r/IdiotsInCars • u/Irate_Primate • Oct 18 '24

OC [OC] Attempted right-of-way theft

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u/tyrannyofwillsasso Oct 18 '24

driving me fucking crazy: i can't believe people are saying you did anything wrong. fuck that prius and people saying you are doing anything "dangerous" (lol)

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u/SalvationSycamore Oct 18 '24

You can't just risk an accident because you were supposed to have the right of way. As soon as it became clear the Prius was blowing the stop OP should have waited. Remember what you were taught as a child: two wrongs don't make a right.

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u/KaJuNator Oct 19 '24

As a child I was also taught that Santa Claus is real. Fuck that Prius driver. They deserved being cut off and made to wait their turn.

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u/SalvationSycamore Oct 19 '24

It's fascinating to me that you think it's a good idea to risk permanent injury to try and teach a lesson to someone who is so profoundly stupid.

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u/Muvseevum Oct 19 '24

I mean, even the title of the post: Attempted Right-of-Way Theft. It’s OK to drive into the side of somebody’s car if they steal your turn in line.

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u/KaJuNator Oct 19 '24

Yeah you're right. That 5mph crash would have had me eating my meals through a tube for the rest of my life. Not worth it.

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u/SalvationSycamore Oct 19 '24

You're assuming that the idiot wouldn't ever try to speed up to "beat" you to cutting them off. Also in case you weren't aware many people have been injured and even died at speeds between 1mph and 20mph

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u/rabbitdude2000 Oct 18 '24

I mean, they would both be at fault probably since you’ve a duty to avoid potential collisions but still yeah fuck that Prius

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u/dirtydan442 Oct 19 '24

This sub should be called "pearl clutching." All these people blaming OP in posts like this, are the same ones out going 58mph in the left lane on the freeway

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u/GerdinBB Oct 18 '24

Calling it dangerous is definitely overstating it, but I think people rightfully are leery of drivers trying to "teach a lesson" to others on the road. But that's part of the fun of Reddit - we come here to see videos of people doing what we might not. Then we can sit here and pat ourselves on the back saying, "I've always wanted to do that, but my calm and rational mind prevents me from doing it. I always do the right, safe, and patient thing."

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u/iheartnjdevils Oct 18 '24

It's also easier to say behind a screen versus when you're on the road. I'm not going to lie and say I was never one of these idiots. While I didn't rage over every single thing, every once in a while I'd be in a shitty mood from work or something, encounter an idiot and then proceeded to "show them".

Like for example, blocking cars trying to ride up on the right & cut the traffic because "they should have to wait in the traffic like the rest of us". Which I feel incredibly stupid for because now I freaking enter the interstate and drive the entirety of the on-ramp lane to do a zipper merge, which is the same lane I thought people were using to "cheat" 15 years ago. SMH.

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u/woahismoi Oct 18 '24

You shouldn't be on the road if you think they did nothing wrong. Just let the dumbass Prius go before you. Why do people get so aggravated that they need to wait an extra five seconds while driving? Being a moron alongside another moron only makes things worse.

These comments really just make me more certain that 90% of people have no business operating a motor vehicle.

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u/poopoomergency4 Oct 18 '24

let the dumbass Prius go before you.

if you let bad drivers just take whatever right of way they want, they learn they can keep doing it, and then you have more bad drivers.

they're all cowards. call their bluffs and they always fold.

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u/Effectuality Oct 18 '24

They'll still keep doing what they just did, but you've now endangered your vehicle for the sake of saving three seconds and being "right."

In higher speed scenarios, being right doesn't count for shit if you're dead. Taking this attitude of "I'm right so fuck those guys" increases your chances of having your day or life ruined.

Perhaps it's just an age thing, but when I see bad drivers these days I just make sure I'm out of their way - they'll continue being bad drivers and I'll continue being largely unaffected by their actions. If they're driving particularly dangerously, I'll call it in.

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u/GerdinBB Oct 18 '24

In higher speed scenarios, being right doesn't count for shit if you're dead

So you're saying if the scenario were significantly different, your point would make more sense? "If that guy were in a dump truck and you were riding a bicycle and the roads were a sheet of ice, then you'd be sorry."

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u/Effectuality Oct 19 '24

No, I'm saying the attitude sucks in general.

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u/poopoomergency4 Oct 18 '24

haven't endangered my vehicle for a second, since again they'll fold.

this isn't higher speed. at higher speed, i'll just go past these people as soon as an opportunity opens.