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LuckyCharms

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77. The more I think about this...

Fri Oct 13, 2023, 01:47 PM

Oct 2023

he was in the passing lane of a two lane highway going in one direction. The only reason to be in that lane is to merge onto a four lane highway by taking a left exit.

When he passed me on the right, he continued going straight, and did not take the left hand exit, as I did. There was no reason for him to even be in the left lane.

No one else was in the right lane that would have prevented him from going straight, as he did.

Guy was a psychopathic prick. Dangerous driver.

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What the hell is going on with drivers out there? [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 2023 OP

a lot of folks do seem to be pretty hostile and pushy on the roads Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #1

You should live in Denver DENVERPOPS Oct 2023 #44

I'll take your drivers Attilatheblond Oct 2023 #94

I know and have known hundreds of Mr. Mustard 2023 Oct 2023 #120

They're idiots. Niagara Oct 2023 #2

I've had the same experience cyclonefence Oct 2023 #3

Cyclonefence You are from West Virginia Duncanpup Oct 2023 #5

You'd be surpriseD cyclonefence Oct 2023 #6

You can hit me with insults all you want I was joking with you Duncanpup Oct 2023 #8

Gimme a break cyclonefence Oct 2023 #13

Duncanpup, western PA driver here. Are you from this part? I don't like following cars that don't debm55 Oct 2023 #104

Yesterday a woman driving one of those mini school buses came to a rolling stop and pulled Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #4

Here is your theme song! MLAA Oct 2023 #7

I like it! LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #12

I don't think you can safely merge anywhere in this damn country. CousinIT Oct 2023 #9

And phones - seems like folks think they are in their living rooms rurallib Oct 2023 #10

I recommend having a dash cam teach1st Oct 2023 #11

I got one about 4 years ago. FoxNewsSucks Oct 2023 #31

Mine saved my bacon in a minor accident. He said it was my fault. I showed the vid to the mitch96 Oct 2023 #40

I got one ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #36

I always assume the people around me are deranged. GreenWave Oct 2023 #14

BTW - had a really close one the other day rurallib Oct 2023 #15

I agree, merging into highway traffic has become insane. Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #16

I agree. It is impossible to merge. My husband tells me not to stop at a merge.But drivers seem to debm55 Oct 2023 #106

What state did this happen in? infullview Oct 2023 #17

New York. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #20

I haven't driven in every state but for me nothing compares to S Florida - INSANE. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2023 #18

After living there for over 40 years I tend to agree. People drive by the rules of their native mitch96 Oct 2023 #42

The first rule of Italian driving ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #62

Exactly what I was alluding to. NoMoreRepugs Oct 2023 #95

It all went to shit after Andrew JoseBalow Oct 2023 #57

A friend who is out on the highways frequently reports seeing Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #19

I don't drive much anymore either. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #23

That's probably a good idea (practicing)! Sky Jewels Oct 2023 #28

We're going through a thing now where my wife wants to sell one of the cars. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #30

Well if you are gonna sell now is the time. Used car prices are at all time high. mitch96 Oct 2023 #46

Doing that keeps your car healthier, too ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #64

We haven't had a car in 8 years. Old Crank Oct 2023 #82

It's easy to be a safe driver. LudwigPastorius Oct 2023 #21

Perfect:"You just have to assume that everyone else on the road is always trying to kill you." housecat Oct 2023 #25

That was my mindset when I rode motorcycles ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #38

THAT saved my ass on a few occasions. Ride like you are invisible, assume they are trying to mitch96 Oct 2023 #50

I'd be happy riding a Honda Monkey or Trail if it was only for a ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #60

I'm looking at the Royal Enfield 350's. Not fast but puts a smile on your face. Relatively mitch96 Oct 2023 #91

Seems like Rebl2 Oct 2023 #22

I agree. It's worsened since Covid. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #33

Pedestrians have it bad. I am usually one. LisaM Oct 2023 #35

Pedestrians get ignored like they're being molestered near Gym Jordan-(R)Ohio ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #54

Sometimes the only way to avoid an accident is to notice a car and predict what some idiot is housecat Oct 2023 #24

After the second incident today, I started thinking that LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #27

Plenty of aggressive driving and accidents here too IronLionZion Oct 2023 #26

oh, aggressive driving is now known as Assertive Driving in Reddit threads where Captain Zero Oct 2023 #103

I view assertive driving as being a "predictable" driver. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #121

Let's start with NO DRIVER'S ED. LisaM Oct 2023 #29

Wow. No driver's Ed anymore? LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #32

No, and it shows. LisaM Oct 2023 #41

This 👆 (we really do need driver's ED back!) bamagal62 Oct 2023 #34

Time to have a 'bloody highway' marathon for the kiddies again! ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #58

