Driving

[cannabis campbell]

How much do you like driving if you had the option to have a free chauffeur or a car that shomehow drives itself forever or be able to drive which one would you choose?

[slipknotpsycho]

fuck both.... if i woke up tomorrow and all cars were driven by computers i'd spend thousands upon thousands to get an older car.....

humans make computers, and i don't trust them with my life.... i.e. a car... a computer may be able to calculate faster, but i doubt there will ever be a 'smart' computer able to make split second decisions..... atleast reliably.... i trust myself and that's it....

and having someone else drive me anywhere is an anxiety attack just waiting... ic an't stand when someone else is driving, because it's not me driving... especially on freeways and such, i get even more nervous... ia lways feel i'm about to go running off the road because of the idiot behind the wheel...

needless to say, i drive whenever possible... well if i have to go... id o finally understand parents and not wanting to get out and drive... when you first start driving it's cool for about a year at most... after that it's just a hassle... all those rules and laws and what not...

where the hell is the fun in that? driving just stresses you out because everyone else on the road is a fucking idiot....

[mauichick]

i don't really like to drive. it's kind of a hassle and I don't want to have to pay attention the whole time. I'd rather have someone I trust drive. If I have a boyfriend it usually works out cuz they like to drive and I don't so they drive us everywhere. I like it like that.

I have been told I'm a good passenger. Especially on road trips.

[cannabis campbell]

and having someone else drive me anywhere is an anxiety attack just waiting... ic an't stand when someone else is driving, because it's not me driving... especially on freeways and such, i get even more nervous... ia lways feel i'm about to go running off the road because of the idiot behind the wheel...

You never ever been in a taxi before then?

So I take it with driving you dont trust anyone else apart from yourself? Fair enough some people are like that, I dont really mind as long as I knew someone has a legal liscense then I would feel safe with them behind the wheel.

[geonagual]

YEah, I want to enter the destination and then take a nap..wake me up when we get there.

[birdgirl73]

I like being driven by someone else. I can read or study or talk on the phone or sleep or do embroidery or whatever I want. Then I'm not all traffic-tense when I arrive at my destination.

If I'm going to be in pretty country where there are fun hills and curves and it's a nice car with good acceleration, then I like to drive myself. More often than not, if we're in the city and I'm in the car with my husband or my parents or friends, then I'm the one driving. Dave can't drive and talk on the phone at the same time, and he inevitably gets calls regarding patients. My parents aren't big-city drivers. And my friends know I have a magical ability to speed (within reason) with relative immunity. So I generally end up as the chauffeur.

[cannabis campbell]

Yeah true birdie, countryside is definately the best area to drive in, lovely scenery, long nice easy quiet roads.

[slipknotpsycho]

You never ever been in a taxi before then?

So I take it with driving you dont trust anyone else apart from yourself? Fair enough some people are like that, I dont really mind as long as I knew someone has a legal liscense then I would feel safe with them behind the wheel.

oh i've been in a taxi.... i don't have a liscense and we didn't have a car at the time, i had really only two choices... see when i was getting my dentures done, i had to go far outta this shitty town... and my grandparents can't (refuse rather) to drive there.... it was either deal with it so i can eat normal foods, or refuse and have nothing...

of course i opted for the first.... but the driving scared the living shit outta me... more so then someone i trust.....

i suppose my fear of bridges and being in a high speed chase which resulted in flipping a sports car at 120 MPH also has alot to do with me not trust anyone's driving.... cuz i can't recall having a problem with ANYONE driving before then.... (other then going over bridges) now i can't even be in a car goign 30 mph without nearly having a panic attack...

[The.Severed.Angel]

I hate driving, I have a short and horrible temper, anything will get me in a stint of road rage, when I'm the passenger, I never have to do anything.

[toozlah]

If nobody is driving, then who gets to pick the radio station??!?

[cannabis campbell]

YOU! :p

[JaggedEdge]

I love driving sometimes. If I had the option though, I would have a personal driver constantly on call. Sometimes I just don't feel like dealing with all the traffic.

[cannabis campbell]

Yeah constant driving is ok traffic is a bastard especially if its extremely slow moving wares my damn clutch foot out lol.

