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I'm a Way Better Driver Than You

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bustinthejus
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Does anyone else get pissed when people say that? I'm 16 so I'm just at the age where people are starting to get their licenses, and people say that with a straight face all the time... Like really? I live in a town where traffic is very minimal, and highway driving is the easiest shit ever, so I don't understand what people are basing their driving abilities off of... I mean, you can definitely be a shitty driver, but as long as you're a competent driver, there really isn't much room to be "better" than someone else... And often, people who say they're great drivers fucking blow dick. So what gives?
Dec 22 2011 8:32PM
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easy.steezy
Posts: 2931 - Karma: 1,056
Do you tell people who slip and fall on ice that they're bad at walking? Calm down bro.
Dec 22 2011 11:52PM
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TOAST.
Posts: 7595 - Karma: 37,719
come again?
Dec 22 2011 11:57PM
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easy.steezy
Posts: 2931 - Karma: 1,056
You have to be 16 to get your permit in NY, then 6 months of driving with your permit you can take your road test. I don't know where you're getting 18 from.
Dec 22 2011 11:59PM
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skithesprings
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ever notice how anyone going slower than you is a retard and anyone going faster is a fucking lunatic?

yeah, and I drove my xterra down the jump line in 7 springs northpark so obviously I'm the best driver on the mountain. not even kidding.
Dec 23 2011 12:17AM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
YES. All my friends say that because I generally disregard the speed limit (by a lot), even though I've never been in an accident, and never drive too fast for the conditions. There's a difference between fast and dangerous, like I never go over the speed limit in downtown/congested areas and limit myself to 40ish in other parts of the city.

Also, none of these friends can even drive my car, because only about 10% of them can drive a stick.
Dec 23 2011 12:21AM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
pfffft I've driven my Subaru down my whole home hill. I'm a way better driver than you.
Dec 23 2011 12:25AM
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JIBpsy^^
Posts: 2851 - Karma: 36
I would just like to say that i was driving a few days ago with my father and there where 2 lanes. the left lane being a Right turn lane onto the main road and the left being a straight and left turn lane with a gas station on the corner right next to the right turn lane. the left lane was backed up with a bus in it. I was going like 20 mph in the right turn lane and this dumb bitch comes turning through the left lane of traffic accross my lane to get into the gas station and i didn't see her because of the bus. i didnt have time to stop and t boned her going like 10 mph. Nobody was hurt and we pulled into the gas station to talk and call the cops. She said the joker in the left lane signalled her through and she didnt even just went pulling right in front of me. she was trying to tell me the road was only one lane. anywho our front bumper hit her front tire on the left side. We have litterally no damage. Not even a scratch but we fucked her tire royally. Her tire was bent in and shit. LONG STORY SHORT: 1. Subaru bumpers kick some major ass  2. Be weary of driving quickly next to a stopped lane that somebody would turn through. 3. Dont trust other people that signal you through a lane. 4. always carry your license driving. (i didnt have mine but the chic didnt notice so my dad said he was driving)
Dec 23 2011 12:33AM
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StreetsOfRage
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I question on how many people clicked on this thread and were thinking "dude I am going to show this fucker up I am way better at driving."
Dec 23 2011 12:39AM
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fujarome
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i actually find myself justifying why people are going so slow.

everytime i pass someone i look over and think "oh, it's a _________" (woman, asian, elderly person, young kid...literally any possible person)


