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therealjcdenton ,

I actually believe this is a real story

Akasazh ,
@Akasazh@feddit.nl avatar

I can believe this is not sarcasm

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

If it isn’t a real story, there are plenty of real stories like it. There are just a disgusting number of people who are reckless drivers.

Almost no one in the town I live in uses their turn signals. It’s infuriating. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve almost rear-ended someone who suddenly slam on their breaks in the middle of an intersection and turn off. I also live in a subdivision with no sidewalks and a speed limit of 25 mph. People are regularly walking their dogs and kids are everywhere. I see people flying down the curvy subdivision roads doing at least 50.

I’m amazed I haven’t heard about anyone getting killed.

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

Worst part is if you did rear end them in that situation, you’re the guilty party for insurance etc.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Exactly. It both pisses me off and terrifies me every single time. And it happens at least once almost every time I drive. I honestly don’t understand it. I’ve never been in a place where so many people refuse to use turn signals.

Zink ,

Many people need a near death experience to teach them respect for the mass and energy involved in driving.

I had a bad crash over a decade ago where somebody ran into me at low-ish speeds. It was head on though, and it was more than enough for me to remember for life. I wasn’t a bad driver or anything before that though.

KillingTimeItself ,

the best way to teach people how mass and inertia works in a car, is to put them in the passenger seat, get up to highway speeds, and then send the brake pedal to the floor.

They won’t be able to breathe.

tiefling ,

A lot of it is also people who know they shouldn’t drive but have no other choice. In the vast, vast, vast majority of the US, if you don’t have a car you can’t even go to the store or get a job.

scoobford ,

This is my partner. Has epilepsy, but no family, money, or insurance.

Ironically since they can only get part time work with flexible hours, they’re stuck in customer service, meaning when their hours get cut they have to doordash to make rent.

sexual_tomato ,

I believe it. A childhood friend of mine had totaled like 7 (very cheap) cars by the time he turned 25.

After a particularly brutal crash, he was diagnosed with epilepsy after having an absence seizure in the presence of an ER nurse.

Hasn’t wrecked since.

JargonWagon ,

Are you saying he drives better with epilepsy or that he hasn’t driven since?

sexual_tomato ,

He got medicated

JargonWagon ,

I still don’t have an answer to either of my questions though!

sexual_tomato ,

Medication meaning the epilepsy is now effectively treated and he hasn’t had a seizure since.

lepinkainen ,

There are the “Worst driver” TV shows. There are some real head cases in there.

Iron_Lynx ,

My suggestion would be to:

  • Move to a place where not driving is a viable way of getting about. If you already live there, great!
  • Get a lifetime transit pass and consider getting a bicycle
  • Ditch your car and never look back
BirdyBoogleBop ,

From the amount of accidents they have had. Maybe start with walking and see how that goes first before getting anything with wheels.

menemen ,
@menemen@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, I was about to suggest an e-bike or e-scooter. But probably better to just walk or take a bus/tram/metro.

KillingTimeItself ,

at least with a bike the likelihood that they get into a fatal accident is incredibly more apparent.

And hopefully they realize it.

NikkiDimes ,

Lifetime transit what now?

driving_crooner ,
@driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br avatar

Easy, just move to Luxembourg.

reverendsteveii ,

www.marketwatch.com/…/cost-to-move-out-of-state/

Average cost of moving out of state - $4000-$12000

fortune.com/…/emergency-1000-expense-most-america…

Less than half of Americans can currently incur a $1000 expense right now

BilboBargains ,

Have you tried reducing your alcohol consumption?

summerof69 ,

Hey, that was a water bottle!

uis ,

It was water bottle, but it was filled not with water

SomeGuy69 ,

Sure, keep driving like that, with some luck you kill a person. Fr walk, use bicycle or bus before that happens.

therealjcdenton ,

He already hit a guy at a mall

plantedworld ,

Bro needs a bus pass

nebula42 ,

Where can I find more humor like this?

LemmyKnowsBest ,

Hopefully not on any road near you.

MrJozzBoss ,

I don’t think car insurance is your biggest problem

user1234 ,

The best insurance company for this person is take the bus.

some_guy ,

Sounds like someone should have their license revoked.

JJROKCZ ,

The insurance agencies really need a way to recommend the government take someone’s license when they’re a public danger like this.

Sotuanduso ,

Well they do give them a strong incentive to stop driving.

