RANT: Women, MiniVans, and Cellphones

[GeddyLee]

As the subject clearly states. I know most everyone here has seen this combination before. More times than we care to admit, but it happens so much!!!

First off I will apologize to any women who drive MiniVans CORRECTLY and use their cellphones CORRECTLY when driving a Minivan.....

I degress......

Today driving to work on 270 here in St. Louis traffic is increasing due to the fact they have literally closed Hwy40/I64 through the City of St. Louis out to 270 and 40/64 into St. Louis County. Of course you are going to expect the extra load on the other highways around I64/40, but jesus the amount of new A%%hole mothers with minivans and cellphones has exploded this past week since the beginning of the closing.

There are mostly 4 lanes on 270 and upto 5 at certain stretches of it. But why on God's green earth do these idiots think that just cause they have a MiniVan they can just run you over and then have the nerve to look at you like you're the problem!?!?!?!?!??!?!!

I was in the next to fastest speed lane heading towards to 270/I44 interchange and onramp from I44 to 270. This woman, of course cellphone glued to hand and then glued to ear, arm propped up on the window sill, just plows right into my lane ALMOST taking off my front bumper. NO signal or anything. She just whips right over.

Of course being the nice guy I am I jam the SC and hit the speed lane to her left, I politely give her a thumbs up and a nice F*&& You smirk. She had the balls to flick me off!!!!!!! I was like ! You were the one who almost hit me!!!!!

I will admit I use my cellphone when I drive my car, and I smoke when I drive, but I have a headset for my cellphone so I can keep my hands on the wheel and stay alert to traffic and not all relaxed behind the wheel thinking I am on the couch. I mean what the heck!!!!

I wish there was ONE WHOLE DAY where ALL cellphones were shut off!! I want to see everyone go into a coma cause they cant text or talk while driving. The world be a quieter place for sure on that day!

Just my rant!

/rant off

[SyntheticShield]

To add to what you are saying, what I hate are the ones that get up in the morning, get ready and hop in the van and then get immediately on the phone or spend all day at work and leave and start up the vehicle and are immediately on the phone.

HELLO, what in the heck couldnt wait or you couldnt have called about in a SAFER environment while you were at home or work.

Just my addition to your rant. I see guys doing it from time to time, and it may just be my perception but it does seem to be pre-dominantly women.

[GeddyLee]

To add to what you are saying, what I hate are the ones that get up in the morning, get ready and hop in the van and then get immediately on the phone or spend all day at work and leave and start up the vehicle and are immediately on the phone.

HELLO, what in the heck couldnt wait or you couldnt have called about in a SAFER environment while you were at home or work.

Just my addition to your rant. I see guys doing it from time to time, and it may just be my perception but it does seem to be pre-dominantly women.

Aye I would tend to agree, but I have seen my fair share of male arsehats in those nice jacked up 4x4's that plow through traffic as well, but at least they aren't on their cellphones lol. But women in MiniVans I really do honestly feel have this false sense of security that nothing will happen to them cause of the rolling crashtest dummy they are driving in.

[IndeedSS]

I think cellphone use while driving is a bad idea anyway. Texting is just flat out stupid. The penalty for causing an accident while using a cell should be much more harsh than if you weren't. Lawyers? Are you listening?

[UR LOSN]

I like the ones that drive 20 under the speed limit..........

[hercman]

It irks me to no end when an idiot who is clearly in the wrong gives the look like of ? Like the offended was the offender.

I guess what really irks me the most is people not taking responibility for their actions. What has this world come to?

[SyntheticShield]

I guess what really irks me the most is people not taking responibility for their actions. What has this world come to?

Do not even get me started on this. I mean yeah, no one likes to be in the wrong and believe every decision is the right one but the reality is quite different. Yes there are consequences, but they are a whole lot easier to deal with when you own up to it and move on.

[Abrasive]

It irks me to no end when an idiot who is clearly in the wrong gives the look like of ? Like the offended was the offender.

I have been known to chase those people down.

[GeddyLee]

I have been known to chase those people down.

I am sure the Escort couldnt keep up though

Now with Abrasive..............they might wanna think twice

[GeddyLee]

I was driving into work one morning a couple years ago, and I was listening to a local talk radio show, on 97.1 I am sure you have heard of it Lee , anyways they had a comedian on and he was talking about the state of traffic in our country today.

He said that the US should hold a National Road Vengence Day. on NRVD anyone would who is driving like a special Olympics Champion has the right to be plowed off the road and any consquences of said actions would be "waived."

I was like..................HECK YEAH!.............Then I thought...........

I really dont think I would wanna be on the road that day, cause there is someone out there who thinks my crazy driving "good" driving is not good enough and then I would get plowed! So I rethought that decision

[IndeedSS]

I was driving into work one morning a couple years ago, and I was listening to a local talk radio show, on 97.1 I am sure you have heard of it Lee , anyways they had a comedian on and he was talking about the state of traffic in our country today.

He said that the US should hold a National Road Vengence Day. on NRVD anyone would who is driving like a special Olympics Champion has the right to be plowed off the road and any consquences of said actions would be "waived."

I was like..................HECK YEAH!.............Then I thought...........

I really dont think I would wanna be on the road that day, cause there is someone out there who thinks my crazy driving "good" driving is not good enough and then I would get plowed! So I rethought that decision

My dad always said not to get mad at other drivers for a mistake, because one day you will make a mistake too. He was right. It's rare but ithappens.

