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hoopbag33 t1_j2bi4al wrote

Reply to comment by OwnResource in People who stop because they’ve missed their turn on a rotary- do you realize it’s a circle? by roadtrip-ne

I say this all the time (not always about rotaries). Stop being nice. Be predictable. If you are ignoring the right of way and "being nice" you are just endangering those around you.

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abhikavi t1_j2bks04 wrote

This is why I don't trust "nice" people. They're the real assholes.

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WiserStudent557 t1_j2bpjph wrote

Too busy trying to be nice to one person to be considerate of everyone

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jizzy_fap_socks t1_j2bu2go wrote

Niceholes. Can we just call them that

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JerrkyD t1_j2dcm5u wrote

Niceholes are mostly female suburban drivers in front of you who suddenly stop to let someone pull out when there is light traffic, even though this process takes longer than just letting the person attempting to pull out wait for a few cars to pass by. These niceholes feel good about themselves because they stopped the cars behind them to let the driver pull out.

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bradleystensen t1_j2db9ps wrote

I don’t think they’re being nice they just have no idea how it’s supposed to work. Americans don’t have to actually learn to drive to pass a test, what do you expect?

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Billdoe6969 t1_j2dblw9 wrote

Except we do.

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bradleystensen t1_j2dkp5v wrote

You might happen to be able to drive but the tests you take do not establish that. Anyone could pass the test. Therefore some people can drive, some just know how to go around the block and parallel park.

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davewritescode t1_j2dyks7 wrote

I had a cousin from Europe who lived with my family for a year in the US and on his list of things to do that year was get a drivers license because it was significantly easier and less expensive to get a license in the US and covert it over to his home country instead of passing the test there.

Our drivers education is a joke here and it’s one of the reasons our roads are so unsafe.

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bradleystensen t1_j2dkrcv wrote

Check out your rta and road accident mortality rate vs countries with a proper driving test. USA 12.4 deaths per 100,000 people. UK 2.9. In the UK you have to take a 1 hour test that includes rotaries, multi lane highways, complex junctions with poor visibility. Any meaningful mistake and you fail. I’ve taken and passed the test in both countries I am very aware which one actually tests whether you can drive properly.

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shr2016 t1_j2c1a6q wrote

Had this happen the other night - oncoming car was hanging out in a *left turn lane* and the car in front of me just stopped out of nowhere to let them turn. This was from like 30 MPH. Unbelievable.

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JerrkyD t1_j2dcqp9 wrote

I don't think I have ever seen a man do this.

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scranston t1_j2dey0v wrote

I have been told by men about how they're teaching their teenagers to drive this way.

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Wedgemere38 t1_j2cimof wrote

Oh ffs...if there's ANYTHING that describes NE drivers, its being unpredictable. Its why they are just horrid drivers. Who think they aren't.

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candybrie t1_j2dqlrt wrote

Yup. Sitting at an intersection waiting to turn left and I don't know whether I'm going to have some crazy person in oncoming traffic stop and wave me through or some crazy person behind me whip around and turn where there is no gap making oncoming traffic hit their brakes. I've had both happen. It's madness.

Makes me miss LA where I know no one is gonna let me through and we all know 3 cars are turning left once the light turns red.

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