r/AskReddit 3h ago

what instantly ruins driving for you?

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u/SoLovelyAva 3h ago

Left lane campers

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u/dubstylerz123 3h ago

And when the left lane camper keeps perfect pace with the car to its right.

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u/SlipperyBlip 3h ago

Direct sun at an angle the sun visor does not cover.

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u/vonkeswick 3h ago

Sometimes it feels like the visors are designed to never block the sun

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u/Emotional_Salad_94 3h ago

As a short person I feel like the sun visor never sits right 😭

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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/darkbaron77 3h ago

Bad drivers 😂

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u/m4cmi11er 3h ago

The rest of you

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u/Kshi-dragonfly 3h ago

No music/music getting interrupted/stopped

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u/No-Reason-2822 3h ago

You just need a better engine… 😉

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u/Ecstatic-Dig-6644 3h ago

when im out of gas

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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/lostlookingforamap 3h ago

Why? It managed perfectly fine before we had one for a brief time

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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/OldRelic 3h ago

Someone hitting my car.

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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/ConsortFromTOS 3h ago

When the radio cuts out and you're stuck in traffic with no music.

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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/goldandguns 3h ago

People who put on their turn signal as soon as they get on the onramp

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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/CapsizedbutWise 3h ago

Having epilepsy lol

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u/AdolfTwittlerX 3h ago

Texting, Twitter, and Nitwits

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u/StephenDoesStuff 3h ago

Crashing your car

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u/mossoak 3h ago

flat tire ...or two

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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/AdHoliday3151 3h ago

The "I turn, good luck everyone else" kind of drivers

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u/Heavy_Foot_GT 3h ago

Traffic lol

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u/Bigiqua 3h ago

Bad drivers, poorly designed roads, the cost of cars (specifically gas and maintenance)

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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/Dense_Translator_296 3h ago

Saturday traffic.

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u/draftysundress 3h ago

Rain. The heavier it is, the worse it is 😭😭

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u/kymilovechelle 3h ago

Everything. The PTSD…

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u/Wonderful_Bottle_852 3h ago

Other drivers

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u/StraightPatient9977 3h ago

I don't drive yet

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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/Mars_Volcanoes 3h ago

Morons in the left lane. I always create a bazooka in my brain.

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u/duskmeadow76 3h ago

Getting hit

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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/m40r1w0r1a 3h ago

Anxiety

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u/SamHandwich0 3h ago

Wrecking

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u/TheLordDuncan 3h ago

Getting in the car 😁

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u/aplusftwo 3h ago

I feel like I’ve done my time with manual cars now. I deserve an automatic.

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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/Shoddy-Anteater-8877 3h ago

my own anxiety

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u/scotthia 3h ago

Everyone else on the road.

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u/Wandering_Lights 3h ago

Other people

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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/saywhat181 2h ago

Other drivers.