The habitual poor choice, or "do it all of the time" intentional jerk drivers, that's a different story.


oh and 97.1 FM's Dave Glover. I used to listen to his show every afternoon, but he became to flipnuthooker predictable. I do like the supernatural themed shows though.

[Abrasive]

It irks me to no end when an idiot who is clearly in the wrong gives the look like of ? Like the offended was the offender.

I got a good one for this today. In the Grand Prix no less. I don't think I have EVER been so pissed off at someone before. Unfortunately (or fortunately probably) this guy caught me where I could not back-up, turn around, or otherwise catch him.

I will try to explain this section of highway best I can so you get the visual. We are getting onto southbound 291 hwy off of eastbound 39th street. Now in order to do this, you have to turn left onto the entrance ramp which is a cloverleaf of sorts. You have to turn North onto the ramp and it circles around putting you southbound onto 291. You get your own lane once you are on, but if you stay in that lane, it is exit only onto westbound I-70 in about a 1/4 mile or less. I was wanting to go eastbound on I-70, so I have to get over one lane, which I do, so that I can go over I-70 and take the next exit to the right which circles around and put you back eastbound.

Well, here's where the fun starts, I get onto southbound 291 along with another car right in front of me. 291 is clear, so I move over into the next lane so that I don't get forced onto westbound I-70. I hang back to let this car in front of me over in case they need to. Well, they make no attempt to get over and never turn on a signal, so I assume they are getting off onto westbound I-70. Now there is a Ranger pickup beside me on the left, so I can't move over any farther. At the very last second, the girl driving the car that was in front of me decides she needs over. I am now about half a car length past her, right next to her, on her left since I figured they were getting off because they made no attempt to get off earlier. Well, she clicks on her blinker and just starts over, literally clipping the corner of the exit. I can't get over because of the truck next to me, so I just hammer it and fly by to get out of the way.

So, all is well, no one got hit and other than me calling her and idiot under my breath, nothing more happened.... until.... I get to my exit which is just over the other side of I-70 and here comes the car, hauling ass. I get over into my exit lane and just as I'm starting to turn right into the cloverleaf, the guy in the passenger side of the car rolls down his window and chucks out a fast food cup full of something and narrowly misses the front of my car. What the hell!? I slammed on the brakes, but realized there was nothing I could do. I had already entered the exit and was past the point of no return, so I just kept going. They kept going south on 291. The wife and I stopped for lunch and I checked the front of the car. Nothing on it thankfully, but it went right under the front when he threw it.

Pretty retarded. Somehow it was my fault that his girlfreind or whatever didn't now how to drive or use a signal. My fault that I was almost hit when she decided to weave over at the last second. Also my fault for not just ramming the guy in the Ranger pickup off the road so I could make room for her.

Oh well.

[GTPluv]

I almost got hit this morning. After the woman slammed on her breaks, I looked right at her and said you are f*n stupid! I knew she could read my lips. But, it was verified later that she did infact read my lips. I picked up the kids from school and my son said mom, did you almost get hit this morning? I had already dropped them off when that had happened. I said how did you know? He said My PE teacher said I think I almost hit your mom today. I think she said I was stupid. How funny!!! Aren't teachers supposed to be there earlier than the kids?
My mom is one of those minivan/cell phone crazies!! I tell her all the time, she would die without a cell phone. She also drives too slow. She dont even need a van. Her kids are grown. And she dont have to tote grandkids either.

[UR LOSN]

shes PE......have half the classes as any other teacher.... they are just shy of being a guidance counsler...

[IndeedSS]

shes PE......have half the classes as any other teacher.... they are just shy of being a guidance counsler...

I take exception to that, but perhaps it's where you live.

[Boxman2k]

I take exception to that, but perhaps it's where you live.

I agree SS. All full-time teachers have the same number of classes no matter what the subject is. The unions wouldn't allow it any other way!


The other morning, after a snowstorm, I was second at a red light. It was one of those intersections that briefly splits from 1 lane to 2 for more room. Well, because of the storm, the second lane was 1/2 covered by a snow bank. Along comes this little old lady in beat-to-**** Camry, climbing the side of the snow bank to try to get in front of me. When the light changes, she takes off and slides down the snow bank, almost hitting me! She then proceeds to do 20mph on a 35mph main road! I held my horn down for a block or two, motioning for her to go faster until she finally decide it was time to go the speed limit.

[SyntheticShield]

I dream of the day I can be self insured and can own an old raggity military 5-ton truck. There will be a rude pop quiz for some drivers. Like, whats the speed limit? Oh, you dont know, well let me show you by helping you reach it.

[gonneville]

I dream of the day I can be self insured and can own an old raggity military 5-ton truck. There will be a rude pop quiz for some drivers. Like, whats the speed limit? Oh, you dont know, well let me show you by helping you reach it.

Won't help. Trust me. My average load puts my truck at 78,000+lbs and I might as well be invisible. My dream car is a re-engined decommissioned Ferret armored vehicle. I figure flipping that 30mm cannon around backwards oughtta get rid of the tailgaters, at least.

If you really want to make an impression on drivers, get an old, rusty white Ford truck. Nobody will mess with you. I promise.

[s1795so2]

was she at least smiling when she gave you the finger, maybe she was from another country and thought it was a greeting? haha

[archemedes]

When I was in MI I worked at the only appliance dealer in the town so I had to be careful what I did in the car, more than once I saw someone who cut me off come in to the store to buy something