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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 09:45 PM
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Do you pull out...
Edited on Thu Apr-01-10 09:46 PM by Drunken Irishman
Of your driveway without looking, or do you look?

I have a bad habit of just pulling out without looking.

But I do live on a non-busy street. So there is hardly any traffic up there (I'm at the top of a circle).
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meeshrox Donating Member (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 09:54 PM
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1. Don't you know that method doesn't work well!
Edited on Thu Apr-01-10 09:58 PM by meeshrox
I look...I live in suburbia with huge SUVs...I'd get creamed in my little bitty Yaris!

I'm also so paranoid about backing into my neighbor across the street as they leave, too! Had one close call already...
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goldcanyonaz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 09:56 PM
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2. I thought this was going to be an entirely different subject, LOL! Yes, I look, always.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:05 PM
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3. i have a long
Edited on Thu Apr-01-10 10:06 PM by seabeyond
driveway. so i hit the gas, reversing pretty fast to end of driveway and about then remember to stop and look. good thing a number of times. street not real busy, and 90% of the time no cars.... but, there has been that 10% when a car is coming.
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:09 PM
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4. You bet I look.
Not just for cars, but for pedestrians on the sidewalk.

I couldn't live with myself if I hit a kid backing out of my driveway.
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:11 PM
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5. I back in with the top down
but I always look before exiting.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:11 PM
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6. Note: Drunken Irishman is someone...
I want to "drink a beer with."

:rofl:

:toast:
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nickinSTL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:12 PM
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7. If I don't look, I will get hit
I live on a short street that SHOULD be quiet, but it's bounded on each end by busy streets that meet a block and a half away at an angle...so, people are always using our street to cut across and save a whole 30 seconds :eyes:

That and the idiots across the street like to park their vehicles directly across from my driveway :wtf:

I mean, I know the street is wide enough and all, but why chance it?
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:19 PM
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8. I live on a dirt road.
so....not too much worries there.
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 10:19 PM
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9. I usually keep the car covered...
when I pull out of the driveway.

:silly:
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zx_3500 Donating Member (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 03:16 AM
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10. I always look when I pull out
don't want to crash
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Roon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-02-10 03:54 AM
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11. I don't care where I am at..I look
I hate that it's a little more tougher to wrench your neck backwards to make sure the coast is clear...as we get older...but I always look with the mirrors and over my shoulder
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