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Hey Coloradoans! It's called a blinker, use it! |
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Written by Andrew Olson - View Profile
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Friday, 17 November 2006 |
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Traffic and drivers in Colorado have been bugging me ever since I moved out here, but after an event I had tonight, I am ticked off enough about it to write a raving blog. Get the bikers off the road. A two-foot biking lane that leaves no shoulder for the road isn't only dangerous, it's stupid.
There aren't enough center turn lanes in a lot of Ft. Collins. For instance on Mulberry.
I-25's Interstate interchanges are the most idiotic exit and on ramps I have seen in my life. Yeah, there are worse ones in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, Boston, and other places. But do you know why they are so bad? Because there are skyscrapers everywhere! The roads have to be built and maintained around the buildings. If you are going south on I-25 to Greeley and take Highway 34 exit, you have about 50 feet to move right over a lane, the same lane that exiting people are trying to cross. Yeah, it can be done, but I would like to see the yearly accident stats at those interchanges. What gets me, is that there is plenty of room to create a much larger cloverleaf to cut down on clogging and congestion, while still maintaining effiency.
Tonight, I was leaving Wal-Mart, and was coming up to Mulberry, needing to take a right hand turn. A station wagon with wood beams hanging out the back, was sitting in the right hand lane, WITHOUT HIS BLINKER ON, and the light had just turned red. Instead of waiting for the huge group of cars getting ready to go to across the intersection, I decided to take a right on red. As you may know, there isn't a right hand turn lane going onto Mulberry from Lemay, but I had ample room to get by the guy. I was nowhere near the curb or his side mirror. I used my blinker, I took a right. As soon as I took the right hand turn, the station wagon peeled off after me, from the right hand lane, leaning on his horn. My passenger quickly said, "WTF!!?, he didn't even have his blinker on what's his effing problem?" Then the driver threw on his brights--in the middle of town--, supposedly just to teach this MN liscence plate vehicle and driver a Colorado lesson. Bad idea. My passenger yelled stop the car. I should have, I think the jerk might have regretted his decision when he saw two guys over 6'5 walking from a stopped car in front of him for a friendly greeting. I tapped the breaks and was going to, but thought better of it. Instead I let my car coast down, and when he pulled even, we threw four arms and fingers out our open windows and gave a honk and a smile before leaving him in the dust.
--Drew
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Ravings, rantings, and gibberish. (36)
writen by: Drew
What is up FoCo?
I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
Right now I am just trying to get to know Colorado and FoCo better. Mostly in order to find the best drink specials on each day that ends in Y. So if you know where I can get a cheap drunk on, let me know!
--Drew |
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I am a recent college graduate of Minnesota State University Moorhead. After recieving my B.A. in English and Mass Communications this past August I moved down to Colorado.
I enjoy long walks on the beach, candlelight dinners, and heavy metal. My hobbies include reading and writing, music, movies, and getting drunk. Some of my favorite contemporary authors include Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, and Kurt Vonnegut. My top movies are anything directed by Kubrick. I enjoy listening to anything that rocks.
Right now I am just trying to get to know Colorado and FoCo better. Mostly in order to find the best drink specials on each day that ends in Y. So if you know where I can get a cheap drunk on, let me know!
--Drew | |
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