And an important lesson to learn is the difference between speeding, and going too fast.
Dec 23 2011 12:39AM
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2L208
Posts: 1075 - Karma: 308
i am a way better driver than you, with class a cdl licence and tanker endorsement. in a awd subi i will make you look like a grandma
Dec 23 2011 12:45AM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
You shut your whore mouth. Manual > everything. I dread the day I have to drive an automatic. Anyone who thinks driving a manual is a pain in the ass or difficult for daily driving is a huge fucking pussy. It really upsets me that most cars come with DSG shit now instead of a standard transmission. All I want to do is shift my car, not pull a god damn flappy paddle. I will drive manual cars until I either physically cannot anymore, or cars simply do not come with the option for a manual.
Dec 23 2011 1:11AM
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Peter.
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i feel like everyone is pretty much the same. either you're god awful, or you're decent. no real inbetween
Dec 23 2011 1:12AM
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caucasian_chad
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 3,625
For once I actually agree with you. I drive one in Duluth, which is probably the worst city ever for one, because it is situated on a steep hill. With stop signs every block. People are always like OMG ISNT DRIVING UP LAKE AVENUE HARD FOR YOU?!?!?! and I'm like lol no, I just set the parking brake when I stop, and I dont have to ride the brakes like a retard every time I go down the hill.
Dec 23 2011 1:19AM
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.AR6rider.
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Lolwut? You should not have to set the parking brake to drive up a hill from a stop. Learn how to properly drive a manual.
Dec 23 2011 1:26AM
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maxwell666
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you have obviously never stopped on a steep enough hill. you dont actually let it click, you hold the button down so you can drop it as you let the clutch out.
Dec 23 2011 2:39AM
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.AR6rider.
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I've been driving a manual transmission for 9 years. I've never needed to pull the E-brake to start on ANY hill, and trust me, I've been on "steep enough hills". Who the fuck taught you to drive a stick?
Dec 23 2011 2:44AM
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CorbinLefebvre
Posts: 175 - Karma: 164
Im a good driver to the extent that me and my friends are kinda dangerous we race in town, drift everycorner, speed, but i got two speeding tickets, thank god photo radar doesnt affect demerits or else i would have had a suspension!

Dec 23 2011 3:04AM
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Shireshredder
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They are just claiming real life GNAR points

Ive driven butt naked many a time

Met ken block and said 'I cant believe your pro, im a way better driver than you'

Dont recommend driving on the phone to your mum though....


Dec 23 2011 3:15AM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
IM THE BEST DRIVER ON THIS MOUNTAIN, WATCH ME RIP THE SHIT OUT OF THIS
Dec 23 2011 3:23AM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
IM THE BEST DRIVER ON THIS MOUNTAIN, WATCH ME RIP THE SHIT OUT OF THIS
Dec 23 2011 3:23AM
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nkmo.
Posts: 3994 - Karma: 285
I read this all in dinosaur voice. Then thought about how silly it would be for a T-rex to drive a manual. His arms would just be too short.

Youre spot on though. Manual 4 lyfe.
Dec 23 2011 4:04AM
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Childstar.
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No i actually wasn't...
Dec 23 2011 6:27AM
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Anti_Steeze
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Dec 23 2011 8:04AM
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Mike-O
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You seem to be angry today.
Dec 23 2011 8:13AM
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Mike-O
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Mind you, in driving school we perfect both handbrake and simple clutch hill-starts, at least with trucks with really heavy and skiddish clutches and in older cars with loose clutches it definitely doesn't hurt to help it with the handbrake.
Dec 23 2011 8:21AM
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joshua
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I stick shift like a boss, I'm best driver on the road man!
Dec 23 2011 8:50AM
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.RYAN66
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Dec 23 2011 9:44AM
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tripnip
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 482
i got my license today!

Dec 23 2011 11:48AM
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bibs_skibum
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 449
not only am I the best driver on NS, but i'm also the best damn skier on this mountain.

Dec 23 2011 11:54AM
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flatland
Posts: 726 - Karma: 77
Just remember the trifecta of bad driving:

1. Old
2. Woman
3. Asian

One of the above and it's a bad driver, two and its a shitty driver, three and you're clusterfucked.
Dec 23 2011 11:59AM
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ChrisSkisChronic
Posts: 1128 - Karma: 230
lolno. I've witnessed my grandpa race and beat multiple ricers, its amazing. As for the manual vs automagic debate: auto is boring as shit, I will always drive manual.
Dec 23 2011 12:54PM
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Daph
Posts: 5978 - Karma: 5,010
It irks me when people tell me they're better drivers than me, but it irks me even more when people assume that I'm a shitty driver because I'm a girl. Um no, I can drive a plethora of commercial vehicles, and tow a 7 horse trailer with living quarters.
Dec 23 2011 12:57PM
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icon1234
Posts: 3081 - Karma: 1,474
Ha wait so just because your grandpa races makes all old people good at driving? There exceptions to almost every rule, but i'd say most old people suck at driving, if you deny that then you haven't been driving long enough to see some of the crap I have seen old people do on regular basis.
Dec 23 2011 1:09PM
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theBearJew
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You are 16. You all suck at driving.
Dec 23 2011 1:11PM
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Dec 23 2011 1:19PM
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Mike-O
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If you think you're a good driver, there are always a lot of humbling experiences waiting for you on the roads.

