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Yup, seen a few on our highway out to the coast. The ones that get my goat are the bozos who, while they use the pull-outs (which are marked), they don't slow down or stop to let traffic pass, then pull back into traffic, often cutting someone off. I don't know how many times I've almost acquired a new hood ornament because of this!!:E
The worst spot is the top of Hydro Hill (those of you who've traveled to Tofino will know where I mean - it's the hill with the 18% grade on it). The westbound pull-out is short, and ends in a rock face. More than a few times I've tried to pass someone who's gone into the pull-out then abruptly tries to re-enter the travel lane right in front of me. That usually results in both feet on the brake pedal, my a** off the seat and my hand on the hard on the horn button. And the looks I get are priceless. Do these boneheads not realize that a) it will be their fault, not mine, if I hit them; and b) I will literally flatten them into the rock face if an impact occurs?:R
Unless I miss my guess, when pulling out (this is a merging situation) you're supposed to check for traffic prior to completing your intended maneuver. Does a 1-ton pickup not constitute traffic? And on the pull-outs on our highway, when you use a pull-out you SLOW DOWN, STOP if you have to, so ALL immediate traffic can get by. Then, once clear, re-enter the travel lane.
The latest incident occurred the other day, but I wasn't the the one having to slam the brakes. The car ahead of me (a rental being driven in a manner that suggested the driver was a long-time resident of Tofino, or local) almost flattened a Kia hatch-back into the rock face. I actually felt sorry for the rental driver.:o Luckily, I had the foresense to back off a ways as I figure this might happen.
*shakes head*
Cheers!
Mike
The worst spot is the top of Hydro Hill (those of you who've traveled to Tofino will know where I mean - it's the hill with the 18% grade on it). The westbound pull-out is short, and ends in a rock face. More than a few times I've tried to pass someone who's gone into the pull-out then abruptly tries to re-enter the travel lane right in front of me. That usually results in both feet on the brake pedal, my a** off the seat and my hand on the hard on the horn button. And the looks I get are priceless. Do these boneheads not realize that a) it will be their fault, not mine, if I hit them; and b) I will literally flatten them into the rock face if an impact occurs?:R
Unless I miss my guess, when pulling out (this is a merging situation) you're supposed to check for traffic prior to completing your intended maneuver. Does a 1-ton pickup not constitute traffic? And on the pull-outs on our highway, when you use a pull-out you SLOW DOWN, STOP if you have to, so ALL immediate traffic can get by. Then, once clear, re-enter the travel lane.
The latest incident occurred the other day, but I wasn't the the one having to slam the brakes. The car ahead of me (a rental being driven in a manner that suggested the driver was a long-time resident of Tofino, or local) almost flattened a Kia hatch-back into the rock face. I actually felt sorry for the rental driver.:o Luckily, I had the foresense to back off a ways as I figure this might happen.
*shakes head*
Cheers!
Mike
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