Stopped at that flashy car wash on 5th street near the mall because my car was covered in tree sap and bird droppings from parking under a magnolia tree. They had a sign saying "premium wash with wax" for $18. Figured I'd treat myself. Get to the end and half the sap is still there plus there's new streaks everywhere. I was so ticked I drove right back through and paid again thinking maybe it was a fluke. Nope. Same result. So I drove home and had to hand wash it anyway basically flushing $36 down the drain for nothing. Has anyone else had better luck at those automatic places or are they all mostly a scam?
Google Maps had me turning onto a road that was literally half dug up with no warning signs on the app. I sat there for 15 minutes trying to reverse out while a guy in a hard hat just stared at me. Has anyone else had their navigation lead them straight into a mess like that?
He just had it propped on his steering wheel, totally calm, while everyone else was honking and weaving. Have you ever found something unexpectedly productive to do when you're stuck in gridlock?
So I'm driving home from work in Tacoma last Tuesday, and I hit this massive backup near the cemetery. I see the funeral procession lights up ahead, and I'm stuck at a standstill. My GPS says I can take a side road and add 20 minutes, or just wait. I figured how long could it be, right? 45 minutes later I'm still sitting there because the whole line was like 50 cars long and they were going 10 mph. Lesson learned, I'm always taking the detour now. Anyone else ever misjudge a funeral procession wait time?
Was looking up traffic stats for my commute on the city of Austin website last night. Found out the 35 to 183 flyover ramp has a 15% accident rate per year. Thats crazy because I take that thing every morning and always see someone almost hit the barrier. Has anyone else looked up accident stats for their local ramps? Kinda makes me want to find a different route.
It happened on I-35 right near the downtown exit around 5:30 PM. I glanced down and saw the odometer roll over to 100,000 just as I was stuck behind a semi that wouldn't move over. Felt kind of special for a second, then I realized I still had 20 minutes of stop and go ahead of me. Has anyone else had a milestone moment happen at the worst possible time on the road?
Turns out they closed one lane on the bridge over the river and put up a temporary light that only lets 10 cars through at a time. Has anyone else dealt with construction suddenly wrecking their usual route without warning?
I was sitting at a light on Main Street in our downtown area, already 10 minutes late to a job. This old pickup truck in front of me had a bumper sticker that said "I'm not in a hurry, you are." It honestly made me laugh out loud. The guy driving just sat there with his arm out the window, completely relaxed. When the light turned green, he took a full 5 seconds to start rolling. I started honking like a fool, then realized he was just living his life on his own time. Has anyone else had a random stranger's slow driving actually calm them down instead of making them madder?
I used to think roundabouts were the best thing for traffic flow until last Tuesday when I hydroplaned through one in Portland and nearly hit a van. Now I'm convinced that old 4-way stops are safer because you actually have to stop and look before you go. Am I the only one who thinks roundabouts are a mess in bad weather?
I bought a cheap parking mode cable for my dash cam off Amazon 3 months ago and it kept draining my battery overnight in my driveway in Austin. After killing my battery twice, I finally spent $35 on a hardwire kit with voltage cutoff and it's been flawless ever since. Has anyone else had luck with a specific brand of these things?
I was heading north on Highway 99 near Modesto yesterday and this beat up silver sedan just refused to use his blinker at all. We went through 4 exits and he never signaled once. I was late picking up my kid from soccer practice by 20 minutes because I couldnt guess when he planned to turn. Has anyone else dealt with a driver who just ignores their signal for like the whole commute?