> You know, that was something I observed when I was in New Hampshire, although I don't think I've mentioned it in the finished parts of my journal (or in any part of the journal, for that matter). I noticed that a large majority of New Hampshire cars stopped with their tires on the crosswalk line, which caused the rest of the car to extend through the crosswalk. Sometimes it was a lot more extreme, too. I do see that happen here, but I would venture to say that most people here stop so that their car is not sticking out into the crosswalk. Is this just a Sacramento/New Hampshire thing? Am I just hallucinating?
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> Ell"Noticer of things"myruh

They do that quite often out here in New Jersey as well. The roads out here are much narrower than the roads of any other area I've lived in (save Europe). Also, almost every road has curb-side parking on both sides. I can see why a car would have to creep out a bit farther than normal to see if there is any traffic coming. (Rather, I can see why someone in a '92 Ford Tempo would do that. Someone in a Canyonero, seated fifteen feet off the ground, should have no problem seeing over parked cars. Jerks.)

You're out West, where the roads actually are wide enough to drive on and don't follow old goat trails and people actually park in their garages or in their driveways rather than on the street in front of their home so no "other" car will park in front of the house.

However, I've also seen so many cars do this:

A car, facing north, wants to turn west. The driver pulls the car out into the east-west street, completely blocking the east-bound traffic until there's a gap in the west-bound traffic. That upsets me so much, I can't even continue talking about it.

I want to mount a paintball gun in my grill. I've got several non-working buttons for options I never got on my car. I could hook one of those up to the gun. Next time someone tailgates me, whips off to the right lane and cuts me off, nearly causing a collision - PAK PAK PAK. Big orange marks on the rear of the car.

That'd be cool.

-Faux "PAK PAK PAK" Pas

Can you name the truck with four wheel drive,
Smells like a steak, and seats thirty five?
Canyonero! Canyonero!
Well, it goes real slow with the hammer down
It's the country-fried truck endorsed by a clown
Canyonero! Canyonero!
Twelve yards long, two lanes wide,
Sixty five tons of American pride!
Canyonero! Canyonero!
Top of the line in utility sports,
Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts!
Canyonero! Canyonero!
She blinds everybody with her super high beams
She's a squirrel-squashin', deer-smackin' drivin' machine
Canyonero! Canyonero! Canyonero!
Whoa, Canyonero! Whoa!