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[deleted] t1_j98kwwd wrote

Reply to comment by davefanri in Massachusetts Drivers after one (1) person cuts them off on the road. by graemeknows

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bentheechidna t1_j98rz7d wrote

You leave a car length? I get mad if someone leaves a space large enough for someone to cut in ahead of the both of us, so any car length is obviously forbidden.

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life_is_liberal t1_j9c1ri7 wrote

This is an amateur move in heavy traffic under 30mph (let alone any other speed: for safety reasons, the stopping distance should be about 3 seconds: count when the car in front passes something and it should take you 3sec to get there)

Frantic stop and go jamming on the brakes? No car space? Tense on edge? Ha, amateur move.

Real kings of the road leave space, sometimes even 10-20 car lengths, so as to time acceleration and deceleration as precisely as possible, maximizing optimal usage of each.

This saves brakes, transmission, engine wear, prevents accidents, and reduces traffic, so don’t get uppidy when you’re behind a king and you’re jamming on your brakes like a chimpanzee stuck in peanut butter at the circus

Someone wants to cut in? Go for it, doesn’t make a difference to a king of the road (or any other gendered or non gendered royalty)

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ccasey t1_j998tyv wrote

Grew up here, learned to drive here, lived in a lot of places and I still just don’t get this. What is the problem with leaving reasonable gaps for safety or driving the speed limit in the right lane? My wife does this and constantly gets blaring horns, tailgaters and middle fingers. Can’t we all just get to where we need to go in a reasonable fucking manner?

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zshybabez t1_j9augll wrote

I flipped someone off the other day on rt 1 after they were aggressively following way too close behind me and then pulled out in front of me. They proceeded to drive really slow in front of me and switch lanes every time I did. Then they moved over and waited for me to pass again so they could throw something at my car. All bc I was just trying to keep at least a cars length in front of me. Because you know, safety.

I hate people so much

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