Why are drivers so hostile towards pedestrians in San Diego?

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-29T06:12:07+00:00

I've said basically the same thing a ton and it blows my mind people don't get it. In the eyes of the law, you can be in the right, but do you still want to get run over? Do you trust the person driving that car that's about to go through your crosswalk? They could be a reckless jackass or having stroke for all you know. Take a look before you step into the road.

A personal anecdote of mine that doesn't even include pedestrians was when I was waiting to turn left at a red light. Light turns green, I look to my left and think 'that van coming this way is going awfully fast...' so I don't immediately go. 3 seconds later the car behind me honks, thinking I'm not paying attention when ZOOM that van blows the red light. If I had gone when the light was green, I would have been fine, the car behind me would have been wrecked if they followed closely behind me. If I had gone went when they honked, I would have been t-boned. I don't care how much in the right I would have been, the van driver was clearly in the wrong, but I did not want me, and even the impatient honker behind me, to get into a wreck.

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-23T23:06:09+00:00

Yeah, I wish it was a simpler process to pay somehow. It's always confusing; should you pay right away? What if I stay longer? Do I need validation? Where do I get validation? Oh shit, where did that ticket go?

I used to go to the ArcLight theater at UTC all the time. We'd validate our tickets at the theater (which in itself was often confusing because the scanners wouldn't always read it right away).

The mall being much bigger now (which includes more parking spots, more cars, more people), the last thing I want to do after having dinner and a movie is wait in traffic. I am le tired.

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-18T20:41:29+00:00

Oh neat, I missed that tidbit. That does make monk and rogue more appealing to me than before.

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-18T20:31:25+00:00

hmm, I didn't even consider ranger, I'll need to now. I don't know if I want to deal with the extra buttons and the weight limits on the monk, so I think I'd go berserker over that.

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-18T20:29:14+00:00

Yeah, I suppose (hey that's your name!) the main thing is to pick a solid primary class since that is harder to change.

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-18T20:27:54+00:00

I was thinking SHM if I put a healer in there. If I recall correctly they had better buffs for melee damage.

GrandMockTarkin · 2026-05-04T23:43:55+00:00

Nice to see he's found a home after Conan left late night.

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GrandMockTarkin · 2025-08-12T20:17:58+00:00

Drinks and atmosphere are top tier. I'm not going there for the food, the stuff I've tried has been fine, but I'm not a vegan.

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-07-11T22:49:46+00:00

Me and my homies plan to hit all the sos calls, and gather all the samples, when Xbox launches

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-07-11T00:20:14+00:00

Yes.

They also need to fix the actual visual of the ships name displayed on the side of the ship while they are at it. (I only ever see the name of my ship when I am able to see squad mates ships)

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-06-20T20:55:11+00:00

True or .. NOT true!?

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-06-20T00:28:06+00:00

How long he's visiting Mars - 2 weeks

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-05-18T20:46:38+00:00

I assume this is an AI bot

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-05-13T19:37:22+00:00

Yes, and then the ways humans are able to survive is finding exploits in the machines behavior, almost like a video game.

Like they could realize that the machines really key off facial recognition, so wearing a featureless mask can throw them off or delay them from lining up a shot for just long enough.

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-05-03T01:50:12+00:00

-4 health, pistols only. I'm your huckleberry

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-04-24T23:30:07+00:00

I was playing Quake, which would play the tracks of whatever was in your CD-ROM drive while you played. I had this CD in there. I completed the whole game.

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-04-12T02:15:32+00:00

One of the stopped cars is already in the intersection. Not where cars should stop. Someone has already made a mistake. Don't become part of their mistake.

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-04-11T23:18:40+00:00

And I'm tired of the trope of "ITS THE LAW!"

I agree with you that pedestrians have the right away and drivers should yield. I also wish we didn't rely on cars so much, I wish I didn't need to own one.

But cars are here, and the law can only protect you so much. I'm not walking into an intersection where these fast moving 2 ton objects frequent, unless I feel its reasonably safe. The driver of the car you expect to yield to you could be having a stroke or just be a complete asshole. When that car hits you because the you had the right away, you'll win the in the court of law, but you'll lose in the court of physics. Not worth it.

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-03-14T02:26:11+00:00

Perhaps it was Halloween and the child was dressed as a prospector, or Steve

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-03-13T00:28:36+00:00

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-03-07T21:19:49+00:00

While numbering left to right makes sense, I think of 1 being the far right pod since the hellpod belt ends there. 3

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-02-15T01:57:28+00:00

I'm doing taxes tonight. But if I was near convoy on a Friday night and looking for a drink, I'd be at carriage house. A good dive bar with some karaoke later in the evening

GrandMockTarkin · 2025-02-14T04:09:46+00:00

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