Thu 2008/11/20 06:24
Sasara sent me mail with a photo saying that shes taking the car out for a spin with her new boyfriend. What?! But I was thinking that this is a good way to use the carpool lane in America. For those who don't know, cars with two passengers or more can use a special lane to wizz through traffic - encouraging folks to travel in numbers which would reduce the number of cars on the road.
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Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
Wow, she's really making things her own isn't she. She doesn't hesitate with anything.
(ID #378040) Posted on 2008/11/19 23:41
amatuer bum
We got carpool lanes here in America too. And god they are handy. I remember many a year ago, we were stuck in bay area traffic, but carpool lane was totally empty !! We got to ride it. and forever will the words my cousin shouted in the car echo in my head... "hahaha, you aint go no friends!" 3 "cheers" for the carpool lane ! Banzai ! Banzai ! Banazai !
(ID #378042) Posted on 2008/11/19 23:43
We have them in UK too not that all of them are effective. Usually both lanes are empty!
(ID #378382) Posted on 2008/11/20 07:53
Multimedia Technology Student, eLearning software developer, Skateboard coach, Filmer, Editor
We've got them in some parts of Melbourne as well, mainly in high traffic areas haha.
(ID #378488) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:47
Unemployed bummer
roflmao. bitch-slap your cousin mate. oh wait, he's right. =P
(ID #378591) Posted on 2008/11/20 11:02
it reminds me of Homer Simpson putting a hat and sunglasses on a giant candy ball, and using the carpool lane claiming he has a passenger XD BTW i can see that the wheel is on the right side of the car, what the? is it like in UK or something? i tried to ask my teacher and she said that in japan there are cars with wheels on the right side and cars with wheels on the left side. on what lane are you supposed to drive then? LOL
(ID #378047) Posted on 2008/11/19 23:47
IT, Programmer, Otaku, ...
In Japan, they drive left, just like in the UK. But because not all cars (like sports cars) come with a wheel on the right side option, they just drive them with the wheel on the left side (like a Porsche for example).
(ID #378332) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:41
I think driving with the wheel in the wrong side should be illegal. The reason is that sometimes we have to drive around something (like a parked car) and then you will need to look for oncoming traffic. If the driver is in the wrong side then it can be a game of luck. I tried driving a Japanese car once. However since the car was moved to Europe, I should still drive in the right side. Using the other hand for changing gear took some getting used to but I think the hardest part was that the "arms" for vipers and turn signals were switched. Oddly enough viewing from the "wrong" side of the car wasn't a problem but then again we didn't encounter any parked cars and nearly no traffic. It would be hell to drive in dense traffic and in fact the car is now completely wrecked because the driver failed to see oncoming traffic before turning left >.< Oh, and please don't ask how a Japanese car ended up in Europe.... it's a LONG story and that car has seen more of the world than I have :(
(ID #378381) Posted on 2008/11/20 07:52
That's the thing that I think would take some getting used to. I drive (and have only driven manuals) so learning to shift with my left hand would be... entertaining to watch for sure.
(ID #378445) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:05
Standard in Japan is like the UK, wheel on the right side...confused the heck out of me when I returned to the U.S. after having learned how to drive in Japan... ^^;
(ID #378334) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:42
oh yeah! I loved that episode!
(ID #382500) Posted on 2008/11/23 14:35
Yup, the safety belt is buckled. Safety first!
(ID #378062) Posted on 2008/11/19 23:57
Never heard of carpool lanes. But I'm afraid Sasara will create some chaos in the roads.. And WUT? Sasara has a boyfriend now? Nuuuuuu
(ID #378064) Posted on 2008/11/19 23:58
Engineer by weekdays, Hikki by weekends
carpool lane on I-405,CA :the sign before the solid line starts http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2616534579_979cacc9c6_o.jpg
(ID #378380) Posted on 2008/11/20 07:50
It's actually a good idea. I heard that they made a tunnel somewhere in Spain (Madrid?) where you can go fast to the city centre. However they banned cars with only one person in that tunnel. As a result cars stops just before the tunnel and picks up strangers so they are allowed to use that tunnel and the strangers will get a faster ride to the city centre than the bus would give them. It's a good idea but personally I would never pick up a stranger. It would be too dangerous, at least here :(
(ID #378415) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:41
五〇一軍团 TK8316 Singapore Garrison Public Relations Officer
who is her boyfriend?
(ID #378067) Posted on 2008/11/19 23:59
Unemployed Dollfie enthusiast
I mean this in the least perverted way but....looking at this again, I bet it would be really nice to sit on her. Some car seats are a bit hard, but he fills out the seat in size rather well, it's like having a cuter version of those extra padded car seat covers you get XD
(ID #378329) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:38
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
Hehe those pillows are a bit thick, so it's kinda dangerous to sit on that in the car ^^; For the backseat maybe when you want to lie down there.
(ID #378338) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:54
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
lol. I wanna know who the lucky guy is.
(ID #378337) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:53
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 太もも Appreciator
Is that snow I see outside the car??