No seatbelt. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #65

Ohio enacted the first seatbelt law in 1986 ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #97

1986!?! Some twenty years earlier there was a strong push to seat belts. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2023 #113

Drivers ed is only required here in MA... druidity33 Oct 2023 #99

She knew you were trouble when you walked in. mwb970 Oct 2023 #37

We've spoken casually before, but just polite small talk. LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #39

Get a dash cam PuppyBismark Oct 2023 #43

But it shouldn't have to be that way. LisaM Oct 2023 #59

Yep...front and back... Chakaconcarne Oct 2023 #87

I consider any good driver without one to be nuts. It has been a godsend to us and helped us in Wonder Why Oct 2023 #118

Mine plugs right into my power port ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #119

There is so much anger AND cell phone distraction on the road vapor2 Oct 2023 #45

Yikes! Joinfortmill Oct 2023 #47

Hate, ignorance Traildogbob Oct 2023 #48

It's been crazy out there for at least 20 years. It Emile Oct 2023 #49

Holy shit!!! LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #53

I've seen that failure to yield for awhile and the opposite IbogaProject Oct 2023 #51

I'm about the same age. The codgeriness seems to be arriving early, doesn't it? ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #68

the Pandemic alienated us from our fellow humans. maxsolomon Oct 2023 #52

You must be from here. That's my towns drivers too. Red-light-runners galore. czarjak Oct 2023 #55

After the Pandemic shut down the drivers were more aggressive in the part of the SF Bay I live in kimbutgar Oct 2023 #56

Agreed...but Curtis Oct 2023 #61

I drive the speed limit XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #63

When that happens ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #69

The worse is when I turn right into my apt driveway XanaDUer2 Oct 2023 #71

Happened to me this morning.. Roc2020 Oct 2023 #66

It seems to be getting worse. BootinUp Oct 2023 #67

Been that way for a couple weeks... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #70

Sorry you ran into a total jerk Warpy Oct 2023 #72

The more I think about this... LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #77

My mother always looked at them and said "I hope the seat's down" Warpy Oct 2023 #80

Does this behavior fall into the mental health crisis purview? SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2023 #73

You've got to be careful these days. Challenging someone like that could end up with a gun pointed Fla Dem Oct 2023 #74

During the pandemic, a lot of people stayed home, and those drivers found wide open roads 4lbs Oct 2023 #75

90 is the new 45 bucolic_frolic Oct 2023 #76

A lot of anger in the world at this point in time and space LiberalArkie Oct 2023 #78

It is Thunderdome out there dalton99a Oct 2023 #79

Had a similar experience to the first one you describe in Nashville last month. sybylla Oct 2023 #81

Pet peeve: People turning right on red in front of me when I have a green light. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #83

sme ole stuff that has been going on for years . AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 #84

I'm going to blame social media and lack of enforcement... Chakaconcarne Oct 2023 #85

I'm a cyclist Old Crank Oct 2023 #86

I been ran off the road on my bicycle several times all by distracted Emile Oct 2023 #105

Stop lights are mere suggestions now...... SergeStorms Oct 2023 #88

Glad to see I'm not the only one to notice. I thought I was just getting crotchety in my old age. Midnight Writer Oct 2023 #89

Here in the SF Bay Area it depends which stretch of highway you're on. 80 from Oakland to diane in sf Oct 2023 #90

Speedsters, they are a menace Beringia Oct 2023 #92

These days, for new cars Old Crank Oct 2023 #109

I live in Lexington, KY. Mr. Evil Oct 2023 #93

Same here. I've had to stop just as I accelerated ArkansasDemocrat1 Oct 2023 #98

I lived in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario for awhile... canuckledragger Oct 2023 #96

Well, depending on how fast the traffic on the freeway is going, gristy Oct 2023 #100

This was a secondary two lane highway which exited left LuckyCharms Oct 2023 #101

5 mph is easy. nt BidenRocks Oct 2023 #111

Too many people in an area produce...... NGeorgian Oct 2023 #102

It's going to be interesting catchnrelease Oct 2023 #107

Normally 20 is plenty Old Crank Oct 2023 #108

Friday the 13th? Aristus Oct 2023 #110

This is why we can't have flying cars. tclambert Oct 2023 #112

They give anyone RocRizzo55 Oct 2023 #114

We have stupid drivers. Drive smart. twodogsbarking Oct 2023 #115

I read somewhere that our state Delaware has the most polite drivers in the country. Walleye Oct 2023 #116

I live and drive in st petersburg floriDUH and onethatcares Oct 2023 #117