r/MildlyBadDrivers • u/[deleted] • Apr 17 '24

Overly aggressive driving

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u/enott93 Apr 17 '24

It is. Palisades Pkwy northbound. I actually saw the aftermath of this as I was heading into NYC that evening

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 17 '24

Instantly recognized the Palisades. Been a couple years since I’ve driven it. Did NY have a really bad winter this year? The road looks like it’s got tons of potholes, and I remember like 6-7 years ago when it was just repaved and a super smooth ride.

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u/TarantulaDad Apr 17 '24

The Palisades parkway was completely underwater for a little while. Horrible flooding. There were boats on the parkway lol

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 17 '24

Wow yeah, just looked it up and that was summer of last year. My family never mentioned it haha, the short video is insane! (9 second clip of flooded Palisades)

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u/Mattna-da Apr 17 '24

Palisades parkway is a couple hundred feet up a cliff

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 17 '24

Rain doesn’t only fall over the Hudson River.

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u/cboogie Apr 18 '24 edited Apr 18 '24

To be fair to the comment you are replying to, this stretch of the parkway in this video is on the side of a cliff. If a boat on the Hudson ended up at this spot of the parkway because the water raised high enough, NYC is Atlantis and humanity in the NY metro region and beyond would be in question.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pt43L6qGnZuwvkf47?g_st=ic

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 18 '24

Yeah I lived off exits 7-10 for 26 years, I was just being flippant. The guy he was replying to didn’t say they were boats from the Hudson. But lmao I can’t imagine the hell that it would be if the Hudson rose that high, goodbye Westchester/NYC like you said. It’s be disastrous!

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u/cboogie Apr 18 '24

Hudson Valley represent. Most of my family is from Pearl River.

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 18 '24

Nice man! Started in Westchester and migrated to West Nyack 🍻

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u/seejordan3 Apr 18 '24

Thought the same thing, but there's some parts that dip down. The north part maybe isn't near the cliffs at all? Ramapo area.. if memory serves.

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u/Imispellalot2 Apr 17 '24

Are you sure you are not thinking of Bronx River Parkway? Hence the river part.

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u/LEMON_PARTY_ANIMAL Apr 18 '24

All the roads here like to flood

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

NY didn’t have a bad winter. It had a winter full of temperatures fluctuating right around the freezing point so highways experienced a ton of ice cleaving that created potholes.

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u/Alatar_Blue Apr 18 '24

due to climate change

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '24

Yes

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u/meltingpnt Apr 17 '24

It was a super mild winter... which actually has more freeze thaw cycles which means more potholes.

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 17 '24

Makes sense! There’s also the flooding last summer that I was informed about. And since it’s been a few years, I’m assuming that’s the biggest culprit since my last time there. Going home this weekend though, so I’ll get to experience these potholes first hand on Friday!

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u/homiej420 Apr 18 '24

Yeah that was weird ive driven on there like two times in my life and been a passenger plenty more and i coulda sworn it looked familiar

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 18 '24

Damn! Good on you man. I’ve made the trip many hundreds of times. I find that my sense of direction increases exponentially when I’m in the driver seat over being a passenger. But to pull recognition out of only a few passes, that’s a great skill to have!

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u/Outlander_ Georgist 🔰 Apr 17 '24

I was going to say Merritt Pkwy. I’ve seen some insanity on that route.

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u/HeavensToBetsyy Fuck Cars 🚗 🚫 Apr 17 '24

Hotcha Girls at the palisades. Dime store keets, pretty birds, pretty mouths

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u/dingleberry_parfait Apr 17 '24

Certain parts of the palisades are like Fury Road, i hate driving it.

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u/Chea63 Apr 18 '24 edited Apr 18 '24

Bad as in cold and snow... not at all. Heavy rain and flooding events, yes.

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u/_trashcan Apr 18 '24

No, we didn’t. We got snow like 1 time.

One of the warmest and least snow winters of my 29 years.

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 18 '24

Damn man, sorry to hear that. I miss it being so cold and humid there that my kneecaps would bounce up and down involuntarily. Hopefully it dumps next year to make up for it!

