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Uncle_Tony96 t1_iz5ebh2 wrote

These posts are unpopular on this subreddit but I love them lol. I’ve been driving every day for the past 10 years and the drivers here still never fail to amaze me

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citrus_mystic t1_iz5sotd wrote

Same.

My most recent gripe is people who ride my ass for leaving safe breaking distance in relation to the cars in front of me, regardless of the fact that I’m maintaining the same speed as the cars ahead are traveling at. Bonus points if they decide to go around and get in front of me, only to join the cars up ahead who aren’t going any faster.

Also had a jackass driving 80+ mph around the Thurbers Ave curve who decided to go around me because he didn’t think my speeding at 70+ mph in the fast lane (while trying to be mindful of the approaching curve with a blind corner) was good enough. He almost caused an accident to weave through the other lanes of traffic and cut me off while I had just been maintaining my speed but had to break and maneuver to avoid him hitting me. I got upset and gave him the finger… the fucker decided to break check me. When I changed lanes to get away from him, he cut me off (nearly hitting another car again) to try to break check me, again, before returning to the high speed lane. Fucking psychopath. Dude didn’t even give me the opportunity to move over and I was actively passing cars; it wasn’t like I was driving slowly in the high speed lane.

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Nighthawk9997 t1_iz5v0az wrote

Damn, what an Ahole, I'm glad you're okay, some people have a miserable life and they don't care about their safety or the people around them.

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Uncle_Tony96 t1_iz5vwcs wrote

Yup, sounds about right. And what’s scary is that this isn’t an uncommon thing anymore. I see this shit happen like 3 times every morning on my way to work on my 15 minute drive at 6am

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anatomicallycorrect- t1_iz698wo wrote

I always keep a safe driving distance regardless. If somebody wants to tailgate me, fine, but when they rear end me, it's their fault. It's my fault if them hitting me causes me to hit the car in front of me.

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citrus_mystic t1_izev3fr wrote

You’re definitely right but at the same time you also have to wonder: “if they hit me…” 1) and their car is drivable, will they pull over/stop? 2) Do they have car insurance? 3) Could I get hurt?

I’ve already been rear ended in a hit and run once (I was extremely lucky to only end up with some scratches on my bumper— it happened on an exit ramp). So I’m going to try to avoid the risk, especially in the high speed lane, if I can safely move over 1 lane and let the jackasses just go past me to go off and ride someone else’s bumper.

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HighPlainsDrifting t1_iz6g80k wrote

Couldn't have said it better. Traffic pattern full and they think the entire world should move over and make way for them like that scene from Bruce Almighty. Its frickin Rhode Island, people! Wherever you're going, you'll be there in like 30 mins tops 😂 Calm down! And get off my ass.

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Nighthawk9997 t1_iz5f7ns wrote

It's a message to RI drives, but who would care! No one. I like the people of Rhode island and especially the older folks, you get a story every time you meet one! But really bad drivers.

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