Even with a lot of experience on an oil track and a pretty good feel for slippery survival, the first time you hit that mirror patch of mirror ice going 100km/h or feel your car aquaplaning and lose all possible control even for a second - it gets to you.
Dec 23 2011 1:28PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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His "rule" stated all old people are bad drivers. I have seen a lot of stupidity on the road and the majority of it isnt old people. Not saying theyre all good, but saying every driver over the age of 60 is sketchy is dumb.
Dec 23 2011 1:31PM
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Dirty.Harry.
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This is an entertaining thread.

I think everybody should drive a manual (or know how) because people tend to pay more attention on the road. That said, if you want to drive an auto or your car didn't have the option then whatever man.

But if you're going to put time into modifying your car, then you should care about/like driving enough to have a manual.



On the note of the thread topic, I think actions speak louder than anything else. You really don't know how good you are behind a wheel until you get put into a position where you're really tested. I've done stupid shit when I was 16/17 in my first truck and I definitely learned from it. I love driving everything from my Toyota to dad's Subaru to the bulldozer at work. and won't ever give it up.
Dec 23 2011 1:32PM
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theWIZARD
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKcSZfY1sf4

That made me think of this.

Yes I absolutely hate this especially when someone is merging onto the highway and believes they have the right of way, even though they clearly do not.
Dec 23 2011 1:38PM
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theBearJew
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And being able to navigate through traffic at high speeds does not make you a good driver. That lesson is learned at age 18/19
Dec 23 2011 1:42PM
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bibs_skibum
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i'm a better driver than you because you're a woman.
Dec 27 2011 1:10AM
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sirschralpalot.
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all the upper classmen at SHS in Breck front about being badass cuz they're wanna be hicks with trucks but they cant drive for shit
Dec 27 2011 1:20AM
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fujarome
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as far as actual driving/racing goes, ken block is actually pretty terrible.

Sure he's good at gymkhana, but he gets his ass kicked routinely in rallying...y'know, the actual even he competes in.

of course that's been a fair description of just about every racer since loeb came around.
Dec 27 2011 1:41AM
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caucasian_chad
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I don't HAVE to dipshit I just choose to when ascending a 15% grade with multiple stops in heavy downtown traffic. Why would I risk rolling back a little bit into the automatic driving dumbfuck who didn't pay attention in driving school who parked their ass 3 inches behind my bumper when I can simply hold the e-brake up until I the clutch starts to catch? Get off your "proper driving" high horse, I'm not on a race track, I can cheat a little bit if I want to.
Dec 27 2011 2:48AM
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chicken
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I hate when people assume just because you drive an automatic that you aren't a good driver. Driving stick does not make you any better of a driver. It takes no skill to drive standard and anyone can learn it in less than an hour. There are plenty of shitty drivers who prefer to drive standard and plenty of amazing drivers who prefer to drive automatic.

that being said I think everyone should learn to drive in a standard and everyone should learn at 14-16. you can't learn to drive at 24 and expect to become a good driver.
Dec 27 2011 2:48AM
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Bamjam
Posts: 200 - Karma: 129
I know this kid who's had his license for less than a year and he thinks he's the best driver ever and he could easily drive f1 cars. He can't even shift at the right rpm and he also thinks his Celica with cut springs handles better than anything on the road.
Dec 27 2011 2:57AM
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ImNotARacist
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, pulling the e-brake, holding on to it and releasing it while pushing in and letting out the clutch is WAYYY easier than just fucking letting the clutch out an inch and sitting there.

Keep your car from rolling backwards before anyone comes up behind you dip shit.
Dec 27 2011 3:11AM
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Bamjam
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My uncle can do heel-toe on hills instead of using the e-brake and he hardly rolls back at all it's pretty cool hah.
Dec 27 2011 3:14AM
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eheath
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The only thing you can really be better at is parallel parking, which I'm way better at than any of you guys.
Dec 27 2011 3:27AM
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caucasian_chad
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I think we're saying the same thing here dipshit.
Dec 27 2011 4:19AM
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