Your irrational pet peeves

[count2infinity]

cars at opposing red lights, car 1 is making a left, car 2 is going straight or right. when the light turns green in most places (and by the letter of the law) car 2 has the right of way, but usually in Pittsburgh, it's customary that car 1 proceeds first as to not have to wait for the long line of cars behind car 2 to make the left turn.

[PghSkins]

cars at opposing red lights, car 1 is making a left, car 2 is going straight or right. when the light turns green in most places (and by the letter of the law) car 2 has the right of way, but usually in Pittsburgh, it's customary that car 1 proceeds first as to not have to wait for the long line of cars behind car 2 to make the left turn.

And when I am car #2 it's customary that I floor it to increase their fear of being t-boned.

'Cause I'm that type of guy.

[PensFanInDC]

cars at opposing red lights, car 1 is making a left, car 2 is going straight or right. when the light turns green in most places (and by the letter of the law) car 2 has the right of way, but usually in Pittsburgh, it's customary that car 1 proceeds first as to not have to wait for the long line of cars behind car 2 to make the left turn.

Is it customary for car #2 to allow car #1 to go? What if there is a line of cars behind #1?

[slappybrown]

the people who execute the 'pittsburgh left' when there are no cars behind me. for example - driving through wilkinsburg at 6AM, there is no need to execute the pittsburgh left as we are the only 2 motorists on the road. you will be able to turn left behind me in 3 seconds.

additionally - driving through wilkinsburg. its like the wild west. stop signs seem to be optional

key in wilkinsburg is to utilize the parallel side streets to penn

[shmenguin]

i react immediately on green, so if someone tries a [city] left, they aren't beating me through the intersection. and if they do, i tip the hat to them. i enjoy those rare times when they try it, and are stuck in the middle of everything because i blocked their turn.

[Idoit40fans]

cars at opposing red lights, car 1 is making a left, car 2 is going straight or right. when the light turns green in most places (and by the letter of the law) car 2 has the right of way, but usually in Pittsburgh, it's customary that car 1 proceeds first as to not have to wait for the long line of cars behind car 2 to make the left turn.

Is it customary for car #2 to allow car #1 to go? What if there is a line of cars behind #1?

A person doing the pittsburgh left doesnt care if theyre allowed, they just go. When car 2 flashes the lights or waves them on, i just consider it courtesy.

[Idoit40fans]

i react immediately on green, so if someone tries a [city] left, they aren't beating me through the intersection. and if they do, i tip the hat to them. i enjoy those rare times when they try it, and are stuck in the middle of everything because i blocked their turn.

Yeah i usually watch the other light and am moving when my light turns green. I love blocking them.

[PensFanInDC]

If that is common in [city] I would probably wave car #1 through if I was car #2. Probably depends on the day I am having though.

[Letang Is The Truth]

the people who execute the 'pittsburgh left' when there are no cars behind me. for example - driving through wilkinsburg at 6AM, there is no need to execute the pittsburgh left as we are the only 2 motorists on the road. you will be able to turn left behind me in 3 seconds.

additionally - driving through wilkinsburg. its like the wild west. stop signs seem to be optional

key in wilkinsburg is to utilize the parallel side streets to penn

That early in the AM penn is the way to go. Coming home I always take south street. However this is when the stop sign incidents occur. People traveling south from penn just blow right through then

[shmenguin]

car #2 needs to let things run their course naturally. people designed the timing of these lights in the most effective way possible. if you let them in, it's possible someone behind you doesn't get through the light. in which case - you, car #2, are the problem.

[Idoit40fans]

If that is common in [city] I would probably wave car #1 through if I was car #2. Probably depends on the day I am having though.

If there is a line behind me i usually will wave someone on. You can usually get a feel for whether theyre going to try to jump the light though and if thats the case ill get out in the intersection as fast as possible. If they dont go as soon as the light changes though, i go.

[shmenguin]

right...with all this being said, there are still times when i'm human and will allow the guy to make a turn. i just don't run into any of those scenarios in my day-to-day driving.

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

MIMH in summer: "ugh, it's so hot. I can't until the winter; the cold is so much more bearable than the heat"
MIMH in winter: "ugh, it's so cold. I can't until the summer; the heat is so much more bearable than the cold"

[Idoit40fans]

right...with all this being said, there are still times when i'm human and will allow the guy to make a turn. i just don't run into any of those scenarios in my day-to-day driving.

The intersection right near my mom's house calls for it sometimes because of the way the light works, but I agree.

[Jim]

I am annoyed by the lack of a hockey related thread that would be active and involve a lot of people... When does regular camp start? When is the first preseason game? I am almost considering spending $9.99 a month...





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[PensFanInDC]

This may have been mentioned but:

People who write emails in the subject line.

[JS©]

This may have been mentioned but:

People who write emails in the subject line.

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I ended up telling one lady in the office that if I'm viewing my email on a company issued phone, the subject line will cut off after 50 characters.

It worked for a few months.

[meow]

The subject line for our internal message system only allows so many characters in the subject line. There is the mental midget that uses the entire subject line, then moves into the body part...mid word!

[Letang Is The Truth]

David muir

[blackjack68]

PZEV (Partial Zero Emission Vehicle)

EITHER IT'S ZERO OR NOT!!!!

[MRandall25]

Partial could imply that it runs on electricity (and thus, 0 emissions) under a certain speed?

[JS©]

PZEV parking gets me close to the bottom of the garage when I visit the hofbrauhaus.

[mac5155]

My 2003 accord is a PZEV. It has 205k on the clock, a check engine light, and rotten egg smell coming from the cat. I doubt it's partial, or zero. Lol

[skullman80]

From google...

A partial zero emissions vehicle is a vehicle that has zero evaporative emissions from its fuel system, has a 15-year (or at least 150,000-mile) warranty on its emission-control components, and meets SULEV tailpipe-emission standards.

My forester is PZEV, but honestly never really paid attention to what it meant.

[blackjack68]

But "partial" and "zero" together make no sense...that's why it's my irrational peeve.

Don't try to rationalize it!!!

Dammit.