• stankmut@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      I’ve driven in places where putting on a blinker would cause the cars next to you to speed up and close the gaps. If you wanted to get over, you couldn’t let anyone know until it was too late for them to stop you.

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        22 days ago

        I knew someone who didn’t use a blinker and this was their justification, and I’m like my guy you’re in Seattle now; people will drive dangerously in order to let you merge when they really shouldn’t!

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          22 days ago

          Now that I have an EV, those situations are just amusing. Joe redneck puts the hammer down, you hear a big rackets as things rattle and bang until the vehicle starts going a little faster …… then when I’m tired of watching the show I zoom forward with ease in effortless quiet

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        21 days ago

        If someone actually signals and eases into my lane I’m so surprised by their careful driving that I want to give them a little clap

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        22 days ago

        Thats when the fun begins. Ive lost count of how many cars ive ran off the road in los angeles. Fafo

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      22 days ago

      YOU’RE*

      FFS, it’s not hard to get right, children are expected to know the difference.

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    22 days ago

    Using the blinker is giving information to the enemy!

    I love it when people use their signal when no one is around them then don’t use it when shoving themselves in front of you.

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      22 days ago

      Related are the people who won’t let you merge on because they aren’t in front of you… Then proceed to take the exit lane you’re trying to merge off of.

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        22 days ago

        Omg, I was thinking of that also. When they race around you, shove themselves in front, then take the next exit. Wtf? Are these toddlers behind the wheel?

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      22 days ago

      It (the car) cost $700, so the driver is unconcerned about damage as a result of an accident while merging. Lots of people on the road have this weird bully complex and actively prevent people from merging into their lane because they have faith that all the other drivers on the road care enough about their cars to not want to risk damaging them in a game of chicken. That really only applies to people who paid a lot of money for their cars and are hoping to retain some of that value for when they go to resell it.

      Basically, the bumper sticker is warning people that if he starts to merge, he doesn’t care if you speed up to close the gap in traffic, he’s going to keep going and you’ll probably the the one who loses money on the repair bill.

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        22 days ago

        Even worse, chances are really good they have minimal insurance coverage. Even if they’re established as at fault, their insurance won’t cover repairs to most vehicles

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        22 days ago

        Oh, I thought it was that it didn’t the indicator didn’t work. I’ve heard in America lots of states don’t have mandatory safety checks on cars.

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        22 days ago

        Technically, the law does say that your blinker is a request & it’s up to the other drivers to let you in, otherwise you have to wait until there are no drivers in the lane you’re merging into.

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      22 days ago

      When your driving a lot of the time people’s won’t respect you and just trust that you will actively avoid accidents.

      This guy is saying he doesn’t give a fuck about his car, so that people will know not play chicken with him if they value their cars.

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    22 days ago

    Are stickers on cars called blinkers? If not, the title doesn’t make sense.