Don't blame me if you are in my blind spot...

I have to laugh - when I was reading your response I read I live in Florida ___ and I started laughing thinking you were going to say and they can't drive here! I lived in FL for 19 years I have been to many different states and currently live in PA. FL drivers have been the worst! Anyway thought you would like the laugh too, I'm sure you know just what I am talking about!

LOL - Oh believe me plunk, I'm not blind to his faults - I just can't see his good points anymore! LOL But no - I'm not blind, blind.

LOL - my driving skills are fine as long as the moose stay off the road. I'm not sure when the soon to be ex will be the ex, but you can be sure I'll be posting about it. Send your brother up here - might help get rid of the soon to be ex sooner! ROFL

Too funny - I can see the 2 of us taking a road trip! Between you and me they better get off the road and out of the way! LOL have a good day!

LOL! I hear ya about everything! I once had a lady that went 30 in a 50 on a busy road during rush hour traffic and, she literally stopped in the middle of an intersection at a green light before I had to honk my horn at her to snap her out of what the hubby call HUTA (Head Up the A$$). Then she proceeded again to go 30 in a 50...on a road where people tend to go 60 instead of 50. Then she finally decided where she wanted to be so she slow as molasses moved over to make a left had turn. Ugh! LOL! And, there is a guy in my subdivision who turns left to turn right and, despite the fact that I am aware that he always does this, I have a tendency not to remember who drives what so, he gets me every time and, he has almost made me collide with him more than I care to count! And, that stopping to make a turn thing, been there, seen that! It always makes me mutter under my breath. And, there are people who slow down because another car is coming on their own side of the road from the opposite direction! Ugh! Oh no! You aren't the only person on the road! What ever will you do? Ugh! Just drive your freaking car! LOL!

LOL! And, BTW...my pleasure...vent anytime!

LOL! Yea! Thank God he cared enough about his precious car not to let me hit him because he was in my blind spot! LOL!

LOL! Yeah! I know! I wouldn't have gotten so ticked off at him if he hadn't gotten all ticked off at me. That is why I got mad. He got mad at me because he was doing something he shouldn't have been doing that might have cost us both an accident. But, I am the one to blame for driving on a road. If I weren't driving on a road, the same road he was driving on, he wouldn't have been able to be in my blind spot and there wouldn't have been a problem. LOL!

Hey grasshopper! I am well aware of how large your blind spot is! I always respect it when I am on the road with a truck driver! And, I give my blinker a few blinks too before I begin to make my move. And, I tend to give my mirrors a good amount of attention too because people like to ride other people's bumpers in my area and that makes me very uncomfortable so, I always have to pay attention for stuff like that so that I can do whatever I can to get someone off of my bumper. So, if it means that I have to change lanes to get them off of me and to make sure that they don't hit me should traffic come to a screetching halt like it does a lot in my area, then they won't hit me. So, my mirrors are something I use a lot, while also keeping my eyes forward. But, the guy in my blind spot came from no where. Possibly from behind s couple of cars behind me and, I didn't see him make that move. It was during rush hour so there was a good deal of traffic and, I am guessing he was in some kind of big hurry, came from behind one of the cars behind me and then hung out there before I noticed that he was anywhere in the lane next to me. I know I would have been at fault but, it still ticks me off that, while I was being as careful as I could, he wasn't and then he got ticked off at me for being in my blind spot. It is just frustrating that I was careful but, no matter how careful I was being, I obviously was just slightly less careful than I should have been because that guy thought it would be ok to be nestled in my blind spot. I can only hope that he learned his lesson. I learned that, no matter how careful I am...and trust me, it is very careful, I am not careful enough.

oooh, passing on the right- huge pet peeve of mine and I wish they'd ticket more often for that! I make the people behind me mad because whether I am the one turning or just waiting behind the turning vehicle, I nudge myself a little off to the right and they CAN'T go around...

Well, a good thing did come out of the experience, you know that no matter how careful you are may not be enough! It is always better to take a little extra time, not be in a hurry and never, ever, ever pass on the right.

That is really too bad that you and your hubby got into a blind spot accident because someone else was riding in yours! At least it sounds like no one was hurt! I hate that the people who caused the accident by not being careful to get out of your way are the ones who benefit by not having to involve their insurance. That part of the law stinks! I am glad you weren't hurt!

