Toast119 t1_j9b5fuq wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:16 PM

Reply to comment by jdmess401 in Right of way is merely a suggestion by Simple_Ad_2777

The bus was navigating around another car in the middle of the intersection when the OP enters the road lol. It's pretty obvious staring at like 5s into the video that the car in the OP is in the wrong for driving the entire length of the road knowing there is no way forward.

Wild you think the bus should be the one backing up?

jdmess401 t1_j9b73ug wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:26 PM

No, because the bus is across an intersection before OP enters the road—the “road” in this case referring to the single stretch of the street between those two blocks.

In any event, you proved OP’s point here by pointing that 1) the bus was across the intersection when OP entered the road, and 2) that the bus had the room to let OP by prior to blocking him in.

As far as the bus having to back up, technically that would be the case. However, I actually think OP did the smart thing by backing up, because yes, by that point, it was safer for them to do so than the bus since the latter clearly had no intention of doing so. Having said that, OP doing the smart thing does NOT mean it wasn’t the buses fault to begin with.

Maybe it’s “completely obvious” to someone who has no common sense and should probably take driver’s ed again.

Toast119 t1_j9bgnxd wrote on February 20, 2023 at 6:28 PM

This is so wild lol. The interpretation is so simple, and the video is pretty explicit.

In no other state would this even be an issue. The self awareness is pretty telling here haha

Previous_Floor t1_j9bvznr wrote on February 20, 2023 at 8:07 PM

>the car in the OP is in the wrong for driving the entire length of the road knowing there is no way forward.

Yup. The driver of the car created this problem.

jdmess401 t1_j9er94p wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:44 AM

I’m sorry, but you guys are utterly clueless. If you’re both Rhode Islanders and wonder why we have such a terrible reputation for driving, this is why; the lack of awareness for basic, permit-level road competency here is astounding. If you’re not from Rhode Island, please just never attempt to drive in Providence—it’s safer for us all that way.

Good luck!