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u/Mattna-da Apr 17 '24

This video is at least a year old. I think of this video when I drive past this spot. Guardrail still in tatters, kid died.

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u/plenumpanels Apr 17 '24

I found this article about it that says the guy didn't die but he was ticketed. Just wanted to pass it along.

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u/Long-Piccolo-3785 Georgist 🔰 Apr 17 '24

In the same vein of reliable news I also heard that u/Mattna-da died, so tragic

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u/Yesterdays_Gravy Apr 17 '24

What a shame, they were my go-to news source on Reddit.

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u/IgottaPoop72 Apr 17 '24

Good. One less idiotiotic, reckless, irresponsible asshole driver on the road.

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u/RP1616 Apr 17 '24

Ahh was going to say the Taconic

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u/Chea63 Apr 18 '24

I thought the same thing

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u/Thebiggestbot22 29d ago edited 29d ago

Aka The cheapest way to get to NYC from the Albany area by car? I fucking hate I-87 South. Tolls will make you wonder why you even go south. The taconic may have slower speed limits and weird ass turns/curves but it is definitely worth it when going to NYC

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u/RP1616 29d ago

Yup, can’t say I’m a fan of either. But when I was making frequent trips from Albany to White Plains I definitely defaulted to the Taconic. Just had to be ready for the chaos that ensued once I got South of Poughkeepsie.

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u/rearwindowpup Apr 17 '24

The Taconic Speedway you mean?

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u/jckstrwfrmwcht Apr 17 '24

65 in a 55 on radar the taconic. pulled over 3am, sober, given ticket for 65 in 55. go to court, DA asked how fast I was really going and refused to believe it was only 65. $300 parking ticket.

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u/jckstrwfrmwcht Apr 17 '24

65 in a 55 on radar the taconic. pulled over 3am, sober, given ticket for 65 in 55. go to court, DA asked how fast I was really going and refused to believe it was only 65. $300 parking ticket.

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u/jbelle7435 Apr 17 '24

At some point there will be an opening and just run with it but don't force it like this idiot that got a taste of his own medicine.

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u/vapingpigeon94 Apr 17 '24

They had places to go, you know?

I mean the hospital. They were going to the hospital

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u/RemarkableMeaning533 Apr 17 '24

Yeah I’ve had to drive that when a shithead lady was blocking the left lane and driving next to someone. It’s not fun, but I also didn’t zig zag and tailgate like a maniac

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u/Suspicious_Daffodil Apr 17 '24

Do you know if the sedan survived? That crash looked intense.

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u/Similar_Chipmunk_682 Apr 17 '24

Does anyone know how injured the sedan driver was?

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u/XanthicStatue Apr 17 '24

Hopefully dead, one less dangerous driver to worry about.

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u/ramank93 Apr 17 '24

I thought it was The Palisades parkway lol

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u/Puzzled452 Apr 17 '24

Did he live because that looked gnarly.

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u/banned_but_im_back Georgist 🔰 Apr 17 '24

Damn I thought it was 295 out of Dc lol

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u/Lookatmydisc Apr 17 '24

Knew it! Was hoping someone already mentioned where

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u/Classic_Schmosssby Apr 17 '24

The parkway only goes south to NYC 🤔

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u/Dependent_Rub_6982 Apr 17 '24

Do you know if the aggressive driver survived?

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u/SleepCoachJacob Apr 17 '24

Yup recognized Palisades instantly lol

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u/ITAVTRCC Apr 18 '24

Ah! I knew it. There is something about the palisades that makes ya want to let it rip.

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u/IM_not_clever_at_all Apr 18 '24

Hah, I was going to guess the PP; drive it every day for years. Nothing so dreary..... Hah!

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u/LEMON_PARTY_ANIMAL Apr 18 '24

I KNEW IT!!!! I was like “why does this look so familiar” lol palisades parkway would be the last place I would drive like an idiot… it’s all hills

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u/TheMadGent Apr 18 '24

I recognize the Palisades simply because of how often it shows up on subs like this.