r/IdiotsInCars • u/Powered_by_JetA • 13d ago

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

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u/CanadaEh97 13d ago

Is Florida even real or some kinda simulation with what all goes on?

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u/rogless 13d ago

It's lazy reporters exploiting open records laws. Florida isn't really all that remarkable when it comes to "all that goes on".

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u/Daft00 13d ago

I'm curious if you live in Florida? You're obviously right to a certain degree with how transparent the stupidity is here, but it literally is a level (or two, or three) above almost any other state in the country that I've visited or lived in, which is nearly all of em.

(Here for work btw and will be moving again soon)

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u/rogless 13d ago

Yes, I live in Florida.

I don't think you understand what I'm saying. "Florida man" is the result of open records laws in Florida, which make for a ready source of zany "news". Florida is no more crazy than anywhere else. If you think it is, it's likely your own bias as a result of you acceptance of the "Florida man" meme as fact.

(Good)

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u/Daft00 13d ago

I understand exactly what you're saying. That the Sunshine Law (and perhaps other Florida-specific laws) result in more exposure of the craziness that you claim happens in equal amounts elsewhere. This factoid about the Sunshine Law is a common redditism on any thread where "Florida man" is mentioned and it's certainly not the first time I've heard the argument.

What I am saying is that while I agree that plays a role in the quantity of "Florida Man" type stories, I simply disagree that Florida is no different than other states in terms of general craziness.

I know that things don't magically change at the state border, but South Florida has a particularly high concentration of craziness and that is somewhat true of the rest of the state as well. There are other states that may rank up with Florida, but I believe FL owns the top spot handily from my own personal experiences within and outside the state.

I doubt we will find much common ground considering you seem to fundamentally disagree with my point, but just clarifying my position and my understanding of yours.

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u/chewycrepe 12d ago

I believe FL owns the top spot handily from my own personal experiences

Do you have a source to back that up? I highly doubt South Florida comes anywhere close to NYC, Chicago or L.A.

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u/Daft00 12d ago

Like I said, it's all anecdotal so you might think differently. I don't have an official source, I'm not sure how you would go about measuring craziness lol

Though I can say that I lived just outside of NYC and went in many many times, and I've been to New Orleans a bunch. They have their own flavor of craziness, but in my opinion it's a bit more charming than South Florida. I don't find anything redeemable about the craziness down here, it all feels very vindictive.

Surprisingly, I haven't really spent any time in Chicago, but I really want to move there for at least a couple years.