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by user3939382 890 days ago
In general people are horrible drivers. They tailgate, roll through stop signs, signal after they start changing lanes, don’t signal at all, are oncoming and have their tire in your lane.

In NYC they play a game of not letting you merge into a lane unless you basically threaten to crash into them.

I lived a life insulated from the morons of the general public until I started driving.

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don't take this the wrong way but you may be impeding traffic, and other may be fuming while going around you. there's a flow to the traffic, doubly so in NYC, cars can be going through, another making a turn, two peds crossing diagonally, but it all comes to a standstill around virginia and ohio plates for some reason
No I’m talking about, in a sea of examples, the guy the other day tailgating me when I was going 40 in a 30, then after passing me went 60 (in a 30). Maniacs.

A few weeks ago I let one of these people pass in a rainstorm and then rolled my eyes as I watched him fishtail and almost kill himself on a cliff edge.

It’s not most drivers but it’s extremely common.