I recently made the drive from Utah to LA, and I want to know why THE FUCK these truckers think they have the right to hop over into the left lane on a 2 lane road just to slow everyone down to 5 under the speed limit, just so they can pass another truck going 1 mph slower. They end up impeding traffic for miles. Sorry, just venting, but these people have to be stupid.
i only started driving post covid, so i was just curious what other people thought. i figure it probably has but i also can't really imagine not signaling, but then again i'm still new.
I am overall a very calm person, but after I started driving (5months ago), I noticed that I have a major road rage problem. literally if I’m driving anywhere there’s this monster that comes out. Idk why. Does anyone know how to calm themselves down when they’re seeing red?
I may or may not have recreated this scene in real life 😭
The only thing I care about now is following the driving laws and prioritizing safety, that’s it. lm done with thinking about people’s (and even my own) driving preferences. So if Im following the rules of the road correctly and what Im doing is safe I consider myself a good driver.
Hello! I’m 16 F and I just got my license today! I have to drive alone tomorrow for school and I’m so nervous. Any tips??
My wife and I just moved to a new area. While I was at work, a car followed her beginning in our neighborhood all the way to the house; even going as far as to stick the nose of the car into our driveway (she was parked in garage but didn’t get out). It finally left after a few minutes.
I wasn’t there, I don’t know if there was any type of context behind this, as in if they live near us, or he was coincidentally just sitting on his phone, but the driveway thing concerns me. I advised her that if she sees the car lingering around again, to get the plate number and call the non emergency police line.
Anyone else have this happen? What should we do?
I drive with music on always. When navigation cuts in I either miss what it says or hear it but don't react in time and blow past the turn anyway.
Looking down at the phone screen mid-drive is also just not something my brain handles well.
Anyone found a setup that actually helps?
Does this annoy anyone else? People have an entire lane in the middle for turning yet they use it in a way that their car still sticks out into the driving lane about 2 feet, blocking off that lane essentially.
Quite literally asking for a friend, and myself here.
A friend accidentally cut someone off on a left turn on a solid green light and that person chose to follow them home.
My common sense tells me to not go home if someone is following you but I wouldn’t know what to do in that situation.
I’d think to either drive to a police station; shopping center; or pull over, wait for them to stop by and get out of the car, then immediately drive off and try to lose them.
My friend didn’t know the area he was driving then too well so that’s also a factor
What’s the best course of action?
Alright so here's the situation, the speed limit was 70mph, I was cruising at around 75. Most semi trucks are governed around 65mph, so they pretty much always stay in the right lane on this road.
However, there was this white truck that was cruising at roughly 60, and i saw from pretty far back that the semi truck changed lanes to pass him, but then the white truck accelerated in the right lane to match the speed of the semi truck and was sitting just barely behind the rear bumper of the semi, sometimes going slightly ahead of the rear, sometimes trailing slightly back from it, but not giving the semi driver enough space to safely get back over. This guy was basically locking the semi truck in the left lane because he changed speeds while being passed.
So I'm sitting behind this semi as this guy is trapping it in the left lane for over a minute straight. Since he's not keeping a consistent speed, I wait until he trails back just enough to fit my car between the semi and him and I zipped in to get in front of the truck, then I just let off the gas, forcing the white truck to slow down and I gave the semi room to merge back over. He flashed his hazards once (i assume as a thank you) and then i resumed my previous speed and passed the semi, then got back into the right lane again and continued my journey.
I know what I did could be interpreted as reckless, but sometimes you have to bully the other bullies on the road.
I was in an accident in California back in June caused by another driver taking an illegal U-turn in front of me. After ghosting both me and her own insurance, the other driver's insurance is denying liability, so my insurance (USAA) is moving onto arbitration. I wanted to post on here to see if anybody that's been in an accident has had experience with arbitration, and what kind of evidence is needed for it to go in my favor.
I have photos of the accident for trajectory evidence, as well as screenshots of text messages with the other driver "taunting" me and refusing to provide insurance info. In addition her insurance provider looks sketchy as hell. Video evidence would obviously be the best, but I'm not sure if I can get it at this point. If anybody has advice on this, or if it would be better to post this on any other subs, please let me know. Thank you!
i hate when i’m passing a slow vehicle in traffic, so i’m in the left lane, and the person behind me (without even giving me time/space to get back over to the right lane) immediately cuts off the slow car i was passing to then pass me on the right. like— i was going to change lanes when i had the space so they car(s) behind me could then pass me on the left too, but one impatient guy ruins it and now i can’t get over they’re on my right and they’re actually just slowing everyone down
i tend to give the slower vehicle extra space as i get back into the right lane to avoid being rear ended, just in case. but not only are they cutting off the slow vehicle, but they’re now passing me on the right because they could not wait 2 seconds for me to change lanes. and now i’m stuck in the left lane looking like a lane hog
90% of the time this happens after i put my blinker on to get back into the right lane. like i promise im not a left lane hog, people are just so impatient
edit: YES i am using my blinker early/as i pass. YES i am going at least 10mph over while i pass
edit 2: (just so i dont have to keep explaining this) im really not staying in the left lane abnormally long. i have my signal on and get over as soon as i can. the situation im describing isn’t someone in the left lane taking too long to pass or change lanes. the issue is an impatient driver behind me jerking in to the right lane when there isn’t a safe enough distance.
Careful out there people yes I broke the law…I know.
Edit; Context:
Was driving in traffic with a dark red 1987 firebird…my speedometer showed 70 and so did the CHPs radar. I was not going any faster as there was just no way I could if I tried. Unless I rear ended the person in front of me
Excuse my scrappy drawing. I always feel like I’m doing something wrong in this scenario no matter what option I choose. Especially if there are tons of cars behind me.
I Love when you’re driving in the left lane and the car behind you comes up fast so you do the normal thing, signal and move over but of course the car behind you jerks in the right lane at the same time you do with no signal and throws an absolute fit because you got in front of them again
I just don’t understand HOW people will somehow manage to cross over into your lane during a double right turn or a double left turn despite there being a literal dotted white line separating the turning lanes from one another…
I live in an area with a good number of intersections that have double turn lanes (mind you, these intersections all have a dotted white line to separate the turning lanes form one another) and I have frequent encounters with people who will mindlessly cross over the dotted line mid turn and then I get cut off. I also see this happen to other people just as often
It makes you wonder if they need to start making these dotted lines bright flashing lights instead of pavement markings because lord have mercy
This is the kind of driving that raises my blood pressure for no reason 😂
There are TWO left-turn lanes. Maserati decides they absolutely must be in the far left one, so instead of taking the perfectly open right turning lane, they sit there blocking traffic and keeping everybody else from getting into it.
Baby both lanes turn left. I promise you’re still gonna get there.
Edited for Context: After turning there are 3 lanes. 2 straight lanes and 1 ramp on the left entering the toll way which she did not take. She eventually got in right lane and drove next to me for 1+ miles.
I also erased the license plate.
I'm 28, and I just finally got my license legit today. The biggest thing I can say is, don't wait. It's actually pretty easy and isn't as stressful as it seems. There are schools that, if you pay for it, will walk you through everything and have a vehicle for every step of the way. I passed with 0 points taken off on the test.
Edit: If you ever need questions answered, I don't care if this post is up 10 years. You may message me, and I will respond. I will help the best I can.