you can get the police to even come to the crash scene. Most of the time they will ask you "Is it driveable/moveable" If you say yes, they tell you to get off the road and come to the station to fill out the report.

Minor accidents never should stay on the road if the car(s) are moveable. Doing so creates further hazards and possibly more accidents (happens quite a bit). I believe you can actually get ticketed for that.

Heck, I saw a 3 car fender bender today on a not so major road with 2 lanes each way. All the occupants were standing their yelling at each other. A cop happened to come across it and immediately told them to get the cars off the road, then he started his report.

[Draug]

Yeah, BlackArcher, I agree. If the Police tell you to move your vehicle, it would be a good idea to do so.

I would definately try to find some witnesses at the scene of the accident too.

[The Goon]

Maybe a good compromise would be to throw a disposable camera in your glove compartment in the event a situation like this ever came up.