• invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Deathwish drivers are fucking insane here and in glad I'm not the only one who's noticed. I swear crime has plummeted here, but traffic fatalities have skyrocketed.

      I'm constantly getting rocketed past by people going 100mph+ on the highway. Been in 2 close calls and one near fatal accident thanks to truck dudes going 45+ in residential zones.

      • stigsbandit34z [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        I'm pretty sure this tracks with the increase in traffic fatalities. I was reading something about how people drove faster during quarantine (fewer cars on the road) and never slowed down as things got back to normal

      • medium_adult_son [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Same thing has been happening on the residential streets I walk on. I've noticed a lot more drivers going at least 40 in a 25 on any street where street parking isn't allowed. I swear some people park their spare or teenagers' cars on the street to get drivers to slow down, whatever works I guess.

        I hate driving, I keep getting passed by SUVs that noticeably lean to one side while changing lanes going 80 mph, and I got passed on a residential street recently. I wonder what the stats on deaths caused by automobiles are lately.

    • Sushi_Desires
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      3 years ago

      There have been a lot of catalytic converter thefts in my neck of the woods lately

      • CthulhusIntern [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        That has increased everywhere. It used to be a rare crime, now it's common, due to the price of metals such as platinum going way up.