(ID #378339) Posted on 2008/11/20 06:55
>Sasara sent me mail with a photo saying that shes taking the car out for a spin with her new boyfriend Did you tell her to be back before 11? :P >But I was thinking that this is a good way to use the carpool lane in America. It is also a good way to avoid getting your picture taken by a speed camera. Just when driving past the camera, take her into you lap:P
(ID #378350) Posted on 2008/11/20 07:23
Otaku / Student in Computer Science
I wonder who's her boyfriend..
(ID #378353) Posted on 2008/11/20 07:28
i didnt want to say this because it could break the heart of some people, but her boyfriend is me!....or not?
(ID #378358) Posted on 2008/11/20 07:32
Well, she's just making herself right at home there, isn't she. Also, just who could this "boyfriend" of hers be.
(ID #378402) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:21
university film student
Wait, so her boyfriend's driving? Do you trust this guy with your car?
(ID #378407) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:32
I don't think so but it wouldn't be the first time that a young girl is supposed to stay at home alone and then the boyfriend shows up and takes both the girl and the car. Danny should give his guy a tenga so he can get both the girl and the car back ^^
(ID #378416) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:44
If I owned a car, I would occasionally go out for a drive with a dakimakura strapped into the passenger seat. Having some take pictures of the two of us from outside would be a plus ^^
(ID #378421) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:50
Student
Bad girl. XD
(ID #378426) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:55
School girl(MIDDLE SCHOOL)
Some of those carpools dont even work here un the U.S. its like being stuck for life!!!
(ID #378435) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:59
student
geez... it's snowing in Japan already? Hmm... wonder who her boyfriend is. Watch out Danny... when you come home, you might find her completely taking over your house with your reign of figures xD.
(ID #378437) Posted on 2008/11/20 08:59
there aren't any carpool lanes in my neck of the woods.
(ID #378453) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:10
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
we call them T2 lanes around here i HATE when some granny decides to pull in the lane by herself -no passengers- and do 70kph when the motorway is supposed to be 90kph GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH~~~~~
(ID #378456) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:14
AdvDip Network Security - CCNA - Ironport - Security+
then she's too afraid to overtake the 18 wheeler doing 60kph and backs up the entire freaking lane and everyone's stuck at 50kph - in a 90 zone CANT PPL JUST DRIVE NEAR OR ON THE LIMIT WHILE ON A HIGHWAY/MOTORWAY??!?!?! IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? PEOPLE HAVE TO GET TO PLACES! THATS WHY THEY USE THE HIGHWAY IN THE FIRST PLACE! COMON!!!! yes, i am a very rageworthy driver
(ID #378459) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:19
I feel your pain...I feel you pain...
(ID #378516) Posted on 2008/11/20 10:12
Unemployed bummer
oh jeez, it happens to everyone. it isn't just the granny. tons of people think that because they own a car, they own a piece of the road. it's simply bad driving manners to ignore the traffic behind you and continue to road-hog.
(ID #378593) Posted on 2008/11/20 11:04
well, you have to think... like, my grandma kinda drives slow. When I come home from school, she holds up traffic, so it sucks for me and her. BTW, that's my GF there
(ID #381057) Posted on 2008/11/22 04:24
The only problem with carpool lanes are that if there's a driver in front of you that's not moving fast enough, you're stuck behind him/her. Since you can't leave carpool lanes until you reach certain points, you also run the risk of overshooting your exit. 65 miles per hour is supposed to be California's speed limit, but in certain places if you drive below 70-75 your car better not be in the carpool lane or there will be a lot of annoyed drivers behind you.
(ID #378473) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:34
New boyfriend is Tenrou? He said he'd taken over Danny's company, perhaps even his house too?
(ID #378479) Posted on 2008/11/20 09:37
Everything... >^.^<
(ID #378517) Posted on 2008/11/20 10:13
Unemployed bummer
still waiting on that reprisal ^.^
(ID #378595) Posted on 2008/11/20 11:05
Danny already responded in the previous post... ^^
(ID #378849) Posted on 2008/11/20 14:46
Kawaii Pink Stuffs FanGirl, Cat Lover, Otaku, MP3 Hunter, Matcha & Afternoon Milk Tea Addict.
she went out with her bf but why she still looks sad? o.O I guess she actually miss Danny-san more than her bf.
(ID #378515) Posted on 2008/11/20 10:11
Dropping computers, starting all over again at Journalism
Coming right up Sasara-chan. Wha?
(ID #378527) Posted on 2008/11/20 10:22
Student, Fansubber, Freelance Web Forum Admin
True, I constantly use the carpool lanes when driving with my friends. What makes me even more happy is that they recently made a lot more of the highways in and around San Francisco have carpool lanes, and extended the times when it's available to accommodate rush hours. But I hate the people who are driving by themselves on the carpool lane, and are hogging the lanes when we're trying to pass traffic.
(ID #378549) Posted on 2008/11/20 10:39
The number of "available" manpower (and the low cost for manpower) made it possible to assign traffic cops in the end of such lanes to make sure people obey the rule (or bribe past them) in Indonesia... for most, if not every day
(ID #378707) Posted on 2008/11/20 12:53
marvin (Registered on 2006/12/25 00:54)
lol wonder what a cop would do if he found a guy driving with a dakimakura on the carpool lane. ^^;
(ID #378600) Posted on 2008/11/20 11:08
Mahasiswa yang terdampar di Singapura.
