There must be some kind of logical explanation. This rant/thread is car-related. First of all, if you don't know much about cars (like me), you should probably not comment. That's what I usually do when I don't know much of what I'm talking about.
OK, anyways. There are two cars in this scenario. Both are old slushbox rustbuckets. One is an 88 Ford Tempo 2-door, 4-cylinder (sorry, don't know any more specs), and the other is a 4-door 4-cylinder Honda Accord, the model is that of '92+, I'm unsure of the actual year. I know it isn't any newer than 93 or 94. The driver claims it's a 91, but I'm very familiar with specific years of Hondas and how they look, and I know for a fact that it's impossible that his car is a 91.
Anyway, I think that we can assume that mechanically the Accord is superior, right? So it should in fact boil down to who is the better driver, and if everything is in order with the car, right? First let me just tell you that the driver of the Accord put "Racer" matts on the floor and a "racer" steering wheel... Must make it go faster
So what we wanted to do was just have a little race for fun. My friend and I in the Tempo were just laid back, fully expecting to lose. I might add that the Tempo was auto while the Accord was standard. It took us a while to both get to a red light side by side. Eventually we did, though. Another thing I might add is that they did not check to notice the "50" limit and the sign that said "Radar" on it. So we came to the light, and of course the Accord driver is already making a fool of himself, that's cool, a good laugh for us.
The light turns green. My friend somehow manages to fvck up, giving too much gas (somehow being bad.. again, I don't know what I'm talking about). Regardless, we fly by the Accord. The Accord driver is ludicrously shifting like a monkey on crack (er..yeah...). So we reach the speed limit in no time, so he eases off and just sticks around the speed limit. Then the Accord flies by us at 2-3x the speed. Yay. And they think they won! They thought it was from one light to the other, whoever gets there first wins. That's not what we were doing.
So do you understand? It's called a misunderstanding. One person thinks THIS, and another thinks THAT. Well, apparently the Accord driver is too insanely and utterly brainless to realize that fact. So he boasts and brags and makes a fool of himself! Going fast isn't indicative of driver skill, and is also stupid, since it was a 50 zone and he was probably going 110. Another note, he didn't have his wallet. Therefore, no drivers licence + registration! :Q
1) Speeding
2) Driving without licence and registration
3) U-turns
4) Taking forever to start once you come to a stop
The list could go on. These things are all part of what makes somebody a bad driver. Does anyone disagree on this? My friend who was driving, didn't speed through yellow lights, didn't turn when he wasn't allowed, didn't do u-turns, etc, and didn't blast past the limit.
One thing I do not understand about people who can't drive sticks. Why not? I've driven it a couple times (don't have my licence, hence I don't drive much!). I stalled the first time I tried. You know why? Because I had no idea what to do. Nobody told me... so I had no clue. After it was explained to me once, I did it, and it was fine. So I drove around, and it took a couple minutes to kinda get the hang of it. But overall it's quite very simple. You hit the clutch, change gears and let go. What's so complicated there? Why do people take like 5 seconds to go from 1st to 2nd or whatever.. ? Why is it that when that dude came to a stop sign, he would come to a complete stop, wait there for a couple seconds, and then slowly start again, THEN accelerate really fast? IMO, that's incredibly stupid.
Ok, I'll stop ranting about it now. You can let us know your thoughts on this. I'll mention more when I think of it.
OK, anyways. There are two cars in this scenario. Both are old slushbox rustbuckets. One is an 88 Ford Tempo 2-door, 4-cylinder (sorry, don't know any more specs), and the other is a 4-door 4-cylinder Honda Accord, the model is that of '92+, I'm unsure of the actual year. I know it isn't any newer than 93 or 94. The driver claims it's a 91, but I'm very familiar with specific years of Hondas and how they look, and I know for a fact that it's impossible that his car is a 91.
Anyway, I think that we can assume that mechanically the Accord is superior, right? So it should in fact boil down to who is the better driver, and if everything is in order with the car, right? First let me just tell you that the driver of the Accord put "Racer" matts on the floor and a "racer" steering wheel... Must make it go faster
So what we wanted to do was just have a little race for fun. My friend and I in the Tempo were just laid back, fully expecting to lose. I might add that the Tempo was auto while the Accord was standard. It took us a while to both get to a red light side by side. Eventually we did, though. Another thing I might add is that they did not check to notice the "50" limit and the sign that said "Radar" on it. So we came to the light, and of course the Accord driver is already making a fool of himself, that's cool, a good laugh for us.
The light turns green. My friend somehow manages to fvck up, giving too much gas (somehow being bad.. again, I don't know what I'm talking about). Regardless, we fly by the Accord. The Accord driver is ludicrously shifting like a monkey on crack (er..yeah...). So we reach the speed limit in no time, so he eases off and just sticks around the speed limit. Then the Accord flies by us at 2-3x the speed. Yay. And they think they won! They thought it was from one light to the other, whoever gets there first wins. That's not what we were doing.
So do you understand? It's called a misunderstanding. One person thinks THIS, and another thinks THAT. Well, apparently the Accord driver is too insanely and utterly brainless to realize that fact. So he boasts and brags and makes a fool of himself! Going fast isn't indicative of driver skill, and is also stupid, since it was a 50 zone and he was probably going 110. Another note, he didn't have his wallet. Therefore, no drivers licence + registration! :Q
1) Speeding
2) Driving without licence and registration
3) U-turns
4) Taking forever to start once you come to a stop
The list could go on. These things are all part of what makes somebody a bad driver. Does anyone disagree on this? My friend who was driving, didn't speed through yellow lights, didn't turn when he wasn't allowed, didn't do u-turns, etc, and didn't blast past the limit.
One thing I do not understand about people who can't drive sticks. Why not? I've driven it a couple times (don't have my licence, hence I don't drive much!). I stalled the first time I tried. You know why? Because I had no idea what to do. Nobody told me... so I had no clue. After it was explained to me once, I did it, and it was fine. So I drove around, and it took a couple minutes to kinda get the hang of it. But overall it's quite very simple. You hit the clutch, change gears and let go. What's so complicated there? Why do people take like 5 seconds to go from 1st to 2nd or whatever.. ? Why is it that when that dude came to a stop sign, he would come to a complete stop, wait there for a couple seconds, and then slowly start again, THEN accelerate really fast? IMO, that's incredibly stupid.
Ok, I'll stop ranting about it now. You can let us know your thoughts on this. I'll mention more when I think of it.