• Obi@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    Worst part is if you did rear end them in that situation, you’re the guilty party for insurance etc.

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      7 months ago

      Exactly. It both pisses me off and terrifies me every single time. And it happens at least once almost every time I drive. I honestly don’t understand it. I’ve never been in a place where so many people refuse to use turn signals.

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        7 months ago

        Many people need a near death experience to teach them respect for the mass and energy involved in driving.

        I had a bad crash over a decade ago where somebody ran into me at low-ish speeds. It was head on though, and it was more than enough for me to remember for life. I wasn’t a bad driver or anything before that though.

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          7 months ago

          the best way to teach people how mass and inertia works in a car, is to put them in the passenger seat, get up to highway speeds, and then send the brake pedal to the floor.

          They won’t be able to breathe.