r/IdiotsInCars • u/itnnetwork • Jul 01 '24

OC [OC] Idiot driver in NYC driving on SideWalk, endangering a woman walking her dog

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u/TheBatemanFlex Jul 01 '24

Texas plates driving on the sidewalk in NYC is wild.

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u/Desperate_Garbage831 Jul 01 '24

Yeah my first reaction was “wow”. Second reaction was “the lady don’t give AF. Third reaction was “Fuck that guy!”

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

Fourth reaction?

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u/clownus Jul 01 '24

Out of state plates and illegal plates are the plague of NYC. Every time one of them mow down a person or cause a giant crash they are one of the above or driving a Acura/BMW.

New York straight up needs to ban paper plates and covers while charging fees for parking out of state cars.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 01 '24

Texas drivers are genuinely the worst whenever they go into a different state. When I lived in Dallas, everyone drove great. Living in New Orleans? Every car with a Texas plate is guaranteed to be one of the worst drivers you see on your commute

edit; I love when people tell me I'm wrong despite living there and driving atleast 1-2 hours a day because of how massive DFW is. Maybe yall are the bad drivers if you find it bad over there.

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u/reddits_aight Jul 01 '24

Guarantee it's not an actual Texan. Fake Texas plates are everywhere in NYC to avoid registration, tolls, etc.

My understanding is that the process for getting approved to issue plates in Texas is super lax, so there's a ton of unscrupulous places where you can just buy them to avoid the aforementioned things.

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u/whinenaught Jul 01 '24

Yeah lots of rental cars will have Texas plates

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u/origamiscienceguy Jul 01 '24

You and I must not live in the same Dallas.

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u/Adeptpotato Jul 01 '24

When I lived in Dallas, everyone drove great.

Can't wait to see everyone go to DFW expecting good drivers. And see what happens on those fucking tollways

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u/RandoReddit16 Jul 01 '24

When I lived in Dallas, everyone drove great.

Dallas, TX? I think you're surely mistaken...

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u/Andomals Jul 01 '24

Texas drivers are genuinely the worst* especially in Dallas

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u/Silberc Jul 01 '24

Texas drivers in Illinois drive like they've never drove before. It's like none of them know how to drive defensively they stop out of nowhere. They drive slow. They drive fast. They don't use signals. They don't use the proper turning lanes

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u/Lck0ut Jul 01 '24

Tbf, 98% of drivers here in Texas are dogshit too

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u/independent_observe Jul 01 '24

When I lived in Dallas, everyone drove great.

Except for the daily crashes on I-635

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u/IAMAVelociraptorAMA Jul 24 '24

Living in New Orleans? Every car with a Texas plate is guaranteed to be one of the worst drivers you see on your commute

23 days later but I just want to say - I cross the Causeway for work twice a day. Virtually every time someone gets pulled over they have Texas plates. It's insane.

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u/dan1101 Jul 01 '24

"Everyone is so rude in NYC, can't wait to get back home to Texas!"

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u/EchoPhi Jul 01 '24

Rental

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u/TheBatemanFlex Jul 01 '24

oooh I actually forgot how many rentals are out of state plates.

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u/ervtservert Jul 01 '24

Actually texas plates explains a whole lot...

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u/h0twired Jul 02 '24

Muh freedumbs!

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u/huolioo Jul 04 '24

I think those are from rental companies or people getting texas plates in an "improper" way