[affasd]

ya i like driving a lot, i actually kind of want to be a truck driver lol i think it would be a cool job, too bad i'm not 21 yet.

[notransfer]

id rather drive myself because of the control factor, jerk the wheel, speed...

in reality im a relatively slow driver but the thought of picking up and driving to alaska or someplace equally far away...id like to be the one navigating the exits and freeways and interstates...being carted there simply would not be the same.

[LIP]

I like driving - i like driving FAST. But, the drive to work is as tedious as it gets. Driving becomes a chore, and for that, i'd love someone to drive me. As long as they knew how to put their foot down - i refuse to go at the speed limit when theres no reason to.

[Reefer Rogue]

Yeah, i'd get a chauffer, i'd be in the back of phantom smoking bubblers, blasting Tosh out the window after i'm done with my hot box.

[WeedyBoyWonder]

A chauffeur would be phat!

[Old Stoner]

To me, it depends on the sestination, or the road, on whether I'd rather drive or let someone else to the driving for me. I LOVE driving the GTO. The carr is a four seat Corvette on rails, and it flys, and has this awesome exhaust note to it. I love driving that car everywhere.

Now my Corvette - that's a different story. I'ts fun to drive, but not as fast as the GTO, but either the drivers seat is too small, or the driver's ass is too large (I'd bet on the latter, folks). And what is funny is that the passenger seat is just a bit wider than the driver's seat. So my ass fits better on the passenger side. Now mind you, it is fun to drive, like I said above, but I consider it my wife's car, as she picked it out, color and all. So I usually just let her drive it, and go along for the ride.

(Sometimes she's drives faster than John Force, and slicker than Mario Andretti, LOL)

Plus, if we get pulled over by law enforcement, women have a better chance of talking the cop out of a ticket than us guys do. Just bat those big old peepers at 'em - and say "gee, officer, I am SO sorry!"

But in general, I'd rather drive myself than let someone drive me. I've been in limos and taxis, and they just don't turn me on. I like the feel of the wheel in my hands, and the knowledge that if ANYONE screws up and i die, it'
ll be my OWN fault, LOL....

[cannabis campbell]

I like driving - i like driving FAST. But, the drive to work is as tedious as it gets. Driving becomes a chore, and for that, i'd love someone to drive me. As long as they knew how to put their foot down - i refuse to go at the speed limit when theres no reason to.

Yeah for example a quiet road thats 30mph why go that speed but then you could argue that a kid could come out from behind a parked car and going higher than 30mph could make the difference between life and death.

Country lanes are the best though.

[katyowns]

Driving, when you have the right vehicle, is one of the most thrilling events I can think of. There's nothing like pushing your car to it's limit, testing it's boundries, and finding out what you're REALLY capable of.

Now, I wouldn't go around testing the limits of a Hyundai Elantra, obviously. You really must have the right car to really love driving.

[Rhymenocerus]

I wouldn't want a chauffeur. I like driving, its way better than being driven. I get too bored when I'm being driven anywhere.

[poiuyt]

Shit, I like driving, but I wouldn't mind a chauffeur.

[OLDE ENGLISH '800]

i love driving to much to let someone else drive

[Old Stoner]

I agree, Katyowns. Drive it like you stole it, LOL! I had the privilege of taking the GTO out on the Road Atlanta course during the huge Year One event earlier this year. We had an Audi TT as the pace car, but he would'nt let us do over 80, but I rode his tail, and kept trying to push him, but he wouldn't let me. Almost got the cajones to pass him, but then i would have gotten kicked out of the event, and I had just got there, LOL...

[Mississippi Steve]

How much do you like driving if you had the option to have a free chauffeur or a car that shomehow drives itself forever or be able to drive which one would you choose?

I prefer to drive myself...tyvm.
The higher performance the vehicle is, the more I like driving it. The biggest rush was running hot laps at Sears Point in a Formula Ford.
:thumbsup:

[katyowns]

I agree, Katyowns. Drive it like you stole it, LOL! I had the privilege of taking the GTO out on the Road Atlanta course during the huge Year One event earlier this year. We had an Audi TT as the pace car, but he would'nt let us do over 80, but I rode his tail, and kept trying to push him, but he wouldn't let me. Almost got the cajones to pass him, but then i would have gotten kicked out of the event, and I had just got there, LOL...