PraiseTheSoup ,

They only give them a strong incentive to stop driving legally.

afraid_of_zombies ,

My state doesn’t require insurance to drive.

byroon ,

Taking someone’s licence also gives them a strong incentive to stop driving legally

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

And this is the problem. People who have their license suspended often drive anyway. Sometimes they have to in order to get to work because the U.S. has a shit public transportation system in vast areas of the country.

DarkSpectrum ,

Of course sir, you’re new low cost car insurance policy is right through this door over here … 🔒

Jarix ,

Give insurance companies the will power to say no im not going to insure you. And then cap insurance rates. and by cap i mean no insurance should be more expensive than the rate new drivers are allowed to be charged.

Where i live insurance rates have a discount for being a good driver. Goes up each year to cap at about 40percent. This is tied to your liscence not insurance.

Increase that discount for good drivers and make sufficiently bad drivers unable to be insured.

creditCrazy ,
@creditCrazy@lemmy.world avatar

Come to think about it I think the reason why us americans associate giant SUVs and trucks with safety is because we’ve gotten so lazy relying on computers and finicky cameras that get covered in mud that I personally feel safer driving my 56 bel air over modern cars because I’m able to physically move my head to see the crap around me not to mention the transmission being a two speed automatic it has a hard time getting to dangerous high speeds but I suppose that doesn’t really matter when everyone else is blind quite frankly I would love a car with modern crash safety and handling while still having the ridiculous lack of blind spots that 50s cars had I actually praise the vw golf for having not only a backup camera that doesn’t get dirty while not doing that stupid thing where for some reason a lot of auto manufacturers think we have a backup camera lets jack the rear seats so the driver has to use the camera that gets covered in mud or make the rear windshield flat enough to become unusable during winter thank you Volkswagen for not doing that with the golf I can have the backup camera and my physical neck to look behind me

Blaster_M ,

Wait until you’re older and looking back don’t work anymore.

KillingTimeItself ,

god forbid you look back while you’re capable of doing so.

Car ,

That’s a long sentence.

dejected_warp_core ,

But there’s no period. It’s just a wall of text. Maybe they’re an ancient Roman?

joel_feila ,
@joel_feila@lemmy.world avatar

This part of the reason why I love compact and sub compact cars. My little yaris and versa have better visibility then much larger cars. Yes a back up camera is nice is a lot of situations but so is being able to turn around and see stuff.

Cryophilia ,

Holy jesus fuck use some punctuation

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Backup cameras give no depth perception. I once backed into someone’s car while trusting my backup camera. I’ve never used one since.

PatFussy ,

We should get this guy in a smart car as an option on twisted metal.

tkk13909 ,

How tf do you even get a water bottle under the brake pedal?

BakedCatboy ,

I imagine they’re one of those people who just have piles of trash in their car sliding around the floor and probably dashboard too.

Voyajer ,
@Voyajer@lemmy.world avatar

It’s only got one post but !carbage

afraid_of_zombies ,

It can be done. I drove Uber part time and a group of girls in the back decided why not drunk water bottle fight. One rolled under as I was going downhill. That is up there with one of the most terrifying moments of my life.

I used the emergency brake and stomped the foot brake as hard as i could multiple times until it was crushed then fished it out.

I no longer drive Uber part time.

Ilovethebomb ,

Drunk girls are the worst.

WldFyre ,

Wait till you hear what drunk men do

KillingTimeItself ,

pedals have this thing where they have space behind them, and if you have no concern whatsoever for safety and yours, and others lives, then you can just slap a water bottle on the floorpan in front of you, and when you brake, that water bottle can roll forward and get caught under the pedal. Leading to restricted braking ability.

Gakomi ,

If this is real, this guy should not have a driver’s license anymore, he’s a menace on the road. Sorry my dude but I hope your insurance prices goes as high as heaven cause you should not have a car!

Treczoks ,

So, basically, he had one accident per year. And he is not smart enough to understand that the universe is trying to tell him "Don't drive a car, then!"

OneWomanCreamTeam ,

I mean “don’t drive a car” isn’t always an option, especially if you’re in America.

Treczoks ,

From a certain accident rate upwards, it is. Anywhere.

OneWomanCreamTeam ,

Nah, people here just drive without a license. I really wish that wasn’t the case but it’s kind of inevitable when so much quality of life here is dependent on driving.

If you’re lucky enough to have people to support you that can really mitigate it, but unfortunately we’re not all so lucky.

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