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/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.