ALittleLessFoolish

ALittleLessFoolish t1_ivb9etc wrote

It isn't a deep blue state, it's been turned into one by trust funds kids and hedge funds managers from Connecticut using it as their winter playground since the 1970s. My family literally fought for the Green Mountain Boys in the American revolution, but you get to tell me where I'm allowed to live? What authority do you preside over that entitles you to make these claims? Many towns in Northern Vermont vote Republican, likely comprising the biggest share of the native Vermonter population, so what is your point?

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ALittleLessFoolish t1_iv2xcgk wrote

I am a skilled driver. I have never been in a car accident and only off-roaded into a guardrail once when a tire popped in the middle of a snowstorm in a car that didn't have working brakes (only the E-Brake) and I still drove it home the rest of the way after throwing on a donut. I can drive automatic, manual, and the hybrid mode on automatics. I can pull trailers and drive box trucks. I can operate a liftruck, lull, skidsteer, tractor, boom lift, ATV, motorcycle, dirtbike, 4x4, dump truck, excavator, zero turn lawnmower, scissor lift, go kart, dunebuggy, scooter, tow truck, plow, etc. About the only land vehicle I can't operate is a tractor trailer with 18 gear, but I could probably pick it up fairly quickly given the chance.

I don't follow the rules but I know my limits. I don't drive like a maniac. I always use my turn signals with traffic and am usually at around the speed limit except on long straight stretches. I feather my brakes and accelerator like a grandma, I don't even trust my automatic to downshift for me.

I can drive year round in Vermont with all-seasons. I slow down considerable in winter and leave 20 minutes early to compensate.

There is no reason for the absurd speed limits.

And I never said to not use turn signals. I said you technically shouldn't have to if your turn doesn't require a change or speed. I don't do aggressive cornering like that, but for people who do I don't see the issue.

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ALittleLessFoolish t1_iv2nrrw wrote

1.) You don't need to use turn signals if no traffic is around or your turn doesn't involve a downard change of speed.

2.) People don't understand swing radius of their vehicle so it isn't a smart practice to let people swing by on the right to make a turn at a stop. It isn't worth the risk or your car getting scraped up.

3.) Vermont speed signage makes literally zero sense. In the summer a section of i-89 from Winooski to Williston shouldn't be 55. If anything it makes it more dangerous for people merging. I don't fault anyone who completely ignores speed limits, as long as they're a competent drive. Sometimes Vermont drivers do go below the speed limit which can be annoying, but ultimately it's their responsibility to make sure they are driving at a pace comfortable for their skill.

4.) Isn't the speed limit for ramps like 25-35??? Shouldn't they be following that according to you?

5.) No they don't. New cars have brighter lights than old cars.

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ALittleLessFoolish t1_iv2jpdc wrote

Nope, born and raised in Northern Franklin county Vermont. Most people here agree Sarah George needs to be voted out, so I don't see why anyone that wants her out would vote for another Democrat who no doubt supports her "criminal justice reform". The standard boilerplate position of Democrats is to let violent offenders including murders out of jail and give them absurdly low bail. That isn't a policy worth supporting. Being weak on crime literally means that people will be brutally murdered and assaulted. I think anyone that lets a criminal off the hook should be charged with whatever crime the person then commits. In Sarah George's case see should be charged with multiple murders and locked up for life. Her goal isn't to help anyone. She is intentionally unleashing criminals onto our streets to leave a wake of destruction for her own personal financial gain. She is a stochastic terrorist.

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ALittleLessFoolish t1_iv2b7u1 wrote

Democrats like Sarah George have led this state into turmoil. I'll be voting on 8th for the first time in my life to try to oust political terrorist Sarah George from her states attorney office. I'm a young guy and in my life have seen Burlington and Winooski turn from great cities into criminal ruin and squalor since the BLM movement. I'll be punching a straight Republican ticket. Vermont's leftist ideology has come crashing down upon itself and it's obvious for all to see.

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