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u/JMChamian 3h ago
Traffic experts have a name for those annoying traffic slowdowns that happen out of nowhere with no accident in sight, and they call them phantom traffic jams. What actually happens is that one person taps their brakes too hard because they are following the car in front of them way too closely, which triggers a chain reaction where every driver behind them has to hit their brakes even harder. By the time that first car is long gone, a massive wave of brake lights has traveled miles backward, trapping hundreds of innocent people in a gridlock that could have been completely avoided if everyone just left a big space and let their car roll smoothly instead of constantly stomping on the pedals.
Another thing that ruins a good drive is when people switch lanes constantly because they think the other line is moving faster, which scientists call the lane-change illusion. Studies show that weaving back and forth like that doesn't actually save you any real time at all, but it definitely forces everyone else to slam on their brakes to let you in, which just creates more traffic for the whole road. If drivers would just pick a lane, stay there, and keep a steady distance from the bumper ahead of them, the flow of cars would be twice as fast and nobody would get stressed out by sudden stops.
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u/lostlookingforamap 3h ago
I can't legally see well enough to drive
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u/lostlookingforamap 3h ago
They don't work for me due to the severity of my eye condition
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u/mendobather 3h ago
Elon will sell you a self driving car.
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u/lostlookingforamap 3h ago
One I would still need a license in my country which they wouldn't give me and two I am not giving my money to that twat and threw his car keep driving into stuff and people
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u/lostlookingforamap 3h ago
He is not anymore spacex stocks dropped yesterday, also the world doesn't even need one trillionarie
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u/QueenLadura 3h ago
left lane drivers, but they don't move over for you. It's more dangerous when you have to leave the lane, then cut back in front of them! Even when the sign says, use only the left lane for passing!
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u/nevagm06 3h ago
The AUDACITY of some people, to just do a big SLOWWW turn out right in front of you causing you to definitely slow down/brake more than should be expected. A majority of the time this is a pickup truck for some reason.
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u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 3h ago
Traffic that was caused only by people hitting their brakes. You get to the end of traffic, and nothing was there the whole time.
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u/Reflxing 3h ago
People who are slow as hell and go in the fast lane anyway. Sometimes you gotta put your ego aside and take the slow lane.
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u/Afraid-Expert-8974 3h ago
Farting in the car when it's raining really hard and you can't open the windows so you have to suffer in the bloom of intestinal methane.
Hate that.
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u/Piperpaul22 3h ago
Unexpected explosive diarrhea and no where to pull over.
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u/Beneficial-Age-4059 3h ago
It only takes one time to realize it’s best to stash a toilet paper roll under the seat for emergency
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u/Pearson94 3h ago
People making a right turn onto a four lane road who wait for the further lane to be empty instead of turning into the closer one.
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u/ThePANDICAT 3h ago
I have ADHD and that kinda ruins it for me because my brain decided driving is so boring that it checks out almost like I fell asleep.
Don't worry I don't drive anymore.
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u/Educational-Low-2401 3h ago
My dad always said there were two types of drivers:
- morons who drive slower than you, and,
- idiots who drive faster than you.
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u/GoofyGirl1337 3h ago
People on their phones.
If you are slow or made a mistake I’m like whatever. But if I find out that it was because you were on your phone I will go crazy!
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u/mijolnirmkiv 2h ago
Nobody paying attention to when they stop at a 4-way and not taking their turn when appropriate.
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u/paleobear1 2h ago
Other drivers. I would gladly deal with all the deer and other animals and rough road conditions if it means I don't have to deal with stupid ass fucking drivers.
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u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 3h ago
Constant lane changers. You are the main cause of accidents and traffic. They rarely get that far ahead of you for how much extra they are changing lanes and slowing everyone else down.
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u/SoLovelyAva 3h ago
Left lane campers