Driving rant: PLEASE stop this!!

[BCClone]

That sucks.

Also, who wears socks with sandals?!?!?!?

Dude, all the HS kids do now.

 

[BCClone]

Not a personal attack but I'm 100% for drivers licenses having a 1 year expiration at a certain age. Whether that's 65, 70, 75, I don't know, it's admittedly an arbitrary thought. My late great grandma drove until she was 94 (only around Boone) and was still sharp but shouldn't have been driving. At 95 she declined and lived out the last 4 years not really knowing anything. The driving aspect could have been bad if there wasn't family to convince her to stop driving.

You think 2 years is not often enough?

 

[MeanDean]

Not a personal attack but I'm 100% for drivers licenses having a 1 year expiration at a certain age. Whether that's 65, 70, 75, I don't know, it's admittedly an arbitrary thought. My late great grandma drove until she was 94 (only around Boone) and was still sharp but shouldn't have been driving. At 95 she declined and lived out the last 4 years not really knowing anything. The driving aspect could have been bad if there wasn't family to convince her to stop driving.

I agree

Iowa shortens the normal 8 year cycle to line up an expiration with your 80th birthday. At that point every 2 years.

Florida shortens it to 6 years instead of 8 beginning with age 80.

Both require in person eye testing for renewals.

 

[deadeyededric]

What's with everyone's hatred for roundabouts? They beat the hell out of having a stoplight at every intersection.

 

[TitanClone]

You think 2 years is not often enough?

Yes, it happens fast

 

[CyValley2]

When you are in a left turn lane, and you want to make a u-turn, you cannot "swing wide" into the adjacent traffic lane on your right to make your u-turn, especially on busy road!

I gotta ask, was there a sign on the left hand side of the island that state no u-turn allowed?

What is Iowa law, are drivers allowed to make a u-turn if a sign permission is not given?

I don't know the answers to these questions. I'm curious.

 

[CGclone]

Same in designated (more rural) parts of Florida and/or Georgia where there are 3 lanes.

They do keep adding 3rd lanes near IC on 80. Need it all the way between Davenport and Des Moines.

This is planned. They are working on widening bridge

I agree with you, both in your understanding of the technicalities and your wisdom in knowing how to navigate Iowa traffic culture.

P.S. A 4-way stop in Iowa may be more dangerous than an expressway in Chicago. At least in Chicago, you know that everyone around you will be aggressive. In Iowa, you never know who is going to do what. It is a mixture of Iowa nice and utter indecisiveness. I've seen situations in which everyone just stares at each other, then 2 or 3 lurch forward at the same time, only to slam on the brakes and go through another round of staring. Usually, I try to hurry up or slow down so that it is very clear who gets there first, but even then, if either of us is turning, they will wait and sometimes waive me through. Just follow the rules of the road people!

And ladies, you don't have to wait for drivers coming from any of the other three directions to stop before you enter the intersection. You could have been through the intersection before I arrived but now I have to wait for you to get out of my way before I can go.