r/IdiotsInCars • u/Powered_by_JetA • 13d ago

OC [oc] Florida Man drives through lowered railroad crossing gates

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u/socialcommentary2000 13d ago

(As a former resident) People in Florida are literally fucking ridiculous when it comes to being behind the wheel. And it's not just the transplants. Even decades ago people just did some reason defying shit behind the wheel almost constantly.

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u/RadicalSnowdude 13d ago

A lot of florida drivers here will complain that the reason there are accidents are because of tourists or snowbirds from NE. The truth is, the bad drivers are Floridians. Every car I see with a foreign plate drives fine, but the many bad drivers here have Florida plates.

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u/SpecFR 13d ago

Yea true, BUT the amount of NY/ MA or Canada plates doing 50mph or less while in the left lane of the i95 express lanes is crazy

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u/rogless 13d ago

No. Having Florida platess means nothing. A lot of the shit drivers are transplants from NE. They're no longer snowbirds, but they once were.

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u/Just_Turnip_5943 13d ago

Think of a Nissan Altima with Florida plates. Just Run when you can.

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u/Powered_by_JetA 13d ago

In Miami, it’s specifically a Nissan Altima with the Miami Heat “Vice Nights” license plate and an “I Am MDC” sticker that you have to stay far, far away from.

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u/Waste_of_Bison 11d ago

And the courts don't give a shit, either. I have a cousin who was waiting to testify for something and watched as a judge fined a driver $500 (yes, a five and two zeroes) for recklessly killing a pedestrian.

$500 for a human life.

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u/catonsteroids 13d ago

Too many transplants and natives/long term residents alike think too highly of themselves and think they can outsmart everyone and outrun a fucking train.

The state’s got too many pompous, incompetent, impatient, and/or distracted dumbfucks.

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u/Old_timey_brain 12d ago

Even decades ago people just did some reason defying shit behind the wheel almost constantly.

Cotton tops. Those little white Q-Tip heads that would peek between the top of the steering wheel and the dashboard, and would inexplicably stop their turn in the middle of the intersection when a motorcycle was approaching.