Slugging Rules Broken Talk Radio

I dont' mind WTOP, NPR, or really anything. People have the right to listen to what they want. But drivers can be a little bit more courteous with what they listen to. But then, it's their car and they're driving. We're getting a free ride. For the most part, I've not experience any bad experiences. I guess if it really makes you uncomfortable and you really need the driver to change what they are listening to. You can always politely mention the discomfort. It may trigger some confrontation, but that's a chance you take as with all the other chance you take when you slug or pick up riders. It just comes with this system. But it seem to work well, ALMOST all the time.

I usually have a problem with drivers having the ventilation system not cool enough, so I cook in the back and get dizzy and start feeling sick. I guess I could have said something, but I just close my eyes and try to relax and get out the car when we get back.

Just my opinion.

Wow! I've been a driver and a sluggie now for 7 years. As a sluggie, I've had to endure NPR (pure torture in my opinion), born-again Christian rock (I'm sure my Catholic soul will get time off in purgatory for this), Indian music, horrible rap, the list goes on. WTOP is good for the first 15 minutes but by the third go-round it just sucks. My point is I like Hannity so if you ever see a green Mercury Montego at the Pentagon -Don't get in my car or you may be offended by listening to the dreaded OTHER POINT OF VIEW. I also listen to Grandy and Andy in the morning and that too might be offensive. Of course, your other option is to quit thinking you are ENTITLED TO A FREE RIDE and drive yourself.

FYI: getmehomeplease, I usually agree with you but I have to point out that your comment "Hannity is a miserable excuse for a human being" is a little much. You may not know this but every year since 2003 Hannity has raised millions of dollars through his "Freedom Concerts" for college scholarship funds of children who have had a parent killed serving in our military. You may not agree with his views but he is hardly a miserable excuse of a human being.

CJ

I completely agree with the original poster’s dislike for Hannity regardless of subject matter. I mean really, it displays a poor intellect to keep him on, HOWEVER, I also keep my headphones w/mp3 around to help drown out that and other things. Yesterday, I got a ride and had to listen to simplistic gospel music accompanied by both front seat persons chomping on the gum-so, on go the headphones.

Also, I dislike the Michael Bazemore (sp?) show on black radio. He is equally offensive with sexist and race-baiting shows.

That all said, it is simple courtesy to consider other people. Slugs are not just hitchhikers. They are serving drivers to escape the traffic and drivers have rights too, so slugs should stop their telephone calling, gum chewing, SNORING and food eating for when they are in the quiet of their home. If you must have these pleasures, THEN DRIVE!

BTW, why do we handle issues of courtesy with answers from Blackstone’s Legal Guide? Yes, it’s your car, but that drivers license is not a license for uncivil behavior.

I think the problem is that the original poster was quite rude both in their initial post and apparently in the car during the ride. It's one thing to be courteous to a rider- hey everyone should be right? But its quite another for someone to accost you in your own car, call you names and then come online and post deregatory things about you WITH your license plate number, simply because they didn't like your radio station. Then to have other people come on here and call you (and everyone who also likes the show) unintelligent because you happen tp like listening to a certain radio show. Wow. That's rude.

CJ

my husband and i pick up at the Pentagon. we go back and forth from WTOP to Hannity to the baseball game if there's a day game. the speakers in the backseat are turned off and we keep the volume down so only we can hear the radio. our slug can't hear anything. but even if they could, it's MY vehicle. i paid for it, i pay to insure it and fuel it up and maintain it. you don't like my choice of radio station? drive your own car. pissant.