In Jakarta there is no special lane, but for the main roads in the heart of the city, there's a "3 in 1" rule... Any car using those road with passenger (including driver) less than 3 people, will be stopped by police and given ticket. So during those "3-in-1" hours, we got to find alternate road if we're only alone in the car. The sick part is, even with that rule enforced, those main road will still be clogged, the alternative road?? do you even need to ask??
(ID #378653) Posted on 2008/11/20 11:56
but we can get some jockeys to fill in the car to meet 3 person requirement! (and pay them 5k each (around 50 yen, u can get a proper at the shopping center for Rp. 20k (around 200yen) here) and yes it's still clogged, like there are days when the road here does not clog?
(ID #378703) Posted on 2008/11/20 12:49
王オタク ｘ 天才様
They let hybrids in the carpool lane in California too, even with one person... and they tend to slow down the whole lane :(
(ID #378673) Posted on 2008/11/20 12:18
uncreative (Registered on 2008/08/16 01:50)
I am jealous of The Invisible Man.
(ID #378676) Posted on 2008/11/20 12:26
She's taking a joy ride in Danny's car...what will she think of next...
(ID #378680) Posted on 2008/11/20 12:31
DCX001-Prototype
I'll take her for a spin ^_^
(ID #378725) Posted on 2008/11/20 13:14
Hotdog Repairman
Bet you wish you had bought seat covers, huh?
(ID #378771) Posted on 2008/11/20 13:45
She really is...living to the fullest extend...
(ID #378782) Posted on 2008/11/20 13:50
I forget what city but a woman driving in the carpool lane was ticketed for being alone her defense was that she was pregnant so there were in fact two people in the car I believe her case was dismissed and the rules were supposed to be revised
(ID #378800) Posted on 2008/11/20 14:02
Haha I wonder what cops might be thinking if they drive to the side of you and notice that. Oh and there are certain places at certain times that carpool lane requires at least 3 people. So an extra dakimakura in the back seat. XP
(ID #378841) Posted on 2008/11/20 14:38
Graphic Design student | Receptionist | Otaku
Lolols, she's getting rather comfortable now >.<
(ID #378949) Posted on 2008/11/20 16:54
Is she even old enough to drive?
(ID #378950) Posted on 2008/11/20 16:59
Drive safely now!
(ID #378959) Posted on 2008/11/20 17:16
*Imagines self in driver's seat*
(ID #378970) Posted on 2008/11/20 17:51
*doing the same*
(ID #381103) Posted on 2008/11/22 05:06
Programmer Trainee
That's an interesting law...the whole carpool. Indonesia has something like that though and it seems to cause more traffic since there's no such thing as color-coding (Simply put depending on the last number on your license plate will show when you can bring out that car) Haha what fun she seems to have
(ID #379209) Posted on 2008/11/20 22:08
Student
actually danny in the US you can get caught for that... i read a news article once where a guy put a blow up doll in the passenger seat to cheat the carpool system.. and then the cop ended up making stand at the side of the high and wave the blow up doll at people driving on the highway for an hour...
(ID #379219) Posted on 2008/11/20 22:16
I only get to play in the carpool lane twice a year when I go to Atlanta, GA for the anime convention there. I feel like I'm going to get run over considering that Atlanta drivers are freaking scary. Also doesn't help that I also have to dive across 3 lanes of dense insane traffic just to get to the next from that lane since its on the inside.
(ID #379403) Posted on 2008/11/21 01:12
High school student
She decided to find her own happiness. You shouldn't have left her alone, Danny. She became lonely and sad and now it turned out like that. Carpool lane? Sounds cool. We don't have it here in Czech Republic, and probably never will.
(ID #379473) Posted on 2008/11/21 01:45
Oh my goodness! 0_0
(ID #379668) Posted on 2008/11/21 04:37
Fresh Diploma Grad... enlistee.. soon
We dont have a carpool lane, but we have a bus lane! for buses carrying alot of people... sooo efficient...
(ID #379894) Posted on 2008/11/21 10:25
Ya, we only have bus lane here. Didn't know about carpool lane. Maybe they get the idea of bus lane from this carpool lane.
(ID #380908) Posted on 2008/11/22 01:16
Part trooper, part -timer, 100% loser...
Mmm... The seat belt is wrapped around her... Yea...
(ID #380194) Posted on 2008/11/21 13:55
introducing anime PSAs, complete with body pillow!!!!
(ID #381048) Posted on 2008/11/22 04:16
Executive Seneschal of the Third Ward
By all means, the carpool lane. the police will see through the ruse, but will be too embarrassed to stop the otaku behind the wheel.. or maybe it is fear of infection? Or just simple jealousy....? (＾ω＾)
(ID #382284) Posted on 2008/11/23 09:48
Where can I get one of these?
(ID #393778) Posted on 2008/12/01 15:25
Good idea for getting where you need to go fast on the freeway. -Need to get one!- Hope the cops don't take it way when they stop you.
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