- cross-posted to:
- fuckcars@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- fuckcars@lemmy.world
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It’s really not that hard.
-Indicate
-Check
-Maneuver
Done.- Done.
- Maneuver
- Indicate (optional)
- Check
is the far more common order.
Do you return your shopping cart to the corral unprompted?
⬜ YES
⬜ NO
Answering No is one of the few exceptions I make in my stance against the death penalty. One strike, no trial, instant death sentence to be carried out by the nearest available citizen using the most convenient method as picked by the executioner.
No. The corral is a prompt.
I’ll take mine back into the store if there’s no corral.
The people that get me are the ones who brake and you have no idea what they’re doing, then they stop and you still don’t know what they’re doing, then they turn, and halfway through the turn they start to signal. What do they think signalling is for?
jesus
It gives them the moral and legal right to do whatever it is they’re doing. Don’t you know that your* signal light is a magical “you have to let me” charm? And by “your” I mean “just theirs”.
Florida drivers; especially Miami. I use my turn signal every time; but I basically have to have ESP of other cars on the road. I drive my car like it’s a motorcycle, always looking for a way out or around - because it’s so wild here.
In Miami, many will interpret a turn signal as a challenge of dominance.
“Oh, you’re trying to get in front of me? Well fuck you I’m going to speed up!”
Nevermind that Fuckface was going 5mph under the speed limit in the left lane. How dare you be in front of him?!?
I drive my car like it’s a motorcycle
Sounds like you’re the maniac on the road then…
The entire state of Massachusetts is full of psychopaths
Hanlon’s razor: never attribute to malice what could just as easily be attributed to incompetence.
People are more likely to be morons than they are assholes.
Hanlon didn’t encounter BMW owners.
I have a theory. OK, some people simply can’t drive, we all know it. But I noticed when I visited Nashville and drove a rental car, suddenly my ability to use turn signals went gone. And I’m religious about it, signalling is a reflex, don’t think about it.
Around my little town, where no one is a visitor, everyone uses their signals. OTOH, go to the nearest city and visit downtown, especially on an event day like a graduation, people are goddamned maniacs! No signals, driving the wrong way on one-way streets, speeding, creeping, all that.
Next time you catch someone not signalling, have a look at their plate. Out of state? Hell, some states like Mississippi will even tell if they’re out of county. See what you see. Note: Plates may not mean much if you’re in a city that pulls unfamiliar drivers. Bet my theory’s solid near airports!
My little idea holds up on country highways. Everyone knows exactly where they are and where they’re going, be shocked to see a single missed signal. Worst you see is some hesitant on/off signaling if they’re unsure of the upcoming turn. (Hey, it all looks the same from the highway.)
tl;dr: Drivers unfamiliar with the area are mostly the problem.