Good man!

I'm bringing my Subaru WRX down to Limerock, can't wait! Mostly using it as a way of figuring out what I want to mod on it. What lacks on the racecourse= what to modify and improve.

[stinkyattic]

I'm bringing my Subaru WRX down to Limerock, can't wait! Mostly using it as a way of figuring out what I want to mod on it. What lacks on the racecourse= what to modify and improve.

I just had to change my panties.
YOU GOT A WRX, DAMMIT I AM SO JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!
And modding it on top of the factory-installed SICKNESS?
Bring that B up north...

[katyowns]

I just had to change my panties.
YOU GOT A WRX, DAMMIT I AM SO JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!
And modding it on top of the factory-installed SICKNESS?
Bring that B up north...


Yep, had it about 2 weeks now, can't stop driving! It's a 2002 WRX sedan, black, completely stock except for a factory short shifter. We went tooling about the S. Hadley/Granby/Amherst area yesterday, and oh man those twisty country roads are so much fucking fun. We found a place called Atkins Farm and got ourselves a pumpkin for the front steps, I have a feeling you've been there, it seems pretty popular. I'd love to bring it up North, any plans in mind?

[cannabis campbell]

I just had to change my panties.
YOU GOT A WRX, DAMMIT I AM SO JEALOUS!!!!!!!!!
And modding it on top of the factory-installed SICKNESS?
Bring that B up north...

sniffffffffff

[ReUp]

Having gotten a DWI. I know I'm an idiot. I fear making the wrong decision to drive when I'm fucked up. I'd much prefer to have someone drive me or a computer. I used to love driving but now I scare myself. Plus insurance is waaay too expensive for me now.

That being said, if I computer was driving me around I'd be scared if the AI was female ;).

[stinkyattic]

We went tooling about the S. Hadley/Granby/Amherst area yesterday, and oh man those twisty country roads are so much fucking fun. We found a place called Atkins Farm and got ourselves a pumpkin for the front steps, I have a feeling you've been there,

I haven't just BEEN there, I've been sent on emergency pumpkin-pie acquistion missions there.
And any event for which a punkin'pie is an emergency is sure to fall on a day when every fucking yuppie in Amherst [read: the ENTIRE population of the town] is ALSO there for a pie.
Well, and to show off their new Saab.

I take my Ninja on those roads. I'm the one with the yellow-and-black leathers and big ass and one peg touching the pavement. You want nice roads, head up 116 into Conway and Ashfield. The Twisties, we call them. Or in Shutesbury, The Shutes- thems some hairy roads.

[delusionsofNORMALity]

i've never understood folks who prefer to just sit back and watch the scenery. maybe i'm a bit of a control freak, but if i'm in a vehicle then i want to be in control of it. i ain't no ricky racer, but i need to be the one who decides how fast to go, which lane to drive in, when to pass, when to stop etc.

[katyowns]

I haven't just BEEN there, I've been sent on emergency pumpkin-pie acquistion missions there.
And any event for which a punkin'pie is an emergency is sure to fall on a day when every fucking yuppie in Amherst [read: the ENTIRE population of the town] is ALSO there for a pie.
Well, and to show off their new Saab.

I take my Ninja on those roads. I'm the one with the yellow-and-black leathers and big ass and one peg touching the pavement. You want nice roads, head up 116 into Conway and Ashfield. The Twisties, we call them. Or in Shutesbury, The Shutes- thems some hairy roads.

Tomorrow is a day off so we're thinking of trying out one of the routes you suggested, any nice side-trip type places along the way we should look into?

[psychocat]

I would like a driver for those times I am not able to because I'm either too drunk or whatever.
BUT !
I love my bike and ride simply for the pleasure whenever I get the chance, anyone who has a bike will understand the feeling of freedom and speed you can only get from motorbikes,I would only get a car if I had kids but I would still keep my bike.