JTHunter
Member
Kleanbore, speaking of not tailgating, in the past couple of months, there have been some "aggressive drivers" that make me question their sanity.
These both happened on s "3 lane" state route with the center lane being a turn lane for BOTH sides. In the first case, a "non-caucasian" female used that center lane to pass at least 2, possibly three, vehicles and then cut in front of me. When she got stopped at the next stoplight, my dashcam got a beautiful shot of her vehicle and plates. When the county sheriff's office was contacted, they weren't interested even though there was the video.
The second incident was as I was turning right into my subdivision on this same road and less than 150 yds. west of the first incident. The bad things about this incident were that 1) it was in a school zone; 2) it was in an intersection and Illinois law prohibits passing in an intersection; and 3) it was at the top of a hill and that driver passed without looking or knowing (or caring) that a westbound car might have been waiting to turn left into that same subdivision. I also believe that he not only passed me but the car behind me as well. So he couldn't have had a clear view of the road ahead as he was coming up the steep side of that hill.
We have tried to get a stoplight put on our intersection as we only have 75-100 feet of visibility to the left (east) because of that hill. But, being a "state controlled route", the county claims they can do nothing.
These both happened on s "3 lane" state route with the center lane being a turn lane for BOTH sides. In the first case, a "non-caucasian" female used that center lane to pass at least 2, possibly three, vehicles and then cut in front of me. When she got stopped at the next stoplight, my dashcam got a beautiful shot of her vehicle and plates. When the county sheriff's office was contacted, they weren't interested even though there was the video.
The second incident was as I was turning right into my subdivision on this same road and less than 150 yds. west of the first incident. The bad things about this incident were that 1) it was in a school zone; 2) it was in an intersection and Illinois law prohibits passing in an intersection; and 3) it was at the top of a hill and that driver passed without looking or knowing (or caring) that a westbound car might have been waiting to turn left into that same subdivision. I also believe that he not only passed me but the car behind me as well. So he couldn't have had a clear view of the road ahead as he was coming up the steep side of that hill.
We have tried to get a stoplight put on our intersection as we only have 75-100 feet of visibility to the left (east) because of that hill. But, being a "state controlled route", the county claims they can do nothing.