I can't figure that out either! I gave him ample time to recognize his blunder even though I didn't know that he was there so, why he couldn't correct himself before there was even a potential issue, I don't know! I like your new avatar! So cute!

That's what I'm talking about! See...you try to be careful by looking in your mirrors and by turning your head to look but, you don't see anything because it is literally impossible to see somewhere where they are. Ugh! So frustrating! I like how you handle it by smiling and waving! That is awesome! LOL! I can't be sure but, I would bet that the guy that was in my blind spot probably flipped me off too! LOL! I also hate when people drive too slow, under the speed limit. And, people have enough of a hard time driving on dry roads around here. So, imagine how bad they are with wet roads! LOL! Sheesh!

I know! What is with that? Later on down the road, that guy sped up in front of me and cut me off! I guess he told me! That'll teach me to almost hit people who ride in my blind spot! LOL!

I am lucky! And, I hate that too! I always use my blinker! I don't understand people who don't because it is sort of a law...isn't it? I think that they would get pulled over and ticketed if they pulled something like that in front of, next to, or even behind a cop! Ugh! And, rant away! LOL!

The thing is, anytime you are riding next to someone else on the road, everyone is aware that all vehicles have blind spots so, the best rule of thumb is, if you are going to ride right next to a person, ride even with them, not towards the back of their car so, I am careful not to do that to anyone. I do realize it would have been my fault if I had hit him but, he needs to consider that riding towards the back of another person's car is dangerous. If he hadn't gotten so ticked off at me, it wouldn't have ticked me off. I have had people drive in my blind spot before, that wasn't the first time. But, I have never had someone get ticked off at me for driving in my blind spot. I agree that they should make that blind spot detector a standard feature in all cars! And, I hate it when people are riding my bumper too! I feel threatened when that happens. Traffic comes to a screeching halt in my state a lot on a lot of different roads and, when someone rides my bumper like that, it is inevitable that if that should happen, they will be in my back seat. I hear ya mentalward! That bugs the fedge out of me!

I understand what you mean about that man getting angry at you. There are just too many people on the roads today who suffer from that fairly new disease, "Road Rage". You didn't hit him. He shouldn't have gotten so angry. I try to stay away from any areas that might be another person's blind spot because you never know. The best to you! Take care.

Thank you burnty but, unfortunately, if we had collided, I would have been the one at fault as far as the law goes! Sort of an unfair law...don't you think? Until humans adapt to their world by growing eyes in the sides and backs of their heads, we are stuck with the ones in the fronts of our heads and all the limitations that it causes...including not being able to look behind my body without having to turn my head and taking my eyes off what is in front of me! LOL! Thank you for your comment!

Yea! I know that it would have been my fault and, as far as my mirrors go, I can't position them any better than they are! They really are position in the best place for maximum visibility. Trust me, this person was tucked in the absolute worst possible place for me to have been able to see him. And, I gave a good warning that I was switching lanes. I always wait a good 5 or 10 seconds with my blinker on before I switch lanes. But, where he was, he wouldn't have seen my blinker. He really put both of us at a disadvantage with his position next to me. And, I hate that bit with the turn lane too. I had two people do that to me yesterday on my way home. There is a huge electronic sign telling people that people in the left lane must turn left but, never mind that...cut me off! LOL!

Sheesh AW! That isn't cool that he flipped you the bird. Didn't it tick you off that he was so mad at you while he was the one hanging out in your blindspot? And, then he freaked your son out too. Jerk! And, I feel the same way. When you are on a fast moving highway, that is the time to be a bit more vigilant as any crash going at those faster speeds will be way worse than one on a side street. So, if you are passing someone, do it right or don't do it at all! And, plunk...very helpful advice! Thank you to both for sharing!

No offense taken Lisan but, to be fair, while I said I glanced...I guess I misspoke because I did look and, I looked more than once as I always do. Trust me, with the traffic in my area, I am very thorough when I am trying to switch lanes. While I know it would have been my fault, I did everything that I could to ensure my safety. I looked in my mirrors each a couple of times and looked over my shoulder a few times and I didn't see anyone. So, he really was in the worst possible place for me to be able to see him. Unless I could turn my head at a 180 degree angle, which I can't without turning around in my seat, I would not have been able to see him.

That's true! I didn't even think about that. What if the person that was in front of me in my lane before I tried to switch lanes, heard him honk and slammed on the breaks or something? Sheesh! That would have been really bad for me as I swerved back into my lane to avoid hitting Mr. Blind Spot.