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overnighttoast t1_j2052ho wrote

Someone i know's father taught him not to use the turn signal so that people couldn't block him from merging. He's from Ohio.

It's not a DC problem.

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EverybodyBeCalm t1_j20u8uu wrote

The psychology of driving is wild.

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overnighttoast t1_j20ugtb wrote

It really is. I have another friend who grew up in VA and one time I was driving her around and she goes "overnight toast you really use your turn signal a lot, huh?" And I stared at her and went "I use it so that cars know where I'm going." She paused and then went "oh yeah that makes sense. Maybe I should use mine more"

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dudeitsrazz t1_j20oyit wrote

Ohio is a shitty place with shitty people. It’s not a surprise.

Source: I’m a Michigan fan who drives through Ohio all the time.

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KotzubueSailingClub t1_j21o778 wrote

I'm from Wisconsin, and while I know Michigan is inferior to Wisconsin, it still has its positives. Ohio on the other hand is trash.

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khansatlas123 t1_j22wpsg wrote

Listen as a former wisconsiner, I agree that Wisconsin is objectively the best state. That’s beyond debate.

BUT it is also the only state where previous drunk driving convictions can’t be used as evidence against someone on trial for drunk driving and where the first drunk driving offense is a minor misdemeanor. Wisconsin can’t really bitch about drivers in Ohio

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KotzubueSailingClub t1_j23jjdg wrote

I assure you that as a random stranger on the internet, I can bitch about exactly that.

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Detective-E t1_j21veg9 wrote

Now that you mention it I swear every-time I flick that thing the car behind me is suddenly matching my speed

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Evening_Chemist_2367 t1_j27ixec wrote

Tonight while in a roundabout, I put my blinker on in advance of my exit, had plenty of room to move over, but this crazed lady speeds up and goes around me - on the right, swerving into the street I was clearly signaling that I was turning on to, cutting me off, and then swerves back into the roundabout. She could have just driven like a normal human, waited like 2 seconds for me to exit, exactly like my blinker said I was going to, and I would have been completely out of her way, no need for crazy antics, cutting me off and going around me on the totally wrong side.

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Gaijin_Monster t1_j219ah7 wrote

It's 1000 times worse in DC. Someone's dad isn't the law.

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overnighttoast t1_j219jr8 wrote

It's a representation of culture obviously. I learned how to drive IN DC and this was not the norm for me or anyone else I know who learned how to drive here, in the city.

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BubsterX1 t1_j23x7pj wrote

So says you. You haven't been to my dad's house. Or his dad's house.

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Gaijin_Monster t1_j241icx wrote

You really think someone's random father gets to disobey the law just because? Wow... you sound like someone who's going to wind up in prison quickly.

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BubsterX1 t1_j241t39 wrote

Seems like you approach things a wee bit too literally. Not that there's necessarily anything wrong with that.

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Gaijin_Monster t1_j2429qv wrote

have fun living life on hard mode with all the negative consequences

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BubsterX1 t1_j242rfg wrote

I'm 43. When do "all the negative consequences" materialize for "hard mode" people that make a sarcastic or humorous comment?

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