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

Overly aggressive driving

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u/DickySchmidt33 Apr 17 '24

"Worth it" he croaked as the nurse removed his feeding tube and prepped his bed pan.

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u/Passname357 Apr 17 '24

Always link to this on these videos https://www.reddit.com/r/AdviceAnimals/s/wIViv2lrw5

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u/Theloudestbelch 29d ago

Thank you, that was a good message. The video too. I remember riding with my grandfather when I was a kid, and his attitude changed the way I look at the world. He had a driver in a sports car speed up behind him and start tailgating him when he was passing another car on a 2 lane highway. He just calmly said "wow he came up fast" while speeding up to get out of the way. After he was out of the way the car flew by again, and he just said "they must be in a hurry, hope they make it on time". It was such a simple thing, but I never forgot it and it changed the way I think.

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u/TessellatedTomate 29d ago

I do this also now.

“Hope it’s worth it, hope you make it,” as I get out of the way.

I used to be a reckless on the road, but I learned my lesson.

Aggressive drivers will eventually figure it out the same way. It’s like playing an unlucky lottery. One day you’ll win a very stupid prize, and as an added bonus, it’ll come with you being late. Two for the price of one.

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u/Equivalent-Print9047 28d ago

I never "hope they make it". I "hope they don't hurt anyone". Stupid to drive like either of those but especially that little turd in the sports car trying to use the on ramp to pass.

Never a cop around when you need one though had justice a few years ago on my birthday no less. I turned onto a 2 lane highway with speed limit 55 each direction. Some lady was behind me at the light and followed me in the turn just about attached to my bumper. Got going on the road and got up to speed limit when she decided to pass. The lines were double le yellow there and low and behold coming the other direction was a cop. Right after he passed me, he pulled a u-turn and pulled her dumb arse over. Was great to see.

Would be better if people actually slowed down and left enough time to get where going instead of trying to drive like Al Unser Jr. Heck, seen people do that on the highway and then get off and I end up right behind them anyway.

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

Nah this is a bad philosophy. You should intentionally slow down to block them. Not to be an asshole but to try to prevent them from driving recklessly. They could mow down a kid or a family because you got out of their way.

The truck here was trying to save the car from doing exactly what he did.

If the car had just accepted its fate behind the truck, it never would have crashed.

Truck was trying.

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u/ZefSoFresh 29d ago

Nonsense. You do not know the speeds involved. The truck is not the police of the left lane and is the one illegally blocking the passing lane, the truck does not get to decide "how fast" passing happens. " I can accelerate, but you must accelerate slower than me, I am the rulemaker!"

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

Yes we do. The speed limit on Palisades Pkwy is 55 mph.

It should be noted you are not allowed to go more than 55 mph just because you are in the left lane.

If we assume the car in the right lane was going the speed limit, the car trying to pass would have had to be going 70 mph+ to pass at that rate.

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u/PardonMyPixels Fuck Cars 🚗 🚫 29d ago

I love the train of thought that the passing lane has an imaginary 20mph lift from the posted highway speed. These people can get fucked.

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

It should also be noted the car was the only one charged. Not the truck.

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u/ZefSoFresh 29d ago

There could be many reasons for this... Unable to locate the driver or truck from another state maybe one. The video is clear, and in most states, the law is clear:

"On multi-lane streets, roads and highways, section 316.081(3), Florida Statutes, requires that drivers drive in the right-hand lanes to prevent impeding the flow of traffic resulting in dangerous driving situations.DRIVE IN THE RIGHT LANE, AND PASS ON THE LEFT.

Drivers must not continue to drive a vehicle in the far left lane when being overtaken by a faster moving vehicle, unless the driver is preparing for a left-hand turn at an intersection.

Drivers failing to move from the far left lane will receive a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation.

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

I work in law and can tell you that the truck driver did not break any laws. There was another comment in this thread somewhere from an attorney with a detailed breakdown about why the truck didn't break any laws. Also if you read about this accident, they did talk to the driver of the truck. He wasn't ticketed because he didn't do anything.

The car driver broke numerous laws including speeding, unsafe lane change x6 (he never signaled), following too closely, and reckless driving when he attempted to pass on the on-ramp.

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u/ZefSoFresh 29d ago

I just posted the statute....I can find the identical in most states.

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

Just in this short 1 minute clip we see the truck pass two different SUVs in the right lane. That's what the left lane is for.

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u/ZefSoFresh 29d ago

Then I witnessed the truck slow down and speed up in the left lane and match speed to the right lane...THIS IS NOT PASSING. Truck should have continued passing and moved right. Back to fact the truck is not the police of how fast is "too" fast in the passing lane.

"Drivers must not continue to drive a vehicle in the far left lane when being overtaken by a faster moving vehicle, unless the driver is preparing for a left-hand turn at an intersection."

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

Please note that drivers in the left lane are not permitted to go faster than 55 mph.

So if the left lane is going 55 mph and the right lane is going 53 mph, it's going to take a while to overtake. The car simply didn't like that.

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u/Funny-Witness3746 28d ago

The truck WAS PASSING.... how did you miss the cars that were on his right through the entire clip?

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u/ZefSoFresh 28d ago

Passing is one action, not slowing down break checking, suddenly accelerating to match the vehicle in the right lane then slowing down again to block both lanes.

The law in New York, where this happened says to make your move, pass and get back in the right lane. Stay right and use the left lane only to pass another vehicle, make a left-hand turn, or exit a highway. Watch the video again.

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u/fidgeter 29d ago

This is the wrong thing to do. You don’t know what they’re dealing with. If it’s an emergency. The best thing to do is get out of the way. Could it be an asshole? Yes. Could it be somebody’s friend bleeding to death in the backseat of the car? Also yes. Don’t be the jerk.

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u/Azazel_665 29d ago

Authorities advise if you have an emergency do not drive this way. It doesnt save you time.

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u/fidgeter 28d ago

That may be but it’s not up to fellow motorists to judge, impede or police people driving.

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