MUD FAQ, Facts, and Terms
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Terms Coined at Stop the MUD
How to identify Maryland’s Unsafe Drivers.
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1. MUD – Maryland Unsafe Driver
2. MUD Clod – 2 vehicles in a tight (following too closely) clump proceeding along the highway at an unsafe speed. (See also St5icky MUD when the driver in front is driving safely.)
3. MUD Slide – four or more vehicles following too closely on the highway
4. MUD Slide with a Cherry on Top – MUD Slide with a police officer at the front of the slide.
5. MUD Pie – A MUD involved in a collision.
6. MUD Flow – Red light and stop-sign runners.
7. MUD Pot – MUD involved in a single car collision with something.
8. Cherry on Top – Police Officer somewhere in the mix
9. MUD Run – A MUD involved in a hit and run.
10. MUD Puddle – Two or more MUDs in a collision.
11. MUD Bath – Fatal collision with a MUD involved. The dead MUD is Dried MUD.
12. MUD Tonic – MUD rationalizing their behavior.
13. Big Ball of MUD -
14. MUD Wrestling – Officers arresting a combative MUD.
15. MUD Fish – MUD towing a boat in an unsafe manner.
16. Bubbling MUD – A drunk MUD.
17. MUD Volcano – A road raging MUD.
18. Stick in the MUD – MUD that has collided with a tree or sign post.
19. MUD Bog – Many MUD sitting in court.
20. Wall of MUD – MUD driving a large truck.
21. MUD in your Eye – A MUD that pulls in front of you requiring fast breaking to avoid collision.
22. MUD Shoes – Worn down tires on the MUD’s vehicle.
23. MUD Room – A MUD’s jail cell.
24. Pulled PORK – A MUD’s vehicle being towed from a crash.
25. MUD puppy – Teen age MUD.
26. MUDdy Waters – Heavy rain with MUDs onj the roads.
27. MUDdy Buddies – MUDs racing or showing off together.
28. MUD Logging – Police working radar looking for MUDs.
29. Run a Muck – Police checking wants, warrants, and driver status for a MUD.
30. MUDah or MUDr – A MUD mother that drives unsafely with her kids in the car.
31. MUD Daddy – A MUD father
32. Grand MUDah – You get the drift.
33. MUDding Trucks – Tow Trucks
34. MUDbound – A handcuffed MUD.
35. MUDshark – MUD’s attorney, also called a MUD Guard
36. MUDlark – MUD driving an antique car with rear wings.
37. MUDhouse – The county jail.
38. MUDflap – The newspaper article about the MUD’s crash.
39. MUDflat – The MUD with a deflated tire.
40. MUDwalker – An unsafe pedestrian.
41. MUDfest – The morning and evening beltway commute.
42. MUDdy – What a MUD is.
43. Slider – MUD that glides through a red light or stop sign.
44. Cherry Slider – A police officer on or off duty that glides through a red light or stop sign.
45. Cherry Slide Maneuver – The act of a police officer choosing to glide through a red light or stop sign without emergency lights activated.
46. Avalanche with a cherry on top- Every one in a great while you will see one of these
47. Tubed MUD – MUD that have appeared on our YouTube page http://www.youtube.com/stopthemud “Hey man, you’ve been tubed.”
43. Bacon – MUD driving a convertible on a hot sunny day.
44. Sticky MUD – MUD following a single vehicle too closely
45. Medical MUD – Unsafe driver with RN plates.
46. Blazing MUD – Unsafe driver with fire fighter plates.
47. LID – Unsafe driver with Ham radio plates.
48. MUD Wump – Careless parking lot collision.
49. Road Kill – Something that you, your family, pets, or animals in your town would like to be.
50. MUDsicle – An unsafe bicycle operator.
51. MUD Boat – MUD driving a vehicle with Yacht club plates.
52. MUD Bird – MUD with RAVENS vanity plates.
53. MUDdy Bottom – MUD motorcyclist falling off his/her ride.
54. MUD Hut – MUD’s garage.
55. MUD Tracks – straight roadways in neighborhoods where MUDs pick up speed putting residents at risk.
56. MUD Cam – Red light or speed cameras.
57. MUD Hen – What a MUD is when he sees a police officer and slows down quickly or backs away from the car in front of his/hers.
58. MUD Industries – Health care, hospitals, funeral homes, cemeteries, etc.
59. MUD Lite – MUD in a small car.
60. MUD Oven – Road killer’s vehicle on fire.
61. MUD sweat and tears – MUD about to receive a citation.
62. MUDzilla - Box truck driven by a MUD.
63. Drywall MUD – MUD collision with a building.
64. MUD Armor – Radar detector.
65. MUD Bench – MUD’s bench at the jail intake desk.
66. MUD chains – Handcuffs and restraining devices
67. MUD DEvil – Angry aggressive driver.
68. Yellow Tail – A school bus tailgating another vehicle. (Yes it happens!)
69. Mudavalanch-pronounced muh-dava-lanch. Mud Slides across multiple lanes making a bad situation even worse.
70. MUDFOP – A driver displaying police association plates of whatever type and driving unsafely. “Look mom there goes a MUDFOP!”
71. HOTMUD – A driver displaying fire fighter association or organization plates driving unsafely. “Look out mom here comes some HOTMUD!”














