Idiot Driver Alert April, 2001 Archive


Time and date :   5:00pm, April 4
Location (include city) :   King Geoge @ 88th, Surrey
Brief description of vehicle :   Green minivan - possibly Dodge caravan
Licence Plate :   STW-154
Brief description of driver :   Apparently male, preoccupied with cell phone.
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Unsafe turn, failure to yield. Hang UP the cell phone if you don't understand the concept of stopping before a turn, idiot!
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Time and date :   8:35Am Apr 5/01
Location (include city) :   10th St @ 6th Ave, New Westminster
Brief description of vehicle :   Black VW Jetta
Licence Plate :   BTF-006
Brief description of driver :   Unknown
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Blocking intersection and impeding traffic. (If there's a huge lineup, it won't hurt you to wait behind the big white line another couple of minutes)
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Time and date :   5:00pm
Location (include city) :   Victoria @ 41st, Vancovuer
Brief description of vehicle :   Maroon Toyota Tercel
Licence Plate :   CPE-945
Brief description of driver :   Unknown...but has an odd "Tweety" fetish going
This driver's an idiot because...? :   ...of a really poor parking job that gave the prevented the driver of the car next to you from getting in her car. (I must admit though, it was amusing watching the contortions)
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Time and date :   5:30pm, Apr 5/01
Location (include city) :   4th Street to Royal Ave, New Westminster
Brief description of vehicle :   Red Nissan Pulsar (NX?)
Licence Plate :   FXB-406
Brief description of driver :   Caucasian female, early - mid 20's
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Illegal right turn to jump the Patullo Bridge queue.
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Time and date :   8:25am Apr 5/01
Location (include city) :   KGH @ 128 St, Surrey
Brief description of vehicle :   Commercial Vehicle Inspection SUV
Licence Plate :   ESC-479
Brief description of driver :   Caucasian female, mid 40's
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Crossing solid double line (in breach of Section 155(1)(a) of the traffic act), making me swerve to avoid her, then all but threatening me with a ticket because my auto-stop indicator turned off when I turned my wheel. (She said I wasn't indicating my tur
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Time and date :   4:10pm Apr 6/01
Location (include city) :   Commercial @ Charles, Vancouver
Brief description of vehicle :   Black Audi
Licence Plate :   VGT 902
Brief description of driver :   Ignorant, apparently.
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Being parked (and away from vehicle) in a no stopping zone and blocking one lane of rush hour traffic.
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Time and date :   4:10pm Apr 6/01
Location (include city) :   Commercial @ Grant, Vancouver
Brief description of vehicle :   Brown older model Cadillac
Licence Plate :   BXN 624
Brief description of driver :   Caucasian male, late 20's-30's, stubble & baseball cap.
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Stopping in bus stop (therefore, a no stopping zone) and INTENTIONALLY blocking one lane of rush hour traffic. Seems he was visiting his friend (was seen talking through an intercom).
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Time and date :   6:55pm April 9/01
Location (include city) :   104 Ave between 160th & 148th, Surrey
Brief description of vehicle :   Green late model Pontiac Firebird
Licence Plate :   FWH-454
Brief description of driver :   Apparently male, light hair colour
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Jumping the green light, zig-zagging, failure to indicate...all for a net gain of zero (that's right, zero) cars.
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Time and date :   April 15, 8:55 pm
Location (include city) :   Burnaby
Brief description of vehicle :   White Lumina Minivan
Licence Plate :   ABF 942
Brief description of driver :   Male, 30's
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Passed on the right in the opposing traffic lane, on a double solid line, through an intersection, and travelling at 90 kph in a 50 kph zone
Your name OR nickname :   Havocat
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Time and date :   5:45pm April 13/01
Location (include city) :   King Geurge @ #10, Surrey
Brief description of vehicle :   Black Toyota 4Runner
Licence Plate :   FXS-022
Brief description of driver :   Multitasker
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Reading from a large sheet of paper while driving at speeds in excess of 80km/h. It was impressive, until you swerved several times.
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Time and date :   Thursday, April 19th 2:14 p.m.
Location (include city) :   Vancouver Corner of Homer and Hastings Street
Brief description of vehicle :   White Honda Prelude approximately 1987
Licence Plate :   No plate just a Permit in the right left rear window
Brief description of driver :   Young Caucasian male early 20's (acted more like 10 yrs old)
This driver's an idiot because...? :   This nice young gentleman roared through a crosswalk after the walk sign had become visible for pedestrians and almost hit myself and one other person. I tapped the back of the car lightly to try to wake him up because he was obviously sleeping and he sta
Your name OR nickname :   Bewildered
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Time and date :   April 15/01 1:55pm
Location (include city) :   132 St @ KGH, Surrey
Brief description of vehicle :   Goldy-brown Toyota Camry
Licence Plate :   BRE-857
Brief description of driver :   Asian male, early 40's
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Red light running. The funny thing is that the light turned green about 15 seconds later. Of course, I was able to catch up at the next lights.
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Time and date :   April 15/01 4:40pm
Location (include city) :   E/bound Kingsway, outside of Metrotown
Brief description of vehicle :   Black Audi
Licence Plate :   JWK-773
Brief description of driver :   Unobservant
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Cutting off a motorcycle. Of course, this is common with a lot of drivers but this happened after the traffic moved from a red light, so the driver *should* have known about the biker.
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Time and date :   April 19/01 3:20pm
Location (include city) :   132 St @ 100 Ave
Brief description of vehicle :   Black Acura Integra. "N"Plate visible in window
Licence Plate :   CNR-919
Brief description of driver :   Teen male, hispanic appearance
This driver's an idiot because...? :   Cutting off cars, passing on the right. Basically at EVERY light he came up on the right and cut across to beat people when the light turned green.
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Time and date :   3:11 PM Friday April 20th
Location (include city) :   Burnaby, Heading East on Trans Canada, just East of Willingdon overpass
Brief description of vehicle :   Yellow "Bell Pacific Excavating" Truck
Licence Plate :   Could not get
Brief description of driver :   Did not see
This driver's an idiot because...? :   He was driving between the yellow line (by the HOV lane) and the interior concrete wall on the Trans Canada highway. The traffic was already going faster than the speed limit. I'd say the HOV lane was already moving along at 100-110K/H. This idiot was pas
Your name OR nickname :   Grant
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