ParkyMalarkey
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j135sne wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Nah. I have a girlfriend who was with me when this happened. After it happened the female who spun out told me “idk what happened my car just spun out that was so scary.”
I made this post to maybe try to help explain how she lost control and spun her car out. I have been behind the wheel of a vehicle that was out of control many times, and seen out of control vehicles from an outside point of view many times.
Also I made this post to say that we are all humans. And driving is dangerous, we don’t realize it because we do it every day and get used to it. It’s okay if we make driving mistakes as long as we put our egos aside and learn from them. I am just thankful nobody’s physical health, or vehicle was damaged.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j119wzx wrote
Reply to comment by stan_milgram in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
My apologies for calling a female who looked like a teenager and was having a panic attack a girl.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j110wbq wrote
Reply to comment by Independent-Area-552 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
What should we do about statistically dangerous roads with high traffic where minor mistakes can lead to big wrecks?
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j10qt0n wrote
Reply to comment by Independent-Area-552 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
What is a fair punishment for being at fault for a motor vehicle accident?
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j10d4kg wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
I want him to put his finger on a map and point to the state Rhode Islanders are supposed to move to so they can retake their driving exam and move back home without being a danger to society in his eyes
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j10c9nk wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Either hasn’t gotten laid in a while energy, or I’m a cuck for my wife even though it bothers me energy. Can’t quite put my finger on it 🤔
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j10b90o wrote
Reply to comment by DobbyDoesDallas in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Have you tried adding cumbys or bennys into the directions?
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j10b0fc wrote
Reply to comment by Independent-Area-552 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Alright then how do you propose this issue gets fixed? Putting your ego in the way isn’t gonna help.
It’s not like the Rhode Island gene pool is permanently cursed as far as driving goes.
There’s a lot of outside factors and variables that play into this.
I would love to hear your opinion on how you would solve this very fixable problem.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zzdw1 wrote
Reply to comment by brick1972 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Thank you for making this point
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zz4s3 wrote
Reply to comment by Independent-Area-552 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Drivers Ed a long time ago when you first started driving, isn’t gonna remind you to turn on your lights when you’ve had an insane work day. And it’s not gonna be the reason you’re paying attention and zipper through a lane drop without slowing down the people behind you.
Everyone is over worked, stressed out, distracted, and it shows in our driving.
Nobody “learns” how to drive
The best drivers in the world are still learning and practicing every day.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zo0sy wrote
Reply to comment by Human-Mechanic-3818 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
It’s not that sharp I agree. In the right car you could easily go through that whole stretch of road averaging 130mph.
People are still totaling their cars and dying at 60mph on it though.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0znmdk wrote
Reply to comment by Proof-Variation7005 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
My girlfriend who isn’t a transplant is probably gonna die laughing and give you a high five when she reads this comment 😂
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zmm8q wrote
Reply to comment by Independent-Area-552 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
You don’t just learn how to drive one day and you’re good for the rest of your life in any scenario. You’re constantly learning, seeing more scenarios, making more decisions quickly etc. I don’t think you realize you have the biggest handicap when it comes to driving. Which is a big ego. 🥴
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zly8t wrote
Reply to comment by Independent-Area-552 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Is it the drivers, or the roads the drivers have to work with here, and the heavy traffic that is on it every day.
I have driven all over the US, almost every state. Grew up getting to drive pretty often before the age of 10 years old in the rural Midwest.
No amount of previous driving experience will ever help me with being safe in north eastern city traffic.
Leaving the state to “learn to drive” isn’t gonna do anything. You wanna “learn to drive” then do yourself a favor and turn your radio off, put your phone away, pay attention and go drive on every highway near providence. That’s the best practice you can get.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zkivv wrote
Reply to comment by captainastryd in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Can’t argue statistics lol. Doesn’t matter what it was like the times you drove through. If it wasn’t a dangerous stretch of road and it was so easy everybody could do it no problem, I wouldn’t be here making this post about this corner.
Seems easy
Can still be easy
Can still get you killed on your way to or from your house.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0zjmgx wrote
Reply to comment by stan_milgram in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Yes. She appeared to be a female who was between the age of 16-21. If I am unsure if somebody is a minor or an adult, that to me classifies as boy/girl
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0ziv6x wrote
Reply to comment by 5XTEEM in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
I was more making the point that driving in a place like the Midwest, where roads are flat, not much traffic, not as many corners, Requires less attention than driving in a place like providence on 95. Yes you should always pay attention while driving. But you can’t learn to drive in providence traffic until you get exposed to providence traffic.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0y6hx8 wrote
Reply to comment by XJadaxBaby69X in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Very happy you made it home safe. That was wild.
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0xvhjo wrote
Reply to comment by BiggerDamnederHeroer in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Yeah I don’t think people from other places understand the level of attention required to drive through providence vs where they are from
ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j0xsep7 wrote
Reply to comment by DonnyBomeneddy in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
Lol an oldie but a goodie. Just glad it didn’t have to live up to its safety crash rating tonight.
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ParkyMalarkey OP t1_j136a4f wrote
Reply to comment by Proper_Boss523 in To the girl who spun her car out in front of me on hwy 95 near thurbers Ave tonight: by ParkyMalarkey
I look forward to driving through it because I find it engaging and fun. But I’ve also seen some crazy shit happen on that highway that can raise your heart bpm pretty quickly.