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Driving speed is like politics. Anyone faster than you is a lunatic and anyone slower than you is an idiot
All the dads of the world stole it then. That follows, dads don't make their own jokes.
There is nothing more misery inducing than getting into a car and entering into the global traffic gridlock. I'm actually surprised that we don't see stuff like this even more.
In fact I sit in traffic some days and wonder why someone isn't just getting out of their vehicle and committing murder knowing that the cyclist that they flipped off 30 minutes ago has probably covered the same distance as the driver by the time the driver gets to their destination.
Deep down inside many drivers know they're engaging with a mode of transportation that is horribly inefficient, but decide to cover up those feelings by getting any and all quality of life trim upgrades on their vehicles and trying their hardest to pretend that this is what true freedom entails.
Nothing like sitting at a red light without proper insurance and seeing in your side mirror some guy with a Ford F250 trying to sneak in a right turn using the limited space between your whip and the curb. What's that huge bed in the back being used for? Probably a small bag of dog food and a 6 pack of piss
As life further deteriorates under late stage neoliberal capital, the roads become a battleground.
As people are stretched thinner and thinner under the boot of capitalism, their fuses will also become short, their anxiety about wasting time will increase, and their overall insecurity level will rise.
They will start lashing out at people they perceive as "getting in the way of their success"
That and just looking to take it out on the weak in good ol' american fashion.
my favorite is when im at a light, and it turns green, but theres a red light like 700 ft ahead, so i speed up to 30 mph and no further. I time the light so that its green when I arrive, both saving gas and time. but for some reason, the troglodytes behind me never understand this and simply must pass me so they can comfortably wait at the red light for a minute, only to end up behind me again. very well adjusted people
Those are the people that need new brakes every other oil change.
So, every tuesday i go and get groceries. Its a 2 hour drive. A few weeks ago, i felt sick on my way back, and decided to drive the speed limit on the highway. This pissed off a guy in his lifted truck so much, he decided to tail me. I turned into a pit stop to ask him what his deal is. He pulls his ton and a half pickup behind my quarter ton, and steps out. Turns out, i'm a foot taller than him. He didnt say much before he went back into his truck and left. Road ragers, man.
To paraphrase Trailer Park Boys
Only hobbits drive them big trucks
Its hilarious because i've been driving my ford ranger for years, and i'm 6'2". I thought this guy was gonna be my size, but he was around 5'7" and looked like someone stuffed a ham into a tshirt and oakleys. It was the goofiest shit.
There are a surprising number of people who are generally assholes. Pretty much everyone drives; therefore there are a surprising number of asshole drivers as well
Like I drive at the speed limit 95% of the time but don’t throw a hissy fit because someone wants to pass me
because you're not a habitual asshole
We incorporate the tools we use into our mental map of our self or its perception. Cars extend the perception of personal space, thus idiots projecting aggression whenever behind the wheel. Everyone's GOING somewhere and everyone else is IN MY WAY
Idk I had a guy sitting in the back of a trailer take out his gun after I dared to join the highway behind them. Never have I overtaken someone so fast
Yeah, I understand why. People on the roads have no self control
i never really got emotional, competitive (non-sport) driving. i try not to even see the vehicles as being controlled by humans, they're just unpredictable machines and i treat them all as though they could malfunction at any minute
one time i passed a guy a little bit close on accident because it was getting dark out and he didnt have his lights on in a dark gray car. his redneck ass proceeded to get out of his car at a stop light with a gun, i ran the stop light lmao.
got followed halfway across a city once for much the same reason.
it was raining, no lights, dark car, had already gotten dark, so they were just absolutely invisible. merged over into the lane they were in (i was even using my turn signal !) and they decided i definitely needed to be threatened with a gun
people are just real jerks sometimes
yep i have a rule of using turn signal for at least 4 seconds before turning into another lane. so he was just a rabid cunt
It seems like 70% of the population becomes instantly irate the second they get in a car
Fuck. Drivers always get pissed at me for my grandma slow driving as well. Just calm the fuck down, dammit. This isn't pleasant for any of us and you're not helping
will never understand the people who tailgate and speed like crazy while passing very unsafely to get two more cars ahead. just galaxy brain shit. see it every damn day multiple times too
They always, ALWAYS end up at the same red light as you. How do they not realize this?
The very real risk of death to me and everyone around me < 2-3 seconds
