I've had it with these stupid f'n red turn arrows

[sic_semper_tyrannis]

Holy hell I just can't take it anymore. They're everywhere, and they keep multiplying, with no end in sight. Merciless killers of my soul, slowly sucking away every last fiber of my being. Is the only job requirement for a traffic engineer that you must be a sociopath? That you must get a tingle up your thigh at the furthering of others' misery? For a society so saturated with eco-friendly carbon footprint save the wales global warming Prius-driving lead-free greenhouse gas GMO methane cow fart catching herp derp faggotry, just WHY in the F do we still put up with this retardedness?? THANK YOU my precious little red left turn arrow! THANK YOU for saving my life! THANK YOU for ensuring that I don't go doing something craaaaaaazy, like making a left turn with nary an oncoming car in sight! Without you, my precious little red beacon of blissfulness, I might be inadvertently forced to actually make forward progress on this roadway! Without you, my little red safety net, I might actually suffer a MPG rating similar to that advertised on my window sticker! Without you, oh exalted purveyor of turn security, I might actually get to a destination, ANY destination, in some semblance of reasonable timeliness. EAT SHIT AND DIE YOU LITTLE RED TERRORIST! STOP RUINING MY F'N LIFE!

Seriously though, when was it decided that we were so f'n stupid as a society that we are incapable of deciding when it is safe to turn left? There's no oncoming traffic, the through lights are green both ways, the stupid little walk signal is still lit so I know the green arrow ain't coming anytime soon... why the hell can't I turn? How much gas is needlessly wasted by motorists sitting there idling at these idiotic turn arrows, for NO. REASON. WHATSO-F'N-EVER.

Rant off.

[Holger Danske]

10 out of 10. Just awesome

[zteknik]

This rant is New Yoiker approved!!!
I feel your pain..
It makes a 20 minute drive over an hour!!!!

[wyome]

kinda over the top dramatic ... really should be 6 / 10. But the last sentences in each paragraph save it.

9 / 10

[DEAGLER]

Yep some red arrows are at the most useless intersections.

[rbeau30]

9/10, Ever since someone mentioned it, If I don't see Cockholster used in a rant it is not worthy of a perfect score.

[roberth]

Good one!

There are 2 explanations I can think of and both result in more tax revenue for the city. One is that they stop you so you'll look around and buy something impulsively and they'll collect some sales tax. The second is that the city/state gets 22 cents from every gallon of gas we buy so it behooves them to stall us and keep us burning gas.

[SideShow Bob]

It is the .gov making you safer, take look at the accident studies and see why that red arrow was put up. It is because of all the mentally handicapped drivers that think oncomming traffic should yield to them so they can make it to Starbucks quicker because they are in a hurry.
Wait until you have to deal with the flashing yellow arrow turn signal, then you will see the single digit IQs show their stuff.

[ray1970]

You obviously underestimate the stupidity of the common driver. These red arrows probably save thousands of lives every year. Maybe more.

Just because most of us are smart enough to yield to oncoming traffic doesn't mean everyone is.

They piss me off not just because I feel stupid sitting there when I could have safely turned twenty times but they screw up the whole process of natural selection.

[Great-Kazoo]

10 out of 10. Just awesome

Gonna have to disagree. it's Save the Whales, not Wales. We doing a benefit for Tom Jones or some water bound mammal? 7.5 / 10

FWIW: The rant may be good enough for UPSTATE NY folks. Needs more FUCKIN SHIT HEAD DOUCHE BAGS to geta 8.5 - 10 from me.