Why are there so many bad drivers in oakland...i just saw the most horrific accident

topic posted Sat, June 20, 2009 - 6:46 PM by  Snake Lynne
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I watched some lady turn left on to SunnySlope from Grand and its a one way....She hit a pedestrian and hit the oncoming car. The pedestrian was lying on the ground, the woman in the car they she hit face was all bloody, and the woman who caused the accident was fine. Well I dont if 100% fine, but she was walking around freaking the fuck out. Her car was over on its side, she took out the sunnyslope street sign and took out the green electrical box on the side.
I gave the police my statement and clearly saying that it was the womans fault.

Man that took a lot out of me to watch that. My stomach was flip flopping.

And this morning when I was driving some woman cut me off, badly to where I had to swerve to avoid hitting her, I had to slam on my brakes, then when she realized she got in a slow lane, she got back over behind me and rode my bumper. I slammed on my brakes to get her to back off. And what does she do, she follows me into the Longs Parking lot on 51st and starts threatening me...So happy cops were at Jamba juice, they came over and I told them I was scared that she might attack me...ha ha ha ha. All they did was tell her to leave me alone and I made the cops stay with me until she drove out of the lot.

At least once a week I see some jackass nearly cause and accident.....why are people such shitty drivers in Oakland?

Just ranting and raving here. Please feel free to do the same...
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Snake Lynne
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  • Just boomin', yo

    Sat, June 20, 2009 - 9:08 PM
    I dunno about Oaktown drivers as bad across the board, but the vibe on the street last night was nuts.

    Down here in the Fruitvale, the street was humming with partiers yelling and flashing flesh,, streetwalkers, Harley exhausts barking and bellowing, rubber bein' laid down, drama everywhere it seemed .... and to punch the impression home - across the city there were three shootings overnight. There was a sharp tangle and tingle flowing through everything.
    • Re: Just boomin', yo

      Mon, June 22, 2009 - 7:49 AM
      father's day gone wild.

      yeah, fruitvale was pretty hoppin' last night...but as far as bad drivers? welcome to america...it's just gotten worse and worse over the years everywhere. i mean honestly, these idiots need a law passed to tell them that texting while driving is a bad idea. i weep for the future...
  • Actually, Sunny Slope is a two-way street. It's quite narrow in places, but it's definitely two-way (used to live on that street). But that certainly does not excuse running over a pedestrian.

    Yeah, I've had a number of close calls since living in Oakland and neighboring cities. Was hit-and-run by some asshole in Oakland near the Emeryville border years ago. Not sure if drivers here are worse per se, or just that the streets are narrower and there are more cyclists and pedestrians here. Let's face it--this ain't suburbia with their nice, wide streets that were designed for the car. I think people need to keep that in mind when they are driving in the higher-density neighborhoods in Oakland, SF, etc.

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